Finnestad Ancestry

Here is the 1926 Canada census for Celia (Derdall) Finnestad, widow of Bert Finnestad. Celia (Sikke) was living with their children, Oscar, George, Selma as well as Celia's mother, Karen.  They are listed on lines 10 - 14. The Finnestad family was living in the municipality and village of Rudy, District 22 (Long Lake), sub-district 77 (Townships 30 and 31 in range 6 and 7, west of the third meridian, lying east of the South Saskatchewan River), Saskatchewan province, Canada.

Rasmus Finnestad, son of Mari (Iversdatter) and Ole Finnestad was living near his sister-in-law Celia (Derdall) Finnestad in 1921.  Celia (Sikke) Finnestad and her children, Oscar, George, Minnie, Charlotte and Selma were living in the municipality of Rudy, district 218 (Last Mountain, which was district 20 in previous census records), sub-district 60 (Townships 28, 29 and 30 in range 7, west of the third Meridian), Saskatchewan province, Canada.    Celia was no longer working but her sons Oscar and George continued to work the farm. Celia and family can be found on lines 3 - 8. Living a few houses away was Rasmus Finnestad and wife Carrie (Derdall) and two of their children Olaf and Mable Bell and the family of Mabel, husband Edward Bell and their children, Vivian and Corrine. Rasmus and family can be found on page 1,  lines 47 - 50 and page 2, lines 1 - 3. According to the census, Mabel and family moved from Iowa to Canada in 1915.   I...

Bert Finnestad, son of Mari (Iversdatter) and Ole Finnestad had passed away 2 years prior to the Canada census of 1916.    His wife, Celia (Derdall) Finnestad was living in District 20 (Last Mountain), sub-district 12 (Townships 29 and 30, ranges 5, 6 and 7, west of third meridian, including the villages of Glenside and Broderick), Saskatchewan province, Canada with their children, Oscar, George, Minnie, Charlotte and Selma. The Finnestad family is found at the bottom of page 16, lines 46 - 50 and continuing on page 17 line 1.    Celia continued to work the family farm with the help of Oscar and George.