Descendants of Ole CHRISTOPHERSEN LEKVAMB (CHRISTOFFERSEN)

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1. Ole CHRISTOPHERSEN LEKVAMB (CHRISTOFFERSEN)

¹Personal Correspondence: Kerry BUNTING (Australia), eMail, 17 Apr 2007.
"Ole CHRISTOFFERSEN
Born : 13/9/1830 in Odalen, Norway
Died : 16/7/1911 in Norsewood, NZ."

²Family Search.
Occasionally corrupted characters are found in FamilySearch.org records. They may be deciphered as follows:
à= Ø (upper case); ø = ø (lower case); Ã¥ = å (lower case); æ = æ (lower case); é = é (lower case); ä = ä (lower case); ö = ö (lower case).
"Ole Kristoffersen Leikvang
Birth: 13 Sep 1830 ÃÂstre Leikvang, S-Odal, Hedmark, Norge
Christening: 19 Sep 1830 S-Odal, Hedmark, Norge
Father: Kristoffer Haraldsen Skårer
Mother: Eli Olsdatter Skårer."
http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/PRF/individual_record.asp?recid=1280690803.

³Parish Register: Hedmark fylke, Strøm (Odalen), Ministerialbok nr. 5 (1811-1849), Page 53, Christening (see 19 Nov, RHS), 1830.
This is a scanned image of the original parish register.
"Ole."
http://www.arkivverket.no/URN:kb_read?idx_kildeid=9145&idx_id=9145&uid=ny&idx_side=-55
Parents (married): Christopher HARALDS. LEQVANG and Eli OLSD.

⁴Parish Register: Hedmark fylke, Strøm (Odalen), Ministerialbok nr. 5 (1811-1849), Page 53, Christening (see 19 Nov, RHS), 1830.
http://www.arkivverket.no/URN:kb_read?idx_kildeid=9145&idx_id=9145&uid=ny&idx_side=-55
As above.

⁵Tararua District Council, Tararua District Council Online Cemetery Search.
"Internal Plot No: 3496 Last: Christoffersen First: Ole
Cemetery: Norsewood Last Address:
Section: Main Age: 81 DOB: 13/09/1830
Block: 4 Person Classification: Adult
Section/Plot Number: Occupation:
Grave: Marital Status: Unknown Religion:
Row Alpha: 3

Date of Death: 16/07/1911 Number of Burials: 1
Date of Funeral/Burial: 19/07/1911 Time of Funeral/Burial:
Burial Warrant Number: Funeral Director:
Interment Type: Funeral Officiator:
Depth:

Comments: Index No 131 & B213 & Nswd Promotions/B Ridgway, Pioneer Block 2, Old plot. Headstone."
http://www.tararuadc.govt.nz/asp/cemeteries_details.asp?menu=ce&plotid=3496&Editok=Y.

⁶Personal Correspondence: Kerry BUNTING (Australia), eMail, 17 Apr 2007.
As above.

⁷Tararua District Council, Tararua District Council Online Cemetery Search.
http://www.tararuadc.govt.nz/asp/cemeteries_details.asp?menu=ce&plotid=3496&Editok=Y
As above.

⁸Headstone.
"Ole CHRISTOFFERSEN born 13 September 1830 died 16 July 1911, also Karine CHRISTOFFERSEN died 3 January 1929 aged 80 years, thy will be done.".

⁹1865 Norwegian Census (Digitalarkivet).
"486 21 1 Ole Kristoffers. Lekvamb Husfader Arbeider g 35 m Odalen."
http://digitalarkivet.uib.no/cgi-win/webcens.exe?slag=visbase&sidenr=2&filnamn=f60402&gardpostnr=41&personpostnr=486&spraak=e&merk=486#ovre.

¹⁰Emigrants from Kristiania/Christiania (Oslo), Norway (Digitalarkivet).
- | Harbour | No. | Year | Day | Given name | Last name | Sex | Status | Occupation | Age | Residence | Destination | Remarks | Foreigners | Freight | Line.
"25051 Oslo 362A 1872 30 Ole Christoffersen m G Arb. - 43 Kristiania New Zealand 1231 Norsk œ 24,- Høvding."
http://digitalarkivet.uib.no/cgi-win/webcens.exe?slag=visbase&sidenr=3&filnamn=EMIOSLO&gardpostnr=25051&spraak=e&merk=25051#ovre.

¹¹1872 "Høvding" Passenger List, www.norsewoodcemetery.co.nz/ships/1872-hovding-passenger-list.php.
Departed Kristiania/Christiania (now Oslo), Norway, on 31 May 1872. Arrived Napier, New Zealand, on 15 Sep 1872. Captain C. B. Berg.
Roll call taken aboard ship.
"CHRISTOFFERSEN Ole 43 Male Interior late Christiania Labourer 24 " " [£24]."
Assisted immigrant: promisory note of £24 for passage.

Maren GUDMUNDSDATTER

¹Parish Register: not available online, 28 Apr 2008.
www.arkivverket.no/URN:kb_read.

²Personal Correspondence: Kerry BUNTING (Australia), eMail, 17 Apr 2007.
"Maren Gudmundsdatter
Born 1832 in Brandvald, Norway
Died :
Married :."

³1865 Norwegian Census (Digitalarkivet).
"487 22 Maren Gudmundsd. Husmoder Konen g 34 k Brandvald."
http://digitalarkivet.uib.no/cgi-win/webcens.exe?slag=visbase&sidenr=2&filnamn=f60402&gardpostnr=41&personpostnr=487&spraak=e&merk=487#ovre.

3. Karen OLSDATTER (CHRISTOFFERSEN)

¹Parish Register: Hedmark fylke, Vinger, Ministerialbok nr. 11 (1862-1870), Page 38, Christening no. 134, 1863.
This is a scanned image of the original parish register.
"Karen OLSDTR."
http://www.arkivverket.no/URN:kb_read?idx_kildeid=8868&idx_id=8868&uid=ny&idx_side=-42
Parents (married): Ole CHRISTOPHERSEN... Kongsvinger and Maren GUDMUNDSDATTER.

²Personal Correspondence: Kerry BUNTING (Australia), eMail, 17 Apr 2007.
"Karen
Born : 1863
Died :."

³1865 Norwegian Census (Digitalarkivet).
"489 24 Karen Olsd. Datter ug 3 k Kongsvinger."
http://digitalarkivet.uib.no/cgi-win/webcens.exe?slag=visbase&sidenr=2&filnamn=f60402&gardpostnr=41&personpostnr=489&spraak=e&merk=489#ovre.

Karine ENGEBRETSDATTER

¹Family Search.
Occasionally corrupted characters are found in FamilySearch.org records. They may be deciphered as follows:
à= Ø (upper case); ø = ø (lower case); Ã¥ = å (lower case); æ = æ (lower case); é = é (lower case); ä = ä (lower case); ö = ö (lower case).
"CARINE INGEBRETSEN
Christening: 06 APR 1849 Nittedal, Akershus, Norway
Father: ENGEBRET OLSEN
Mother: INGER MARIA CHRISTENSDR."
http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/IGI/individual_record.asp?recid=100086474169&lds=1®ion=12&frompage=99.

²Parish Register: Akershus fylke, Nittedal, Ministerialbok nr. 4 (1836-1849), Page 109, Christening no. 15, 1849.
This is a scanned image of the original parish register.
"Carine."
http://www.arkivverket.no/URN:kb_read?idx_kildeid=7626&idx_id=7626&uid=ny&idx_side=-95
Parents (married): Engebret OLSEN and Inger Marie CHRISTENSDATTER ?KIRKEBYEID.

³Personal Correspondence: Kerry BUNTING (Australia), eMail, 17 Apr 2007.
"Karine ENGEBRETSEN
Christened: 6/4/1849 at Hakadalen, Nittedal, Akerhaus, Norway
Died : 3/1/1929 in Norsewood, NZ
Married :."

⁴Family Search.
http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/IGI/individual_record.asp?recid=100086474169&lds=1®ion=12&frompage=99
As above.

⁵Parish Register: Akershus fylke, Nittedal, Ministerialbok nr. 4 (1836-1849), Page 109, Christening no. 15, 1849.
http://www.arkivverket.no/URN:kb_read?idx_kildeid=7626&idx_id=7626&uid=ny&idx_side=-95
As above.

⁶Tararua District Council, Tararua District Council Online Cemetery Search.
"Internal Plot No: 3494 Last: Christoffersen First: Karine/Kariane
Cemetery: Norsewood Last Address:
Section: Main Age: 80 DOB:
Block: PB2 Person Classification: Adult
Section/Plot Number: Occupation:
Grave: Marital Status: Unknown Religion:
Row Alpha:

Date of Death: 3/01/1929 Number of Burials: 1
Date of Funeral/Burial: 6/01/1929 Time of Funeral/Burial:
Burial Warrant Number: Funeral Director:
Interment Type: Funeral Officiator:
Depth:

Comments: Index No 301 & B213 & Nswd Promotions/B Ridgway, Pioneer Block 2, Old plot. Headstone."
http://www.tararuadc.govt.nz/asp/cemeteries_details.asp?menu=ce&plotid=3494&Editok=Y.

⁷New Zealand Registrar-General's Office, New Zealand Death Index (microfiche), Folio no. 1929/367.
(Yr/No.) This information can be used to order Death Registration Printout (photocopy/printout of original registration) and/or Death Certificate (transcript from original record).
"CHRISTOFFERSEN Karina 367."
Registered at Norsewood, Mar quarter, 1929.

⁸Tararua District Council, Tararua District Council Online Cemetery Search.
http://www.tararuadc.govt.nz/asp/cemeteries_details.asp?menu=ce&plotid=3494&Editok=Y
As above.

⁹Headstone.
"Ole CHRISTOFFERSEN born 13 September 1830 died 16 July 1911, also Karine CHRISTOFFERSEN died 3 January 1929 aged 80 years, thy will be done."

¹⁰Emigrants from Kristiania/Christiania (Oslo), Norway (Digitalarkivet).
- | Harbour | No. | Year | Day | Given name | Last name | Sex | Status | Occupation | Age | Residence | Destination | Remarks | Foreigners | Freight | Line.
"25052 Oslo 362B 1872 30 Karine ENGEBRETSEN f G - - 22 Kristiania New Zealand 1232 Norsk œ 24,- Høvding."
http://digitalarkivet.uib.no/cgi-win/webcens.exe?slag=visbase&sidenr=3&filnamn=EMIOSLO&gardpostnr=25052&spraak=e&merk=25052#ovre.

¹¹1872 "Høvding" Passenger List, www.norsewoodcemetery.co.nz/ships/1872-hovding-passenger-list.php.
Departed Kristiania/Christiania (now Oslo), Norway, on 31 May 1872. Arrived Napier, New Zealand, on 15 Sep 1872. Captain C. B. Berg.
Roll call taken aboard ship.
"CHRISTOFFERSEN Karine 22 Female."
Assisted immigrant.

¹²Parish Register: Oslo fylke, Gamle Aker, Ministerialbok nr. 3 (1865-1873), Page 288, Emigration no. 25 (RHS), 1872.
This is a scanned image of the original parish register.
"25. 5-72 Karen INGEBRETS 1849 Australien."
http://www.arkivverket.no/URN:kb_read?idx_kildeid=595&idx_id=595&uid=ny&idx_side=-287
Listed as emigarting on her own. Suggests she may have married Ole immediately prior to emigration.

6. Emil Martinus (Martin) CHRISTOFFERSEN

¹Personal Correspondence: Kerry BUNTING (Australia), eMail, 17 Apr 2007.
"Emil Martinus
(Martin)
Born : 1873
Died :
Never married."

12. Harold Otto ("Harry") CHRISTOFFERSEN

¹Personal Correspondence: Kerry BUNTING (Australia), eMail, 17 Apr 2007.
"Harold Otto (Harry)
Born : 1884
Died :
Married Ethel Collins (no issue)."

Ethel COLLINS

¹Personal Correspondence: Kerry BUNTING (Australia), eMail, 17 Apr 2007.

13. Christian Oliver CHRISTOFFERSEN

¹Personal Correspondence: Kerry BUNTING (Australia), eMail, 17 Apr 2007.
"Christian Oliver
Born : 1889
Died :
Never married."