Baptism of Torvaldine (1859)Torvaldine Marie Olsdatter was born on 25 May 1859 in Risin, Avaldsnes, Rogaland, Norway (also listed as Kopervik) to parents Ole Olsen Kopervik & Andrine Marie Mortensdatter, and was baptized on 21 Aug 1859 in Avaldsnes.1
Torvaldine's father Ole died at sea when Torvaldine was only 3 years old2 and from the age of 5, she was raised by stepfather Thore Johannes Mattiasen. We can find the family living in Kopervik on the 1865 census, including her brother Oluf, Nils, and stepbrother Johan.3
Thorvald and Torvaldine's Marriage (1885)Torvaldine was confirmed on the 05 October 1873 while she was still living with her mother in the city of Kopervik.4
Thorvald Haugen and Torvaldine Marie Olsdatter married on 06 Jun 1885 in Avaldsnes, Rogaland, Norway. It states that Torvaldine was now living in Visnes.5
Thorvald was employed as a sailor, more specifically a 2nd Engineer or marine engineer. The family lived at "Sørhauggade" 121b in Haugesund, Rogaland, Norway.6
Torvaldine died of tuberculosis on 12 May 1907, at the age of 47, in Haugesund, Norway. She was buried four days later on 16 May 1907 in Haugesund.7
FATHER:
Ole Olsen Kopervik, 29 Jul 1822 - 29 Jun 1862
MOTHER:
Andrine Marie Mortensdatter, 12 Apr 1831 - ?
SPOUSE:
Thorvald Haugen, 16 Dec 1864 - 20 Aug 1947
CHILDREN:
- Atlanta Andrine Haugen, 04 Jun 1886 – 23 Mar 1889
- Karl Haugen, 05 Feb 1888 – 12 Oct 1942
- Olaf William Haugen, 26 Mar 1890 – 26 Jul 1967
- Adolf Haugen, 13 Jan 1893 – 10 Jun 1951
- Anna Andrine Haugen, 30 Oct 1894 – 05 Jan 1987
- Thora Marie Haugen, 21 Dec 1897 – 11 Oct 1992
A Torvaldine was spelled with both a "T" and a "TH" depending on the date of the record. Early documents were spelled Torvaldine, but as the 1900's approached the convention changed and T's became Th's and Thorvaldine... The same for Thorvald too.
