Generation Two

Trine Helene Hansdatter

Trine Helene Hansdatter
28 Apr 1855 – 02 Apr 1901

Daughter of Hans Andreasen and Anne Andersdatter

Wife of Kristian Engh

Mother of Helen Aagot Engh

Kristian Hansen ENGH

Kristian Hansen ENGH
1853 – After 1901

Son of Kristoffer Olsen and Marie Amundsdatter

Husband of Trine Helene Hansdatter

Father of Helen Aagot Engh

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Charles Jenssen Family

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Valborg Marie Sophie Larsen

Valborg Marie Sophie Arnesdatter Larsen
23 Mar 1855 – 18 Feb 1935

Daugher of Arne Larsen Alnes
& Amalie Tonsberg Pavels

Wife of Charles Conrad Jenssen

Mother of Daniel Bolstad Conrad (Jenssen)

Charles Conrad Jenssen

Charles Conrad Jenssen
19 Mar 1841 – 1920

Son of Berte Marie Andreasdatter Sundby
and Jens Andreason

Husband of Valborg Marie Larsen-Alnes

Father of Daniel Bolstad Conrad (Jenssen)

Heritable family names (surnames) were generally adopted rather late within Scandinavia. Nobility were the first to take names that would be passed on from one generation to the next. Later, clergy, artisans and merchants in cities took heritable names. Family names were still used together with primary patronyms (father’s name plus an affix denoting relationship), which were used by all social classes. This meant that most families until modern times did not have family names. Scandinavian patronyms were generally derived from the father’s given name with the addition of a suffix meaning ‘son’ or ‘daughter’. Sometimes the family name of the mother would be given to the children if that name carried status or an inheritance came from the mother’s side. The names of family farms or other place names were also used. A nobleman had the right to write himself to (Norwegian: til) the seat farm(s) or the estate(s) on which he resided, for example ‘Hans Kaas til Rostrup’.

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