Norwegian ancestors - I can help searching.

[Norway Joe]

I just googled the forum and found several threads about some of you having researched your family ancestors. Some back to Europe.

I know a lot of people in the US have Norwegian ancestors. There even is/was a Norwegian settlement in Texas.

I have done a lot of research of my family and have a lot of experience with how to search the archives here in Norway. Most of the old church books before 1920 is digitalized and searchable, so are the censuses and a lot of other sources. Also the ship records and passenger lists for the shops that crossed the Atlantic. Some directly from Norway, other via London, UK. There is a large collection of books with the history of most of the farms around the country. Including owners and people who lived at the farms.l

So if some here in the forum have Norwegian ancestors or know someone that does and they would like to search for I can help you to find available information.

Just send me a PM with what you know about names, relation, possible places etc.and I can see what I find.

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[Papa Tom]

Nice gesture Joe..... I'll bet there are several folks that should take advantage of this...

[DATsBBQ]

My dad hired a person in Norway to do just what your are offering. Now this was some 20 years ago. One of the issues he came across was that back in the day surnames were not constant. And that the NAZIs burned a lot of the church records.

[Copasspupil]

If you knew a someone that worked on Italian bloodlines, I’d gladly pay in smoked meats and bacon.

[Norway Joe]

My dad hired a person in Norway to do just what your are offering. Now this was some 20 years ago. One of the issues he came across was that back in the day surnames were not constant. And that the NAZIs burned a lot of the church records.

So you are of Norwegian heritage?

Haven't heard about the burning of church books. If you're interested you can PM me a little of what was found and I can see if there are more to find now. A lot of historical archives have been digitized in the last 20 years.

Regarding names it's true that names changed. Usually a son or daughter got their last name after their father's first name, like this:

If Anders got a son he would be called by a chosen first name e.g Ole and last name would be Andersen (Anderson). A daughter would be called Andersdatter (Andersdaughter).

Ole's son would be called Olesen (Oleson) and so on.



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[Boots]

That logic would make Boots Jr. a Sonofagun, LOL.

Wish I had a Viking or two in the wood pile and maybe there are since my ancestors are all Welsh and Scots, I understand there were “long boat vacation excursions” over to the English coasts 800-900 years ago. But I haven’t been able to trace the basic ancestry back beyond northern Alabama in the early 1800s yet, so no thread to link to.

[Norway Joe]

That logic would make Boots Jr. a Sonofagun, LOL.

Wish I had a Viking or two in the wood pile and maybe there are since my ancestors are all Welsh and Scots, I understand there were “long boat vacation excursions” over to the English coasts 800-900 years ago. But I haven’t been able to trace the basic ancestry back beyond northern Alabama in the early 1800s yet, so no thread to link to.

That might very well include some vikingblood among your ancestors.

I'm not sure we have the same definition of boat vacations. Don't think the Viking tours are something I would enjoy. I believe they were pretty brutal.

You can read more about the vikong influence in Scotland here:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scandinavian_Scotland

Fun fact: The king mentioned here (Hakon Hakonsen the Old) was my ancestor 23 generations back.

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[GTR]

I believe the “long boat vacation excursion” would be similar to a little R&R with the local ladies.

[Boots]

I believe the “long boat vacation excursion” would be similar to a little R&R with the local ladies.

Pretty much. A rugby team on a road trip would be the modern equivalent.

[Norway Joe]

I think I'll bump this once a year in case there are new members that would like help to search for eventually Norwegian ancestors.

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[OldUsedParts]

I think I'll bump this once a year in case there are new members that would like help to search for eventually Norwegian ancestors.

Good Idea, Joe - - -

[super8mm]

I have a great grandmother from Kroppa, Värmland, Sweden and have chatted with some kin from there so never give up hope folks.

BTW i was a adoptee and have found both of my birth parents, 3 half siblings and a daughter.

[CaptJack]

Joe, I've mentioned in the past that my paternal 2nd GrGranddad, Peter Krohn
came from Schleswig-Holstein, between Hamburg & Lubeck
to Galveston in 1854. after 18 years in the Danish merchant marine
when it was still Denmark. before the 1865 war.
He married a 27yr.old German girl (spinster from Mecklenburg
he met in Galveston
they eventually settle in Lynn, Missouri south of the river.
the next generation moved back to Texas.

my maternal family- the Burlesons, Rogers, Brownes are Scots-Irsh & English
and immigrated to the colonies in the 1750s
they immigrated from Tennessee to Texas in 1831
when it was still Mexico. before the Texas Revolution

[OldUsedParts]

Hey Capt'n Good to see you

[CaptJack]

Hey Capt'n Good to see you

been buried over on FB runnin' the OldSmokey club & a regular food group- Flooded With Food
both have really gotten big in the last few years