Norwegian ancestry - who would have thought it!

[Yazz]

Hi. I think I'm related too 😊 Bear with me I'm new to this site.

[Yazz]

Can you see my post greeensleeves?? 

[Pi]

That's fantastic. I am a direct descendant, one of the few Torrison's in the country ( I believe we are the only family with the name) and my family have always lived in the East London and Greenwich area since John and Barbara arrived. I would love to find out which area of Norway they came from.

[Greensleeves]

Yes Yazz, I can see your post.

[Yazz]

so we all share a common ancestor!! I think Hans and Barbara are my GGGG grandparents, what about everyone else??

[Greensleeves]

Well Pi, by an amazing coincidence Yazz contacted me recently, as she is also a descendant of John and Barbara.  My line descends from Barbara Mattingley's daughter, Frances (Fanny) Mattingley, who left Rotherhithe and turned up in records  in Hartlepool, Co Durham on the eve of the 1851 census, the day she married William Shadforth of that town.

According to the information I have unearthed, John Torrison (aka Hans, Jan, Jans and various spellings of Torrison) was born on Ytteroy, a Norwegian island.  He was baptised there on 12th November 1772, and was the son of Torres Reitan and Gunnil Hansdatter.

[Greensleeves]

Same as you, Yazz -  John and Barbara are my 4x great grandparents too.

[Rubyhenry]

Hello this is RubyHenry !

Good to be in contact with everyone .

[Greensleeves]

Hello and welcome, Rubyhenry, welcome to the grand reunion of the descendants of John and Barbara Torrison!