[#45717] Lydia Sivertsen

[Gjest Eric Greenfeldt]

I need help finding a birth record for Lydia, an illegimate child of Gjertrud Marie Sivertsdtr who lived in or near Kopervik. Lydia claimed she was born in 1884 and emigrated to America with her mother sometime in 1888. Some members of the Sivertsen family lived at Indre Eide, Avaldsnes, Karmøy. Thank you. Eric

[Gjest Kurt Østbye]

I found at least her mother, Gjertrud Marie, in the Avaldsnes church records, see this link [url="http://www.arkivverket.no/URN:kb_read?show=38&uid=154413&urnread_imagesize=full&hode=nei&ls=1>LenkeAs you (hopefully) can, see she was born on 8th Oct. and christened on 6th November 1859. Her parents were Sivert Johan Sjovatson and Gundla Halvorsdatter, of Indre Eide (near Kopervik).Gjertrud Marie can also be found in the 1965 census as Marie Sivertsdatter, 6 yrs. old. See this link

[Gjest Kurt Østbye]

Sorry, the 1865 census, of course. Also, 2 brothers not 1 as I wrote.