Norwegian National Census of 1900
Eidanger, Telemark, Norway
This is the first census in which my grandmother Dagmar Gundersen is noted.
*Eidanger , a small farming community has 3872 registered inhabitants
*The extended family resides on the farm Øvald.
*Gunder Nilsen, born in Eidanger in 1842, is Nils' father and Dagmar's grandfather. His occupation is shipbuilder and carpenter. His father's first name - Nils
*Gunder is a widower (e) and I will have to find additional documentation to tell me the name of his wife and discover if she is the mother of all of the children listed.
*Gunder is a widower (e) and I will have to find additional documentation to tell me the name of his wife and discover if she is the mother of all of the children listed.
*Gunda Marie Gundersdatter was born in Eidanger in 1877, is Gunders unmarried (ug) daughter and runs the household meaning his wife is likely deceased.
*Lauritz Severin Gundersen, born in Eidanger in 1882 is Gunder's unmarried (ug) son. He is a sailor.
*Nils Gundersen, born in Eidanger in 1875, is Gunders married (g) son. He is also a sailor.
*Gunhild Marie Olsdatter, born in Eidanger in 1875, is Nils' wife. Her father's first name is Ole.
*Gudrun Marie Nilsdatter, born in Porsgrund December 19, 1898, unmarried (ug) is Nils and Gunhild's daughter and Dagmar's sister
*Dagmar Nilsdatter (my grandmother) is just an infant in this census, born June 10, 1900 in Eidanger
*She lives with her extended family in a farm community. Patronymics are still used. She is noted as Dagmar Nilsdatter while later her parents and all their children will adopt Nils' patronymic Gundersen as their surname.
*The family has been in this location for some time. Three generations are all born in Eidanger with the exception of Gudrun who was born in a very close neighboring town
*they do not own the farm on which they live but are crofters on a small section.
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