When One Question is Answered....

Something that my new-found relative Petter has told me a few times... When the answer to one question has been found, new questions are left unanswered.

After my last entry, much has been discovered. However as each new bit of information is found, we are left with more questions...

Discovered was another child in my great grandfather's family. It appears that there were two different sons, both named Arnulf. The first was born in 1892, and died very young in 1893. The second was born in 1894.

At this point, these are the known children of Adolf Groth Monrad and Anna Rebekka Olsen:

Johan (1872, Mother was Mathilde Gunnelie Bye)
Christiane (1876)
Johannes (1878)
Oscar (1880)
Gudrun (1882)
Carl (1885)
Gustav (1887)
Aasta (1889)
Arnulf (1892)
Arnulf (1894)
Trygve (1898)

It appears that the family moved several times within Trondheim over the years. Apparently the baptism records for the children show several different addresses. The reason for this is not known.


Petter was in contact with the museum in Verdal, Norway where he learned that the Monrad family had a long history at the Ekle Farm in Verdal, north of Trondheim. He also learned that the family possibly had ties to Denmark.

Another new-found relative in Norway provided an excerpt from a book printed in Denmark in 1929 about the Monrad Family history for 500 years prior. The portion of the book we have shows family trees going all the way back to the 1500's. We're still trying to connect known ancestors to this extensively documented family tree.

Another interesting finding is regarding Adolf Groth Monrad, my great-great grandfather. Adolf was born 12-July-1894 in Odderoen, Norway and bpatised 24-May-1850. Records show his parents as Johannes Fredriksen and Christiane Trappenaes, both from Trondheim and not married.

What is interesting is the records indicate that Christiane was on a ship travelling from Trondheim, and came ashore to give birth. Wording in the way she is listed in records indicate that Christiane may have been a person of status.

More to follow as we track down more facts...