Individual record
Ragnhild Knutsdater
1801–1875 · 74 years
Life
Notes & Recollections
Her father was a farmer on South Hegge.
Records & Research
Ragnhild Knutsdater (Ragnild Knudsdatter), born 1801 (report: 1801-01-18) at the Hegge farm in Søndre/Sør-Fron parish, Gudbrandsdalen, Oppland, Norway, was the daughter of the farmer Knud Olsen (b. 1756) and Ane (Anne) Olsdatter (b. ~1757). This is firmly confirmed by the 1801 Norwegian census, which records household no. 04 at Hegge in Fron as Knud Olsen (age 45, 'Gaardbruger'/farmer), wife Ane Olsdatter (age 44), and daughter Ragnil Knudsdatter (age 1) alongside older siblings Kari, Sven, Kari, and Ole. She married Iver Olsen (b. 1801) and lived with him at the Haverstad farm in Sør-Fron, where he was the farm owner; the 1865 census records the couple there with several of their children (Ole, Mari, Karen, plus a Kari not named in the report). Parish baptism records appear to name her as mother of children born at Haverstad (1839, 1842, 1846), but this rests on a non-specific search-query citation and is treated as likely rather than confirmed. The 1801 and 1865 census records confirm her parents, birthplace, husband, and several children as given in the family report. The reported marriage (1828) and death (1875) were not located in indexed records and remain report-only.
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The 1801 Norwegian census records household no. 04 at the Hegge farm in Fron (Søndre Fron) prestegjeld, Oppland, as: Knud Olsen (head, age 45, b. ~1756 calculated, 'Gaardbruger'/farmer), his wife Ane Olsdatter (age 44, b. ~1757), and their children Kari Knudsdatter (15), Sven Knudsen (12), Kari Knudsdatter (8), Ole Knudsen (5), and Ragnil Knudsdatter (age 1). This is a three-anchor match to the report: father Knud Olsen (1756) 'a farmer on South Hegge', mother Anne Olsdater (1757), and the subject as an infant at Hegge.
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The 1865 census records Ragnild Knudsdatter (b. 1801, birthplace Søndre Fron parish) as the wife ('hans Kone') of Iver Olsen (b. 1801, head of household, 'Gaardb Selveier'/farm owner) at the Haverstad farm in Sør-Fron, Oppland. This confirms the report's spouse 'Iver Olsen (1801)' on name and birth year, anchored to the subject by her name and birth year 1801.
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The 1865 census household at Haverstad lists three children of Iver Olsen and Ragnild Knudsdatter still at home: Ole Iversen (b. 1830), Mari Iversdatter (b. 1841), and Karn (Karen) Iversdatter (b. 1845), plus Kari Iversdatter (b. 1838). These match the report's children Ole Iversen (1831), Mari Iversdater (1842), and Karen Iversdater (1846) on name and near-year, within the household already confirmed to contain the subject and her spouse.
Differs from the report
birth.place: report says “South Hegge farm”, records indicate “Hegge farm in Fron (Søndre/Sør-Fron) prestegjeld, Gudbrandsdalen, Oppland. Birthplace consistently recorded as 'Søndre Fron' in the 1865 census.”. The report's 'South Hegge farm' is the Hegge farm in Søndre (South) Fron, Gudbrandsdalen — NOT the Hegge in Slidre/Valdres, which surfaced in searches but does not match the family. Verified: the 1801 census places father Knud Olsen ('Gaardbruger'/farmer) with his household at Hegge in Fron, matching the report's note 'her father was a farmer on South Hegge.' census ↗census ↗
Not yet confirmed — probable matches and family lore, shown for research. Treat with caution.
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Sør-Fron / Fron parish church books (baptismal records) appear to name Ragnhild Knudsdatter as the mother (mor) at the Haverstad farm for children baptized 1839-07-28, 1842-02-20, and 1846-10-11; the 1842 and 1846 baptisms would correspond to the report's children Mari Iversdater (1842) and Karen Iversdater (1846). likely
Open questions (6)
- The death record dated 1875-03-07 (report) was not located in indexed Digitalarkivet searches; it should exist in the Sør-Fron parish burial register and remains report-only / unconfirmed. The 1865 census confirms she was alive then.
- The marriage to Iver Olsen on 1828-04-28 (report) was not found as an indexed record; it should appear in the Fron/Sør-Fron parish marriage register c.1828. Place of marriage is unknown.
- The parish baptism finding (children at Haverstad in 1839/1842/1846) was downgraded to 'likely' because it is backed only by a search-query URL, not record-level permalinks. To confirm, locate the specific baptism entries and cite their permanent IDs.
- Report children Embjor Iversdater (1828–1905), Anne Iversdater (1830), Anne Iversdater (1834), and Marit Iversdater (1836) were not separately confirmed; the 1865 census shows a 'Kari Iversdatter b.1838' at Haverstad not listed in the report, and only the children still living at home in 1865 are captured. Earlier-born children had likely left home or died before 1865.
- Iver Olsen's full origin/parentage (report lists him as b.1801) not researched; the 1865 census gives his birthplace as Søndre Fron.
- A separate 'Søndre Hegge' school district exists in Øystre Slidre (Valdres); early searches surfaced it, but it is a different place and was excluded as a false lead.
Sources consulted (7)
- 1801 census for 0518P Fron prestegjeld — Knud Olsen household at Hegge (with Ragnil Knudsdatter, Ane Olsdatter) — VERIFIED by direct fetch · census
- 1865 census for 0519P Sør-Fron — Ragnild Knudsdatter / Iver Olsen household at Haverstad · census
- Digitalarkivet advanced person search — Ragnhild Knudsdatter b.~1801 (parish baptism records as mother at Haverstad) · search
- Digitalarkivet 1801 census search interface · search
- Scanned church books — Slidre Parish, Hegge, Rogne, Volbu (1814-1839) — surfaced as a false lead (Valdres, not the right family) · reference
- FamilySearch wiki — Hegge Parish, Oppland, Norway Genealogy · reference
- Valdres Samband — Bygdebøker (Norwegian Farm Books) reference · reference
Sources
- Mads Ramsbad material.
- church books
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