[#65632] Location of Stryens

[Gjest AJ Halla]

The 1865 census lists my ancestor's place of birth as Stryens but I'm having trouble locating the parish records. Can anyone help me? Thanks!Anna Johannesdatter b. 1790 in Stryens. [1865 census, Sogn og Fjordane, Innvik #1447, Brynnestad (farm)]

[Gjest Aase R Sæther]

Today this farm is called Brynestad, located in Olden, part of STRYN.

[Gjest Grethe Flood]

Hello and Happy New Year!Anna was married to Erik Simonsen - this must be the marriage re ord from Innvik in 1826: [url="http://www.digitalarkivet.no/cgi-win/webcens.exe?slag=visbase&sidenr=6&filnamn=INNV15VI&gardpostnr=368&merk=368#ovre>LenkeAnna’s father was Johannes Salvesen, and here is Anna in the 1801 census returns LenkeJohannes and Anna - children:Simon, 1826 (tvilling = twin) LenkeJohannes, 1826 (twin) LenkeMartins, 1829 (mentioned in 1865) LenkeSalve, 1833 LenkeAnna died in 1874

[Gjest Grethe Flood]

Salve the same Salve (Samuel) that lived in Fosnes in 1865? Cf. [url="http://da2.uib.no/cgi-win/WebDebatt.exe?slag=listinnlegg&debatt=brukar&temanr=65496&sok=samuel&nr=2&antinnlegg=7&startnr=&antall=&spraak=#anker>LenkeThen his elder brother, Johannes, seems to live in in Kristiansund in Møre og Romsdal count, in 1865:

[Gjest AJ Halla]

Grethe, thank you so much for the information. I hope you have a Happy New Year as well! Thanks again.