Ancestor Chart

Ola Rasmussen (1815 - 1906)

Ola Rasmussen was born in 1815 on the place Teigane on Kvamsdal farm, Masfjorden in Hordaland County, Norway. He died March 05, 1906 on Kvamsdallien farm in Masfjorden. He was son of Rasmus Olsen and Marta Hansdatter. Ola married Martha Andersdatter, February 07, 1843. They had 3 children:

1. Synneve Olsdatter b. 1843, Kvamsdal.
2. Gjertrud Olsdatter b. 1846, Kvamsdal, d. January 08, 1904.
3. Ragnhild Olsdatter b. May 22, 1853, Kvamsdal.

The census of 1900 tells us that the following people were living in Kvamsdalslien farm:

Nils Rognaldsen Kvamsdal, married, tenant, farmer, born 1841 in Masfjorden.
Synneve Olsdatter, married, born 1843 in Masfjorden.
Rasmus Nilsen, unmarried, born 1877, fisherman in northern Norway (herring).
Martha Nilsdatter, unmarried, born 1775.
Ola Nilsen, unmarried, born 1881, fisherman (herring).
Ola Rasmussen, born 1815, (Synneve and Ragnhilds father).
Ragnhild Olsdatter, married, wife of a tenant, Synneves sister. 1)

1) Lars Nordland: Masfjordboka, bind 1, page 276 - 277.
Digitalarkivet: Census 1900.