When Halvor Herbrandsen was born in 1796, in Rollag, Buskerud, Norway, his father, Herbrand Stenersen, was 40 and his mother, Christi Tovsdatter, was 42. He married Marthe Amundsdotter on 10 October 1823, in Buskerud, Norway. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 6 daughters. He died on 30 March 1853, in his hometown, at the age of 57, and was buried in Rollag, Buskerud, Norway.
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It listed all family members living on each farm. Also those living in the cities.
Royal order issued by the King of Norway and Denmark in 1810 required everyone to have a certificate of smallpox vaccination. This was also recorded in the Church records. 33
A uniform system for keeping church records was introduced by royal ordinance in December 1812. Prior to that there were no directions on how to keep church records. It required that a duplicate register be kept in a separate place.
From an Old Norse personal name from hallr ‘rock’ + varðr 'guardian, defender’.
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