Jesper TORGERSEN

1825 -

• Birth	3 Dec 1825	Gjesdal, Lye, Rogaland, NORWAY   [1, 2]
  Census	1865	Egelands District, Høyland, Rogaland, NORWAY   [1]
  	In 1865 the Torgerson family is enumerated in the "Egeland District" of Høyland, Norway. This is likely where the family began using Egeland as a last name.
  		Jesper Torgersen and Ane Pedersdatter

  
  

  Father	Torger AADNESEN,   b. 1791, Krakedal, Høyland, Rogaland, NORWAY d. 1 Dec 1867, Vølstad, Gjestal, Rogaland, NORWAY (Age 76 years)
  Mother	Marthe OLSDATTER,   b. 1798, Vølstad, Gjestal, Rogaland, NORWAY d. 1 Jun 1885, Vølstad, Gjestal, Rogaland, NORWAY (Age 87 years)
  Family ID	F6128	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Ane Gurine PEDERSDATTER,   b. 8 May 1832, Røynli, Høle, Strand, Rogaland, NORWAY
  Marriage	18 Mar 1849	Time, Rogaland, NORWAY   [1, 3]
  Children	1. Alai Bertinius JESPERSEN   2. Maria JESPERSDATTER,   b. 9 Aug 1850, Time, Rogaland, NORWAY   3. Tönnes JESPERSEN,   b. 19 Mar 1853, Gjesdal, Lye, Rogaland, NORWAY d. 10 Jul 1894, Rogaland, NORWAY (Age 41 years)   4. Gurine JESPERSDATTER,   b. 11 Sep 1855, Høyland, Stavenger, NORWAY   5. Ane Jørgine JESPERSDATTER,   b. 21 Jun 1857, Høyland, Stavenger, NORWAY   6. Peder JESPERSEN,   b. 25 Jun 1862, Høyland, Stavenger, NORWAY   7. Jonas JESPERSEN,   b. 19 Dec 1864, Høyland, Stavenger, NORWAY   8. Ane Rebekka JESPERSDATTER,   b. 26 Apr 1868, Høiland, Rogaland, NORWAY   9. Alida Wilhelmine JESPERSDATTER,   b. 13 Jul 1873, Høyland, Rogaland, NORWAY
  Family ID	F6127	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 3 Dec 1825 - Gjesdal, Lye, Rogaland, NORWAY Marriage - 18 Mar 1849 - Time, Rogaland, NORWAY Census - 1865 - Egelands District, Høyland, Rogaland, NORWAY  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Birth

  Jesper Torgersen

  
  

• Sources

  [S1206] 1865 Norway Census, (Arkivverket, Norge), 1206. [S882] Norway, Select Baptisms, 1634-1927, (Family Search, Salt Lake City, UT, 2013), 882. [S986] Norway, Select Marriages, 1660-1926, (Family Search, Salt Lake City, UT, 2013), 986.