Kari Jonsdatter (1851-1899)

G4 (fm-m) Kari Jonsdatter (Places: Leite, Vattedal)
Birth: 09-05-1851, Leite, Kvinnherad
Death: 06-06-1899, Vattedal, Tysnes
Parents: John Olsen Dunbakken (1825-1917) & Margrethe Jakobsdatter (1830-1912)
Siblings: Elen/Elna (1854), Anna (1857), Alis (1859), Jacob (1862), Ole/Olav (1865), Margrethe (1869), Jon (1870), Brynjel (1875)
Husband: Lars Johnsen Vattedal

Marriage: 9 June 1871 Kvinnherad

Children

  1. 1872 – John Larsen (dob 18 May 1872 -?) 
    1. He was a sailor in 1891, and a sailor and 
    2. carpenter in 1900 when he was married to Anna Hansdatter (dob 7 July 1873)
  2. 1874 – Kari Larsdatter (dob 18 Sep 1874 – died before 1887)
  3. 1877 – Elen Marie (dob 31 Mar 1788 -?)
  4. 1879 – Margrethe Johnette Larsdatter (dob 27 oct 1879 -?)
  5. 1883 – Lars Johan Larsen (dob 3 June 1883 -?) He was a sailor in 1900
  6. 1887 – Kari Marie Larsdatter (dob 15 Feb 1887 – 1975)
  7. 1890 – Jacob Nicolai Larsen (dob 11 Nov 1890 -?) He was a sailor in 1910
  8. 1895 – Hans Olai Larsen (dob 18 May 1895 -?)

Census data

  • 1865 : Kvinnherad Census has Kari (aged 15) living in Haugedunbakken with her parents, John Olsen (41) & Margrethe Jakobsdatter (36), and her 5 siblings, Elen (12), Anna (9), Alis (7), Jakob (4) & Ole (1).
  • 1875 : Tysnes: Vattedal — has Lars and Kari with their son John, daughter Kari and a servant. Lars is listed as farmer and ‘Jagtebygger’. He is the owner of their farm (bnr 395b). They had 4 cows, 9 sheep and a pig and grew potatoes and oats.
  • 1891 : Tysnes: Vattedal — Kari Jonsdtr (1857) is still living at the farm with her husband Lars Jonsen (1846) and 5 of their children: Jon (1872), Lars (1883), Jakob (1890), Margrethe (1879) and Kari Marie (1887). They have no live-in servant.

Death:

Kari died in Vattedal on 6 June 1899 from nerve pain.

—> Kari Osa (1887-1975) -> David Osa (1920-1965) -> Kirsten