Finnestad Ancestry

A few years ago I had posted  a transcription of the 1865 Norway census for Ole Olson Finnestad and Mari Iversdatter Nordskår and family.   The weblink to that census has since been broken but I have tracked down a copy of the original document. This census was from the municipality 1103, Hetland and the parish of Frue in Rogaland county.    In addition to Ole and Mari, their children Serina (Sarah), Iverdine (Dina), Bertha, Rachel, Ole Jr, Mary, Bert and Rasmus were living on the Finnestad farm.    Eldest daughter Elizabeth had married and were living elsewhere in the Stavanger area. Ole raised horse, cattle and sheep as well as harvested barley, oats and potatoes on the Finnestad farm.

From the Rogaland County records of the Hjelmeland/Fister parish official records, a copy of Ole and Mari's wedding record. If you look under 1844, the 4th entry, you will find Ole Olson and Mari Iversdatter. It is difficult to read the gothic script but it appears that Skaar was listed after both of their names, leading me to believe that was the farm (document to the right, Nord-Skaar) that both may have lived on during the time of their marriage.