Olaus Ellingsen NESS

Other Events and Attributes:

• Confirmation: 1830, Verdal, Nord-Trøndelag, Norway

Notes:

He took over the Vinne farm. He and Gjertrud had nine children.

In the 1865 Norwegian census, he and his family live on Vinne where he is owner. All nine of their children are unmarried and live on the farm with Elling, 51, and Gjertru, 50.

Elling married Gjertrud Larsdatter SUNDBY in 1842. Gjertrud (daughter of Lars Bardosen VESTER-SUNDBY and Marta Sivertsdatter SUNDBY) was born in 1816 in Verdal, Nord-Trøndelag, Norway. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

His descendants still live on the Ness farm in Verdal.

In the 1801 census, he and his wife and daughter live on Næss Vestre.

Ole and his brother Halvor ran Vesterness from 1797 or so until 1803 when Halvor bought part of Vesterness from Ole for 899 Riksdaler. The new farm was assessed in 1805, at which time, presumably, the independent existence of the new farm, initially called Southern Vesterness, later to be called Millomness, was established. Halvor received full title to the land on August 8, 1807. At that point, Halvor would run the Millomness farm and his brother Ole would run what remained of the original Vestnerness farm.

In addition to the farm, Nina says that Ole was also a janitor for some organization or establishment.

Ole died in 1820 and was declared bankrupt, a financial event that required Halvor to give up Millomness. According to Nina, Ole’s farm did not have many animals and the debt was large. The farm’s value was 800 spdl.

There was not a west Ness farm in the 1865 Norwegian census, only Næss mellem and Næss østre.

Ole married Sara Olsdatter LENNES. Sara was born in 1773 in Verdal, Nord-Trøndelag, Norway. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

In the 1801 Norwegian census, she was Sara Olsdtr, age 27, living with her husband and daughter on Næss Vestre.

Ole and Sara had six children.

Birth:
Lennesvald

Lars married Marta Sivertsdatter SUNDBY. Marta was born in 1784 in Verdal, Nord-Trøndelag, Norway. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Birth:
Skrove

Notes:

Nina refers to his Ness as “West.”

The Ness story according to Nina (as is 99% of the old Ness information here):

The Ness farm had been a mail-coach station for years, probably hundreds of years. (The successor Østerness farm would continue to be a mail-coach station.) Before 1698 the Ness farm had been considered church property; after that date, it was owned by its users. Up until 1777, there was only one Ness farm (Farm No. 118). In August of 1777, Ole Olsen (this Ole’s father, Ole 18597, born in 1710) divided Ness into Vesterness (West Ness, Farm No. 118-1) and Østerness (East Ness) with Vesterness being twice the size of Østerness. After the division, this Ole (18595) took over operation of Vesterness. After Ole 18595 died in 1798, his two older sons, Ole 18914 and Halvor ran Vesterness together.

In 1805, Vesterness was divided in half to create Millomness (Middle Ness, Farm No. 118-2). Halvor would run Millomness and Ole 18914 would run the other half which would continue to be called Vesterness.

Died:
Vester Ness

Ole married Marit Halvorsdatter LUNDEN in 1774. Marit (daughter of Halvor Andersen BORGEN and Ingeborg Amundsdatter GUDDING) was born on 31 Dec 1747 in Verdal, Nord-Trøndelag, Norway; died in 1788 in Norway. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Ole and this Marit had five children.

Birth:
Lunden on Ness

Died:
Ness Vestre