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Can't read a surname on original document

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Re: 1865 Census

thoraway  (View posts) Posted: 10 Feb 2013 12:20PM GMT
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No, it was an identifier added to inform where he lived - his address. A common naming convention in documents. "Surname" isn't really applicable.

Online study material to learn about Norwegian naming practices and patterns.

http://homepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~norway/na12.html
http://www.nndata.no/home/jborgos/names.htm
http://www.norwayheritage.com/norwegian-names.htm
http://www.nndata.no/home/jborgos/farms.htm
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