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Part 18 - Norwegian research In the Oslo Domkirke parish register 1848-1865 image 383 we have: No. 10, 1859, Jan 31, bachelor, snedkersvend Ole Andersen Bakke and single woman Juliane Petrine Eriksdatter . Ole born Aurskog??, living ??, ag e 29 and a half years, father: Anders Olsen, gaardbruger (farmer), bestman: Peder Olsen AND Juliane born Aker, age 24 and a quarter years, father: Erik Pedersen (Norman??), gartner (gardener), bestman: Edvard Eriksen. Banns 5, 12, 19th Dec. Both vaccinated for smallpox. I think Peder Olsen's occupation is 'Høker' which is a provisions dealer and Edvard Eriksen's occupation is perhaps Skomager..... (some sort of shoemaker). Details like this can always be checked later from other records if clarification is needed. This record confirms Ole's full name of Ole Andersen Bakke - for some reason it was not transcribed properly on FamilySearch. It always pays with Scandinavian names to check indexes with both the patronymic name (in

Norwegian Research Part 17 In FamilySearch under 'Norway Marriages, 1660-1926', I haven't found a marriage for an Ole Andersen Bakke, but did find one under 'Ole Andersen'. Name: Ole Andersen Birth Date: 1830 Age: 29 Spouse's Name: Juliane Petrine Eriksdr Spouse's Birth Date: 1835 Spouse's Age: 24 Event Date: 31 Jan 1859 Event Place: Domkirken, Oslo, Akershus, Norway Father's Name: Anders Olsen Spouse's Father's Name: Erik Pedersen Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M42466-1 , System Origin: Norway-VR , GS Film number: 255752 , Reference ID: 2:R9NG43 Citing this Record "Norway, Marriages, 1660-1926," index, FamilySearch ( https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/NWSS-1NK  : accessed 15 Sep 2014), Ole Andersen and Juliane Petrine Eriksdr, 31 Jan 1859; citing Domkirken, Oslo, Akershus, Norway, reference 2:R9NG43; FHL microfilm 255752. Everything looks right apart from the missing 'Bakke' so hopefully finding the marriage in the

Part 16 - Norwegian research Sofie Amalie's baptism is in the same register - her birth was 2 Aug 1865 and baptism 17 Sep 1865. Her parents are listed as snedker (cabinetmaker) Ole Andersen Bakke and Juliane Petrine Eriksdatter . Looking back at Oscar's baptism I can see his mother's name kind of looks like 'Eriksdatter' but I don't think I would have worked that out without finding her name some where else.  At this stage I haven't looked for Adolf's baptism as I don't know which parish in Christiania to look in, so I'll assume his mother is Juliane Petrine Eriksdatter for now, and should find confirmation of that when I find hers and Ole's marriage. Sofie Amalie's baptism: http://www.arkivverket.no/ URN:NBN:no-a1450-kb200603130109 88.jpg&siz=full Like

Part 15 - Norwegian research Although I still have a few more parish records to obtain for Adolf Olsen Bakke's family, I'm more interested now in moving on to his father's family. So far, from census records, I know the following about th e family of Ole Andersen Bakke: Ole Andersen Bakke born 1829 Blakjer married to Juliane born 1829 Sørkedalen with children Adolf Olsen Bakke born 19 Jul 1859 Christiania, confirmed 1873 Eidsvoll parish, Akershus county Oskar Olsen Bakke born 1862 Eidsvoll parish, Akershus county Sofie Amalie Bakke born 1865 Eidsvoll parish, Akershus county There is a marriage on FamilySearch 'Norway Marriages 1660-1926' for a Sofie Amalie Bakke with father Ole Andersen Bakke, to an Aksel Ludvig Eriksen with father Johannes Eriksen in Christiania (Oslo, Oslo) on 4 Nov 1888.  I think we can safely assume this is our Sofie - but I will have to look up the LDS catalogue to see which parish the film number belongs to so I know which parish

Part 14 - Norwegian research Using a combination of FamilySearch - Norway baptisms, marriages & burials and the parish register scans and census records available on digitalarkivet (Digital Archives of Norway), I have so far established the following family for Adolf Olsen Bakke: Adolf Olsen Bakke born 19 Jul 1859 Christiania, confirmed 1873 Eidsvoll parish, Akershus  county, parents: Ole Andersen Bakke b.1829 Blakjer and Juliane b.1827 Sørkedalen FIRST MARRIAGE on 11 Feb 1883 Trefoldighet parish, Christiania to: Jensine Fredrikke Charlotte Jensen born 1864 Christiania, died 5 Mar 1896, buried Mar 1896 Kampen parish, Christiania, father: Lauritz Jensen WITH CHILDREN: Karl Gustav Fritjof Bakke born abt 1882 Christiania Helge Magnus Bakke born 27 Apr 1883, baptised 8 Jul 1883 Petrus parish, Christiania Arthur Olof Bakke born 27 Jun 1884, baptised 10 Aug 1884 Petrus parish, Christiania Helga Sofie Bakke born 7 Aug 1887, baptised 9 Oct 1887 Kampen parish, Christiania S

Part 13 - Norwegian research There is also a banns register with an entry for this couple: http://www.arkivverket.no/URN:NBN:no-a1450-kb20061002060091.jpg&siz=full www.arkivverket.no www.arkivverket.no

Part 12 - Norwegian research I'll now have a look for Adolf Olsen Bakke and Jensine Fredrikke Charlotte Jensen 's marriage.  I already know it was on 11 Feb 1883 in Trefoldighet parish, Christiania from FamilySearch, so it is an easy matter  to go to Digitalarkivet, find the Oslo parish registers and click on the Trefoldighet registers for the appropriate time period and find the one with marriages. About 30 seconds to find this one! MARRIAGE OF ADOLF OLSEN BAKKE & JENSINE FREDRIKKE CHARLOTTE JENSEN: Trefoldighet parish register 1881-1891 image 38 1883, no. 14, 11 Feb, Adolf Olsen Bakk e, snedkersvend of Fjeldegade 19, born Christiania 1859, confirmed Eidsvoll 1872 and Jensine Fredrikke Charlotte Jensen of Pilestrædet 7, born Christiania 1864, confirmed Trefoldighet Bridegroom's father: snedker (joiner, cabinetmaker) Ole Bakke Bride's father: arb. (workman) Laurits Jensen Bestmen: Lars E. Amundsen , sømand (sailor) of Pilestrædet 7 and Oscar Bakke of Fjeldg

Part 11 - Norwegian research I can also see an index telling me Adolf has a confirmation record in 1873 in Eidsvoll parish, so I'll look that up in the parish registers.  Eidsvoll parish is not within Christiania, but a rural parish just ou tside, so after I have selected 'Digitised Parish Registers' from the home page, I need to select under 'Velg fylke:' 'Akershus', the rural county next to Christiania. The index has told me the confirmation is in the Klokkerbok for Eidsvoll prestegjeld 1871-1877, so I can go straight to the correct register and click on confirmations for 1873. Found on image 132, it says: 12th Oct 1873, no. 19, Adolf Bakke born 19 Jul 1859, born Christiania, residence: Dønum. http://www.arkivverket.no/URN:NBN:no-a1450-kb20060309010075.jpg&siz=full www.arkivverket.no www.arkivverket.no Unlike

Part 10 - Norwegian research There is also another census for 1910 for Adolf and his family: FOLKETELLING 1910 FOR CHRISTIANIA KJØPSTAD Hølandsgate 17, forhus, 2, Kampen menighet, Kristiania Adolf Bakke born 19.7.1859 Kristiania, married, snedkervend (joiner/cabinetmaker journeyman?) Karen Bakke born 31.5.1862 Kristiania, married, Husetstel Karl Halvorsen born 10.2.1882 Kristiania, stepson, unmarried, smed (blacksmith) Snefrid Bakke born 3.1.1895 Kristiania, daughter, unmarried, Sokolade Arb Borghild Bakke born 4.4.1899 Kristiania, daughter, unmarried Rolf Bakke, born 20.5.1905 Kristiania, son, unmarried Birger Bakke born 25.4.1909 Kristiania, son, unmarried So it appears Adolf has a new wife, Karen , who has a son Karl. There are also a couple more sons born after Adolf's first wife's death so I'll presume their mother is Karen for now. See here:  http://digitalarkivet.arkivverket.no/ft/person/pf01036392273984 Adolf Bakke - Folketelling 1910 for 03

Part 9 - Norwegian research Time to check what digitalarkivet has on Adolf Olsen Bakke . I've entered his name (as Adolf Bakke) in the 'Search the sources'. He appears in the 1885 census for Fjeldgade 19, Petrus' congregation, Christiania , along with his father's family. FOLKETELLING 1885 FOR CHRISTIANIA KJØPSTAD Fjeldgade 19, Petrus' Menighed Ole Andersen Bakke , born 1829 Blakjer, snedker (joiner/cabinetmaker) Juliane Bakke , born 1827 Sørkedalen, his wife Oskar Bakke , born 1862 Eidsvold, snedker på Hovedjerbanens Verksted Sofie Amalie Bakke , born 1865 Eidsvold, daughter Kristian Larsen , born 1832 Kristiania, handelsborger Johane Larsen b.1833 Kristiania, his wife Anna Marie Hansen , born 1870 Bærum, servant Ole Olsen , born 1856 Gudbransdalen, arbeider ved Veivesenet Mathilde Olsen , born 1854 Saaler, his wife Ole Gunnerious Olsen , born 1880 Kristiania, son Kristine Mathilde Olsen , born 1882 Kristiania, daughter Johannes Ludvig Olsen , born 1885 K

Part 8 - Norwegian research I should mention here that Adolf's wife's name differs in various records. So far she is recorded as Jensine Fredrikke Charlotte Jensen, Charlotte Jensen, Charlotte Holm and Charlotte Bakke . Where the 'Holm' comes into it, I don't know, either an error, or most likely will be her father's name, even though he was recorded as ' Lauritz Jensen ' in her marriage record. Although it is more likely in the late 1800s, never expect a Norwegian (or worse Danish!) name to be the same from one record to another. Their names will always be 'within the rules', but the rules are extensive! And spelling is all in the hand of the scribe. I've never found naming to be a problem, in fact it is often very helpful - there are a lot of clues in names. FAMILYSEARCH - NORWAY MARRIAGES, 1660-1926 Name: Adolf Olsen Bakke Birth Date: 1859 Spouse's Name: Jensine Fredrikke Charlotte Jensen Spouse's Birth Date: 1864 Event

Part 7 - Norwegian research Time to work out what these entries in familysearch mean when they say 'Oslo, Oslo' for a parish name. Signe Marie Bakke was baptised and buried in 'Oslo, Oslo' and the source citation for the baptism tells me t he film number is 1282504. I can check the LDS catalogue for Oslo, Norway and enter the film number and see what parishes come up. Only two, and only one of those has baptisms in 1889, the year I am looking for, and it is Kampen. Now I can look for Reidar's baptism, which I still haven't found on familysearch. Back to the Digital Archives of Norway, positive I will now find Reidar's baptism in the Kampen parish register. As I know he was born abt 1893, I'll start in 1892 and work through to 1894. Kampen is a big city parish, hence I am reluctant to trawl through pages of baptisms without good reason, and in the back of my mind I am wondering why he is not on familysearch if other older siblings baptised in Kampen ar

Part 6 - Norwegian research The 1900 census (part 3), combined with the information I found on familysearch (part 2) now gives us the following family: Adolf Olsen Bakke b.1859, father: Ole Andersen Bakke married 11 Feb 1883 Trefoldighet parish, Christiania (Oslo) to Jensine Fredrikke Charlotte Jensen b.1864, died 5 Mar 1896, buried 12 Mar 1896 Kampen parish, Christiania, father: Lauritz Jen sen with children: Karl Gustav Fritjof Bakke b.1882 (census) Helga Sofie Bakke b.1887 Signe Marie Bakke born 15 Aug 1889, baptised 26 Dec 1889, died 25 Dec 1890, buried 27 Dec 1890, Christiania Reidar Thoralf Bakke b.1893 (census) Snefrid Aksilie Fransis Bakke b.1895 (census), mar. Thorstein Fredriksen 11 Oct 1913 Kampen, Christiania Sigrid Borghild Bakke b.1899 (census) Signe Maren Olava Bakke died 21 Jun 1894, buried 26 Jun 1894 Kampen, Christiania Another quick check of familysearch shows up a baptism for Helga Sofie Bakke on 9 Oct 1887 plus another couple of children: Helge Magnus Bakk

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Part 4 - Norwegian research Here you can view the transcribed census: http://digitalarkivet.arkivverket.no/ft/person/pf01037045121779 Reidar Toralf Bakke* - Folketelling 1900 for 0301 Kristiania kjøpstad - Digitalarkivet - Arkivverket digitalarkivet.arkivverket.no Digitalarkivet - The Digital Archives

Part 3 - Norwegian research Next stop, Digitalarkivet (the Digital Archives of Norway), English version - http://www.arkivverket.no/eng/Digitalarkivet  - here you will find an enormous amount of genealogical records for free. I'll enter ' Reidar Bakke ' in the basic 'Personsøk' search and see what happens. Surprisingly there are several different Reidar Bakkes come up, but a slow scrawl down the list finds our Reidar Toralf Bakke , born 1892, in a Christiania census in 1900. FOLKETELLING 1900 FOR KRISTIANIA KJØPSTAD Grønlandsleret 1 (note: this street in Grønlands sydlige congregation) Adolf Olsen Bakke b.1859 in Christiania, Snedkersven ved Stadsbanen (joiner journeyman with the city's railway/railway station?? - might become clearer later) Helga Sofie Bakke b.1887 in Christiania, unmarried, daughter Reidar Toralf Bakke b.1892 in Christiania, unmarried, son Karl Gustav Fritjof Bakke b.1882 in Christiania, unmarried, son, Snedkerlæling (apprentice joiner

Part 2 - Norwegian research First step for researching any Scandinavian immigrant to Australia is to establish as much possible relevant information from Australian records. Immigration indexes, passenger lists, naturalisation certificates, service records, death indexes (may give parent's names), other random records in the Australian National Archives, or the relevant State Archives, newspape rs online (Trove), family information, marriage/death certificates, etc.  Hopefully somewhere in all that hunting, you will come up with at least an approximate year of birth, maybe a parent name, a place of birth, a former residence or the nearest large town to where they lived. In this case, I've found all I need to know with a quick online search of the National Archives. First stop -  www.familysearch.org. Click on 'search' Click on 'Browse All Published Collections' Under 'N' is Norway Burials, 1666-1927, Norway Baptisms, 1634-1927 and Norway Marriages 16

Part 1 - Norwegian research I've been given the task at Genealogy Sunshine Coast to research the origins of a man that appears in a couple of our research projects of late and thought I would post my efforts as I go along.  Reidar Toralf Bakke was a young Norwegian man living in Australia when he enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force on the 17th April 1916. In his service record, availabl e from the National Archives of Australia, he states he was born in Christiania (Oslo) Norway, is a Norwegian subject, age 24 and a farm labourer.  He lists his next of kin as his father, Adolf Bakke , of 17 Holand Gaden, Christiania, Norway. The records tell us that Reidar was of fair complexion, light blue eyes, fair hair, 5 feet 5 inches tall, weighed 9 stone and had some tattoos on his arms. Reidar fought in France and was wounded in action (severe gunshot wound in the right arm) in October 1917 and returned to Australia for discharge in April 1918. He died in 1947 and was buried i