Guro Pedersdatter (1821-1912)

G5 (ff-m-m) Guro Persdatter Rygg (places: Rygg, Osa)
Birth: 10 January 1821, Brække, Vossestrand, Hordaland, Norway
Death: 25 September 1912, Osa, Ulvik
Parents: Peder Larsson & Inger Torbjørnsdatter Brække
Siblings: Kolbein (1814), Brytteva (1816), Lars (1818), Torbjørn (1823), Mons & Nils (1826), Anna (1828), Nils (1833)
Husband: Anders Jørgensen Osa

She was born in Rygg (Brække), on 10 January 1821. She moved from Brække to Hagestad farm in Graven on 15 February 1845, the year she got married.

Marriage: 22 August 1845, Ulvik

Children

  1. 1846 – Anna (died)
  2. 1847 – Anna Andersdatter born 10-03-1847; died ~1940. (For more information see Anna’s page)
  3. 1849 – Inga Andersdatter born 18-12-1849; died 06-11-1913 at Voss nursing home;
  4. 1853 – Jørgen Andersson born 10-02-1853; died 1941;
    • Married Anna Gurina Olsdtr (born 1860, Sævartveit) on 13 June 1878
    • They had 2 daughters Guro (1879) and Gudrun (1904); lived at Sævartveit
  5. 1856 – Peder (or Per) Andersson born 12-08-1856; died 1929;
    • Married Guri Ivarsdatter (born 1852)
    • Had a daughter Guro (1892
  6. 1860 – Lars Andesen Osa born 13-08-1860; died 09-02-1958 in Osa,
    • He was an artist: painter and fiddle player (Norwegian Biographical lexicon – Norwegian only)
    • Married to Hermine Bernhoft from Oslo.
    • They had two sons, Theodor Berhnhoft Osa and Sigbjørn Bernhoft Osa, the latter was also a well known fiddle player.
    • Lived in Voss
  7. 1863 – Katrine Andersdatter born 03-11-1863; died 1951
    • Married Adolf Maurits Steenbock Arktander

She moved to Osa (brn 5, pl 5: Sjohagen) with her husband and children who all considered Osa their home. She lived in Osa until her death on 25 September 1912.

Census data

  • 1865 – Syse, Læqve, Ulvik – Guro with Anders and their children Jørgen (13), Peder (10), Lars (4) and Katrina (1). Anders is a ‘Husmand med jord’ – a cottager who rented a small plot of land.
  • 1875 – Osa: Sjohagen, Ulvik – Living with her husband Anders who is a a shoemaker and a cottager growing potatoes. They had a cow, a calf, 3 sheep and a 2 goats. Their children Peder, who is also a shoemaker Lars, and Katrina who are both helping his father, are also living with them as was her daughter Inga’s 2 year old son, Ivar Johnsen.
  • 1891 – Osapollen, Osa, Ulvik –  Guro is living with her husband Anders who is no longer renting land, but is a fisherman. Their sons Lars, who is now an artist and Peder, who is a shoemaker, both paying for their board and lodgings; and their daughter Inga with her son Ivar Johnsen .
  • 1900 – Osa: Farm 37, brn 5 pl. Kaarapladse – It was now just Guro and Anders with their daughter Inga. They grew potatoes and had some animals and chickens.
  • 1910 – Osa: Kaaraplads – Guro is now a widow and only her daughter Inga remains with her here.