Need help reading Norwegian criminal records
I found two record, and was able to read enough to know this is my relative: Karl Sem Sørensen - 5709 in the photo page (bottom L).
Do either of them tell WHY he was incarcerated, and when it started/ended? (any other interesting tidbits would also be welcome!)
photo with caption: https://media.digitalarkivet.no/view/58525/78
detailed text record: https://media.digitalarkivet.no/view/75916/226
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@Liv Anderson2 There's a lot here, I'd love to see how you interpret it.
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Hi, here is a rough translation. It would be great for @Liv Anderson2 to take a look at it too. I tried looking up the chapter and section of the law he broke and it seems that his crime was fornication with a young girl. It also seems that his original sentence of one year was lessened.
Karl Sem Sørensen
Born legitimately in Hetland on the 8th of December 1867 to the parents,
tenant Enok Sørensen Ropstad and his wife Serine As-
Bjørnsdatter. [Karl is] Single, childless, and a foreman at a box factory.
Confirmed in Stavanger 1883, home residence Bergen.
By Bergens “meddoms” court sentenced on the 1st October
1898 for crime towards Penal law chapter
18 section 19, first offense, given 1 year labor punishment. According to
Penal procedural code 475 ___ (I believe this says three days were taken off)
On the 9th of October 1898 he came into Bods prison
to fulfill 9 months and 28 days
Released 6 August 1899
2nd page
_____ (Karl) is 39 years old and quite short. He moved with
his parents to Stavanger, where he remained until 19 years
of age. Then, he traveled to Hamburg, where he worked for 9 years
at a carpentry factory. He came from there Fall 1895
to Bergen, where he later resided and became
foreman in a box factory. He has good health. Has
not been a soldier. He has been moderate in drinking.
A brother has been sentenced to prison.
No one in the family is insane.
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Carol. This is an interesting story.
Underneath his prison picture. Karl Sem Sørensen born 8 December 1867 in Hetland. 1.81 i believe is his height 1 meter 81 centimeter, blond hair, blue eyes, middle build …… until 6 August 1899. Where he has according to the Bergen law completed a sentence of 8 month of hard labor …. Steft. 18-19.
2nd link.
Karl Sem Sørensen born legitimate in Hetland 8 December 1867 to parents tenant farmer Enok Sørensen Rapstad and wife Serine Asbjørnsdatter. He is unmarried, has not fathered any children. He is a foreman at a Kassefabrikk (kasse can mean a cash register, or a box, case, and fabrikk means factory).
He was confirmed in Stavanger in 1883, but now lies in Bergen.
1 October 1898 he was judged by the law chapter 18 &19 for a crime according to law no. 475 for 1 year hard labor less 3 days.
9 October 1898 he entered the Bodsfengsel (Boods prison) for 9 months and 28 days.
Released 6 August 1899.
He is now age 30, as a young boy, he moved with his parents to Stavanger, where he stayed until he was age 19. At that time he went to Hamburg where he stayed for 9 years working as a carpenter at a factory.
He returned to Bergen in the fall of 1895, where he later supported himself as a foreman at at a Kassefabrikk (case, box factory).
He has good health. Has not ever been in the military. He is careful to not drink much alcohol.
He has a brother who has served time in prison.
No one in his family has ever suffered from mental health.
10 December 1898
8 April 1899 moved up (oppflytted) better place? Has to pay Kr. 0,06 for breaking a butter cup
3 June 1899 He is a good worker and is neat and clean graded very well
28 July 1899 Has to pay Kr. 0,06 for intentionally having broken a butter cup.
6 August 1899 he is a very good carpenter.
The minister graded his ability to read, understanding of the Lutheran religion, and writing where he received a god grade before he left prison.
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Is there a way to find out what crime he did?
I wonder if it might be adultery. He had a child born in May 1899, just a few months before he got out - the mother was then married to someone else. (L5KG-ZDL)
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I found TWO "mug shots" of his brother Anders Johan Sørensen (Rapstad) f/ 24 Sept 1871- both AFTER Karl was released. First was in a record for 1901-1902 (https://media.digitalarkivet.no/view/58527/72), 2nd was 1913-1915 (https://media.digitalarkivet.no/view/58534/37).
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