What we know – and how
The life
-
5 Apr 1830BornGokstad nedre, Sandeherad, Jarlsberg og Larviks amt, NorgeSourced
How do we know?
-
16 Jun 1830BaptisedSandar kirke, Sandefjord, Jarlsberg og Larviks amt, NorgeSourced
How do we know?
-
1832The place and the treeKoleraepidemiWilhelm is 2
Read more
Koleraepidemi i Norge
-
1832NorwayCholera reaches NorwayWilhelm is 2Read more
Cholera was first found in Norway. A commission against the epidemic was already in place and published advice on how to recognise and treat the disease.
Source: Kolera
-
1837The place and the treeKommunalt selvstyre opprettetWilhelm is 7
Read more
Det kommunale selvstyret blir opprettet ved Formannskapslovene. Opprettelsen av kommunene fører til at Norge får et mer desentralisert styre enn nabolandene.
-
1837NorwayLocal self-governmentWilhelm is 7Read more
Every rural district and town was to have an elected council and board of representatives – municipal self-government begins.
Source: formannskapslovene
Picture: Municipal Archives of Trondheim from Trondheim, Norway · CC BY 2.0
-
1838NorwayThe land register of 1838Wilhelm is 8Read more
The first revised, nationwide register of landed properties and their value, with the assessment in skylddaler and farm numbers within each court district.
Source: Matrikkelen 1838
-
1840The place and the treeFotografiet kommer til NorgeWilhelm is 10
Read more
På denne tiden kommer fotografiet for første gang til Norge. Portretter blir raskt populært blant middel- og overklassen. Thøge Winther regnes som Norges første fotograf; en annen tidlig fotograf er O. F. Knudsen.
-
1844The place and the treeOscar IWilhelm is 14
Read more
Oscar I regjerer (svensk styre).
-
1845The place and the treeDissenterloven innføresWilhelm is 15
Read more
I 1845 kom dissenterloven. For første gang ble det lov å danne uavhengige kirkesamfunn utenfor statskirka. Eksempler på slike trossamfunn er Den katolske kirke, Metodistkirka, Baptistsamfunnet og Adventistsamfunnet. Prestene eller forstanderne i disse menighetene kunne også forestå vigsler.
-
1845NorwayThe Dissenter ActWilhelm is 15Read more
Christian communities other than the state church got the right to establish themselves in Norway – among them Quakers, Catholics and Methodists.
Source: dissenterloven
-
1846The place and the treeArne Fabrikker etableresWilhelm is 16
Read more
I 1845 undertegnet Peter Jebsen kjøpekontrakt på Blindheimselven (Elvæ) fra Gaupås som renner ut i Ytre Arna, og grunnla det som ble landets første mekaniserte bomullsveveri. Han brukte halve formuen sin, 200 spesiedaler, på å kjøpe elven. Arbeidet kommer i gang i 1846.
-
1848The place and the treeBrudeferd i HardangerWilhelm is 18
Read more
Hans Gude maler sitt berømte bilde Brudeferd i Hardanger sammen med Adolph Tidemand.
-
1848NorwayThe revolutions of 1848Wilhelm is 18Read more
Revolutionary uprisings across Europe, above all in France, Germany, Austria and Italy. They were followed by a new conservative reaction.
Source: februarrevolusjonen
-
1848NorwayThe Thrane movementWilhelm is 18Read more
Marcus Thrane started the first workers' association in Drammen in 1848, and soon there were such associations all over the country to better the workers' lot.
-
1849The place and the treeSlottet innviesWilhelm is 19
Read more
Det kongelige slott innvies i Oslo.
-
1851NorwayThe Jewish clause is repealedWilhelm is 21Read more
The Constitution's ban on Jews in the realm was repealed once there was a two-thirds majority for it in the Storting.
Source: Jødeparagrafen
-
1853The place and the treeKoleraepidemiWilhelm is 23
Read more
Koleraepidemi i Norge
-
1854NorwayEqual inheritanceWilhelm is 24Read more
The Inheritance Act gave men and women equal shares. Before, sisters and daughters got only half as much as their brothers.
Source: søsterlodd
-
1854The place and the treeNorges første togbaneWilhelm is 24
Read more
Eidsvoll-banen, Norges første togbane åpnes.
-
1854The place and the treeInnføring av frimerkerWilhelm is 24
Read more
Frimerker ble vedtatt utgitt.
-
1854NorwayThe first railwayWilhelm is 24Read more
The main line between Christiania and Eidsvoll opened – Norway's first railway.
Source: Hovedbanen
-
1859The place and the treeKarl IVWilhelm is 29
Read more
Karl IV regjerer (svensk styre).
-
1860The place and the treeBefolkningWilhelm is 30
Read more
1.596.000 mennesker i Norge.
-
1860The place and the treeStorflom i Sør-NorgeWilhelm is 30
Read more
Det var storflom i Sør-Norge dette året, kombinert med at det var en kald og våt sommer. Husket som et uår.
-
1861The place and the treeBorgerkrig i USAWilhelm is 31
Read more
Borgerkrigen i USA.
-
1862The place and the treeThe Homestead ActWilhelm is 32
Read more
The Homestead Act ga nybyggere i Amerika rett til 160 acres gratis land.
-
1865The place and the treeDampskip til AmerikaWilhelm is 35
Read more
Dampskipstrafikken overtok Amerikafarten etter seilbåtene.
-
1865The place and the treeFolketellingWilhelm is 35
Read more
Folketelling.
-
1865The place and the treeUtvandring til AmerikaWilhelm is 35
Read more
Utvandring til Amerika starter nå for fullt. Over 800.000 nordmenn utvandrer til Amerika mellom 1825 og 1930. Hele 780.000 dro i tidsrommet 1865 og 1930.
-
1865NorwayThe census of 1865Wilhelm is 35Read more
A census with the name, age, birthplace and occupation of everyone. It was also an agricultural census, so the lists give the livestock and sowing on the farms.
Source: folketelling
-
1866NorwayThe emigration waveWilhelm is 36Read more
Failed harvests and a lack of land drove 111,000 Norwegians abroad. The police emigrant protocols and the passenger lists show who left.
-
1871NorwayGermany is unifiedWilhelm is 41Read more
King William of Prussia was proclaimed German emperor at Versailles, and Germany became a united nation state. Otto von Bismarck is counted as the man behind it.
Source: Otto von Bismarck
-
1872The place and the treeOscar IIWilhelm is 42
Read more
Oscar II regjerer (svensk styre).
-
21 Oct 1874DiedSandefjord, Jarlsberg og Larviks amt, NorgeSourced
How do we know?
-
27 Oct 1874BuriedSandefjord kirke, Sandefjord, Jarlsberg og Larviks amt, NorgeSourced
How do we know?
_(4906954044).jpg){kind=link}
.jpg){kind=link}
.jpg){kind=link}
.jpg){kind=link}
_-_609_-_Leaving_old_home_and_friends_-_waving_goodbyes_to_emigrants_starting_for_America,_Christiania,_Norway_stereofotografi_-_no-nb_digifoto_20160622_00178_bldsa_stereo_0142.jpg){kind=link}
.jpg){kind=link}
How are you related to Wilhelm?
Find out