Born about 1640 since 61 years old in census 1701[1]
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Categories: Vindafjord, Rogaland, Norway
https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Space:Norway_Project_Naming_Conventions Last Name at Birth (LNAB)
The Patronym as LNAB is the default rule for most Norwegians born before the legal requirements for surnames.
Agreed Norwegian WikiTree standard to use patronym as LNAB