G5 (mf-f:p) Johannes Olsen & Berte Johannesdtr

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G5 (mf-f-f) Johannes Olsen Kampen (1854-1904)
Birth: 2 April 1854, Lillefossum, N. Land, Oppland
Death: 15 Sept. 1904, Gjøvik, Oppland
Parents: Ole Andersen (1822-1894) & Berthe Maria Engebretsdatter (1828-1914)
Siblings: Inger Karine (1849-1933), Olaus Edvard (1852-1859), Karen (1856-1932), Edvard (1860-1930)
Occupations: Tanner / Master Tanner
FamilySearch ID: MX1V-9Y9

G5 (mf-f-m) Berte Johannesdatter (1846-1930)
Birth: 7 June 1846, Sougstad, Ringsaker, Hedemark
Death: 22 March 193, Gjøvik, Oppland
Parents: Johannes Eriksen (1804-1852) & Johanne Jensdatter (1817-1904)
Siblings: Marie (1843- 1905), Elene (1848-1934), Jens (1850-1921), Antonette (1852-1924), half-sibl. Johanne Hansdtr(1861-1942)
FamilySearch ID: 27T3-KHR

Marriage: 23 April 1882, Vardal, Gjøvik, Oppland

Children

They both appear to have had several children before they married:

1876 Johannes had a daughter, Ingeborg Marthea (dob 22/12/1875), with Rønnaug Hovlsdtr
1871 Berte had a daughter, Julie Andersdtr (dob 29/9/1871, Ringsaker), with Anders Kristiansen, Gjøvik
1874 Berte had a son, Hjalmar Bernhardsen (dob 14/9/1874, Gjøvik), with Bernhard Fredriksen, Gjøvik
1878 Johannes had a son, Olaus (dob 20/5/1878, Vardal) with Berthe Christiansdtr, Gjøvik ?

Joint children

1879 – Johan Oscar Johannesen Olsen (f 27 July, Gjøvik) [noted this was Johannes’ 2nd and Berte’s 3rd illegitimate child]
1883 – Alf Birger (f 30 May, Vardal)
1886 – Johan Bjarne (f 6 May, Vardal)

Census data

1865, Dec 31 – for Land Prestegjeld (4. Nordre) – 163 Sandbakken
- Berte Engebretsdtr (age 37), a lodger and day laborer
  - Johannes Olsen (13), her son
  - Edvard Olsen (6), her son
  - Karen daughter (9)

Berte lived in Ringsaker at this time, but not with her parents. She was possibly as a servant on Lier farm

1875, Dec 31 – for Gjøvik, Ved Det Lille Torv, a restaurant
- Johanne Jensdatter (1818, Ringsaker), a baker woman
  - Johanne Johannesdatter (1861, Ringsaker), her daughter
  - Berte Johannesdatter (1848, Ringsaker), her daughter, a washer woman
    - Julie Andersdatter (1871, Ringsaker), Berte’s daughter
    - Hjalmar Bernhartsen (1874 Gjøvik ), Berte’s son
- Also other possible family members here

Johannes did no longer live with his mother at this point. He was possibly a farm boy at Askheim farm Ø Toten, but visiting Rognholdt farm in N. Land at the time of the census.

1885, Dec 31 – for Gjøvik, Øvre Torvgt 22
- Johannes Olsen (1857 Torpa), tanner apprentice [birth 1854]
- Berte Olsen (1854, Ringsaker), his wife [birth 1846]
  - Juli Andresen (1871, Ringsaker) her daughter
  - Oskar Olsen (1879, Gjøvik), their son
  - Birger Olsen (1883, Gjøvik) their son
- Johanne Jensen (1818, Ringsaker ), lodger (possibly Berte’s mother)

1891, Jan 1 – for Gjøvik, Flat 1
- Johannes Olsen (1853, Nordre Land), a tanner apprentice [birth 1854]
- Berthe Johannesen (1846, Ringsager), his wife
  - John Oskar Olsen (1879, Gjøvik), their son
  - Alf Birger Olsen (1883, Gjøvik), their son
  - Johan Bjarne Olsen (1886, Gjøvik), their son
- Berthe’s daughter Julie is also living in the same flat, with her husband Even Larsen, and daughter Palma Lovise.

1900, Jan 3 – for Gjøvik, Kampen, Flat 2
- Johannes Olsen (1853, N. Land), a Master Tanner
- Berthe Olsen (1847, Ringsaker), his wife
  - Birger (1883, Gjøvik), their son, a tanner
  - Johan (1886, Gjøvik), their son
- Their son, Oscar Olsen, was also living at Kampen Flat 3, with his wife Mina. He is also a tanner

1910, Dec 1 for Gjøvik, Torvgate 8
- Berthe Olsen (1846-06-07, Ringsaker), a widow and a waitress

Death:

Johannes died in Gjøvik, Vardal on 22 Sept. 1904 from cancer.

Berte died in Gjøvik on 22 March 1930 from old age

Other information

In 1897 Johannes Olsen became a citizen of Gjøvik. He lived and worked at Kampen.

“Øvre Torggate 8-10 consisted of a total of 6 buildings. The oldest of the main buildings (from about 1880) was moved here from Stensli farm on Nordre Toten. In its time, it was both a café and a boarding house with the name Kampen. In the backyard, you will find stables, a brewery, and a house where tanner Olsen’s hides were dried.” — translated from the text on the drawing below.