1. Elling Eriksen ,¹ son of Erich Olsen Svingeset and Johanne Endresdatter Ytre Eide , was born on 14 Nov 1823 in Svingeset, Ellingbruket, Stryn, Sogn og Fjordane, N,² was christened on 14 Nov 1823 in Stryn, Innvik sogn, Sogn og Fjordane, N.,² died after 1887, after age 64, and was buried in Durban, Natal, Syd Afrika. Another name for Elling was Elling Erichsen Svingeset.

Noted events in his life were:

• He emigrated to Erdal, Ulstein parish, Møre og Romsdal, N. in Jun 1860 from Stryn, Innvik sogn, Sogn og Fjordane, N.. ³

• He took up residence about 1861 in Buholmstrand, Ålesund (Borgund Parish).. ⁴ as "inderst". In this case that means he was leasing a house.

• He resided at Skaret, Ålesund, Møre og Romsdal, N. in 1864. ⁴ He has the title as "labourer".
In 1865 he and his family are still living in Skaret. Now he is listed as house owner, and he is working as a carpenter. Skaret is right in the center of Ålesund.

In Skaret we also find the family of Brithes' brother Ole Thorsen. At this time he is a sailor, and later on he becomes a famous Captain at Sea. One of the streets in Ålesund has got his name.

• He resided at Kipperberg, Borgund, Møre og Romsdal, N in 1869. ⁴ Kipperberg is at Langrvåg, in what today is Sula Municipality - not far from Ålesund. Elling is now a "plassemann", or a cotter.

• He emigrated to Bergen about 1874. where we find him and his family in the 1875 Census of Bergen. The Baptists had founded a local congregation in Bergen 1870, and Elling now becomes a Baptist.

• He emigrated to Madagaskar in 1879 from Bergen, Hordaland, N. on board Debora.

The Debora Expedition sailed from Bergen in 1879 to establish a Norwegian colony on an Indian Ocean atoll called Aldabra. The organisers endeavoured to find practical and Christian people to create a settlement based on the teachings of the Norwegian preacher Hans Nielsen Hauge (1771 -1824). The expedition was aborted in Madagascar - a few of the participants remained in Madagascar and the rest left for the British colony of Port Natal (Durban). They were the first group of Norwegian emigrants to settle in Natal.

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Elling had a child with Marte Sjursdatter Øvreberg ,⁵ daughter of Sjur Ellingsen Øvreberg and Christi Andersdatter Auflem . Marte was born on 7 Dec 1832 in Øvreberg, bnr. 4, Andersbruk, Stryn, Sogn og Fjordane, N. ⁵ and was christened on 7 Dec 1832 in Stryn, Innvik sogn, Sogn og Fjordane, N..⁵

Their child was:

+ 2 M    i. Erik Ellingsen was born on 12 Sep 1854 in Øvreberg, bnr. 4, Andersbruk, Stryn, Sogn og Fjordane, N.,⁶ was christened on 24 Sep 1854 in Stryn, Innvik sogn, Sogn og Fjordane, N.,⁶ died in 1936 in Natal, ZA, at age 82, and was buried in 1936 in Red Hill, Durban, ZA.⁷

Elling married Britha Thoresd. Hovden , daughter of Thore Olsen Eide and Randi Petrine Arnesd. Rekkedal , on 15 Jul 1860 in Hareid kirke, Hareide, Møre og Romsdal, N..³ Britha was born on 12 Jun 1834 in Eide, Olagarden, Bondalen, Hjørundfjord, Møre og Romsdal, N.,⁸ christened on 20 Jul 1834 in Hjørundfjord, Møre og Romsdal, N.,⁸and was buried in Natal, ZA. Other names for Britha were Berthe Thorsdtr Eide, and Berthe Eriksen.¹

Children from this marriage were:

+ 3 M    i. Thorinus Johan Eriksen ⁴ was born on 9 Mar 1861 in Buholmstrand, Borgund, Møre og Romsdal, N ^{1 4} and died, may be, in Natal.

+ 4 M    ii. Oluf Bernhard Eriksen ⁴ was born on 20 Jun 1864 in Skaret, Borgund, Møre og Romsdal, N.,⁴ died on 19 Sep 1864 in Skaret, Borgund, Møre og Romsdal, N.,⁹ and was buried on 23 Sep 1864 in Borgund, Møre og Romsdal, N..⁹

He never married.

+ 5 F    iii. Oline Randine Eriksen was born on 1 Sep 1865 in Skaret, Borgund, Møre og Romsdal, N. ⁴ and died in Natal, ZA.

+ 6 M    iv. Adolph Edvard Eriksen ⁴ was born on 5 Aug 1867 in Skaret, Borgund, Møre og Romsdal, N. ⁴ and died on 10 Jun 1874 in Bergen, Hordaland, N, at age 6.⁸

He never married.

+ 7 F    v. Olivie Andrea Elisabeth Eriksen ⁴ was born on 9 Oct 1869 in Kipperberg, Borgund, Møre og Romsdal, N. ⁴ and died in Natal, ZA.

+ 8 F    vi. Emilie Berthine Eriksen ⁴ was born on 19 Oct 1871 in Kipperberg, Borgund, Møre og Romsdal, N ⁴ and died on 9 Jan 1873 in Bergen, Hordaland, N, at age 1.⁸

She never married.

+ 9 M    vii. Adolf Eriksen was born on 8 Sep 1875 in Bergen, Hordaland, N,⁸ was christened in Domkirkens menighet, Bergen, Hordaland, N., and died on 28 Nov 1876 in Korskirkens menighet , Bergen, Hordaland, N., at age 1.⁸

He never married.

2. Erik Ellingsen (Elling¹) was born on 12 Sep 1854 in Øvreberg, bnr. 4, Andersbruk, Stryn, Sogn og Fjordane, N.,⁶ was christened on 24 Sep 1854 in Stryn, Innvik sogn, Sogn og Fjordane, N.,⁶ died in 1936 in Natal, ZA, at age 82, and was buried in 1936 in Red Hill, Durban, ZA.⁷ Another name for Erik was Erik Eliingsen Svingeset.

Erik married Eli Isakine Lunde , daughter of Mathias Olsen Lunde and Anne Isaksdatter Sølvberg , in 1891 in Natal, ZA. Eli was born on 2 Aug 1854 in Lunde, bnr. 1, Stryn, Sogn og Fjordane, N.,⁶ christened on 13 Aug 1854 in Stryn, Sogn og Fjordane, N.,⁶and was buried about 1940 in Natal, ZA.

Erik next married Christina Pedersen in 1880. Christina was born about 1852 in Sweden(?) and died before 1891 in Natal, ZA, before age 39.

Children from this marriage were:

+ 10 F    i. Marie Margretha Ellingsen was born on 20 Nov 1882 in Entembeni Farm, Natal, ZA.¹⁰

+ 11 M    ii. Edwin Andreas Ellingsen Ellingsen ¹⁰ was born on 31 Mar 1884 in Natal, ZA.¹⁰

+ 12 M    iii. Martin Elias Ellingsen ¹⁰ was born on 27 Aug 1887 in Natal, ZA.¹⁰

3. Thorinus Johan Eriksen ⁴ (Elling¹) was born on 9 Mar 1861 in Buholmstrand, Borgund, Møre og Romsdal, N ^{1 4} and may have died in Natal, ZA.

General Notes: May have followed his mother and two sisters to South Africa 1981. His special name may have been mistaken to be a girls name.

4. Oluf Bernhard Eriksen ⁴ (Elling¹) was born on 20 Jun 1864 in Skaret, Borgund, Møre og Romsdal, N.,⁴ died on 19 Sep 1864 in Skaret, Borgund, Møre og Romsdal, N.,⁹ and was buried on 23 Sep 1864 in Borgund, Møre og Romsdal, N..⁹

Christening Notes:Hjemmedøpt/Baptised at home.

Medical Notes: Died from scarlet fever.

He never married.

5. Oline Randine Eriksen (Elling¹) was born on 1 Sep 1865 in Skaret, Borgund, Møre og Romsdal, N. ⁴ and died in Natal, ZA.

6. Adolph Edvard Eriksen ⁴ (Elling¹) was born on 5 Aug 1867 in Skaret, Borgund, Møre og Romsdal, N. ⁴ and died on 10 Jun 1874 in Bergen, Hordaland, N, at age 6.⁸

He never married.

7. Olivie Andrea Elisabeth Eriksen ⁴ (Elling¹) was born on 9 Oct 1869 in Kipperberg, Borgund, Møre og Romsdal, N. ⁴ and died in Natal, ZA.

8. Emilie Berthine Eriksen ⁴ (Elling¹) was born on 19 Oct 1871 in Kipperberg, Borgund, Møre og Romsdal, N ⁴ and died on 9 Jan 1873 in Bergen, Hordaland, N, at age 1.⁸

She never married.

9. Adolf Eriksen (Elling¹) was born on 8 Sep 1875 in Bergen, Hordaland, N,⁸ was christened in Domkirkens menighet, Bergen, Hordaland, N., and died on 28 Nov 1876 in Korskirkens menighet , Bergen, Hordaland, N., at age 1.⁸ The cause of his death was Scarlet fever.

He never married.

Sources

1. Digitalarkivet: 1875 Folketeljing for Bergen.

2. Digitalarkivet: Baptised in Innvik 1815-1899.

3. Sol Ulvestad Høydalsvik - Lookups.

4. Digitalarkivet: Døypte i Borgund 1816-1900.

5. Digitalarkivet: Døypte i Innvik 1815-1899.

6. Digitalarkivet: Døpte i Stryn 1844-1877.

7. Michael Fisk, England.

8. Marianne Sulesund - Look ups.

9. Digitalarkivet: Gravlagde i Borgund 1816-1939.

10. Robert Lee Hawks, USA.