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knut kirkemo, stavanger

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My great-grandfather was Severt Ellis Myklabust (Myklabost), and was born in Romsdahl in 1850 or 1851. His father was either Severt or Thorsebjorn, there's a little disagreement with in the family as to his father's name, the dates don't jive and I'm thinking Thorsebjorn was Severt Ellis's grandfather.
From what I understand his father operated a lighthouse for close to 50 years.
On April 24 1877 he married Anna Gurine Martinsidatter (father was Martinis Otterle) in Aalesund, Norway. She was born Dec 19, 1857 in Senmer.
5 of 10 children were born in Aalesund.
It was 1888 when they immigrated here and at that time he changed the last name to Thorsen.
There's a possibility that he had a couple of brothers also.