Finding Record for Finn Eivindsen (1711) - Lindelien, Fla, Buskerud, Norway

[Dylan Simon]

Good evening,

 

I'm researching historical records and came across a reference to Finn Eivindsen in the 1711 land tax (Skoskatt) for Lindelien farm in Fla, Buskerud, Norway. He's listed as a servant along with Helgje Halvorsdtr. and was working for Tore, a farmer and former soldier. Does anyone know where I can find this land tax record?

 

Best,

Simon

[Torbjørn Wolden]

Overview for the extra tax of 1711 [#]25 Lindlien Tore soldat, hustrue og 2ᵈᵉ Tieneste Folk (“Lindlien, Tore soldier, his wife and 2 servants”
 

Extra tax 1711, Lindlien in Flå (Flaa Annex):
35 Lindlien [Rejers] tiener
            Find Evenſønn Løn og kleder       7-2-
            Helga Halvorſdaatter Løn og kleder 4--

Endret Lørdag 08:43 av Torbjørn Wolden
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[Dylan Simon]

1 hour ago, Torbjørn Wolden said:

Overview for the extra tax of 1711 [#]25 Lindlien Tore soldat, hustrue og 2ᵈᵉ Tieneste Folk (“Lindlien, Tore soldier, his wife and 2 servants”
 

Extra tax 1711, Lindlien in Flå (Flaa Annex) :
35 Lindlien Toress teen
            Find Evenſønn Salary and clothes 7-2-
            Helga Halvorſdaatter Salary and clothes 4--

 

Thank you so much, it's the earliest record of my 7th great-grandfather and I have not been able to find anything earlier than that. I wonder what his age might have been and whether he was born in the area or traveled there with Tore from a different country. I did not find any baptismal record in Fla/Nes from 1693 to 1711.

[Torbjørn Wolden]

Finn Eivindsen is mentioned in the first volume of Gards– og slektshistorie for Flå i Hallingdal.
Access is restricted to Norwegian IP addresses, but I’ve taken two screenshots of the most relevant pages.

The shoe tax of 1711 on Lindelien farm is mentioned on page 616: “Tore is listed as the farmer here, he was a soldier and has a wife and two servants: Finn Eivindsen and Hælgæ[sic] Halvorsdatter.”
On page 614 there is mentioned a murder case on Lindelien farm in 1703: Reier Toresen, a soldier like his father, was called to court 9 November 1703 to answer for the death of Anders Erichsen Finde after a fight. “Finde” likely refers to a “Forest Finn”. Several witnesses from the court are called in, but Finn Eivindsen and Helga Halvorsdatter are not among them.

Your ancestor, Finn Eivindsen, is mentioned on page 640 and 641 on Finneplassen (“Finn’s place”), a farm he is credited with giving his name to along with Finnevollen (“Finn’s meadow-hill”). No birth year is given for Finn, though his age should be listed in the 1701 census, and potential relatives, siblings and cousins, etc., might be listed in the probate as guardians for his widow and children.

[Dylan Simon]

Yes, I was able to read both the Flå and Krødsherad farm books, but they did not yield too much new information; I have never seen a 1701 Census for Flå and Krødsherad, does one exist? I have the following information between 1711 and 1738 for Finn, do you see any further leads?

 

Engagement 29 Jun 1721/Marriage 21 Sep 1721 (Left Page #11), more information available on Inger

Flaa Den 29. Jun: Find Evensen og Inge Anders daatter. Caut: Embricht Ganru og Elleg Wold Cop. 21. Septembr

https://media.digitalarkivet.no/en/view/8541/42081/17

 

Baptism of Son Even 17 Oct 1722 (Right Page #11) - This is my 6th great-grandfather, more information available, first marriage in 1746, second in 1776, died some time after 1 Feb 1801, did not find a probate

Flaa Den 17: Octobr: Find og Inge ... barn: Even: Test: Martsn Ganru, Peder Ottersen, Halgrinn Bjornnsen, Lucas Andresen og Margit Ganru B. a.

(Lucas and Margit, most likely Inger's siblings - more information available)

https://media.digitalarkivet.no/view/8541/42077/43

 

Probably living at Finneplassen under Lindelien in 1723, according to the farm book.

 

Baptism of Son Peder 24 Jun 1725 (Left Page Last Entry) - More information available, never found a death entry or a probate

Flaa 24 Fin Evensons barn, Peder, Tes: Birgit Buøen, Reyer Lindelien, Knud Tollersrud, Vigieen Gulsvik, Margit Gandru

(Margit here is most likely Inger's sister - more information available)

https://media.digitalarkivet.no/view/8541/42077/50

 

Son Ole 1729, according to the farm book - Never found the baptism or death entry or a probate

 

Baptism of Son Ole 1 Jan 1731 (Right Page #2) - Never found any more information about him or a probate

Flaa 1 January Fin Evensens b, Ole, Test: Rangnil Olsd, Halgrim Buøen Halvor Knudsen Marti Olsd.

https://media.digitalarkivet.no/view/8541/42077/65

 

Probably moved away from Finneplassen under Lindelien in 1733, according to the farm book.

 

Baptism of Son Joon 25 Mar 1734 (Right Page #15) - Never found any more information about him or a probate

Flaa Find Evensens b, Joon, Test: Margit Knudsd, Thoor Vee, Peder Madsen, Halsten Thoresen, Rangnils Thoresd.

https://media.digitalarkivet.no/view/8541/42077/73

 

Finn probably died before 1738 in either Flå or Krødsherad, as his widow Inger Andersdatter remarried that year to Ole Johansen; but I did not find an entry in Flå (Nes) or Krødsherad (Sigdal) church books between 1734 and 1738.

 

Remarriage of Inger Andersdatter 24 Aug 1738 in Krødsherad (Right Page, Third Column, Bottom of the Page):

13 Trint: Sond: Khered Ole Johanson g Inge Aandersdtr.

https://media.digitalarkivet.no/view/8501/41935/33 

 

Death of Inger Andersdatter 2 Apr 1786 (Right Page, First Column, Bottom of the Page)  - Did not find a probate

D 2 April begravet ... Inger Olsdatter Finnevollen ... 80 aar

https://media.digitalarkivet.no/view/8502/41937/13

 

Endret Lørdag 23:35 av Dylan Simon

[Grethe Flood]

Here is an overview over the census (male register) 1701 - censuses from several parts of Norway are lacking - including Buskerud county:

https://www.digitalarkivet.no/en/search/sources?s=&from=&to=&format=all&archive_key=&jt[]=38

 

Here is the contents of the 1701 census for Solør, Østerdal og Odal fogderi. Larvik grevskap:

https://media.digitalarkivet.no/ft/contents/38449

Ringerike og Hallingdal fogderi - mangler = is lacking 

 

[Dylan Simon]

Thank you! Looks like I may have found most of the evidence as it seems there are necessary records missing