Laurits Kristian was born on 13 Apr, 1879 at Hvaal in Svarstad, Lardal, Vestfold, Norway^a1, the son of Lars Hansen (1844–?)★ and Kristiane Susane Henriksdatter (1852–?)★. He is Ian's great grandfather.

He married Nilsine Martinsdatter (1883–1963)★ on 26 Jun, 1904 in the parish of Larvik in Vestfold, Norway^b1,b2 . They had eleven children:–

• Marget Kristine Lauritsdatter born on 28 Apr, 1905 at Hvaal, Svarstad^a1. Married Anders Andreassen on 7 Jul, 1928 in Buskerud in Norway. Died on 24 Oct, 1986 in the parish of Svarstad in Lardal, Vestfold, Norway at the age of eighty-one.
• Lars Kristian Lauritsen born on 2 Aug, 1906 at Berg in Svarstad, Lardal, Vestfold, Norway^a1. Married (person lived 1910s to 2000s) on 21 Apr, 1930 in the parish of Bjarkøy in Troms, Norway. Died on 27 May, 1996 in the parish of Lardal in Vestfold, Norway at the age of eighty-nine.
• Emil Gustav★, norwegian resistance officer, born on 27 Sep, 1908 in Svarstad^c1,a1. Married Kamilla Lovise Hansen in 1934 in the parish of Tønsberg in Vestfold, Norway and Elizabeth Ann Dean in 1942 in the parish of St. Pancras in Middlesex, England^d1. Executed on 14 Oct, 1943 in Trandum in Ullensaker, Akershus, Norway at the age of thirty-five.
• Arne born on 28 May, 1910 at Fjeldet in Hvidsle, Svarstad, Lardal, Vestfold, Norway^a1. Married Ruth Camilla Guldbrandsen on 23 Jun, 1937 in the parish of Kongsberg in Buskerud, Norway. Died on 24 Jan, 1992 in Kongsberg at the age of eighty-one.
• Hans Lauritz born on 30 Mar, 1912 at Fjeldet, Svarstad. Married Godrun Hansine Skaug on 23 Jun, 1916 in Lardal. Died on 27 Jun, 1989 at the age of seventy-seven.
• Emma Larsen baptised on 9 Apr, 1916 in Vestfold in Norway. Died on 19 Dec, 1986 in Kongsberg at the age of seventy.
• Nils Martin baptised on 5 Aug, 1917 in Svarstad^c2. Died in 1997 at the age of eighty.
• Marith Gunhilde born on 9 Jan, 1923 in Svarstad. Died on 24 Apr, 1997 in the parish of Grimstad in Aust-Agder (Agder), Norway at the age of seventy-four.
• Reidar Henry born on 3 May, 1928 in Svarstad. Died on 4 Apr, 1993 at the age of sixty-four.
• two other children living or recently died

By the time of the 1910 census he was living at Fjeldet, Svarstad^a1 with his wife Nilsine and four children Emil Gustav Hvaal, Marget Kristine Lauritsdatter Hvaal (1905–1986), Lars Kristian Lauritsen Hvaal (1906–1996) and Arne Hvaal (1910–1992).

Laurits Kristian died at the age of eighty-two in 1961 in Svarstad He was survived by his wife Nilsine.

Timeline

1879

13 Apr

Born at Hvaal, Svarstad, Lardal, Vestfold, Norway.^a1

1904

26 Jun

Married Nilsine Martinsdatter★ in Larvik, Vestfold.^b1,b2

1905

28 Apr

Daughter, Marget Kristine Lauritsdatter Hvaal (1905–1986), born at Hvaal, Svarstad.^a1

1906

2 Aug

Son, Lars Kristian Lauritsen Hvaal (1906–1996), born at Berg, Svarstad, Lardal, Vestfold, Norway.^a1

1908

27 Sep

Son, Emil Gustav Hvaal (1908–1943)★, born in Svarstad, Lardal, Vestfold, Norway.^c1,a1

1910

28 May

Son, Arne Hvaal (1910–1992), born at Fjeldet, Hvidsle, Svarstad, Lardal, Vestfold, Norway.^a1

1 Dec

Recorded in the 1910 census residing at Fjeldet, Svarstad.^a1

1912

30 Mar

Son, Hans Lauritz Hvaal (1912–1989), born at Fjeldet, Svarstad.

1916

9 Apr

Daughter, Emma Larsen Hvaal (1916–1986), baptised in Vestfold, Norway.

1917

18 Jun

Son, Nils Martin Hvaal (1917–1997), born at Fjeldet, Svarstad.^c2

1923

9 Jan

Daughter, Marith Gunhilde Hvaal (1923–1997), born in Svarstad.

1928

3 May

Son, Reidar Henry Hvaal (1928–1993), born in Svarstad.

1942

23 Mar

Occupation recorded as joiner.^d1

1943

14 Oct

Son, Emil, died in Trandum, Ullensaker, Akershus, Norway.

1961

Died at the age of eighty-two in Svarstad.

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