Guro Ølsdr Sundal

Female1789–1847

Brief Life History of Guro

When Guro Ølsdr Sundal was born in 1789, in Sunndal, Kvinnherad, Hordaland, Norway, her father, Ole Gotskalksen, was 41 and her mother, Malene Hansdatter, was 33. She married Baar Sjursen Østefjord on 4 June 1808, in Kvinnherad, Hordaland, Norway. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. She died in 1847, at the age of 58.

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Family Time Line

Baar Sjursen Østefjord
1782–1871
Guro Ølsdr Sundal
1789–1847
Marriage: 4 June 1808
Godskalk Baardsen Østefjord
1811–1886
Brita Malena Bårdsdotter Austefjord
1831–1887

Sources (8)

  • Guro Olesdatter in household of Gotskalk Olsen !oles Sen!, "Norway Census, 1801"
  • Guro Olsdr, "Norway Marriages, 1660-1926"
  • Gura Ølsdr in entry for Brite Malene, "Norway Church Books, 1815-1930"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    4 June 1808Kvinnherad, Hordaland, Norway
  • Children (2)

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (6)

    +1 More Child

    World Events (7)

    1801 · 1801 Norwegian Census

    Age 12

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

    1810 · Vaccinations

    Age 21

    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

    1810 · Ole Bull

    Age 21

    Eminent Norwegian violinist and composer. Renown Norwegian violinist and composer who toured multiple times in the US. Family friend with Edvard Grieg.

    Name Meaning

    Indian: from a personal name from Sanskrit sundara ‘beautiful’.

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

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