When John Ingvald Iversen was born on 23 November 1879, in Sande, Vestfold, Norway, his father, Gunelius Iversen, was 39 and his mother, Karen Olea Johnsdatter, was 30. He married Inga Marie Halvorsen on 27 December 1918, in Sandefjord, Sande, Jarlsberg og Larvik, Norway. He lived in Bjerkøya, Sande, Vestfold, Norway in 1900. He died on 2 November 1923, in Norway, at the age of 43, and was buried in Sandefjord, Sande, Jarlsberg og Larvik, Norway.
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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 Iver, Bernt, Erik, Niels, Svein, Alf, Anders, Bent, Bjorg, Einer, Gudmund, Jorgen.
Danish and Norwegian: patronymic from the personal name Iver, from Old Norse Ívarr, a compound of either ív ‘yew tree, bow’ or Ing (the name of a god) + ar ‘warrior’ or ‘spear’.
North German: patronymic from an ancient Germanic personal name, a cognate of 1 above. Compare Iverson 1.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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