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| Marte Opset's red sampler |
It is rare to find specific information and details about a sampler, or piece of needlework just from a name and date, but this little sampler is quite interesting as I think I found not just our stitcher, but also information about her family.
In the 1891 census for Elverum we find the records of a rural residence, 042 Opset søndre, where a man named Jens Olsen lived with his wife and children. Both were born in Elverum, Jens in 1846, and his wife Karen in 1845. He is registered as a lumberjack, woodcutter, forestry worker, farmer, and owner. There are four children in the household at the time of the census, one of which is named Marthe Jensdatter (Jens daughter) born in 1880.
On trondtor.no you find a Marte Opset, (born in 1880, deceased in 1943) who is recorded as married to Anton Magnussen Flåtestøen (B.1872, D. 1913)
It also notes that in 1908 Anton and Marte took over Søndre Oppset mot føderåd from Jens Opset (Martes father). I understand this to mean that the young couple took over the family farm with the agreement that they would care for, and support Marte’s father.
As far as I can see Marte did not have any children of her own. Her husband though, had a child from his first wife when they married, a four years old daughter named Anne. Anne married Oskar Bjerke, and they in turn took over Søndre Oppset in 1954, using it as a holiday house. It seems they had children, and from the website trondtor, it seems as if one of them is still alive, but the information is not available, so this is the end of the trail for me.
If you are a relative, or have information about the family or photos, please get in contact with me at: rolanddesigns@gmail.com
The sampler is available as a pattern for cross stitch on ETSY:
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