Info aboutthe 3 databases
The Databases
I have now divided my database of more than 22.000 people into 3 separate databases. The reason for this was to reduce the number of names you have to go through to find one that you,re looking for. And for me it is easier to update just a part of the database as it continues to grow.

The sections that I chose to divide it into are:

1. Østlandet, in this database I have included all the people from the eastern part of Norway except Vestfold. This means that you will find persons from Østfold, Akershus, Oslo (Christiania), Buskerud, Hedmark, Oppland and I have actually included a branch that have roots in Rogaland. The reason for the latter is that this branch have no connection with the rest of my database from Vestlandet, but some with Vestfold with is large enough without it.

Christiania
2. Vestfold, this is by far the largest database and the reason for this is the decendants of Ole Sørensen Kjøle. They now numbers more than 12.000 including spouses.


This is an old map of Christiania, now
known as Oslo, the capitol of Norway
3. Vestlandet, this is my second largest database and contains persons from Hordaland and Sogn og Fjordane mostly. But there is a branch that comes from Finnmark.
Emigrants
I have also derived from the database all persons that have any connections with USA. Most of them are emigrants and their decendants or married to them. But a few either stayed there for a while or died there for some reason or another.
Superior
Ole This ia a drawing of the schooner "Superior" owned
by the sons of Johannes Røed from Tjøme.