Could some please help me read a Norwegian document?

Question

I'm helping research my wife's Norwegian grandfather's family: Hamre.

For the most part, I can identify who the parents are and who the children are. But I'm left with just a few questions:

Here is the link to the National Archives of Norway census document: (https://www.digitalarkivet.no/en/census/person/pf01053021000695)

1. About the entries for the two Hans's  born in 1871. Were they twins?

2. I also understand that some of the people who lived with the parents and children were listed as servants, but of the inhabitants who were not servants, does the document tell their family relationship? Or, what else does the document say about them that would be useful to know?

John

Answer 1

They can't be twins, because they've got different patronyms. Hans Kristensen is son of a Kristen, and Hans Rasmussen is son of a Rasmus.

I don't quite get the relationships here, but it seems like Hans Kristensen is the son of Kristen Hansen b. 1842. Hans Rasmussen is probably the son of Rasmus Waldemarsen b. 1837.

The 1891 census is written on one card per person, and apparently the Hamre households have been given quite a shuffle. There should be a family overview somewhere, but I've never worked much with this census and am not sure how it's organised.

Comments

Leif,

Thanks for your help in sorting out the sons. It was more important for me to find out who each of the sons were, than to find out who the other members living with the family were.

John

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You can read a lot about Norwegian naming conventions here: https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Space:Norway_Project_Naming_Conventions