Ester Aanensdatter Hovland/Lønning (1810 - 1875)

Ester Aanensdatter was born 1810 on Hovland farm, Bømlo, Hordaland County, Norway. She died 31 Oct. 1875(# 28) on Lønning farm, Tysvær, Rogaland County, Norway. She was daugther of Aanen Jørgensen Teigland and Ingeborg Omundsdatter Øklansdsnes. Ester married Rasmus Albrigtsen Hillestveit on 1 July 1827(# 10) in Bømlo church, Bømlo, Hordaland County, Norway. They had 9 children:

1. Aanen Rasmussen, b. 9 Jan. 1829(# 8), d. 25 May 1908(# 4), m. 27 Nov. 1856(# 9), Sophie Sjursdatter Søndenå.
2. Martha Rasmusdatter, b. 25 Jan. 1832(# 8), d. 2 Oct. 1920(# 4), m. 19 June 1857(# 7), Anders Johannessen Rød.
3. Ingeborg Rasmusdatter, b. 5 June 1834(# 91), b. 10 Nov. 1879, m. 23 June 1854(# 9), Albrigt Jacobsen Askeland.
4. Sara Rasmusdatter, b. 20 Nov. 1836(# 150), d. 2 Aug. 1894(# 8), m. 25 July 1864(# 10),Christopher Christophersen Haaland.
5. Knut Rasmussen, b. 10 Jan. 1841(# 11), m. 7 Oct. 1867(# 8), Kari Ellingsdatter Hersdal.
6. Ester Rasmusdatter, b. 22 Oct. 1844(# 151),
7. Albrigt Rasmussen, b. 20 Apr. 1848(# 73), d. 1941, m. 8 Sep. 1873(# 10), Berthe Serine Tollefsdatter Hundsnes.
8. Lovise Rasmusdatter, b. 2 Mar. 1851(# 44),
9. Laurits Rasmussen, b. 15 Oct. 1853(# 50),

In the 1865 census Ester was living on Lønning farm, Tysvær, Rogaland County, Norway together with her husband and their children. 1)

1) SAB, Finnås sokneprestembete, SAB/A-99925/H/Ha/Haa/Haaa/L0004Parish register (official) no. A 4, 1804-1830, p. 34.
SAST, Tysvær sokneprestkontor, SAST/A -101864/H/Ha/Hab/L0003Parish register (copy) no. B 3, 1868-1882.
SAB, Finnås sokneprestembete, SAB/A-99925/H/Ha/Haa/Haaa/L0005Parish register (official) no. A 5, 1823-1835, p. 270.