John Meldal from Hadsel in Nordland -- help!

[Margaret Miller]

Eller kan Jon ha blitt fortalt hvem faren virkelig var!  Hvem kan si om navnet Meldal.....

[Patricia Carlsen Mikkelsen]

Hei Werner

 

I do not read Norwegian very well, and I write it even worse!  I gather you have been following our rather lengthy debate about Johannes Johannesen Meldal.  I have concluded (based on information provided by Margaret & Lars) that Johannes was probably the legitimate son of Johannes Nielsen.  Although there is no positive proof.

 

Johannes Nielsen died 16 Mai 1788 at Breknes u. Brekk in Sømna.  Ingeborg Jonsdatter died in 1802 at Lekang nedre.  Her children, John/Johannes Meldal and Johanna Johannesdtr, were living at Lekang nedre in 1801.  I assume this is why Ingebor was there.

 

About your post:  "Dette henger jo bra i hop!?" and "Dessuten var han 1.g.g. såkalt "fint", om det kunne bety noe."-- I could not translate these two sentences.

 

I hope this helps...  :unsure:

[Margaret Miller]

Hi again,  The sentence above in norsk, I was saying perhaps Jon was told at a later age who his father really was, and then took the name Meldal.  Or it can be a funny form of Mardal.  His father has to be a ?.

[Patricia Carlsen Mikkelsen]

Thank you for responding, Margaret.  This is a mystery, to be sure.  But I think John Meldal is probably the son of Johannes Nielsen.  As for the origin of Meldal... it is an even bigger mystery.  This name seems to appear out of the blue.  Maybe it's a variation on Mardal  I just don't know.  And I think I've explored this about as much as I can!

 

Tusen takk

[Margaret Miller]

Thank you for responding, Margaret.  This is a mystery, to be sure.  But I think John Meldal is probably the son of Johannes Nielsen.  As for the origin of Meldal... it is an even bigger mystery.  This name seems to appear out of the blue.  Maybe it's a variation on Mardal  I just don't know.  And I think I've explored this about as much as I can!

 

Tusen takk

I agree that it is a dead end and  you are done with it.  We don't know the father.  I would use a ? and stop there.

[Patricia Carlsen Mikkelsen]

Tusen takk!  B)

Endret Juli 29, 2014 av Patricia Carlsen Mikkelsen