How would I employ a genealogical researcher?

[gj01576]

How would I employ a genealogical researcher and how much would it cost?

I would like to find out some info about this couple:
Amund AMUNDSEN and Elise LARSDATTER
http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/ ... rompage=99

I believe this couple emigrated to Sweden, then to New Zealand via Hamburg.

The info I would need is birth info for each of the above, confirmation of marriage, birth/christening info about their children (possibly up to 4 children), plus info on their emigration to Sweden (between 1871 and 1875).

I have Amund AMUNDSEN's New Zealand death registration. The info on it disagrees with the info on the above link. However, since his wife had already died, it is possible that the information was given by one of his children, and they may not have remembered their paternal grandparents (Amund's mother's name was recorded as "unknown" on the death registration).

Thanks.

Pip.
http://www.norsewoodcemetery.co.nz

[Marit Hegsvold Nyhus]

Hello Pip

This is 4 children that i found on Family search:

CARL AUGUST AMUNDSEN
Male
Christening: 12 AUG 1866 Grue, Hedmark, Norway

LARS WILHELM AMUNDSEN
Male
Christening: 30 APR 1869 Grue, Hedmark, Norway

ANNE LOVISE AMUNDSEN
Female
Christening: 08 OCT 1871 Grue, Hedmark, Norway

ALBERT LUDVIG AMUNDSEN
Male
Born 23 JAN 1874, Christening 22 FEB 1874 Grue, Hedmark, Norway

I belive this is Elises parents in 1865 census for Grue. Amund and Elise are living with them
http://digitalarkivet.uib.no/cgi-win/we ... =4262#ovre

I belive this is Amunds parents in 1865 census for Grue.
http://digitalarkivet.uib.no/cgi-win/we ... =4302#ovre

From Family search:

AMUND AMUNDSEN
Male
Christening: 26 JUN 1842 Grue, Hedmark, Norway
Parents: Amund Pedersen, Kari Danielsdr.

And this may be Elise even if she have a different givenname

ELI LARSEN
Female
Born: 23 NOV 1842, Christening About 09 APR 1843 Grue, Hedmark, Norway
Parents: Lars Eriksen, Anne Henriksdr.


Marit

[Vidar Sigurd Øverlie]

Hi Pip,

One way to find professional genealogical researchers in Norway is to use the yellow pages. Make a search on the word slektsforsker.

However, before you start on that path I suggest you wait and see what we can find here at Slektsforum. Already it appears that Marit has provided some of the information you were looking for.

[Finn Sollien]

Hello Pip. From Grue boka Finnskogen 1990 (Autor Hans Marius Trøseid) page 336 and 337: Amund Pedersen born 1808 Kakneset, Brandval parish, death 1876 in Amund, Moldusen,Grue. Married 1831 Grue Church to Kari Danielsd. born 1808 Moldusen death 1893 Amund, Moldusen. Children: 1. Anne born 1832, death 1891 Amund, Moldusen. Married 1855 to Ole Olsen born 1831 Elisbadstua in Halvortjernsberget. 10 children. (2. Amund born 1841, married 1865 to Elise (Eli) Larsd. born 1842 Furuberget in Grue, death 1919. Amund death 1924. Children: Carl August born 1886. Lars Wilhelm 1869. Anne Lovise 1871. Albert Ludvig 1874.) 3. Karen 1843. 4. Maria 1845. (Her children August born 1870. His father was Erik Arnesen By. August emig. to Quensland in 1886, he coming back in 1887.) 5. Emma 1875 married to Erik Johnsen Løvberget. Emig to Australia 1880. 6. The yongest children Helene born 1848, married in Brandval Church 1872 to Hans Eriksen from Kabberud in Vinger. They lived Hokåsbroen in Brandval. Finn Sollien. (fisollie()online.no

[dn18553]

Another place you can find professional genealogists is the website of The Norwegian Genealogical Society: http://www.genealogi.no/Annonser/oppdragsforskning.htm

Unfortunately, most of it is in Norwegian.

[dn18098]

Grue CB #10, p.208, #20 1865
14th oct Amund Amundsen Moldusen u. Løvhaugen 24 year
Elsie Larsdatter Waalberget 18 year
Fath:: Amund Pedersen Moldusbraaten
Lars Eriksen Waalberget

Grue CB #9, p.97, #129 1842
B. 6/11 1841 ch. 26/6 1842 Amund Amundsen
Par: Amund Pedersen and Kari Danielsdatter Moldusbraaten u. Løvhaugen

Grue CB #9, p.138, #7 1862
Conf Elise Larsdatter Waalberget b. 8/12 1847 Furuberget
Par: Lars Eriksen and Anne Henriksdatter
(I cannot find her christening)

Grue CB #11, p.351, 11/9 1874 Emigration to Australia
Amund Amundsen Moldusen f.1842
w. Lisa Larsdatter b.1848
s. Carl August b.1866
s. Lars Wilhelm b.1869
d. Anne Lovise b.1871
s. Albert Edvard b.1874

[gj01576]

Thanks, Marit.

I've been having trouble with this family as the info on Amund AMUNDSEN's death certificate is wrong (his wife died before him, and his children were probably too young when they left Norway to remember their grandparents).

And this may be Elise even if she have a different givenname

ELI LARSEN
Female
Born: 23 NOV 1842, Christening About 09 APR 1843 Grue, Hedmark, Norway
Parents: Lars Eriksen, Anne Henriksdr.

I suspect this is an older sibling of Elise who may have also been known as Eli and Elsie (her headstone reads "Elsie").

[gj01576]

Thanks for your post, Vidar. Posting here has provided a real break-through, so I'll see what else turns up before I spend my $$!

[gj01576]

Hi, Finn. Thanks for all the info you provided.

Children: 1. Anne born 1832...
2. Amund born 1841...
3. Karen 1843...
4. Maria 1845...
5. Emma 1875...
6. The yongest children Helene born 1848...

I did a parent search for Amund PEDERSEN and Kari DANIELSDATTER at FamilySearch.org and brought up some additional children:

Jan Petter: christened 10 Jan 1836 (Grue)
http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/ ... rompage=99

Kari: b. 16 Feb 1838, christened 24 Jun 1838 (Grue)
http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/ ... rompage=99

Peter: christened 12 Jul 1840 (Grue)
http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/ ... rompage=99

The 1865 census
http://digitalarkivet.uib.no/cgi-win/we ... =4302#ovre shows the parents with
Hellima age 17 (probably Helene as the dates work) and
Petter age 17 (is he twin of Helene?)

Do you have any record of the additional children, please?

[gj01576]

Hi, Berit.

Thank you for the information you posted. I'm breaking through my brick wall at last!

Could you help me understand a few things, please?

First, does "CB" mean "church book"?

Also, what does the "Moldusen u. Løvhaugen" mean in the following?

14th oct Amund Amundsen Moldusen u. Løvhaugen 24 year

Similarly, what is the meaning of "Moldusbraaten u. Løvhaugen" in the following?

Par: Amund Pedersen and Kari Danielsdatter Moldusbraaten u. Løvhaugen

[dn18098]

Yes, CB=Church Book. Moldusbraaten u. Løvhaugen means a small place located on the main farms land. This is what we called "husmannsplass". I did not find the family in the emigrationlists from Norway.

[Finn Sollien]

Hello Pip. If yoy mail to my fisollie()online.no I have a Descendant file to you. Finn Sollien.