Person:Olav Sørensson Svindal (2)

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Olav Sørensson Svindal
b.26 Jun 1827 Svindal østre, Grindheim, Vest-Agder, Norway
d.24 May 1885 Svindal østre, Grindheim, Vest-Agder, Norway
Parents and Siblings
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m. 27 Dec 1822
  1. Olav Sørensson Svindal1823 - 1824
  2. Elisabet Sørensdatter Svindal1825 -
  3. Olav Sørensson Svindal1827 - 1885
  4. Anna Sørensdatter Svindal1830 -
  5. Søren Sørensson Svindal1832 - 1909
  6. Randi Sørensdatter Svindal1835 - 1835
  7. Olav Sørensson Svindal1836 - 1892
  8. Tobias Sørensson Svindal1839 -
  9. Randi Sørensdatter Svindal1841 - 1918
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m. 26 Mar 1856
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Facts and Events
Name Olav Sørensson Svindal
Gender Male
Birth[1] 26 Jun 1827 Svindal østre, Grindheim, Vest-Agder, Norway
Baptism[1] 29 Jul 1827 Grindheim, Vest-Agder, Norway
Marriage 26 Mar 1856 Grindheim, Vest-Agder, Norwayto Anna Hansdatter Kylland
Residence 1866 Svindal, Grindheim, Vest-Agder, Norwaywith Anna Hansdatter Kylland
Death[2] 24 May 1885 Svindal østre, Grindheim, Vest-Agder, Norway
Burial[2] 29 May 1885 Grindheim, Vest-Agder, Norway

Apparently it was not uncommon for two living children in the same family to have the same name because of the naming conventions of the time, in which the oldest children in a family were named after their grandparents and the younger after their great-grandparents[3]. Presumably the children had nicknames to differentiate them.

References
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Den Norske kirke. Bjelland prestegjeld (Vest-Agder). Kirkebøker
    1827 baptisms in Grindheim parish (page 58), baptism #11.

    Ole Sørensen Svindal, født den 26 Juni 1827, døpt den 29 Juli 1827, forældrene [parents]: Søren Olsen, Gunvor Sørensdatt. Svindal

  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Den Norske kirke. Bjelland prestegjeld (Vest-Agder). Kirkebøker
    1885 burials in Grindheim parish (page 271), male burial #3.

    Ole Sørensen [of] østre Svindal, Gaardbruger [farmer], født 26/6 1827, døde 24 Maj, begravet 29 Maj, jordfæstet [funeral held] 21 Juni

  3. ↑ Neil Hofland's NEWBIE NOTES, Karla Mattila Neil Hofland online (www.rootsweb.com/~norway/NewbieNotes.htm), acc.

    'These conventions [naming children after grandparents and great-grandparents] lead to instances where 2 or more living children in the same family could have the same first name. For example, if both Kristoffer and Kari had fathers named Ole, it was likely that they would have 2 children named Ole. There is one instance in Årdal with 4 living Oles in the same family.'

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