Eilert Johnsen

My notes - Susan Schrade:

Hofsogn means Hof "sub parish" - this is the birth place shown on Eilert's 1865 census record.

Birth Name: Ellert Johnsen Gender: Male Burial date: 24 Feb 1882 Death date: 11 Feb 1882 Death place: Sigdal, Buskerud, Norway Age at death: 92 Birth date: 1790 Batch number: B42837-7 Record group: Norway-EASy Film number: 1282538 Collection: Norway Burials 1700-1900

See Hof Parish Record 1795 Page 58-59.

Google Translation about his farm Opsal Opsal (øvre) http://www.lier.kommune.no/Liers-Historie/oevre_opsal.htm BNR. 13.

As recently as 1856, 2 ort 21 diff. taken over by Jens Nilsen's son 1) Nils Jensen, born 1825, married to Anne Maria Christensdtr. Hennum, b. 1824. Children: Karl, Jens, Berte. He took mortgages on 210 spd. in 1856. In 1863 he sold the farm for 300 spd. And a little later he mentioned that farmer at the site Olla in Practice. Su. Sørsdal. The buyer was 2) Peder Eilertsen, who in 1864 issued the title deed for the same award to 3) Eilert Jones, f.ca. 1795 in Sande, d. 1879, married to Berte Pedersdtr., F.ca. 1799 in Modum, d. 1884. Children: Peder Johan. Eilert had previously been a tenant farmer on Gilhus and Huseby. In 1874 he sold to his son 4) Johan Eilertsen, b. 1842 in Husebyeie, GM Olava Aslesdtr. Opsal, b. 1851 in the little hairy, d. 1893. Children: Edward, Carolyn, Anton (to North BERSKOG), Bernard, Herman. He ran the general store. In 1877 and 1878 he bought the BNR. 8 and 10 of BNR. 7. His heirs sold in 1913 to Anton Johansen Opsahl and Alfred Gundersen Opsahl. They issued the same year the title to the BNR. 13 to Johan Tollefsen Opsahl, who owned the BNR. 16 (see below).

1865 Census Eilert Johnsen living in Lier in 1865 - Age 69 so born about 1797. This is the Eilert i'm looking for. Selveier means he owns the land he lives on.

Distriktsnr. Side Skuledistrikt Sokn Prestegjeld Gard Merknad (gard) Overskrift 865 9 171 Sørsdal Tranby Lier Opsal (øvre) 324a 1

Personnr. Hushald Førenamn Etternamn Fam. stilling Yrke Sivilstand Alder Kjønn Fødestad Hestar Stort kveg Kveite Havre Poteter 4311 6 1 Eilert Johns. Husf Gdbr, Selveier g 69 m Hofsogn 1 1 1/4 1 2 4312 7 Berte Pedersd. Hans Kone g 65 k Modum 4313 8 Peder Eilerts. Deres Søn Handlende ug 31 m Lier

               Handlende means acting, shopkeeper, trader, tradesman, trading

1801 Census for Hof 714 This Eilert matches more closely the birth date and location from the 1865 census

Amt Prestegjeld Sokn Gard 42 Jarlsberg Og Larvik Hoff Hoff Eidsfos Jernværk

846 Jon Erichsen Mand 35 Begge i 1te egteskab Hammer mester M 847 Johanne Olsdtr Hans kone 40 Begge i 1te egteskab K 848 Tollev Jonsen Deres børn 4 M 849 Eylert Jonsen Deres børn 5 M 850 Inge Maria Jonsdtr Deres børn 1

Confirmation Record Prot. ref. Side Lp.nr. Dato År Sokn/Kyrkje 1241 11 77 11 28.10.1810 1810 Hoff Rolle Førenamn Etternamn Kjønn 1241 Konfirmant Ejlert Jonsen M