Lars Pedersen Bredvig

The bachelor Lars Pedersen from Bredvig (on the island of Storfosna in the municipality of Orland, Sr-Trondelag county, Norway) got married to the widow Marta Olsdatter on September 10th, 1795, in Orland church. They had four daughters together.

Primary source (permanent image URL link) for the Marta and Lars' wedding: http://urn.digitalarkivet.no/URN:NBN:no-a1450-kb20070905630123.jpg (in Norwegian only)

Secondary source for Marta and Lars' wedding: https://www.digitalarkivet.no/en/view/327/pv00000000360007 (in Norwegian and English) Last read on 07/19/2020

In the census of 1801 for Orland, it says that Lars' date of birth is '1773 (estimated)'. Lars Pedersen's step-daughters, and Karen's daughters from her first marriage with Ole Sivertsen, Karen Olsdatter and Anne Olsdatter served as maids within the household, where Lars Pedersen was the head of the household (Norwegian: husbonde). Lars Pedersen was a tenant farmer (Norwegian: husmann) and a fisherman by trade. Marta lived on Storfosna together with her husband Lars and their two daughters Dorthea (would later change to Dorothea) Larsdatter b. 1797 (estimated) and Olava Larsdatter b. 1799 (estimated).

Source: census 1801 for Orland. Link:https://www.digitalarkivet.no/en/census/person/pf01058437000058 (in Norwegian and English) Last read on 07/19/2020

Ungkaren Lars Pedersen fra Breivika giftet seg med enka Marta Olsdatter 10. september 1795 i Ørland kirke. De fikk fire døtre.

Transkribert kilde for Marta og Lars' vielse: https://www.digitalarkivet.no/view/327/pv00000000360007

Primærkilde (permanent bildelenke) for Marta og Lars' vielse: http://urn.digitalarkivet.no/URN:NBN:no-a1450-kb20070905630123.jpg

I folketellingen 1801 for Storfosen i Ørland prestegjeld står det at fødselsdatoen til Lars er '1773 (beregnet)'. Stedøtrene Karen Olsdatter og Anne Olsdatter tjener her som tjenestepiker i husholdningen til 'Huusbonden' Lars Pedersen, hvor yrke er oppgitt å være 'Huusmanden plads og fisker'. Martha bor på plassen med sin ektemann og to døtre Dorthea Larsdatter f. '1797 (beregnet)' og Olava Larsdatter f. '1799 (beregnet)'.

Kilde: Folketellingen 1801 for Ørland prestegjeld. Lenke: https://www.digitalarkivet.no/census/person/pf01058437000059