When Caroline Charlotte Larsen was born on 23 April 1877, in Oslo, Norway, her father, Karl Martin Larsen, was 30 and her mother, Gina Thomasdatter, was 31. She married Ferdinand Andreas Mathiesen on 29 July 1900, in Kampen, Kristiania, Norway. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 1 daughter. She died on 14 November 1961, in Oslo, Norway, at the age of 84.
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Birth year of Sigrid Undset. Norwegian novelist who was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1928. Her best-known work is Kristin Lavransdatter.
Birth year of Fridtjof Nansen. Norwegian explorer, scientist, diplomat, humanitarian and Nobel Peace Prize laureate.
Enumerates all persons in Norway on 3 Dec 1900. Also includes data of individuals on Norwegian ships. Includes names, birthdates & birthplaces, marital status, position in family, occupation, nationality etc.
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Lars, Nels, Niels, Sven, Thor, Knud, Nils, Per, Jorgen, Alf, Bjorn.
Danish, Norwegian, and North German: patronymic from the personal name Lars, an equivalent of Lawrence . This is also an Americanized form of the cognate Larssen. Compare Larson 1, Larrison , and Lawson 2.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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