When Julius Bernhard Mork Thorsen was born on 14 August 1888, in Stamnesøya, Sør-Trøndelag, Norway, his father, Tøger Kristian Mørk Thorsen, was 27 and his mother, Oleanna Marie Olsdatter, was 25. He lived in Nordland, Norway in 1888 and Nyheim, Nordland, Norway in 1900.
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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.
Naming Law adopted in Norway when each family was required to have a surname. They couldn't use patronymics. It could be either the husband's or wife's family name.
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Thor, Niels, Lars, Anders, Arnt, Erik, Iver, Jarl, Knute, Magnar, Oystein, Viggo.
Danish and Norwegian: patronymic from the personal name Thor .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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