Finnestad Ancestry

The Finnestad lot purchased by Ole Olson Søndenå in 1862 from Bjørn Larsen was located northwest of Stavanger on the western coast of Norway.      Here is a map of the area from 1866 four years after that transaction. 1866 - Stavanger 1866 - Finnestad Here is a map from 1919 many years after Ole Olson Søndenå and Mari Iversdatter Nordskår had already left Norway for America. 1919 - Stavanger This aerial photo details the property boundaries in 1937 including the previously owned property of Ole Olson Søndenå which was merged with a neighboring property. Here is a plat map of the property in 1937. A note on the last name Finnestad.     If your last name is Finnestad it means your ancestor lived on the farm.     For example, Ole Olson Søndenå: Olson represents the son of father Ole (in this case, the first name of son Ole was the same as his father).    Søndenå represents the farm where Ole Olson ...