1. Ole Kristian (Ole Christian) TORKILSEN was born 1, 2 on 07 Apr 1845 in Skiptvet, Østfold, Norway. He was christened 3 on 20 Apr 1845 in Skiptvet, Østfold, Norway. He died 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 on 14 Aug 1913 in Norsewood, Tararua, New Zealand. He was buried 10, 11, 12, 13 on 17 Aug 1913 in Norsewood Cemetery, Norsewood, Tararua, New Zealand. Ole was employed 14, 15 as a settler, wood splitter, farmer. He emigrated 16, 17 on 31 May 1872 from Kristiania (now Oslo), Norway, aboard SS "Høvding". He immigrated on 01 Sep 1872 to Napier, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand. He was naturalized on 19 Apr 1884 in Norsewood, Tararua, New Zealand. He had a will probated 18 in 1913 in High Court, Palmerston North, Manawatu, New Zealand.
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Ole married 1, 2 Maren Helene (Maren Helena) SEVERSEN in 1871 in Norway. Maren was born 3 about 1840 in Norway. She died 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 on 17 Sep 1907 in Norsewood, Tararua, New Zealand. She was buried 10, 11, 12, 13 on 19 Sep 1907 in Norsewood Cemetery, Norsewood, Tararua, New Zealand. Maren emigrated 14, 15 on 31 May 1872 from Kristiania (now Oslo), Norway, aboard SS "Høvding". She immigrated on 01 Sep 1872 to Napier, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand. She was employed 16 as domestic duites.
They had the following children:
+ 2 M i Thorval Christian OLSEN (TORKELSEN) 3 M ii Charles Ole TORKILSEN was born 1 in 1873 in Norsewood, Tararua, New Zealand. He died 2, 3, 4, 5 on 11 Jul 1947 in Norsewood, Tararua, New Zealand. He was buried 6, 7, 8 in Norsewood Cemetery, Norsewood, Tararua, New Zealand. 4 M iii Karl Oscar Marinius TORKELSEN was born 1 about 1874 in New Zealand. [Notes] + 5 M iv Anton Wilhelm ("Willie") TORKILSEN + 6 F v Ovene Mathilde (Matilda) TORKELSEN 7 M vi John Lewis HANSEN (TORKILSEN) was born 1, 2 on 12 Jun 1894 in Norsewood, Tararua, New Zealand. He died 3, 4, 5, 6 on 15 Sep 1916 in Somme, France. The cause of death was killed in action (WWI). He was buried 7, 8 in 1916 in France. He had other parents. John served in the military 9, 10 WWI. [Notes]