Where do I go to find a birth certificate for my great-grandmother born in Norway?
My paternal great-grandmother: Anna Wold, was born in Sept. 1845 in Norway and then emigrated to Iowa with her parents, not sure exactly when. Her father: Syver Olson Wold born in Voss Kommune Hordaland Fylke, Norway (1811-1880) died in Minnesota, and her mother Ingeborg Bardschatter Skutle born in Voss Kommune Hordaland Fylke, Norway (1802-1873) died in Iowa. I can't find any birth certificate for Anna and was wondering where I should look for a certificate from Norway, what website or source would you suggest?
Thank you,
Kip
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Hi Kip,
You don't say where you have looked for a birth certificate for Anna. But the place to start is Digitalarkivet, the link to which is off to the right in blue. The list is long so you'll have to look through it carefully.
BTW, Kommune and Fylke are not part of the place name. Kommune means 'municipality, township' while fylke means 'county.'
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Is this the mother's birth entry?:
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Thank Fritz,
I was unable to get help at the Family HIstory library that day as the Scandanavian assistants were gone to Conference, but I was told to write on this forum to ask my question. I am going to look at your two links. I appreciate your help!
Kip
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Ok, well considering that my Norwegian is non-existent, and the writing is fancy but difficult to read, I think I see an Anna with parents whose names seem right if I am reading the writing correctly on line 219, tho Ingeborg's last name seems only half right at least as far as I can read it.
Unfortunately, the 1802 record is not as clearly laid out as the 1845 record. Do you happen to be able to read the headings? That would help a bit. I tried to Google translate but I would guess what I wrote down as the Norwegian wasn't actually the spelling. and I am not sure where Ingeborg's name is written down in the mass of writing on that record, could you give me a clue?
thank you for your help.
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For the headings, see this link to the FS wiki:
I think you will find what you are looking for.
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As as the names go in the entry for Anna, I see
Father: Sjur Olsen Wold
Mother: Ingeborg ??datter. I think it might be Niels- or Niels-.
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BTW, I am NOT telling you that the documents that I have provided ARE your people. I have just found some that look promising. You will have to evaluate the evidence and decide for sure if these are your folks.
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I realize that you are NOT telling me that the documents show my relatives, I have to get the names down and go from there to see if there are any other documents that will confirm and then go from there. Thank you!
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