Brief Life History of Borghild
When Borghild Askeland was born on 31 January 1898, her father, Tollef Andreas Andersen, was 31 and her mother, Britha Severine Larsdatter, was 24. She lived in Haugesund, Rogaland, Norway for about 2 years.
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Family Time Line
Sources (4)
- Borhild Askeland in household of T.?? A. Askeland, "Norway Census, 1900"
- Borghild, "Norway Church Books, 1815-1930"
- Borghild, "Norway Church Books, 1815-1930"
Parents and Siblings
1866– Male
1873– Female
Siblings (8)
1890– Female
1892– Female
1898– Female
1900– Male
1902–1988 Female
+3 More Children
World Events (3)
1900 · 1900 Norwegian Census
Age 2
1904 · Åsta Holth
Age 6
1940 · Norway in WW II
Age 42
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Selmer, Thorval.
Norwegian: habitational name from any of the five places in western Norway named with Old Norse ask ‘ash tree’ + land ‘land, piece of land’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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