Sparrønningen, Nøtterøy Ancestors and descendents to Rasmus Halvorsen

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1 Sparrønningen, Nøtterøy Ancestors and descendents to Rasmus Halvorsen Bjerkøysund Sparrønningen Færder nasjonalpark (outside the green line) 1

2 Preface On these pages we shall try to present the family history of Rasmus Halvorsen ( ). It all started in Sparrønningen, a nice place on the eastern side of Nøtterøy. Sparrønningen is close to Færder National Park and the people who lived there years ago were usually seamen. On the front page we have given photos and a map of the area, including Sparrønningen and Bjerkøysund. Here was the home of Rasmus Halvorsen, which was one of my great grandparents. We shall try to give some of the ancestors as well as descendants to Rasmus Halvorsen. In order to be able to see the relation between the descendants I have used a coding system which will be explained in more details on page 6. You can easily follow the generations and see your relationship to other members of the family which is explained in more detail on page 7.. In this work I have used the book Nøtterøy (from 1971) written by Sigurd H. Unneberg. This book is based on the book by Lorens Berg from1922. Thus, in 1950 Nøtterøy formannskap decided to point out a so called bokutvalg in order to realize and update the book of Lorens Berg. The work started in 1957 and was finished by S. Unneberg in I have also used Bergs book for Tjøme and of course the genealogical resources on the net including the church books (digitised parish registers). Furthermore I have used the large international source My Heritage. Thormod Henriksen NB! No attempts are made to translate the Norwegian names. If you have some information not included here, please contact me: My address is: Thormod Henriksen, Johs. Hartmannsvei 38, 1395 Hvalstad. thormod28@gmail.com Phone: or Sparrønningsund seen from Ulvø Arås båthavn to the right! 2

3 Rasmus Halvorsen The family tree Rasmus Halvorsen ( ). Rasmus is the one that is responsible for the family name Rasmussen. His father was Halvor Rasmussen and his grandfather was Rasmus Kristensen this indicates how the family names changed from one generation to another. Our Rasmus was born at Kjølelund, Nøtterøy and he was a seaman all his life. He was married two times; (1) with Andrea Mortensdatter ( ). Together they had Halvor born in Andrea died only 36 years old. Then Rasmus married in 1845 Inger Maria Abrahamsdatter ( ). All together Rasmus had 7 children which will be discussed below. Before we embark on the descendants, we shall look more closely into the ancestors. For Rasmus we have the following family tree. Lars?? + Anne Mortensdatter Anne married (1721) Rasmus Pedersen Ølrich on Søndre Gipø. They had Kristoffer together, and Kristen was a son of Anne from an earlier marrige. Ola Olssøn + Inger Smidsrød ( ) Even Sørensen Rubberud +? ( ) Gunnar Olssøn + Jøran Jakobsdatter ( ) ( ) Hans Jørgensen + Helvig Guttormsen ( ) (? 1718) Kristen Larsen + Kari Sørensdatter ( ) (?) Søndre Gipø 6 children Halvor Eriksen + Maria Larsdatter ( ) ( ) Slagen Stangeby Nils Olsen + Margrete Evensdatter (1680? ) ( 1680?) Smidsrød Ole Gunnarssøn + Kari Hansdatter ( ) ( ) Nordre Sand, Bergan Rasmus Kristensen + Mari Halvorsdatter ( ) ( ) Søndre Gipø Bugården Stangeby Kristoffer Nilssen + Helvig Olsdatter ( ) 1775 ( ) V. Oterbekk Skallestad Halvor Rasmussen (1779? ) Bugården Kjølelund + Oline Kristoffersdatter (1781?) Skallestad Rasmus Halvorsen ( ) 3

4 Rasmus parents Halvor Rasmusen (1779?) was from Bugården (near Hjemseng). He had 9 sisters and brothers. He married 1807 Oline Kristoffersdatter from Skallestad close to where you find the store Meny today. They took over Bugården in 1806 and sold it two years later and moved then to Kjølelund. Grandparents A. Rasmus Kristensen ( ) and Mari Halvorsdatter ( ). Rasmus was born on Søndre Gipø and was a farmer on Bugården He married in 1773 Mari Halvorsdatter from Stangeby. They had the children; 1. Kristen (1777) he died 20 years old from drowning, 2. Halvor (1779) and 3. Kristoffer (1786). After Mari died in 1789 Rasmus married Dorte Iversdatter and they got two children ; Iver (1792) and Jakob (1795). B. Kristoffer Nilssen ( ) and Helvig Olsdatter ( ). Kristoffer came to Skallestad from Vestre Oterbekk. He was first married to Anne Andersdatter and they got 10 children. Anne died in 1773 and he then married Helvig Olsdatter. They got 4 children and Oline the mother of Rasmus was the youngest. Great grandparents A. Kristen Larsen ( ) and Kari Sørensdatter. Kristen was the stepson of the owner of Søndre Gipø and took over part of the farm in He was married to Kari Sørensdatter and they got 6 children. Rasmus, born in 1734, was the second oldest. We have no more information on Kari Sørensdatter. B. Halvor Eriksen ( ) and Maria Larsdatter ( ). Maria Larsdatter was from Bjerkøy, She was married to Amund Andersen Øvre Stangeby. They had 3 daughters. Amund died only 30 years old and she married then Halvor Eriksen from Adamsrød in Slagen. They got 5 daughters and Mari (1743) was the grandmother of Rasmus Halvorsen. C. Ole Gunnarssøn ( ) and Kari Hansdatter ( ). Ole had 4 sisters and a brother. He married Kari in 1743 and they got 9 children. Helvig was the oldest. Ola was the son of Gunnar Olsen (Mitta) or Middelborg and Jøran Jakobsdatter from Petterød. D. Nils Olssøn (1680?) and Margrete Evensdatter (1680?). They married in 1705 in Nøtterøy church. Nils was from Smidsrød. They got the children; Even (1707), Gunde (1712) and Kristoffer (1714). 4

5 Rasmus two wives Andrea Mortensdatter Andrea was from Sem Stokke. She was the first wife of Rasmus Halvorsen and she died only 36 years old. She was the daughter of Morten Knudsen and Maren Andersdatter. They had 5 children; Johanne (1798), Ingeborg (1800), Anders (1802), Andrea (1804) and Morten (1806). Rasmus and Andrea hat one child Halvor (1836) and he is coded as R 1 in this investigation. Knut + Maren Halvorsdatter (1724?) Anders Olssøn Skogen + Ingeborg Amundsdatter ( ) ( ) Morten Knutsen ( ) Stokke Nedre Sem Maren Andersdatter (1775 ) Andrea Mortensdatter ( ) Inger Maria Abrahamsdatter Inger Maria or Marie was from Arnadal in Stokke. I have problems about her ancestors. I assume that her father was Abraham Iversen, a seaman from Stokke. Her mother was Marie Andersdatter. Inger Maria married Halvor Rasmussen and they got 6 children; Andrea (1846), Abraham (1849), Olaus (1851), Mathias (1854), Rikard Marsilius (1857) and Marie (1860. Inger Maria died in 1902, 84 years old. She had been a widow for 27 years. Iver Abrahamsen + Anne Katrine Madsdatter Abraham Iversen ( ) Stokke Marie Andersdatter (1792?) Inger Maria Abrahamsdatter ( ) 5

6 The descendants of Rasmus Halvorsen The coding system For all descendants of Rasmus Halvorsen and his two wives we use a coding system. All persons belonging to the Rasmus family are denoted with the letter R (implying descendants of Rasmus Halvorsen). Furthermore, in order to distinguish all the R`s we use numbers. The first generation, that is the children of Rasmus, is given by R and one number. Thus R 1 is the oldest child, Halvor (the boy he got together with his first wife Andrea Mortensdatter), R 2 is child number 2 Andrea, and so on. The grandchildren (2nd generation) are given by R and two numbers divided by a dot R x.x. The great-grandchildren (3rd generation) by R and three numbers (divided by two dots) R x.x.x and so on. An example is myself, Thormod Henriksen. I have the coding R and I am second cousin to all the other R x.x.x in this investigation (or cousin, or brother). The coding follows each person and makes it rather easy to see the family relation between the people and the generations. The system is easy and you can see how each member of the large family is related to the others. Let`s first give the children: R 1. Halvor ( ). R 2. Andrea ( ). R 3. Abraham ( ). R 4. Olaus ( ). R 5. Mathias ( ). R 6. Rikard M. ( ) R 7. Marie ( ). R 5 Mathias To the right photo from You see two grandchildren and three great-grandchildren to Rasmus Halvorsen Behind is R 5.6 Emilie Henriksen and R 7.2 Ragnar Carlsen. On the bench from left is R Arild Carlsen, R Aggie Fadum and R Thormod Henriksen. Aggie and Thormod have only the last digit different they must therefore be sister and brother. 6

7 Family relation We shall try to explain the family relation in more details and give a few examples. Definition of the family: All those given by R are descendants of Rasmus Halvorsen. They are in a large family for genetical reasons. All those married into the family are of course in the family of the particular husband/wife and their descendants, but not genetically to the other R members. Generation: The number of digits after R gives the generation after Rasmus Halvorsen. Example R 7 Marie Carlsen 1. generation daughter. R Marcus Alexander Horstad 6. generation Sibling (Brother Sister): Equal number of digits after R and only the last digit is different. We give 3 examples; a). R 5 Mathias Rasmussen and R 7 Marie Carlsen. b). R Trygve Myhr and R Jonas Myhr. c). R Sara Elizabeth Brinson and R Hope Elise Brinson. First cousins (fetter kusine): First cousins have grandparents in common. In this investigation it implies 2 persons with R and at least 2 digits. They must have the same number of digits. The requirements is that the second last number is different. We give 3 examples; a). R 1.2 Reinhard Hall and R 5.6 Emilie Henriksen b). R Holberg Kristiansen and R Odd Rasmussen. c). R Trygve Abrahamsen and R Andreas Haugstad. Second cousins (tremenning): Second cousins share great grandparents. In this presentation two persons who are second cousins have a coding with R and at least 3 digits. The third digit from the end must be different. We give three examples. a). R Mildred Thompson and R Aggie Fadum b). R Terje Kristiansen and R Odd Ingvaldsen. c). R Caroline Brodin and R Ylva Holstein. Third Cousins (firmenning): Third cousins share great-great-grandparents. We realize that third cousins within this family are denoted by R and at least 4 digits. The fourth digit from the end must be different. Again we give three examples. a). R Parker Thompson and R Kristin Muren b). R Kim Rasmussen and R Trygve Abrahamsen c). R Tuva Eirin Ilestad and R Viktoria Kristiansen. You can easily go into the family and find your cousins of all types. It is more difficult to sort out aunts and uncles since you then have to cross generation lines. 7

8 R 1. Halvor R 1 Halvor Rasmussen (27/ /1 1888). Halvor was a seaman (mate). He took over in Sparrønningen in He married (1967) Martine Olsdatter Stangeby ( ). Halvor stayed in Sparrønningen until he died, whereas Martine emigrated and died in Brooklyn in Children: Kristoffer (1867). Reinhard (1869), Harald (1871), Annette Marie (1873) and Oskar (1876). R 1.1 Kristoffer Halvorsen (1867?). He was a seaman and mate and married to Jørgine Amanda Larsdatter (1867). They bought Solbakken on Bjerkøy in 1905 and sold it again in 1915 to Solveig Bonde. Kristoffer and Jørgine had the children: Sigurd (1893), Halfdan Bjerke (1895), Erling (1996) and Kristoffer (1904). R Sigurd Ingvald Bjerke Halvorsen (1893?). No more information. R Halfdan Bjerke Halvorsen (28/ / ). He lived only a week. Furthermore, he died 11 days before Kristoffers brother Reinhard got their first child which they then named Halfdan. R Erling Halvorsen (23/ ?). No further information. R Kristoffer John Anker Halvorsen (30/7 1904?). It is possible that he emigrated to USA and we find one John Anker Halvorsen in Chicago in 1934 R 1.2 Reinhard (Halvorsen) Hall (31/8 1869?). Via several sources we have gained some information on Reinhards life. He was babtized 9/ and confirmed in Nøtterøy church 20/ (with the result Good +). After his childhood in Sparrønningen, he become a seeman. They usually started as sailors years old and Reinhard was proberly among those. Some papers indicate (New York census) that he emigrated and entered USA in 1893 (24 years old). He certainly went back to Norway a couple of times. We find him in Norway when he married (1/1 1895) Olava Marie Jensen (1869) from Skrøslingen (a small island south of Lindholmen - map on front page). When he married his title was matros (sailor). However, 11 months later when Halfdan Ragndal was born he was a carpenter and had started his career with building houses. We also find him back in Norway in 1900, living in Sandefjord with a small family. In Brooklyn, Reinhard started a company together with two other Norwegians; Theodore K. Omley and Nils J. Hansen. They built summer homes in New City Park in Rockland County N.Y. We have found the nice story on New City Park and present it on the following two pages. Here we are in New City Park in the middle of Hall Ave. A very nice place. We have also a W. Hall Ave. and a Hansen Ave. 8

9 New City Park The story of a community.(editor note...this is a copy of a story that ran in The Union Leader, on Wednesday August 18, 1971 by Norreen Schnell. And as time goes on it will be updated. Last updated 10/3/00)New City Park may look like any of hundreds of housing developments in Rockland. But inside the quiet, tree -shaded streets of the community, the story is different. The Park, as its residents call it, is more like a private club. Ended much of the community s life centers around the lake and private swim club that has proven to be one of the main attractions of the area. The story of New City Park goes back to 1926 when Theodore K. Omley. Nils J. Hansen and Reinhard Hall got into a car and drove in the country to find a place where they, their families and friends might spend summers away from the heat and noise of the city. In those days, Rockland was the country-accessible to the casual tourist only by train, slow bus or long auto ride via Hudson River ferries at 125th Street, Yonkers, or Nyack. New City Park may look like any of hundreds of housing developments in Rockland. But inside the quiet, tree -shaded streets of the community, the story is different. The Park, as its residents call it, is more like a private club. Ended much of the community s life centers around the lake and private swim club that has proven to be one of the main attractions of the area. The three Norwegians were determined, and the bounced their car over rutted country roads in Rockland in search of land. As the party explored various roads in New City, Omley observed a gentleman standing by well in a school yard. Mr. Omley asked the gentleman, Mr. Clark, if he knew on any available property which would be suitable for developing into a summer vacationing community. Mr. Clark replied that if they would continue along their present coarse north on Middletown Road (now Little Tor Road), they would come upon the Collyer Farm. This farm had a mill pond on it which was, in fact, the old swimming hole of some of the local residents. The Pair continued north on Middletown Road past Davies Hotel which was originally one of a pair of homes built by brothers. Unrecorded history has it that the Blauvelt Brothers built houses exactly alike so that there wives wouldn t quarrel over who had the larger dwelling. The second member of the pair was the present Cropsey home located across the road. They drove past the Cropsey Farm with its red barn, its corn fields, its country lane, its orchards, and over the wooden bridge. The brook flowing under the bridge fed the mill pond on the Collyer Farm. The pond was about five hundred feet long with timbered shores, picturesque and peaceful. Located at the north end were two buildings, the saw mill which dated back to the 1800 s and an ice house built in the early 1900 s. Some of the senior lifetime residents of the area still remember purchasing ice cut from the frozen waters of New City Park Lake. The Coyller Farm was purchased by Omley, Hansen and Hall. The legal transaction occurred between Earnest Gibbons, the owner in 1926, and the Corporation of Omley, Hansen and Hall although the farm in a familiar sense retained the Collyer family name. The purchase consisted of 52 acres on which are located several buildings. One was the Coyller farmhouse. This structure later burned and a new house was erected on the site which in now occupied by Park residents, Mr. and Mrs. William Rhode. The Coyller barn was converted into a home for Rev. and Mrs. E.M.Anderson in which Mrs. Anderson still resides. (Editors note: The Anderson house was demolished after Mrs.. Andersens death in the mid 80 s to make room for new two houses.) The ice house became the refreshment stand and later the club house and there was one small cottage affectionately known as Mr.Gibbons Tea House. 9

10 The task of developing the farm into a summer community began. Long, hard hours of labor slowly shaped the new park. The Omley family chose the Tea House for their home. The Hall family chose the property next to the Omley s and the Hansen family selected a homesite on the hill, near the eastern boundary of the farm. The little Tea House became the present attractive home of Mr. and Mrs. Omley, the only surviving members of the corporation. (NB written in 1971) A survey was made of the land and a map drawn up. Roads were laid out, a well dug to supply the residents with water, pipes were laid along each street designated on the map. The property was divided into building lots and sold to people who shared the same desire for pleasant summer and the original corporation of Omley, Hansen, and Hall became New City Park, Inc. Meetings of general membership were held in the Club House, a small cottage located on Park Terrace this has since been converted into a home. Property was offered to ministers for half-price to encourage the residence of clergy in the community. An additional twenty acres was purchased from a neighboring land owner Norman Baker, a retired editor of the Nyack Journal. This land was donated to the Park Evangelical Free Church for a building site for the church and a summer conference grounds. Dredging the lake was a major task. The original mill pond had been dug by the Coyller family with a team of oxen. The founding families of New City Park deepened the lake and raised the dam by two feet, six inches. It was not all work. Summer offered swimming, and boating. Fishing was a popular summer pass time. Mrs. Hansen was the first to operate the Club House stand. She was followed by Mrs. Omley who continued for ten years. Refreshments and food were served. In fact, Mrs. Omley recalls serving a special occasion turkey dinner to nine-five people on a porch screened with cheese cloth. During the depression of 1929, many new City Park members lost their city homes and moved to their summer cottages which they adapted for winter occupancy. This involved further labor, but opened additional avenues of recreation such as skating and sledding and winter scene. As yearlong living became the mode, people building new houses erected dwellings of a more permanent structural nature. One of the first of these was the home of Oscar and Anna Larsen, Mr. and Mrs. Wellinder, Capt. Edgar and Esther Raymand, and Capt. Louis and Alice Pedersen. In the forties, fifties and sixties, Americans of many national origins have been welcomed to New City Park and all are grateful to the originators for having planned a community which still retrains a refreshing rural flavor. (Editor note: at the turn of the century were still hanging on) Although The Park started as a Scandinavian community, residents of nationalities have been welcomed over the years. The attraction, they say, is the rural nature of the community, it s friendliness and charm. Today 200 families live in The Park, and seem determined to carry out the intent of the founders, who set down the objectives in the first annual meeting of the New City Park Club, July 6, 1929,...The purpose of the club is to promote good fellowship, social activities and the welfare of the community. Present day officers of the club (which provides actives and maintains the lake seem determined to live up the objective. We must assume after this writing that Reinhard (Halvorsen) Hall (R 1.2) had a successful emigration to USA. He and his large family lived in several places in Brooklyn. In 1910, Ward 29, Kings, New York was the address. It appears that the family moved and in 1940 he lived in Ave, A D 9, Kings, New York. Reinhard was 71 in Only William (29 year) of che children lived with them, as well as Reinhards sister Anette. It is a challenge to find out more about this family and relatives in USA. I would appreciate all information. 10

11 Reinhard and Maries life and children Reinhard and Olava Marie got altogether 12 children. However, 4 died within a year. The first one, Halfdan (1895), was born when the family lived in Knarberg not far away from Sparrønningen. Halfdan is baptized in Nøtterøy church with Kristoffer (brother of Reinhard) as godfather. I assume he is given the name after Kristoffers son, Halfdan Bjerke Halvorsen, that died 10 days before the present Halfdan was borne. Lets sum up the available information about the children: R Halfdan Ragndal Halvorsen (16/ /6 1896). Born in Knarberg, Nøtterøy. He was baptized in Nøtterøy church but I can not find the funeral in the church books for Nøtterøy. May be he died in New York. R Willie Halvorsen (7/ /9 1897). Can not find him in the church books and I assume that he was born and died in New York. R Lillian Marie (Lillie) Hall (9/ /4 1971). She is born in New York. She lived at home in 1920, but had moved in As far as we know she married and got two girls. R Girl?? R Marie R Esther Josefine (Estelle) Hall (2/ /9 1959). Born in Norway. In 1900 we find Reinhard and his family back in Norway. In the census for 1900 the family lived in Sandar (today Sandefjord) on the farm Pukkestad. In the New York census for 1930 Esther or Estelle lived at home (she was 30 years old) and she was a stenographer. She had moved away in She married Theodore Nelson, but they had no children. Pukkestad in Sandefjord Birthplace of Esther R Joseph Hall (16/ ?). At the census in 1910 Joseph lived with his family lived in; Ward 29, Kings, NY. He was still single in 1930, lived at home and was a carpenter. He married, but we have no more information. Here is the home for Reinhard and Marie in Brooklyn, on 79th St and 12th Ave. Reinhard built the house. In 1910 they lived in Ward 29, Kings. N.Y. Reinhards sister R 1.4 Anette lived with them all the time. Reinhard was retired in

12 R Ruth Hall Wilkinson (12/9 1903?). She lived at home in She married Irwin Wilkinson and they got two boys; Erwin (1927) and Warner (1937). R Erwin Wilkinson (1926). R Warner Wilkinson (1937). R Mildred Hall (13/ /2 1905). R Reinhard Hall (7/ /9 1906). R Reinhard Hall (17/ June 1982).He lived at home in 1930 and was a chauffeur. He mas married to Mabel Aagesen ( ). However, we have no more information. R Mildred Louise (Hall) Thompson (2/4 1908?). She married Parker Alfred Thompson ( ). They had two children; Parker (1935) and Joyce (1938). R Parker Thompson (9/3 1935). He was married to Doris Ann Wick ( ). They got 5 children; Douglas Parker (1961), Beth Joy (1962), David John (1969), Thomas Andrew (1970) and John Scott (1971). R Douglas Parker Thompson (1961). R Beth Joy (Thompson) Brinson (1962). She married (1984) Bradley Brinson (1957). They live in Knoxville USA and have three children; Sara Elizabeth (1989), Hope Elise (1992) and Anna Kathryn (1993). R Sara Elizabeth Brinson Emkes (1989). Born in Los Angeles. She is married to Johnatan Emkes. R Hope Elise Brinson Hill (1992). She is born in Los Angeles and married to Wesley Hamilton Hill. R Anna Kathryn Brinson (1993). Born in Orange, California. A picture from the wedding of Beth Joy in We see the bride and groom together with Beths parents and 4 brothers. 12

13 The 5 children to Parker and Doris Thompson. From left; R Beth Joy, R David, R Thomas, R John, R Douglas. Photo from 2014 R David John Thompson (1969). He was married to Shelley and they have two daughters; Olivia (2006) and Amalie Renee (2009). R Olivia Thompson (2006). R Amalia Renee Thompson (2009). R Thomas Andrew Thompson (1970). He is married to Jackie and they have; Luke (1996) and Dylan (1998). R Luke Thompson (1996). R Dylan Thompson (1998). R John Scott Thompson (1971). He is married to Melissa and they have; Jake (2004), Parker John (2007) and Luke Kristian (2009). They live in Portland Connecticut. R Jake Thompson (2004). R Parker John Thompson (2007). R Luke Kristian (2009). Hopes wedding in 2014 From left; Johnatan Emkes and Sara, Anna, then the groom Wesley Hill and bride Hope. To the right; Brad and Beth Joy. 13

14 The Thompson family in Parker Thompson is the grandchild of Reinhard Hall or the fourth generation after Rasmus Halvorsen in Sparønningen. Let us try to identify these relatives in USA. In the front is Hope Brinson and husband Weseley Hill. Second raw from left is Sara (Brinson) Emkes, Parker and Doris Thompson, Olivia and Amelia Thompson, Parker and Luke Thompson. Last row; Anna Brinson, Jonathan Emkes, Thomas and Jackie Thompson, Dylan. and Luke Thompson, Jake Thompson, Melissa Thompson, John Thompson, Douglas Thompson,David Thompson, Beth Brinson, Brad Brinson. (You can identify them on the page above). R Joyce Mildred Bogert (born Thompson) (13/ ). She was married to Donn Bogert (1935) and they got 3 children; Dean (1958), Mark (1961) and Donna (1963). R Dean Parker Bogert (1958). He is married to Coleen Frutchey (1966). R Mark Thompson Bogert (1961). R Donna Joy Bogert (1963). 14

15 R William Hall (1910?). He had 3 years in high school lived at home in He was in the military during the war. He married and they moved to Florida after the service. R Roy Hall (13/ ). He lived at home in He married Edith, and they had 2 children; Evelyn (1938) and Louis (1939). I am very uncertain about this information. R 1.3 Harald Halvorsen (17/ ). Born on Østre Kjøle, Nøtterøy. He emigrated to USA in R 1.4 Anette Marie (Halvorsdatter) Hall (1873). We have very little information. She lived with Reinhard and his family in Kings, New York. In 1940 she was 67 years. R 1.5 Oscar Halvorsen (1876). No information so far. The family of Rasmus and wife number 2, Inger Maria R 2 Andrea R 2 Andrea Rasmusdatter ( ). Andrea married Nils Andersen ( ) and they lived in Middelborg. The house burned in November The house was rebuilt, but they sold it in 1889 and moved to Tønsberg. The new owner in Middelborg was Nils Fredrik Jensen and Inga from the Bolæren family (Inga with coding B 10). 15

16 R 3 Abraham R 3 Abraham Rasmussen ( ). He was a seaman and he bought a lot from his mother in 1881 when he married Abrahamine Marie Andersdatter Tangen (1860). They got two children; Inga Rebekka (1883) and Anders Markus (1885). Abraham died only 36 years old and Abramine married (1888) Nils Johannesen and they got 4 children that are not included in this research. The family then moved to Portland Oregon in 1904 and Inga that now was 21 years old followed with the rest of the family to Portland. I assume that Anders Markus also followed the family to Oregon. R 3.1 Inga Rebekka Gjertsen (10/ /1 1964). She married Ragnvald Gustav Gjertsen ( ) in Portland Oregon in 1905 and their oldest son Georg Kristian is born there. The story behind this is the following. When Abraham died in 1885 Abramine married Nils Johannesen. The family, including Inga, moved to USA in Ingas second boy, Asbjørn (1907) was born in Norway. Ragnvald died in 1932 and Inga was a widow for 32 years. They lived in Knarberg until Inga built the nice house in Sparrønningen. See page 42. R 3.1 Inga Gjertsen IR Georg Kristian Gjertsen ( ). Kristian was not married. He used to travel to USA from time to time. He carried only a paper box when he entered the bus in Oterbekk for his travel to USA. R Asbjørn Gjertsen ( ). He was also single and lived alone in the nice house in Sparrønningen by himself the last 20 years of his life. R 3.2 Anders Markus Abrahamsen (15/2 1885?). We have no information about Anders Markus. He was 20 when the rest of the near family moved to Portland Oregon. We assume that Markus followed the family to Portland and had his family in USA. R 4 Olaus R 4 Olaus Rasmussen (27/ /2 1877). Olaus was a seaman. He never married and he died on the sea (capsized and drowned) only 25 years old. 16

17 R 5 Mathias R 5 Mathias Rasmussen (21/ /9 1938). Mathias was a seaman. He married Hulda Gjertine Nielsen ( ) from Østre Bolæren in They set the record of 59 years marriage. They lived for some years on Østre Bolæren and the two oldest children, Hans and Ragna were born there. Then they lived in Sparrønningen until 1898 when they bought Høibakk (Knarbergveien 15). They divided the lot and sold Høibakk to their daughter Ragna and her husband Kristian. The new place was called Grønvoll and they lived there the rest of their lives. The house was then taken over by Odd Rasmussen (their grandchild). He sold it and moved to South Africa. The original Høibakk is today Knabergveien 15 A H, 17, 17 B, 19 as well as 13 A B. Furthermore, the property also included the hill behind the house approximately 4 dekar (an acre) that was sold in Hulda and Mathias got 6 children, 10 grandchildren and 20 great-grandchildren. R 5.1 Hans Olaus Rasmussen ( ). R 5.2 Ragna (Rasmussen) Sørensen ( ). R 5.3 Anna Emilie Rasmussen ( ). R 5.4 Magnvald Hagerup Rasmussen ( ). R 5.5 Axel Rudolf Rasmussen ( ). R 5.6 Anna Emilie (Rasmussen) Henriksen ( ). The whole family in From left is R 5.5 Axel, Kristian (sitting) married to R 5.2 Ragna. Then R 5.4 Magnvald and his wife Lovise. Next to Lovise is R 5.6 Emilie. Then R 5.1 Hans and his wife Johanne. Mathias and Hulda are sitting. 17

18 R 5.1 Hans Olaus R 5.1 Hans Olaus Rasmussen (7/ / ). Hans is born on Østre Bolæren. He was a seaman an engineer. He married Johanne Laurette Andreassen ( ). They had no children. When she become a widow she married Karl Søderholm and they lived in Nesbryggen (very close to the water). Johanne run for approximately 12 years Fjærholmen (the restaurant) which is just across her home in Nesbryggen. R 5.2 Ragna R 5.2 Ragna (Rasmussen) Sørensen ( ). Ragna is born on Østre Bolæren. She married engineer (seaman) Kristian Sørensen ( ) from Brøtsø, Tjøme. Kristian was hit by stroke, and spent his last years in bed. They got 5 children. Ragna lived in Knarberg Høybakk and was 84 years when she died. R Arne Kristian Kristiansen ( ). R Reidar Kristiansen ( ). R Jane (Kristiane) (Hansen) ( ). R Holberg Kristiansen ( ). R Margareth Sofie (Maggen) Sørensen ( ). R 5.2 Ragna Arne Reidar Jane Holberg Maggen R 5.2 Ragna and family about

19 Here a picture from 1933 in the front of Høibakk. This property was owned by Kristian and Ragna Sørensen. We see from left R Jane and R 5.2 Ragna. In front from left R Aggie and then a friend and finally R Maggen. Here is a picture from 1932 on a tour with Arne (to the right) as the driver. We see from left R Jane. R 5.6 Emilie, Trygve, Jenny and R Arne, In the front R Thormod and R Aggie. 19

20 R Arne Kristian Kristiansen ( ). Arne was educated both as a sea captain and as a farmer and he practised them both since he during the war was a farmer. He was running the farm at Ekenes and then the farm Petterød; that was owned by Onesimus Andersen. Arne married Jenny Marie Kristensen ( ) from Nesbryggen. They also took over Jennys home in Huiveien 1 in Nesbryggen in They got 3 children: Anne Berith (1936), Kari (1942) and Terje (1944) R Anne Berith (Bitten) Ilestad (b. 1936). She is married to Bjørn Ilestad (1933). They have two boys; Bjørn Fredrik (1964) and Erik (1971). Anne Berith photo from 1957 Anne Berith and Bjørns descendents. To the left is Bjørn Fredrik, Wenche, Bjørn Torjus and Tuva. To the right is Erik, Bente, Egil and Sigurd. R Bjørn Fredrik Ilestad (1964). He is married to Wenche Henden (1965) and they have Bjørn Torjus (1993) and Tuva Eirin (1996). R Bjørn Torjus (1993). R Tuva Eirin Ilestad (1996) Tuva and Bjørn Torjus 20

21 R Erik Lorang Ilestad (1971). He is married to Bente (Laumo) Ilestad (1971). They have the children: R Egil Lorang Ilestad (1994). R Sigurd Ilestad (1999). Erik Ilestad From top: Tuva, Sigurd, Egil Lorang and Bjørn Torjus. R Kari Margareth Søby ( ). Kari was a wonderful person. She got MS quite early in life, and was in an institution for a long time. She died only 44 years old. She had two daughters: Anniken (1961) and Mette (1965). 21

22 R Anikken (Søby) Kristiansen (1961). She is married to Arne Kristiansen and has 3 children: R Benedikte Kristoffersen (1982). She is married to Lasse Kristoffersen and they have Elias (2010) and Marius 2012). R Elias Kristoffersen (2010). R Marius Kristoffersen (2012). R Mats Kristiansen (1990). R Stine Kristiansen (1993). Elias and Marius R Mette Søby (1965). She has children; Ida Katrine (1987) and Jonas (1991). V Stine R Ida Katrine (1987). She has two V Mats Emma and Emil. R Jonas (1991). Emma and Emil 22

23 R Terje Kristiansen (b. 1944). He is married to Ann-Kristin Brendalsmo (1947). They have two children; Anita (1966) and Line (1971) R Anita Kristiansen Jacobsen (1966). She is married to Trond Jacobsen (1964). Children: R Mathias Jacobsen (1991) R Jenny Jacobsen (1994) R Herman Jacobsen (2000). Jenny Jacobsen R Line (Kristiansen) Moen (1971). She is married to Geir Moen (1971). They have: R Oliver Moen (1999). R Hermann Moen (2000). Herrman Moen A picture from about Girls in the family are out on an island for swimming. From left R Maggen, R 5.6 Emilie, Gjertrud married to R Reidar Kristiansen, Borghild married to R 7.1 Ragnar Carlsen and finally R Aggie (Henriksen) Fadum. 23

24 R Reidar Kristiansen ( ). Reidar is born on Brøtsø educated as an engineer (seaman). However, he worked as a baker during the war. After the war, he was a driving instructor. He married Gjertrud Olsen ( ). They got 3 children; Roar (1935), Kåre (1938) and Inger Lise (1945). R Reidar with family. From left behind is Kåre, Inger Lise and Roar R Roar Kristiansen ( ). He was a plumber and married Ragnhild Kittelsen (b. 1936). They had three daughters; Kirsti (1961), Sissel (1965) and Linda (1969). On a vacation to Tyrkia in the fall of 1990, Roar, Ragnhild and two friends were attacked by an insane person and Roar and the other man was shot and killed a terrible tragedy. B Roar Two different ages. R Kirsti Kristiansen (1961). She is married to James Smith (1951). R Sissel (Kristiansen) Mathisen (1965). She is married to Jo Mathisen (1957) and have 3 children: 24

25 R Julie Mathisen (1987). She is married to Leif Olsen (1985) and has two children R Tiril Mathisen (2012) R Hanna Mathisen (2015) Tiril and Hanna Julie Mathisen R Pia Mathisen (1989). R Oda Mathisen (1991). Pia Mathisen Oda Mathisen R Linda (Kristiansen) Tveitan (1969). She is married to Fredrik Tveitan (1962). They have: R Markus Tveitan (1999). Markus Linda Tveitan 25

26 R Kåre Kristiansen (b. 1938). He is a driving instructor and he married Liv Holt (b. 1944). They have 2 boys; Per Arne (1965) and Bjørn (1969). R Per Arne Kristiansen (1965). He has two children: R Tommy Kristiansen (1994) R Viktoria Kristiansen (1997). Kåre and Liv Viktoria Kristiansen Tommy Kristiansen R Bjørn Kristiansen (1969). He is partner to Hanne (1975). They have: R Philip Kristiansen (2004). Bjørn Kristiansen 26

27 R Inger Lise (Kristiansen) Johnsen ( ). She married Alf Kristian Johnsen (b. 1941). They have 3 children; Gjert Reidar (1965), Jeanette (1968) and Regine (1981). R Gjert Reidar Johnsen (1965). He is married to Marianne Behring (1967) and have 2 boys: R Michael Johnsen (1998). R Viktor Johnsen (2005). Gjert Reidar Johnsen R Michael Johnsen Viktor Johnsen R Jeannette (Johnsen) Rodlie (1968). She is married to Frode Rodlie (1964). They have two boys: R Marius Rodlie (1989). He is partner with Elin Kristine Krossøy (1983) and they have Martinius (2014) R Martinius Rodlie (2014). R Kristian Rodlie (1994). 27

28 R Regine Johnsen Maurstad (1981). She is married to Kenneth Maurstad (1976) and they have: R Sander Maurstad (2004). R Celine Maurstad (2008) R Regine Maurstad Sander and Celine 28

29 R Jane (Kristiane) (Hansen) ( ). She married Bjarne Hansen ( ). Jane was almost 95 years when she died and as far as I can see the oldest one within the family from Sparønningen. They got one daughter: Jane R R Bjørg (Hansen) Røed (17/5 1947). She married Øystein Røed (1945). They live in Even Ulvingsvei 21, 3197 Åsgårdstrand, and have; Freddy (1971) and Kristine (1975) R Freddy Røed Espevalen (23/2 1971). He is married to Rikke Cecilie Espevalen (1972) and they live in Åsgårdstrand. R Kristine Røed (f. 21/1 1975). She was married to Tore Raymond Knudsen (1966). Now she is partner with Freddy Lundeby Johansen (1971). Kristine has the boys Andreas (2001) and Marius (2005). R Andreas Røed (2001) R Bjørg R Marius Røed (2005). 29

30 R Holberg Kristiansen ( ). Holberg married Edith Alfrida Kristoffersen ( ). They took over Høibakk (Knarbergveien 15), and Holberg startet Knarberg garage there. They got 3 children; Finn (1945), Ragnar (1947) and Ellen (1954). R Finn Kristiansen ( ). Finn married Anne Grete Hansen (b. 1945). Finn died by a heart attack and an accident in the winter of 2008 when he was looking after the boat in Arås. They have: R Thomas (1968). He is married to Elin Løkeberg and has: R Tommy Kristiansen (b. 1996) R Sandra Kristiansen (2004) R Finn Holberg and Målfrid Photo from R Mathias Kristiansen (2007) Finn and Holberg Photo from Finns confirmation 1959 R Ragnar Kristiansen (b. 1947). He is married to Karin Steen (b. 1945). They have two boys; Stein (1969) and Egil (1973). R Stein Kristiansen (b. 1969). He is married to Ann-Kristin Wangsmo (b. 1971) and they have: R Madeleine (b ). R Fredrik Kristiansen (2007). R Ragnar R Egil Kristiansen (b. 1973). He has two children: R Andreas Bakken Kristiansen (1996) R Henriette Bakken Kristiansen (1998). 30

31 Ragnar Kristiansen with his family. From left Ann-Kristin, R Fredrik, Karin, R Ragnar, R Stein, R Andreas, E Egil. In front is R Madeleine and R Henriette. The picture is taken in the confirmation to Andreas R Ellen (Kristiansen) Fredriksen (b. 1954). She is married to Gunnar Fredriksen from the Vaskalven family. In that family he is coded with V He has 2 boys; Jan Henrik (1985) and Kristoffer (1987). Ellen has two children: R Mona Solum Bakke (b. 1976). She is mnarried to Martin Bakke and they have two chilkdren. R Magnus Bakke (2006) R Morten Bakke (2009). R Ellen R Andreas Solum (b. 1985). R Mona (from about 1990) 31

32 R Margareth Sofie (Maggen) Sørensen ( ). Maggen was not married. She was killed in a traffic accident outside the store Bye Andersen (Meny) at Skallestad. R 5.3 Anna Emilie Rasmussen R 5.3 Anna Emilie Rasmussen (1/ / ). As you can see below Hulda and Mathias had two daughters with the name Anna Emilie. The first Anna Emilie was only 14 years old when she died from tuberculosis. It happened that she died when the new girl was 10 days old. She was buried at Nøtterøy church on January and the new girl was baptized on January 8. She was given the same name however, she used only the name Emilie. R 5.4 Magnvald Hagerup R 5.4 Magnvald Hagerup Rasmussen ( ). Magnvald was a steward. He married Lovise Jeanette Larsen ( ) from Tjøme. They lived just down to the sea in Nesbryggen. They died both very young however they got 3 children; Hansten (1913), Randi (1915) and Odd (1920). When Louise died Magnvald married Grethe. When Magnvald died in 1931 the children had only their stepmother and grandparents Hulda and Mathias Rasmussen in Knarberg. R 5.4 Magnvald R Hansten Gerhart Rasmussen ( ). He was born on Holtan, Tjøme and baptized in Tjøme church. Hansten died only 29 years old. He was one among many that got tuberculosis in a period where we had no antibiotics to stop this disease. He married Åse Brendshøi ( ) and they got a son; Knut Magne (1940). Hansten and Åse R Knut Magne Braendshöi (b. 1940). He is married to Laila (b. 1941) and they live in Høllviken, 25 km south of Malmø, Sweden. They have two children; Cecilie (1964) and Christian (1970). Knut worked for 4 years as a telegraph operator in the Norwegian merchant navy. After new studies he worked with plast materials and started Polyline International AB a company importing plastic materials. Knut and Laila Braendshøi Photo in

33 A picture from Out on an island within Færder Nasjonalpark. I think it is Ekornholmen. You see from left; Borghild Calsen married to R 7.1 Ragnar Calsen, R Arild Carlsen, R Thormod Henriksen, R Hansten Rasmussen, R 5.6 Emilie Henriksen, with the rock R 5 Mathias Rasmussen, R Aggie Henriksen and finally Hulda Rasmussen. Here we see three cousins all grandchildren to Magnvald Rasmussen. The picture is taken in July 2002 at Vestli, Nøtterøy (Berganveien 169). From left is R Knut Braendshøi from Malmø, Sweden. In the middle R Paul Rasmussen from South Africa (now England), and to the right is R Odd Ingvaldsen from Husøy, Norway. 33

34 R Cecilie Braendshöi (b. 1964). She has a Bacheler degree in Hospitality Management from Fort Lauderdale in Florida. She worked for 14 years in Florida. Now she is Sales Manager on Grand Hotel in Lund, Sweden. R Christian Braendshöi (b. 1970). He is educated from Lund University as Filosofie Magister. He works with Marketing in Helsingborg. Christian is married to Jessica and they have two boys; Mons (2003) and Morris (2005) and live in Ljunghusen, Skåne. Cecilie R Mons Knut William (b. 2003). R Morris (b. 2005). Christian Mons and Morris Måns 2016 on the winning team in Audi Cup! R Randi Gerd (Rasmussen) Ingvaldsen (27/ ). Randi died 31 years old from the same disease as her brother Hansten. Randi married Arne Ingvaldsen from Husøy and they lived there. Arne was a whaler and during the war he was heavily involved in milorg. They got one son; Odd (1941) R Randi R Odd Ingvaldsen (b. 1941). He is married to Heddy (1946). They have two children; Eivind (1972) and Cecilie (1976). Odd and Heddy Ingvaldsen Photo from

35 R Eivind Ingvaldsen (b. 1972). He is married to Janne Nilsen (1973) and they have two sons: Edvin (2005) and Martin. R Edvin Ingvaldsen (2005). R Martin Ingvaldsen Eivind and Janne Eivind like to go fishing. Here we see the whole family in Lofoten with two large halibuts. R Cecilie (b. 1976). She is married and has 3 children: R Helle Førsund (1994) R Ida Olette Førsund (1997) R Anders Førsund (1998) Cecilie R Helle Førsund Also on the horse Ida and Anders Førsund 35

36 R Odd Rasmussen ( ). Odd was a seaman after the war hvalskytter. During the war he was in the Norwegian forces stationed in Scotland. There he met and later married Netta Kinross ( ) from Stirling in Scotland. They lived in Knarberg (Odd took over the house after Hulda Rasmussen today it is Knarbergveien 13). They then moved to Cape Town in South Africa. They got 3 sons; Erik (1951), Paul (1959) and Jan (1962) The picture above is from the late 1940-ties. Odd and Netta have happy days. The picture is presumably from Nøtterøy. 36

37 R Erik Rasmussen ( ?). Erik was severely handicapped and spend most of his life in an institution in South Africa. R Paul Rasumussen (b. 1959). Paul is married to Joanne (1962). They lived for a period in Johannesburg and moved to Cape Town. Paul was running a medical company. They then moved t England and live near Nottingham. Paul has 3 children: R Nicolas Bruce (b.1987). R Scott Paul Rasmussen (1993). R Erin Wendy Rasmussen (1996). Joanne and Paul photo from 2007) B Scott Paul Photo from 2008 Here we see from left; Kim, Erin and Nils Photo from December 2007 Scott Rasmussen Nøtterøy June

38 R Jan Magnvald Rasmussen (b. 1962). Jan was married to Susanna (1962). Jan is a geologist and he was working for Environmental Resources Management (ERM) which is one of the world s leading providers of environmental and related consulting services. Jan was working in the Cape Town office and they lived in a house overlooking False Bay. They got two children: Nils (1995) and Kim (1998). Jan is now married to Marinda Van der Merve (1967) and they have built a new house in Kommetjie which is on the Atlantic side of the peninsula between False Bay and the Atlantic Ocean. Jan Rasmussen Photo from 2001 R Nils Rasmussen (1995). Marinda Van der Merve R Kim Rasmussen (1998). Kim and Nils Rasmussen Photo 2015 Kim

39 On page 28 you can see a similar picture from This one is from June 2015 with almost the same three cousins. From left R Paul Rasmussen, now living in England, then R Odd Ingvaldsen living on Husøy and finally R Jan Rasmussen, still living outside Cape Town. He has built a new house in Kommetjie. R 5.5 Axel Rudolf R 5.5 Aksel Rudolf Rasmussen (28/ ). Axel died only 26 years old. He was not married and had no descendents. R 5.5 Axel R 5.5 Axel and R 5.6 Emilie 39

40 R 5.6 Anna Emilie R 5.6 Anna Emilie (Rasmussen) Henriksen ( ). As mentioned above, Emilie was baptized only 3 days after the burial of the first Anna Emilie. Therefore she always used the name Emilie. She married Trygve Henriksen ( ) from Maagerø. He was a seaman (mate and captain). Trygve was in London during the war and worked for Nothraship. After the war he took over the shop in Oterbekk after his parents. They built the house Vestli (Berganveien 169) in This property still belongs to the family. Emilie and Trygve got 2 children; Aggie (1923) and Thormod (1928). R 5.6 Emilie Right. A picture from the wedding of Emilie and Trygve. The wedding took place in Nøtterøy church on February R Aggie (Henriksen) Fadum (9/ /3 2015). Aggie married Egil Fadum ( ). They lived in Markveien in Tønsberg and got 2 daughters; Grete (1948) and Birgit (1952). R Aggie and Egil A picture from Egil and Aggie and their two daughters; Grete and Birgit. 40

41 1930 in Knarberg Aggie Henriksen Fadum with the Doll House My father Trygve was a seaman and stayed in England during the war. Back at Vestli was the 3 other members of the small family; my mother Emilie, sister Aggie and me - Thormod. At the end of the war (1945), Emilie was 47 years, Aggie 22 and I Vestli With grandparents Aggie was in the years before the war a typical Flink pike. She could play the piano, draw and paint was good in knitting and handwork. She could read and write before she started school. Consequently, the teachers at Bergan skole let her start in 1. grade and then moved her up in 2. grade at Christmas. She took 2 grades in one year which gave her a prestigious position that followed her in all her youth time. Aggie become a girl scout and was next in command for the blue scout girls on Nøtterøy. The result was that the local police came to us in September 1941 to get hold of the scouts properties such as flag and lily. This scouting experience was of importance for Aggie and her friends in the last years of the war. They were the age group that took Norway back from the Germans Wedding To the right is a picture from the wedding og Aggie and Egil. Almost all the guests are now dead. One exception is the boy namely R Odd Ingvaldsen. 41

42 A picture from Vestli, Ulvø 1935 with a number og members og the Rasmussen family. From left is Borghild Carlsen, married to R 7.1 Ragnar Carlsen. Next is Hilda married to R 5 Mathias, then R Maggen, R Aggie and sitting is R 5.6 Emilie. Behind is Oluf and Olga Henriksen (not in the Rasmussen family). In front is R Thormod and T Arild. X Sparrønningen The granddaughter R 3.1 Inga Gjertsen had a lot in Sparrønningen and built a house (marked by X) after the war. This wonderful summer place was within the family until Asbjørn died in It was then sold to a surprisingly high price. 42

43 R Grete (Fadum) Abrahamsen (b. 1948). Grete is married to Knut Abrahamsen (b. 1946) from Haukerød, Sandefjord. They took over the farm at Haukerød. The farm was (2008) given over to their youngest son Trygve.They got 4 children: R Grete and Knut Haukerød R Alexander Abrahamsen ( ). Alexander was the oldest son in the family and consequently had odel (allodial possession) to the farm at Haukerød. He educated from the University of Oslo within law. Alexander died 2007 from a brain tumor. R Jørgen Abrahamsen (1974). Jørgen is educated within economics even in Sidney Australia. He is married to Camilla Rønnestad (1975). They have: R Ola Rønnestad Abrahamsen (2001). R Pål Rønnestad Abrahamsen (2006). Ola and Pål 43

44 R Trygve Abrahamsen (1975). Trygve has taken over the farm at Haukerød. He merried Margarita des Salinas in June 2015 in Sandefjord Church with abour 30 guests from Spain. Maragita is from Spain and third cousin of Trygve. They have the son; Bjørn (2017) R Bjørn (10/2 2017). R Hanne Fadum (Abrahamsen) Horstad. (1982). Hanne married Stig Horstad in August They have Marcus (2014) and Thea (2017). R Marcus Alexander Horstad (2014). R Thea Horstad (13/4 2017) 44

45 R Birgit Fadum Haugstad (b. 1952). Birgit is educated in physiotherapy in Scotland where she met and later married Bjørn Haugstad. They live at Nøtterøy and have two sons: Andreas (1981) and Lars (1984). R Birgit and Bjørn R Andreas Haugstad (1981). He is partner to Grethe Brox Nilsen (1981). They are both educated in Trondheim in architecture. They have Alma (2013).. andreas@tegnestue.no R Alma Haugstad (2013) Andreas, Grethe og Alma (2016) R Lars Fadum Haugstad (1984). larshaugstad@gmail.com 45

46 R Thormod Egil Henriksen (26/2 1928). Thormod is responsible for this family research. He is born at Ulvø, Nøtterøy. Educated at the University of Oslo with a doctor degree in He has worked at the Norwegian Radium Hospital for 13 years, at the University of California, Berkeley for 4 years and as professor in biophysics and medical physics at University of Oslo for 28 years. Since 1998 he has worked as an emeritus at UiO. He married Målfrid Maukon (1934) from Svarstad in Målfrid is educated as a nurse, and worked at Nesbru legesenter and in the health service at the pharmaceutical company Alpharma. They live in Asker and have 3 children; Trond (1960), Terje (1961) and Kristin (1965), and 8 grandchildren. In the picture Målfrid and Thormod are on their Golden wedding travel to California and Seattle. The picture is taken in Seattle in September R Trond Maukon Henriksen (5/1 1960). Trond is educated at The Norwegian University of Life Sciences. He took a dr. degree on Carbon and nitrogen turnover in soil mainly within microbiology. He is now High School teacher in Gjøvik. Trond is samboer (lives in civil union) with Hilde Bakke (1957). They live outside Gjøvik and have 3 children: Thormod (1989), Steinar (1991) and Ragnhild (1994). Trond was doing research within microbiology, but got tired of all the applications that were necessary for funding the work. As a high school teacher he get time to make lots of tours to; Kilimanjaro, Mt. Blanc, crossing Greenland, climbing all the high mountains in Norway, walking Norway from Lindesnes to Nordkapp and climbing frozen water falls. He become interested in horses when Ragnhild was a horse girl he rebuilt the barn and can have 4 horses there the house and lot is now more like a stable. Trond and children at Hornindalsetra 2011 Above; Trond, Ragnhild and Hilde on the top of Horningdalsrokken. 46

47 R Thormod Maukon Bakke (26/9 1989). He is born in Tromsø and baptized in Ishavskatedralen. Educated at Handelshøyskolen in Bergen, and is now working for Deloitte in Oslo. R Steinar Maukon Bakke (19/ ). Steinar is born in Tromsø and baptized in Asker. He is currently studying computer science in Grand Fork, North Carolina. R Ragnhild Maukon Bakke (22/2 1994). Ragnhild is born in the days of the Winter Olympic in Lillehammer. She was quite enthusiastic about horse riding when she was in school. Now she is studying medicine in Bergen. Thormod and Steinar Photo from 2013 Ragnhild started with horse and Trond followed up and made changes to the barn. He made a training rink, as seen above and now (2015) he has 4 horses. R Terje Maukon Henriksen (29/ ). Terje is born in Oslo. He was educated in electronic engineering at The University of Trondheim. He also studied at The University of Boulder Colorado. He is samboer (lives in civil union) with Gunhild Myhr (1967) and they live in Asker. They have two boys: Trygve (2000) and Jonas (2003). Terje as a student at NTH Trondheim 47

48 R Trygve Maukon Myhr (11/8 2000). R Jonas Maukon Myhr (16/ ). The boys are active in a lot of sports; orienteering in the summer time and skiing in the winter time (cross country, biathlon and ski-orienteering). In the photo above (from 2011) the boys are at Blåfargeverket. To the left, the whole family are attending the orientering competion in Zermatt, Switzerland (2014). R Kristin Maukon Muren (30/8 1965). Kristin is born in Berkeley California. She is educated as a school teacher and she also went to the school for sport (Idrettshøyskolen). She works as a school teacher in Asker. Kristin is married to Jan Muren (1963) and they have three children: Camilla (1989), Marit (1991) and Lars (1993). Kristin was born in Berkeley and baptized in the Norwegian Seamens church in San Francisco. In the picture below, she is back at the Seamens church 34 years later (1999) together with her oldest daughter Camilla (10 years). 48

49 R Camilla Maukon Muren (9/4 1989). Camilla studied at Norwegian Univ. of Science & Technology (NTNU) in Tronheim. She is now working for ITV Studios, Norway. R Marit Maukon Muren (13/1 1991). Marit was a cross country skier on the national plane, but sarted then studies at NTNU in Trondheim. R Lars Maukon Muren (22/2 1993). Lars was a very good runner (in particular uphill) and a skier. He is presently at NTNU and mathematics and physics are his new favorites. Above is a picture I use as mousepad Photo from 1995 Easter 2007 with our grandchildren gathered at Vestli (Berganveien 169). From left; R Thormod. R Steinar, R Marit, R Camilla, R Ragnhild, R Lars, R Trygve, and finally R Jonas. 49

50 R 6 Rikard Marsilius R 6 Rikard Marsilius Rasmussen (29/ /2 1889). We know that he married Andrine Hansen Dahler(1859) the day before Christmas in Rikard Marsilius died 31 years old. They got a boy; Hans (1887) together. They then lived in Augedal. R 6.1 Hans (Rasmussen) Berg (30/ ?). He is babtized in Borre 13/ He married Marie and they got two daughters; Ruth (1921) and Kristine (1922). He took the name Berg after his farm near Skjee in Stokke. Berg farm R Ruth Andrine Berg ( ). She had no descendents. R Gudveig Kristine Berg (1922). She has no descendents an live (2015) in Rugdeveien 2, 3160 Stokke. Ruth and Kristine Berg In Vestfoldbunad R Kristine Berg Photo

51 R 7 Marie R 7 Marie (Rasmussen) Carlsen ( ). Marie married Olav Christian Carlsen from Tønsberg and they lived in Dovregt 5 near Bislett. They got thrre boys; Olav (1894), Ragnar (1897) and Finn (1901). R 7 Marie An old photo R 7.1 Olav Meinich Carlsen (10/6 1894?). No further information. R 7.2 Ragnar Charles Carlsen (29/ / ). Ragnar married Borghild Pedersen ( ). They first lived in Oslo near Bislett (Dovregt 5) and then moved out to Nordstrand and Lindbäckveien 8 in Ragnar was an enthusiastic philatelist and had a large and fine stamp collection. They got two boys; Arild (1930) and Egil (1936). Ragnar was educated as a goldsmith and he worked for Thune in Stortingsgaten all his life. 51

52 Ragnars stramp collection and work is described in Søndre Aker Historielag in 2004 by Jens Ingulstad. We give some of this writing (in Norwegian). For flere av oss kaller det på minner fra oppveksten, for under krigen var det et aktivt samlermiljø her på Nordstrand. Jeg var selv omkring tolv år og en interessert guttesamler da historien om det jeg antar var den første frimerkeklubben på Nordstrand begynte. Nedenfor gjengis noen praktisk talt uredigerte opptegnelser fra den tiden: Høsten 1940 begynte en delfrimerkeinteresserte gutter på Nordstrandshøgda på initiativ av Ragnar Carlsen, som var en habilfrimerkesamler iførtiårsalderen, å komme sammen hjemme hos ham i Lindbäckveien 8, for å bytte frimerker, og for å fremme sine filatelistiske interesser. Møtene foregikk uten noe som helst klubbmessig preg, dog ble gruppen kjent utad som Nordstrand Frimerkeklubb. Den førte en beskjeden tilværelse uten noen kontingent, og uten noe planmessig forsøk på verving av medlemmer. Parallelt med denne klubben utviklet en annen klubb seg. Den ble startet 1. november 1941 av Oddvar Kvam, Kjell Møller og Thorkild Nielsen. Denne klubben la med en gang større an, men på grunn av vanskeligheter med møtelokale ble klubben delt i to grupper som hadde møter hver for seg, men med fellesmøter av og til. Den egentlige begynnelsen til den nåværende Nordstrand Filatelistklubb ble lagt da Kjell Møller, Oddvar Kvam og Thorkild Nielsen oppsøkte Nordstrand Frimerkeklubb og foreslo en sammenslutning av de to klubber på vilkår av at Nordstrand Frimerkeklubb ble sidestilt med de to gruppene i Nordstrand Filatelistklubb og underlagt denne klubbs styre. Dette ble godtatt. N.F.K. drev så ganske driftig hele vinteren 41/42 med noen fellesmøter i Nordstrand Samvirkelag, med godt fremmøte. Men etter en bra oppstart høsten 1942 med et fellesmøte hos Ragnar Carlsen, hvor det også var auksjon, lot det daværende styret helt til å ha tapt interessen, og klubben som helhet ble liggende i dødvannet. Gruppen som ble utgjort av tidligere Nordstrand Frimerkeklubb, fortsatte likevel, uavhengig av klubben for øvrig. Men utover våren 1943 gled det ut isanden, det møtte ingen frem og det hele lot til å stoppe opp. Først høsten 1943 ble aktiviteten gjenopptatt, da det på tidligere Nordstrand Frimerkeklubbs initiativ ble sammenkalt til ekstraordinær generalforsamling, hvor hele det gamle styret ble avsatt, og nytt styre ble valgt med Ragnar Carlsen som formann. Først etter denne generalforsamlingen ble det ført nøyaktig referat og protokoll. Dette ble begynnelsen til en ny aktiv periode. Møtene fortsatte hjemme hos Carlsens med godt forberedtemøter med foredrag, konkurranser, oppgaver med oppsetting av frimerker og bytting av merker. Klubben hadde på denne tiden mellom 20 og 30 medlemmer fra hele distriktet. Våren 1944 ble det første nummeret av Filatelisten utgitt. Undertittelen var Upolitisk organ for Nordstrand Filatelistklubb og kostet 20 øre i løssalg. Redaktør var Sverre Blix jr. Han gjorde et utmerket arbeid og sørget for at det kom ut et tosiders blad hver måned med stoff om forskjellige måter å samle frimerker på, litt om frimerkenes historie og innlegg om klubbens liv og virksomhet. Det fremgår av novembernummeret at jeg var formann og at styret får kraftig medfart av en anonym innsender for at det ikke tas hensyn til de yngre medlemmenes interesser. Forhåpentligvis kom styret på bedre tanker etter dette. Møtene fortsatte utover våren 1945, men så kom fredsdagene i mai. Mange av medlemmene var kommet opp i årsalderen. Det åpnet seg nye muligheter og interessene skiftet. Antagelig holdt Nordstrand Filatelistklubb sitt siste møte denne sommeren. Dermed var også et lite kapittel iforeningslivet på Nordstrand kommet til ende. Mange vil minnes Ragnar Carlsen og hans kone med takknemlighet for at de åpnet sitt hus og ga unge gutter et fritidstilbud i noen tunge krigsår. 52

53 R Arild Steinar Carlsen (25/2 1930). Arild has lived in Lndbäckveien 8 in all his life. He worked for Kreditkassen (today Nordea) and married Solveig Johnsen ( ). They got two children Torill (1960) and Finn (1964). R Torill Merete (Carlsen) Brodin (1960). She lives also in Lindbäckveien 8. She is married to Morten Geir Brodin (1957) and has Christer (1984), Caroline (1986), and Charlotte (1993). R Christer Langedrag Brodin (1984). He is married to Marte Langedrag (1984) and they have Martin (2011). R Martin Langedrag Brodin (2011). Arild got married 30. of May 1959 in Ljan Church to Solveig. R Caroline Brodin (1986). R Charlotte Brodin (1993). R Christer and Marte Photo 2014 R Martin Photo from 2014 Torill with the two daughters. To the left Charlotte and in the middle Caroline. 53

54 R Finn Vegard Carlsen (1964). He was married to Gabriella Gunneflo and they got rwo children; Monita (1989) and Max (1991). R Monita Gunneflo (1989). R Max Vegard Gunneflo (1991). R Finn Vegard Photo from 2015 R Monita Monita and Max Vegard 54

55 R Egil Roar Carlsen (3/ ). Egil married Christina Trägård (1941) and they got two children; Henrik (1967) and Helene (1970). They moved to Sweden and have lived there afterwards. Egil is now (2015) living in Uddevalla whereas both Henrik and Helene is living in Uppsala. R Olav Henrik Carlsen (19/1 1967). He is educated in physics with a dr. degree from Uppsala. He is now (2015) working as Senior Research Fellow for Stokholm Environmental Institute. Expertise: decision making under uncertainty, with focus on climate change adaptation; social impacts of emerging technologies; scenario techniques; participatory processes. Henrik has the two girls Linn (2001) and Sara (2003). Henrik is now sambo with Hanna Zetterberg (1973). She is known from playing Ronja in Ronja Røversdatter and from being elected into the Swedish parlament at an age of 21. Hanna and Henrik got a boy Bastian (2017). R Linn Carlsen (8/9 2001). R Sara Carlsen (12/ ). R Bastian, Tage, Ragnar Carlsen (8/ ) R Egil Carlsen Photo from 1959 left and 2015 right Henrik Carlsen Hanna Zetterberg From left: R Sara and R Linn Carlsen Photo from

56 R Marie Hèlene Egilsdottir Holstein (20/5 1970). She is married to Fredrik Holstein and they have two children; Ylva (1999) and Vidar (2002). Helene and family live in Uppsala. Helene is working at the goverrnment offices as head of division at the Ministry of Enterprise in Stockholm. R Ylva Holstein (22/9 1999). R Vidar Holstein (26/ ). R Helene Holstein Ylva Holstein Photo 2015 Vidar Holstein Photo 2015 Helene with the whole family; Fredrik, Vidar and Ylva R 7.3 Finn Eugen Carlsen (17/1 1901?). No further information. 56