Ragnhild Olsdatter (1853 - )

Ragnhild Olsdatter was born May 22, 1853 on the cotters place Lidi, Kvamsdal farm, Masfjorden in Hordaland County, Norway. She was daughter of Ola Rasmussen and Martha Andersdatter. Ragnhild married June 25, 1880, Andreas Rasmussen Hope, b. 1841, d. April 26, 1933. They had 8 children:

1. Olina Andreassen b. Nov. 26, 1880, m. Lars Langøy, Austrheim.
2. Ola Andreassen b. 1882, d. 1882.
3. Ola Martin Andreassen b. March 12, 1884. Emigrated from Bergen to Iowa, America, Apr. 06, 1911.
4. Randina Andreassen b. Nov. 22, 1885, m. Titlestad. They were living in Bergen.
5. Karina Andreassen b. Jan. 21, 1888, m. Ludvig Julius Johansen.
6. Marta Andreassen b. May 10, 1890, d. May 06, 1975.
7. Arne Andreassen b. June 11, 1892, m. Lina Larsdatter Langøy.
8. Kaspar Andreassen b. Oct. 04, 1895, d. March 22, 1964.

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 and 316.
Digitalarkivet: Census 1900.