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Ole Thorsen

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Thomasheien, Kragerø, Telemark, Norway
Death:
Immediate Family:

Son of Private and Private
Husband of Mina Gunhild Thomine Thorsen /Andreassen
Father of Ingeborg Elfrieda Berger; Toralf Joachim Thorsen; Agnes Joranda Thorsen; Jens Anton Thorsen and Olaf Morgan (Thorsen)
Brother of Private; Private; Private; Private and Private

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Immediate Family

About Ole Thorsen

It´s a bit difficult to see, but I set July 2 as Ole´s birth day, the day of baptism is easier: Aug.7:

http://www.arkivverket.no/URN:NBN:no-a1450-kb20061124320784.jpg

parents: worker Thor Thorbjörnsen and wife Ingeborg Olsdatter, living in (probably) Thomasheien

skibsliste 1900, Skonnerskibet Flora, Kragerø

http://digitalarkivet.no/cgi-win/webcens.exe?slag=visbase&filnamn=s...

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Ole Thorsen's Timeline

1864
July 2, 1864
Thomasheien, Kragerø, Telemark, Norway

Source information: Telemark county, Kragerø, Parish register (official) nr. 7 (1861-1875), Birth and baptism records 1864, page 50.
Permanent pagelink: http://www.arkivverket.no/URN:kb_read?idx_kildeid=5969&idx_id=5...
Permanent imagelink: http://www.arkivverket.no/URN:NBN:no-a1450-kb20061124320784.jpg

1864
born 2 th July (?)
baptised 7th August

parents: Arb. (Arbeider = worker) Thor Thorbjørnsen og Hustru (=and Wife) Ingeborg Olsdatter, Thomasheien (the place they lived at this occasion)

Godparents :
Arb. Ole Jensen, Skrubben,
-"- Kristen Normansen, Thallakshavn ,
-"- Knut Thorbjörnsen, Thallakshavn,
Kone (wife) Gunhild Olsd. or Oled. = Olsdatter or Oledatter, Thallakshavn,
Pige (girl or maid) Kirsten Thorbjørnsdatter

Thomasheien: probably this Thomasheia:
http://tinyurl.com/dxfq6y

Skrubben (Nes i sjø = foreland in sea):
http://tinyurl.com/cxm34k

Thallakshavn, havn = harbor (zoom out and Thomasheia appears to the right)
http://tinyurl.com/c69lev

August 7, 1864
Kragerø, Telemark, Norway

Source information: Telemark county, Kragerø, Parish register (official) nr. 7 (1861-1875), Birth and baptism records 1864, page 50.
Permanent pagelink: http://www.arkivverket.no/URN:kb_read?idx_kildeid=5969&idx_id=5...
Permanent imagelink: http://www.arkivverket.no/URN:NBN:no-a1450-kb20061124320784.jpg

1864
born 2 th July (?)
baptised 7th August

parents: Arb. (Arbeider = worker) Thor Thorbjørnsen og Hustru (=and Wife) Ingeborg Olsdatter
Thomasheien (the place they lived at this occasion)

Godparents :
Arb. Ole Jensen, Skrubben ,
-"- Kristen Normansen, Thallakshavn ,
-"- Knut Thorbjörnsen, Thallakshavn,
Kone (wife) Gunhild Olsd. or Oled. = Olsdatter or Oledatter, Thallakshavn,
Pige (girl or maid) Kirsten Thorbjørnsdatter

Thomasheien: probably this Thomasheia:
http://tinyurl.com/dxfq6y

Skrubben (Nes i sjø = foreland in sea):
http://tinyurl.com/cxm34k

Thallakshavn, havn = harbor (zoom out and Thomasheia appears to the right)
http://tinyurl.com/c69lev

1890
September 8, 1890
Skrubben, Kragerø, Telemark, Norway

1890, nr 50: Ingeborg Elfrida
born September 8th, baptised Oktober 12th
Parents: Styrmand (mate or officer, a seaman title) Ole Thorsen , og Hustru (and wife) Gunhild Thomine Thorjussen
place: Skrubben

Father born 1864, Mother born 1862

Godparents:
Arbeidsformand (=workforeman) Thor Thorbjörnsen Rækevig
Arbeider Thorbjörn Thorsen Hanodden
Kone (=wife) Ingeborg Thorbjörnsen Rækevig
Pige (=girl, woman not married) Olga Serine(/Sirine?) Thorjusen (that is probably Mina´s sister Olga, she was 15 years old in 1890) Skrubben

ægte (= legitimate birth , the parents are married)

Source information: Telemark county, Kragerø, Parish register copy nr. 7 (1881-1927), Birth and baptism records 1890, page 136.
Permanent pagelink: http://www.arkivverket.no/URN:kb_read?idx_kildeid=3986&idx_id=3...
Permanent imagelink: http://www.arkivverket.no/URN:NBN:no-a1450-kb20060531070294.jpg

Skrubben (Nes i sjø = foreland in sea):
http://tinyurl.com/d8rmov

Rækevig, might be this Rekevika (Vik i sjø)
http://tinyurl.com/cg9ekm

I think Thor and Ingeborg Thorbjörnsen are Ole Thorsen´s parents, Ingeborg´s grandparents. /unni

October 12, 1890
Kragerø, Telemark, Norway

1890, nr 50: Ingeborg Elfrida
born September 8th, baptised Oktober 12th
Parents: Styrmand (mate or officer, a seaman title) Ole Thorsen
og Hustru (and wife)
Gunhild Thomine Thorjussen
place: Skrubben

Father born 1864, Mother born 1862

Godparents:
Arbeidsformand (=workforeman) Thor Thorbjörnsen Rækevig
Arbeider Thorbjörn Thorsen Hanodden
Kone (=wife) Ingeborg Thorbjörnsen Rækevig
Pige (=girl, woman not married) Olga Sirine/Serine/Serene Thorjusen (that is probably Mina´s sister Olga, she was 15 years old in 1890) Skrubben

ægte (= legitimate birth , the parents are married)

Source information: Telemark county, Kragerø, Parish register copy nr. 7 (1881-1927), Birth and baptism records 1890, page 136.
Permanent pagelink: http://www.arkivverket.no/URN:kb_read?idx_kildeid=3986&idx_id=3...
Permanent imagelink: http://www.arkivverket.no/URN:NBN:no-a1450-kb20060531070294.jpg

Skrubben (Nes i sjø = foreland in sea):
http://tinyurl.com/d8rmov

Rækevig, might be this Rekevika (Vik i sjø)
http://tinyurl.com/cg9ekm

I think Thor and Ingeborg Thorbjörnsen are Ole Thorsen´s parents, Ingeborg´s grandparents. /unni

1892
October 16, 1892
Taatø, Kragerø, Telemark, Norway

1892 Skaatø

nr 46 Toralf Joachim born 16 Octb. baptised 20 Novbr. ægte

parents: Styrmand Ole Thorsen b 1864 og Hustru
Gunhild Thomine Terjersen b 1861, they live in Taatö
godparents:
Kone Stina Nilsen Taatö
Pige Elise Lynstöl af Kragerö
Formand Thor Thorbjörnsen Rægevig
Arb. Jens Thorsen ibd. og Barnets Fader

Kildeinformasjon: Telemark fylke, Skåtøy i Skåtøy, Klokkerbok nr. I 3 (1884-1898), Fødte og døpte 1892, side 92.
Permanent sidelenke: http://www.arkivverket.no/URN:kb_read?idx_kildeid=7816&idx_id=7...
Permanent bildelenke: http://www.arkivverket.no/URN:NBN:no-a1450-kb20061130030443.jpg

1895
January 3, 1895
Nödebakken, Kragero, Telemark, Norway

1895 nr 6
Agnes Joranda b 3/1 95 baptised 14/4 95 ægte

parents:
Styrmand Ole Thorsen b 1864
og Hustru
Gunhild Thomine (Thorgersen ?) b 1863
they live in Nödebakken

godparents:
Arbeider Thorbjörn Thorsen Skien
do Hans Hermansen Kalstad
Barnets moder
Pige Elise Lyngstöl Kragerö

Kildeinformasjon: Telemark fylke, Kragerø, Klokkerbok nr. 7 (1881-1927), Fødte og døpte 1895, side 198.
Permanent sidelenke: http://www.arkivverket.no/URN:kb_read?idx_kildeid=3986&idx_id=3...
Permanent bildelenke: http://www.arkivverket.no/URN:NBN:no-a1450-kb20060531070356.jpg

1897
September 30, 1897
Nödebakken, Kragero, Telemark, Norway

1897 nr 5:

Jens Anton b 30/9 97 baptised 27/2 98 ægte

parents:
Styrmand Ole Thorsen b 1864
og Hustru
Thomine Thorgersen b 1862
Nödebakken

godparents:
Thor Thorbjørnsen Kirkeholm
(Former?) Mads Kronberg Smedsbugt
Kone Ingeborg Olsen (Kirkebugt?)
Pige Anne Lyngstøl Kirkeholm

Jens Anton Thorsens födelse 30/9 1897 Nödebakken
Kildeinformasjon: Telemark fylke, Kragerø, Klokkerbok nr. 7 (1881-1927), Fødte og døpte 1898, side 235.
Permanent sidelenke: http://www.arkivverket.no/URN:kb_read?idx_kildeid=3986&idx_id=3...
Permanent bildelenke: http://www.arkivverket.no/URN:NBN:no-a1450-kb20060531070393.jpg

1899
April 24, 1899
Nödebakken, Nödebakken,Kragero, Telemark, Norway

1899 nr 45: Olaf Morgan,
born 24/4 99, baptised 16/7 99
parents: Styrmand Ole Thorsen og Hustru Gunhild Thomine födt (born) Johnsen
place: Nödebakken
Father born 1864, Mother born 1862

Godparents:
Formand (foreman) Thor Thorbjörnsen, Kirkeholmen
Arb. (probably Arbeider = worker/workman) Thorbjörn Thorsen Nödebakken
Kone (wife) Ingeborg Thorbjörnsen, Kirkeholmen
Pige Åse Thorbjörnsen do (the same, = the same place as the one earlier mentioned, here: Kirkeholmen)
ægte

Source information: Telemark county, Kragerø, Parish register copy nr. 7 (1881-1927), Birth and baptism records 1899, page 261.
Permanent pagelink: http://www.arkivverket.no/URN:kb_read?idx_kildeid=3986&idx_id=3...
Permanent imagelink: http://www.arkivverket.no/URN:NBN:no-a1450-kb20060531070419.jpg

so: Olaf´s grandparents were there when he was baptised

Nödebakken, one match on the map; Nøttebakken:
http://tinyurl.com/dknukj