Ulnes Family History

History of the Ulnes family farm in Norway, beginning in 1528 with owners Syver and Amund Ulnes. In 1612, another Syver Ulnes took over the farm, and it changed hands many times over the years. This recorded history ends in 1966. The pages are divided into the following parts: One page information about owners of Øvre Ulnes from 1528 to 1737. Then there are three pages telling about the owners from early 1700 until around 1850. One page describes the story about Engebret Guldbrandsen Ulnes and how he grew up with a few personal anecdotes. The last six pages is a table describing the owners of Øvre Ulnes from 1528 until 1966. The table show names of owners, and names of children, name of wife, date of birth, and date of death if available.

Historical Note

The history of the Øvre Ulnes, family farm of the Ulnes family, begins in 1528 with the owners Syver and Amund Ulnes. There are no other owners until 1612, when another Syver Ulnes is owner of the farm. He owned it until 1650. Engebret Syversen Ulnes bought a part of the farm in 1641. Nils Engebretsen Ulnes, his son, took over the farm in 1670, and owned it until his death in 1708. Nils was married to Gunhild Toresdatter. Their son Engebret Nilsen Ulnes ran the farm from 1714 to his death in 1733. Engebret married Berit Olsdatter. Their daughter, Marit married Gulbrand Johnsen Granheim, who took over the farm in 1733. Gulbrand died in 1737. Marit remarried with Ole Erikson, and Engebret and his stepfather did not get along well together. Engebret, Marit, and Gulbrand’s son used his alodial rights to get the family farm and he married Marit Eivindsdatter Frigstad from Vestre Slidre. Their daughter Marit married Ole Erlandsson Mo and moved to the farm. His son Engebret took over the farm but moved and left the farm to his younger brother Erland, who married Ingrid Halvorsdatter Berge. Their oldest son Ole took over the farm and married Rønnaug Kjørnes. They squandered the farm and moved to America. Haldor Knutsen Mo married Ingrid Skrøviken and moved to the farm in 1871. Their son Knut Haldorsen Ulnes married Randi Haldosdatter and took over the farm around 1895. Knut died and Randi remarried with Nils H. Opheim. Their son Henrik Nilsen Opheim took over the farm in 1922, and his brother Kolbjørn took over the farm in 1964. Kolbjørn was married to Margit Riste. Their son Nils Einar Opheim took over the farm in 1966.