Kolbein Gudbrand Christensen (1890 - 1968)

Born 11 Jul 1890 in Halvardø, Lødingen, Norge

Ancestors

Died 20 Dec 1968 at age 78 in Oslo, Norge

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Biography

Kolbein was born in 1890 and cristened on 31. August the same year. At this time his parents were living on Halvardø northeast of Øksneshamn in Lødingen, Nordland, Norway. ^[1] The family was registered here in the 1891 census.^[2]

By 1900 his family had moved to Vaaje (Voje), where his father was running a shop and farm. ^[3] At age 15 he was christened on 23. July 1905.^[4] He was still living in the same place in 1910, working as a shop clerk.^[5]

In the 1920 census he is listed at Storhaugen Søndre (Vaage), working in his father's shop and post office. ^[6]

Kolbein died in December 1968 in Oslo and was buried at Voje in Lødingen.^[7][8]

Sources

1. ↑ Scan of church records on Digitalarkivet. SAT/A-1459/872/L1035. Ministerialbok nr. 872A10 Lødingen prgj., page 29, record 26.
2. ↑ RA, Folketelling 1891 for 1851 Lødingen herred, 1891, s. 370, Krets 1, Husliste 40, Person 6.
3. ↑ Folketelling 1900 on Digitalarkivet. Folketelling 1900 for 1851 Lødingen Herred, Krets 2, Bolig 47 Vaaje.
4. ↑ Scan of church records on Digtalarkivet. SAT/A-1459/872/L1036. Ministerialbok nr. 872A11 Lødingen prgj., page 164, record 7.
5. ↑ Folketelling 1910 on Digitalarkivet. Folketelling 1910 for 1851 Lødingen Herred, Krets 2, Bolig 33 Vaage, Storhaugen søndre.
6. ↑ SAT, Folketelling 1920 for 1851 Lødingen herred, 1920, s. 2203, Krets 3, Husliste 16, Person 3
7. ↑ Gravestone photo on disnorge.no. Person ID 4585381
8. ↑ Statens institutt for folkehelse, RA/S-3474, Døde 1951 - 2014, 1968-12-20

• Ellingsen, Charles. Slekten Ellingsen - En gren av slekten Benkestok. Oslo, Norway: Eget forlag, 1990. Person 2488/972.