Christian Falk

Dåp nr 37 i 1840: Ministerialprotokoller, klokkerbøker og fødselsregistre - Møre og Romsdal, SAT/A-1454/581/L0936: Ministerialbok nr. 581A04, 1836-1852, s. 15
Brukslenke for sidevisning: https://www.digitalarkivet.no/kb20070913660017 ( Birth Register entry no.37)

Konfirmert Hitra nr 7 i 1856: Ministerialprotokoller, klokkerbøker og fødselsregistre - Sør-Trøndelag, SAT/A-1456/634/L0530: Ministerialbok nr. 634A06, 1852-1860, s. 195
Brukslenke for sidevisning: https://www.digitalarkivet.no/kb20050608010268 (Confirmed no.7 in 1856)
Nr 29: Sjøinnrulleringen - Trondhjemske distrikt, SAT/A-5121/01/L0034/0001: -- / Annotasjonsrulle for Kristiansund krets, 1860-1868 (Annotation roll for Kristiansund district, 1860-1868) https://www.digitalarkivet.no/db60055348000012

Nr 88: Sjøinnrulleringen - Trondhjemske distrikt, SAT/A-5121/01/L0034/0001: -- / Annotasjonsrulle for Kristiansund krets, 1860-1868
Brukslenke for sidevisning: https://www.digitalarkivet.no/db60055348000032

Rømte i Swansea 1865.

Folketelling 1865: https://www.digitalarkivet.no/census/person/pf01038278005965

Iver Einersen Bjerkestrand changed name when he jumped ship in England in 1865 to Christian Falk. This finding is based on systematic mapping of the DNA matches of the familiy in UK.

Marriage 1868: "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2DKN-J8G : 13 December 2014), Christian Falk, 1868; from "England & Wales Marriages, 1837-2005," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing 1868, quarter 2, vol. 6A, p. 429, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.

Census 1871: "England and Wales Census, 1871", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KDD6-J7G : 25 June 2022), Christian Falk, 1871.

Census 1881: "England and Wales Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q27X-R29K : 13 December 2017), Christian Falk, Burton Extra, Staffordshire, England; from "1881 England, Scotland and Wales Census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing p. 21, Piece/Folio 2764/105, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey; FHL microfilm 101,774,792.

Census 1891: "England and Wales Census, 1891," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:WQ9S-B2M : 22 February 2021), Christian Falk, Burton Extra, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom; from "1891 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 12, Staffordshire county, subdistrict, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.

Census 1901: "England and Wales Census, 1901," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XS7K-F56 : 21 May 2019), Christian Falk, Burton Extra, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom; from "1901 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing Burton Upon Trent subdistrict, PRO RG 13, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.

Death 1908: "England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2JSK-36G : 31 December 2014), Christian Falk, 1908; from "England & Wales Deaths, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Death, Burton Upon Trent, Staffordshire, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.

From CarolineFalk Family Pathway. 13-04-2023

Not much has been known about Christian Falk’s time before he arrived in England. This may not even be his real name.
After years of searching through various Ancestry websites and Norwegian forums I hit rock bottom. It would be easy to adopt some ancestry suggestions of various Falk names that have appeared. I had thought these to be true, but without verification it can not be established. Many were completely incorrect.
After several false leads I began to think I would never learn about Christian Falk. I could not find proof of him before his Marriage certificate in 1868 here in England.
I also did the Ancestry DNA test along with my Mother, my Father Roy Falk having died before I could test him. He and I had started the Ancestry journey together and he had been incredibly curious of his ancestry and loved to hear of any progress I made. He had been told a tale that we had descended from the Vikings. But he didn’t know much more than childhood stories. Sadly he did not live long enough to take part in this part of the search. None the less I persevered believing that he now knew all the answers and that I would have to verify them somehow myself.

Over time and through extensive DNA research using many matches linked to me, and with the help of a keen genealogist Harry Rong from Norway who took up the requests I made for help on many Norwegian forums and websites, he made a breakthrough!

With his amazing patience and avid ancestry detective skills using my DNA, he established a link to a lady in Norway who is the Great Granddaughter of Christian’s sister Kristine. Her name is Grethe Forbregd and she is living in Trondheim Norway.

Christian Falk’s true name has been found to be Iver Einersen Bjaerkestrand from Norway.
Grethe and her family had also been researching their ancestry for years but every time they followed one particular ancestor Iver Einersen, their trail went cold. This was in 1865 about the same time that my trail for Christian began. They had given up on this family member that simply disappeared.
Then I popped up with my DNA!