Population of Vangsnes

Some interesting information about the population of Vangsnes. I would have thought there were more people!

Vangsnes population (census based)
1801: 138
1825: 153
1865: 260
1875: 293
1900: 216

Earlier times
1348: estimated population (black plague): 85-120
1522: 8 tax-paying farmers (with families)
1710: 10 farmers (with families)

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Anne says:
The source is the Balvoll book (2008) which I recommended, with lots of corrections from the older bygdebooks in the area.

Hans Kristoffersson Lee and Synneve Endresdotter Lee

Here is the next installment of our family tree. Hans Kristoffersson Lee aged 79 and Synneve Endresdotter aged 73 had 9 children:

1. Eric (aged 63), 
2. Ole (aged 61), 
3. Brita (1) (aged <1), 
4. Endre  (aged 66) (our line), 
5. Brita (2) (aged 55), 
6. Thuri (aged 41), 
7. Ingeborg (1) (aged 31), 
8. Ingeborg (2) (aged 75),
9. Synneva (aged 68)

The first Brita (1) died before she was 1 year old. In the case of the two Ingeborgs (1) and (2), they both lived a fair amount, one to age 31 and the second to age 75. I am not sure why there are two daughters with the same name here. This needs to be checked.

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Here is a preview of the next installment in our family line:

Kristoffer Hansson Lee and Turid Ellensdotter's Children

Kristoffer Hansson Lee, 1711-1762 and Turid Ellensdotter, 1708-1782 had 6 children:

Ingrid, Hans, Ellend, another Hans, Ingebjorg, and Jon

A note about the spelling of names: 

You may have noticed that the Kristoffersdotter or Christoffersdotter are both used in this family. I believe the reason for this is coming from the spelling used in the Bygdabok. Parish churches wrote down everyone's name in the Bygdabok and I think spelling in those days was not uniform. Thus, we later researchers often have to copy those various different spellings.

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I have information for some of the other children, but I am not going to make charts for them as it gets too complicated for everyone to weed through. You can see their information at the Vangsness Family Tree Database. You can also click on this to see the about line directly: The Kristoffer Hansson Lee line.

NEXT:
In the next installment, I will outline the second Hans Kristoffersson Lee who married Synneve Endresdotter Lee. If you click on the chart, it will enlarge in a new window.

Interesting Article about Norwegian History and Norways Kings

Here is an interesting article about Norway, family trees and the Kings of Norway.

Norwegian Kings and Vikings

This article is about the almost impossibility of having a Norwegian King in your background if you come most recently from good farmer stock! It has many interesting facts about genealogy in Norway, which seems to have abandoned it as a strict scientific endeavor unlike Sweden which has kept a close eye on it by keeping it within the scholarly field of universities and professors. Many errors and out right incorrect facts have crept into articles and papers written in Norway and elsewhere and we beginners tend to make it worse by believing these WRONG articles and copying them and using them in our work.

The article details all the Kings of Norway and their various off-spring and where they stand today, as well as some upper class nobles. It is well worth reading and keeping a copy to refer to in the future.

Finishing Up a Side Line

In the last entry, I introduced the children of Kristen and Hans. In this entry, I would like to finish up their lines as far as I know them right now.

Of Kristen's 3 children, I have information for just one of his children:
Ola Kristenson, Dalsvär. He and his wife, Asa Larsdotter had 3 children:

Lars Olson, Dalsvär, born, 1723 - died 1811

Kristen Olson, Dalsvär, born 1726

Gjertrud Olasdotter, Dalsvär, born February 17, 1727 or 1728

I have information for just his first child, Lars Olson, Dalsvär, He married Durdie Eiridsdotter, Valsvik. They had 4 children.

Gjertrud Larssdotter, Nese, born 1753 - died 1832

Gjertrud had 4 children, Kari Olson, Ola Olson, Kari Olson & Ingebjorg

Asa Larssdotter, Nese, born 1756 - died 1829

Ola Larson, Nese, born 1760 - died 1811

Anna Larssdotter, Nese, born 1764 - died 1811

It is interesting to note that Lars Olson, Dalsvär, Ola Larson, Nese, and Anna Larssdotter, Nese all died in 1811!

A Side Line in Our Family

If you click on the graphic, you will be shown a larger, easier to read version.