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From: Beverly <>
Subject: Re: Burns
Date: Sun, 01 Dec 2002 20:54:47 -0800
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Thanks Daraleen. I have never ran across this 'no surname' bit before. It
absolutely amazes me. I don't see how a person could possibly know if they
had the right ancestor or not. Mind boggling to say the least. The web
site is very much appreciated.
Bev.
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Sent: Sunday, December 01, 2002 8:40 PM
Subject: Re: Burns
> Hi Bev,
>
> You wrote:
> > Is there anyway of searching the Surname Burns in Norway??
> >
> To better understand research in Norway, you should read Neil's "Newbie
> Notes" and John Follesdal's "Ancestors from Norway" both accessible from
the
> Norwaylist website at: <A
HREF="http://members.tdn.com/dagwood/NorwayList.htm">http://members.tdn.com/
dagwood/NorwayList.htm</A>
> It is pretty rare to search by surname in any Scandinavian country.
Everyone
> was someone's son or daughter - for instance, if Harriet was a Norwegian
> name, and her father was Ole, she would have been Harriet Olsdatter - to
> daughter of Ole.
>
> Daraleen
>
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