It is possible to follow the family on this farm back to the 1600s. But
for this note we only go back to the 1750s. Their main occupation were farming,
and some fishing. As you also may notice there was a strong connection between
the two neighboring farms, Risa 2 and Bø (1), compared to marriage. Both were rather big and
wealthy, and like to keep it in the families.
Henrik
Henriksson Risa, b. 1766, d. 1799, m.
1790 Olina Olsdtr. Håland, b. 1771, d.
1796, m. again 1797 Berta Olsdtr. Austbø,
b. 1761, d. 1833. They were farmers on Risa 2 from 1790 to 1806.
Ola, b. 1791.
Guri,
b. 1793, d. 1798.
Henrik,
b. 1796, d. 1857, m. 1817 Maren Jakobsdtr., b. 1783. They moved to Nygård
II on Sokn. Henrik was killed by the
lightening.
Henrik,
b. 1817 on Risa 2, m. Marta Mikalsdtr. from
Nedstrand, b. 1816, d.
1880. They moved from Sokn to Nord Sunde 16 (Revheim) on Madla, before Henry was born (he is not mention in the Rennesøy book, but in the Madla book).
Elen Maria,
b. 1840.
Henry,
b. 1849. USA in 1875.
Isak, b.
1853
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Ola Henriksson Risa, b. 1791,
d. 1828, m. 1816 Anna Maria Andersdtr. Stokdal, b. 1792, d. 1835. They were farmers on Risa 2 from
1806 to 1832. Ola and his son Henrik both drowned
when they were out fishing.
Henrik,
b. 1816, d. 1828.
Inger,
b. 1817, d. 1819.
Inger, b. 1820.
Olena, b. 1823, d. 1902, m. 1851 Elias Tomasson
Helland 9, b. 1820, d. 1898.
Anders,
b. 1825, d. 1825.
Anna
Guria, b. 1827, m. 1851 Jon Ellingsson Hauge
Fjellberg, b. 1820. In 1855 they
moved from Risa
to Hetland on Jæren.
Ole Helmik, 1851.
Aslak Helgesson
Alvestad from Bokn, b.
1803, m. 1832 Anna Maria Andersdtr. who was still the
farmer on Risa 2. M. again 1836 Berta Olsdtr. Berge
from Finnøy, and got 2 more children. They were
farmers on Risa 2 from 1832 to 1839.
Ole Andreas, b 1833,
moved to
Kristen Kristenson Austbø,
b. 1812, d. 1912, m. 1839 Inger Olsdt. Risa, b. 1820, d. 1904.
Kristen was raised at her
sister Anna, b. 1798, on Seglem. He was the farmer on
Risa 2 from 1839 to ab. 1870.
Ole Helmik,
b. 1840.
Berta
Maria, b. 1842, m. 1866 Johannes Andreas Jakobsson Håvarstein, b. 1840.
Tore, b. 5.1.1881. USA.
Kristofer,
b. 1844, d. 1918, m. 1878 Marta Serina Austbø, m. again
1893 Serina
Austbø. See captain,
lived on Eltarvåg.
Anna Gurina, b. 1847, m. 1874 Berge Johannes Pedersson
Nådland from Jelsa, b.
1855. Lived on
Risa 2, moved to
Kristina, b. 1850, d. 1850.
Kristian, b. 1851, d.
1852.
Elias, b. 1852, m.
1875 Gunhild Cecilie Larsdtr. Nordbø, b. 1851. Lived
on Helland.
Moved to Stokkeland on Ogna.
Kristen,
b. 1856, d. 1940, m. 1889 Kristine Pedersdt. Galta, b.1867.
Farmers on
Galta 1. 3 daughters and 5 sons with many descendent (Peder,
b.
1891,
Kristen, b.1919, Per, b. 1940).
Elianna, b. 1858, d. 1900.
Elen
Kristina b. 1861, m. 1884 Klaus Jørgensson Dalåker,
b. 1859, d. 1940.
Kornelius, b.
28.1.1895.
Elen
Olava, b. 1864, d. 1964.
Ole
Helmik Kristenson,
b. 1840, d. 1915, m. 1867 Anna Malena Tostensdt. from
Bø 1, b.
1841, d. 1912. Own farmer
from 1894, for 1.700 NOK. Before that he rented the farm
Reianes 2 until 1882. He
had the post office and bank at Sørbø, in his house.
Maren
Serine, b. 1868, d. 1869.
Kristoffer, b. 1870.
Thomas, b. 1872,
d. 1932, m1. 1896 Cousin Tina Kristina Torgersdtr.
Bø, b. 1872, d.
1910. He was a
non-commissioned officer, and later director of Frue Meieri in
Stavanger.
He was married three times.
Olav Kornelius, b. 1897, d. 1970. USA.
Kristine,
b. 1899, m. Lars Børresen from Kvitsøy.
Torger,
b. 1900. USA.
Monrad,
b. 1903 Stavanger.
Tor, Buøy, m. Margit
Einar, d.1945.
Arne
Michal, b. 1906. 2 children. USA.
Karstein
Gustav Ingeman, b. 1913
(Thomas) m2 cousin
Mathilde Gurine Kristofferdtr. Eltarvåg, b. 1879.
Trygve
Kristian Risa, b. 1913, m. Berta Larsdt. Reianes, b. 1916, d. 2001.
Bought Sørbø 1 in 1946.
Mathilde, b. 1944, m. 1971 Olav Østebø, b. 1941. Moved to Talje.
Marie, b. 1947, m. Olav Kvåle. Moved to Voss.
Gerd Torild, b. 1951, m. Torstein Svela. Moved to Stavanger.
Tomas, b. 1954, m. 1976 Ellen Gurine Hodnefjell, b. 1954. He is the farmer on Sorbø 1 from 1980.
Tore, b. 1977.
Bodil,
b. 1981.
Tom
Erik, b. 1985.
Olav,
b. 1991.
Kristoffer, b. 1914, d. 1993, m. Kari (?). Dairyman on Voss.
Terje, b. 1947.
Nils Arne, b. 1954.
Martilde, b. 1917.
(Thomas) m3 Gurine
Tømmervik from Stord, b.
1885.
Henry
Elias, b. 1928, m. 1965 (?). Have been
in
Gunborg, f. 1966
Stavanger.
Ole
Henrik, f. 1969, m. Linda.
Marens family from ab. 1935. From left: Anna Malena,
Kristen, Olav, Maria, Maren, Margit, Harald, Lars, Turid.
Maren
Serina, b. 1874, d. 1969, m. 1898 cousin Tomas Olson
Bø, b. 1871, d. 1918.
Farmers on
Bø 1.
Olav, b.
1898, d. 1898.
Olav,
b. 1899, d. 1978, m. Guro Oma, b. 1900, d. 1982.
Marit,
b. 1930, m. Harald Undheim. Stavanger.
Magnhild,
b. 1933. Stavanger.
Torstein,
b. 1935, m. Marit Henrikke Bore, b. 1941.
He
is the farmer
on Bø 1.
Guro, b. 1964.
Henrikke,
b. 1965.
Olav,
b.1967.
Helga,
b. 1971.
Gerd
Olaug, b. 1938. Stavanger.
Lars
Mikal, b. 1942, d. 1946.
Anna Malena, b. 1902, d. 1987. Moved to
Håvarstein.
Margit,
b. 1904, d. 1978.
Ole
Harald, b. 1906, d. 1976, m. Rakel Berge, b. 1917, d. 1979.
Tomas,
b. 1940, m. Maren Kristine Lima, b. 1940. He was the farmer
on Bø 7.
Ove Harald, b. 1966, farmer on Bø 7.
Tommy, b. 1993.
Margunn,
b. 1969.
Kristine,
b. 1942, m. Per Magnus Aarland, b. 1939, d. . Lives on Bø 21
(Mathau) from 1970.
Randi Kristin, b.
1967.
Gunnvor, b. 1969.
Anne Line, b.
1970.
Otto Magnus, b.
1974.
Margrete, b. 1944, m. John Jørgensen,
b. 1940. Lives in Vormedal.
Oddny,
b. 1969.
Helge,
b. 1970.
Reidun,
b. 1947, m. Kåre Dyskeland (Asmarvik),
b. 1945. Lives in
Sandnes.
Kurt,
b. 1971.
Harald,
b. 1973.
Reidar,
b. 1977.
Anne
Marie, b. 1950, m. Magne Hanasand, b. 1947. Lives on Bø 27
(Blåberg) from 1975.
Håvard, b. 1972.
Ragnhild, b. 1975.
Marit,
b. 1981, d. 1982.
Ruth
Helene, b. 1958, m. Arne Ingvar Helland, b. 1955. Lives on
Klepp.
Maria, b.
1908, d. , m. Lars Bru,
b. 1903, d. 1991. Lived on Bø 12. Maria was
teacher at Sørbø.
She and cousin Andreas Sørbø visited
Liv
Marie, b. 1956, m. Svein Høyster, b. 1958. Lives in Samnanger.
Turid,
b. 1911, d. 1988, m. 1938 Daniel Galta Hodnefjell 6, b. 1911, d. 1978.
They were farmers
on Galta 3.
Kari
Marie, b. 1940, m. 1965 Johan Seland, b. 1941. Lives in
Håkon,
b. 1942, m. 1965 Asta Skjørvestad, b. 1944. He is the farmer
on
Galta 3.
Lisabeth, b. 1966.
Dag,
b. 1968.
Toril,
b. 1972.
Tor,
b. 1945, m. 1969 Karin Imsland, b. 1946. Lives on Eltarvåg 7,
from 1977. 2 children.
Martin,
b. 1950, m. 1974 Ingrid Selvåg, f 1940. Lives on Randaberg.
Margit,
b. 1954, m. 1976 Jostein Berakvam, b. 1951. Lives on Jelsa.
Kristen,
b. 1913, d. 1989, m. Ingeborg Aarsland, b. 1917, d.
1982. He
was a
teacher on Vigrestad (and neighbor of
Olav Risa). He visited
1976 (Agnes Haagenson). 4
children.
Lars, b.
1916, d. 1974, m. Ingjerd Thomson. Lives on Madla. 4 children.
Kornelius, b. 23.6.1877, my grandfather.
Mikal Larsenius,
b. 22.6.1879, USA.
Ole Helmik,
b. 26.11.1881, USA.
Inger,
b. 1884, d. 1978, m. 1918 Gertines Sørbø, b. 1874, d. 1960.
Farmers on Sørbø
4.
Kristine,
b. 1919. Stavanger.
Andreas, b. 1920,
d. 1987, m. Ingrid Nevøy. Andreas visited
together with
cousin Maria Bø.
Inger,
b. 1964
Geir,
b. 1967, m. Unni Reianes, b. 1965. Farmers on Sørbø
4.
Rune,
b. 1992.
Anders,
b.
Astrid
Malene, b. 1922, d. 199x. Teacher in
Olav
Egil, b. 1927, m. Solveig Skjelstad.
Kristoffer
Olson Risa, b. 1870, d.
1941, m. 19xx cousin Olene Maria Olsdt.
Bø, b. 1881, d.
1948. Own farmer
from 1913, for 4.000 NOK. He was also the leader of post and
bank on Sørbø. And participated in local council. In younger years
he had his own
boat for delivering
goods, and for fishing. And fishing could be very profitable:
herring fisheries in
winter, mackerel in summer, and brisling.
Anna, b. 1926, d. 2013, m. 195x Martin Grødeland,
b. 1925, d. 1988.
Malmfrid
Olene, b. 1951, m. Jarleiv Egenes. Lives in Kvinesdal.
Jarl
Davy.
Kim
Ståle.
Kristoffer, b. 1953, m. 1974 Mette
Jorunn Østhus, b. 1955. He is the farmer on
Risa
2. They have changed the last name back from Grødeland
to Risa.
Arild, b. 1974.
Kai
Michael, b. 1978.
Jone, 1988.
Kjirsten Olga (twin), b. 1958 (
Kvinesdal.
Viktor,
b. 1982.
Ivan, b. 1988.
Ole
Kenneth (twin), b. 1958 (
They live on Risa
9, from 1983.
Svein Roald, b. 1984.
Kevin, 1993.
Mary Ann,
b. 1964, m. Jan Stokkeland. Lives in Kvinesdal.
Jon
Øyvind.
Yngve.
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