Third Generation :: Notes
11. Ole Hjalmar TORKELSEN (OLSEN)
One of first settlers at Norsewood, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand.
Ole Hjalmar known as "Holy Pyjamas" in family. (Source: Derek OLSEN (Australia), eMail, 22 Feb 2008.)
Other possible children:
1902/7316 Olsen Clara Myrtle Mary Ole
1906/6834 Olsen John Hans Andreas Mary Ole
Mary Berte FINDSEN
One of first settlers at Norsewood, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand.
64. Leslie Albert ("Mick") OLSEN
Born in the cottage restored by Vince MORTENSEN. Leslie was known in Norsewood as "Mary's boy". (Source: Derek OLSEN (Australia), eMail, 03 May 2005.) Leslie was an only child. (Source: Derek OLSEN (Australia), eMail, 22 Feb 2008.)
12. Arthur TORKELSEN (OLSEN)
One of first settlers at Norsewood, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand.
21. Thora (Tora) KNUDSDATTER AULI (ANDERSEN)
Named after her paternal grandmother.
When Hans died, Thora moved to a smaller cottage opposite their house in Gundersen Road.
Thora's last few years were lived with her daughter, Mabel, in Auckland.
Hans BERTELSEN (GUNDERSEN)
Hans and his wife, Thora, conversed in Norwegian.
Bush Advocate, Volume XX, Issue 1020, 7 May 1908, Page 4.
"Mr W.M. THOMSON has disposed of his property in Garfield, South Norsewood, to Mr Hans GUNDERSEN."
Farmed at Gundries Road, Garfield, Norsewood, Tararua, New Zealand.
Hans and Thora moved to a house, on what is now known as Gundersen Road, when their son, Ken, took over the farm.
68. Bernhard ("Bert") GUNDERSEN
Bernhard was a veteran of the Gallipoli campaign. He returned uninjured. While in Europe, he met up with his uncles, Robert ANDERSEN and Ole ANDERSEN, before they were killed. Farmed near Dannevirke, Tararua, New Zealand.
69. Kenneth Robert ("Ken") GUNDERSEN
Ken joined the army, but did not travel overseas. Ken took over his parents' farm at Gundries Road, Garfield, Norsewood, Tararua, New Zealand. Farmed at Ruawai, North Auckland, New Zealand. (Personal Correspondence: Bev CORBETT (New Zealand), letter, 16 Mar 2007.)
70. Minnie GUNDERSEN
Lived in Ormondville, Tararua, New Zealand. (Personal Correspondence: Bev CORBETT (New Zealand), letter, 16 Mar 2007.)
71. Hector Gustave GUNDERSEN
Farmed in Norsewood District, and on the family farm.
Brian William JENKINS
Farmed at Riwaka, Tasman, New Zealand.
22. Anne (Anna ("Annie")) KNUDSDATTER AULI (ANDERSEN)
May have married George CHRISTENSEN.
86. Walter Vincent ("Vince") MORTENSEN
MORTENSEN, Vincent Walter: closed insolvency file, 1957-1957, Ministry of Economic Development, Napier Regional Office (Archway).
Ida Thelma NEWTON
Previously married to Allen Gordon WHALE.
38. Sigur ERICKSEN
Sigur and Bertha worked on a sheep station out of Mokau.
They went off to Fiji in the 1920's along with a Just MORTENSEN and his daughter, Iris, where they helped establish a sawmill and introduced Fijians to rugby.
93. Cyril Godfrey ERICKSEN
Of Dargaville, Northland, New Zealand.
40. Nellie ERICKSEN
Family Search has Nellie ERICKSEN, b. Nov 1888. Not sure if there were 2 daughters named Nellie, or not.
James Merryfield LEAN
James was on the reserves list for WWI but was not called up.
Clarence Martindale SMITH
Clarence married (1) Anne Emilie ("Annie") ERICKSEN, then (2) Nellie LEAN (nee ERICKSEN). These 2 women were first cousins.
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