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Hi I''m just starting my family tree, my fathers side is Korsan.

The Info I have is

My father is Olaf Peter Korsan born 1943 to Ole Magnus Korsan (1894) from Stavenger, Norway. He married Agnes Olsen (1905) in 1933.
Ole Magnus had a brother I believe called Rudolph who emigrated to America during the war.

Can you give me some guidance where to get more information.

TIA
Ingrid

Name: Ole Magnus Korsan
Gender: Male
Baptism/Christening Date: 17 Jun 1894
Baptism/Christening Place: Stavanger, Rogaland, Norway
Birth Date: 02 Apr 1894
Birth Place:
Death Date:
Name Note:
Race:
Father's Name: Ole Korsan
Father's Birthplace:
Father's Age: 1862
Mother's Name: Maren Meling
Mother's Birthplace:
Mother's Age: 1868
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: C00650-4
System Origin: Norway-EASy
Source Film Number: 1283365
Reference Number: BK1 P93 CN62
Collection: Norway Baptisms, 1634-1927

The above is from this website http://pilot.familysearch.org

Ole Magnus also had another brother:
Name: Peder Meinherd Korsan
Gender: Male
Baptism/Christening Date: 12 Nov 1899
Baptism/Christening Place: Stavanger, Rogaland, Norway
Birth Date: 23 Oct 1899
Birth Place: Stavanger, Rogaland, Norway
Death Date:
Name Note:
Race:
Father's Name: Ole Korsan
Father's Birthplace:
Father's Age: 1863
Mother's Name: Maren Meling
Mother's Birthplace:
Mother's Age: 1867
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: C02436-8
System Origin: Norway-EASy
Source Film Number: 1282679
Reference Number: Bk4 P192 Cn150
Collection: Norway Baptisms, 1634-1927

Name: Peder Meinhard Korsan
Gender: Male
Baptism/Christening Date: 12 May 1901
Baptism/Christening Place: Stavanger, Rogaland, Norway
Birth Date: 07 Apr 1901
Birth Place:
Death Date:
Name Note:
Race:
Father's Name: Ole Korsan
Father's Birthplace:
Father's Age: 1861
Mother's Name: Maren Meling
Mother's Birthplace:
Mother's Age: 1864
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: C00650-4
System Origin: Norway-EASy
Source Film Number: 1283365
Reference Number: bk1 p251 cn61
Collection: Norway Baptisms, 1634-1927

Thank you so much for taking the time to search this information for me.

A question though, this might sound silly but why is there 2 records with different dates for Peder Meinherd.

where do I go from here?

Can you recommend any other search sites to use in my mission.

TIA and for all your kindness, much appreciated
Ingrid

The birth dates of the child are different so the records may indicate that perhaps the Peder Meinhard Korsan born in 1899 died and the parents gave their next born son the same name. That was something that appears to have happened quite frequently in the UK at least.

Of course there is always the possibility that there were 2 married couples in Stavanger who had the same names and also named their son Peder Meinhard Korsan.

Hi, I have been completing my genealogy for some time now and have recently completed a DNA testing, Olaf Peter Korsan came up as a match to me as a 3rd - 5th cousin, I am not able to see the connection to me at the moment, maybe we could help each other?

Best wishes

Kaz

Very old thread, Karen

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Karen,
How did the name match come up?
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