Brief Life History of Thale
When Thale Hansdatter was born in 1798, in Sande, Vestfold, Norway, her father, Hans Larsen Melland, was 42 and her mother, Marthe Johannesdatter Finholt, was 35. She died on 12 May 1880, at the age of 82, and was buried in Sandefjord, Sande, Jarlsberg og Larvik, Norway.
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Family Time Line
Sources (6)
- Hans Larsen Melland family - 1801 Census
- Tale Hansdr Winge, "Norway Church Books, 1815-1930"
- Thale Hansdatter Winge, "Norway Church Books, 1815-1930"
Parents and Siblings
World Events (8)
1801 · 1801 Norwegian Census
It listed all family members living on each farm. Also those living in the cities.
1810 · Vaccinations
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
1825 · Sloopers
First organized group of emigrants to leave Norway. First emigration to America began with the Sloopers who left in an undersized sloop “Restauration” sailed from Stavanger, Norway on July 4th, 1825.
Name Meaning
Transferred use of the surname, in origin a local name for someone living in a nook or recess (Old English halh).
Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.
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