Tommes Olavsson

Brief Life History of Tommes Olavsson

When Tommes Olavsson was born in 1751, in Telemark, Norway, his father, Ole Thomassen, was 21 and his mother, Mrs. Asker Thomasson, was 20. He married Sissel Halvorsdotter on 8 March 1789, in Kviteseid, Telemark, Norway. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 5 daughters. He died on 4 December 1808, in Brunkeberg, Kviteseid, Telemark, Norway, at the age of 57, and was buried in Kviteseid, Telemark, Norway.

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Family Time Line

Tommes Olavsson
1751–1808
Sissel Halvorsdotter
1763–1830
Marriage: 8 March 1789
Askier Tomasdr
1789–
Liv Tommesdotter
1792–1869
Hæge Tommesdotter
1795–1814
Anne Tommesdotter
1797–1827
Ole Aanundsen
1800–1831
Mari Thomasdatter
1805–1874

Sources (11)

  • Tommas Olsen in household of Asgier Tommesdatter, "Norway Census, 1801"
  • Thomas Olsen, "Norway, Marriages, 1660-1926"
  • Thomas Olsen in entry for Anne Thomasdatter, "Norway Baptisms, 1634-1927"

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1801 · 1801 Norwegian Census

It listed all family members living on each farm. Also those living in the cities.

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: German Wolfgang.

Dutch and North German: patronymic from the personal name Homme, a pet form of Hombert, a vowel variant of Humbert . Particularly in the province of Groningen and North Rhine-Westphalia.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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