[#26227] Marthinus Evensen in Stange, 1900 census

[Gjest Robert L. Evensen]

I'm tracing Marthinus Evensen who is listed in the 1900 census in Stange, Hedmark on the farm Strandbakken. I have the Stange Bygdebok, but I can't find a farm with that name. Marthinus is born 1845 and his wife Oline Kristiansdatter is born 1846. What am I doing wrong?Robert Evensen Cambridge, Massachusetts USA

[Gjest Berit Knudsen]

1865 LenkeStrandbakken is a place under another farm. Maybe Sinnerud farm nr. 4, and place nr. 7?

[Gjest Berit Knudsen]

Familysearch, VRI: Married 30/6 1871 Stange Martinus Evensen, 27y., father Even Kjeldsen, and Oline Christensdt. 25y., father Christen Andersen.

[Gjest Robert L. Evensen]

Tusen takk Berit! I will look in the places you suggest.Robert

[Gjest Berit Knudsen]

I just rememered something about Stange bb. It is only the main farms in the books. It is not written about most of all the smaller places under each farm. So you are not doing anything wrong.

[Gjest Robert L. Evensen]

Thanks for the information. I did not know that. I had always assumed that it was complete. I found a farm called Strandbakken in Brøttums which isn't too far away from Stange, but I don't know if it is considered part of the 1900 Norwegian census for Stange.Robert

[Gjest Lena Berg Nordli]

Brøttum is guranteed not a part of Stange in the cencus. Stange is south of Hamar, Brøttum further north. It's more likely as suggested, a smaller place under a farm. Probably, as Berit says, Sinnerud. Often smaller places are mentioned after the main farm in bygdebøker. Lena

[Gjest Robert Evensen]

Thanks Lena. I guess I jumped to conclusions. I found in the Hedmark Slektshistorielag, Register til Brøttumsboka - Strandbakken, s. 499. I assumed that Brøttum was a part of Stange. But I was wrong. I'm just not very good yet on Norwegian geography, but I'm learning! It is difficult getting a grasp on farm names and especially when people moved around so often. It is hard to trace where they went. Not understanding Norwegian doesn't make it any easier.Hilsen, Robert