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A bit about my ancestors

Since so many people out there take an interest in genealogy, I have decided to add a bit of information about my ancestry, much of which was compiled several decades ago by my late grandparents on my mother’s side, Egil and Astrid Schilvold.

I would like to make clear that I have no intention to brag. I am publishing some information about notable persons in my family mainly because it may be of help to people who are interested in the subject. Another reason it that I would like to hear from some of those distant relations. If you are one of them, let us exchange information or arrange a meeting!

With regards to “noble” descent, I firmly believe that no matter how many kings, queens, explorers or army officers your lineage is composed of, you still have to prove yourself worthy of your family name and your ancestry by living a decent life.

Lineage does not necessarily tell us anything at all about the character of a given individual, and even if you do not have a single remotely “noble” person in your pedigree, you can still be as noble a person as any if you decide to make an effort to be one.

Such considerations aside, I also believe we owe our forefathers and foremothers remembrance. It is natural to honor the people who we are indebted to for being alive, and that our societies are indebted to for having survived and developed. It is as simple as that.

And a knowledge of history is always beneficial to the human mind. Looking at how people have struggled and survived infuses us with strength and hope, but when we compare the likely length of our own life with that of the centuries and millennia, we are humbled. And if more of the people in this world were a little more humble, the world would no doubt be a better place.

Let us cherish and never forget our history.

Note: All images of coats of arms on this page are courtesy of the excellent Danish website at http://skeel.info: Skeel and Kannegaard Genealogy.

Below are some of the ancestors of my grandfather, Egil Schilvold (the father of my mother). I have emphasized the international (Danish, German and Scottish) family names Ahlefeldt, Rode, Sehested, Stockfleth and Walker:

Egil Schilvold (29.05.1916 (Bodø, Norway) – 01.02.2007 (Moss, Norway)) (the father of my mother) Lektor Son of Andreas Christian Olsen
Andreas Christian Olsen (16.04.1817 – 12.07.1885 (Hamarøy, Norway)) Teacher, church singer Changed his last name to Schilvold The name of a farm on Hamarøy in northern Norway (yes, the same island as the one on which the author Knut Hamsund once lived.)	Sofie Georgine Fredrikke Caroline Rode (01.11.1835 – 03.11.1911 (Hamarøy, Norway)) Daughter of Georg Wilhelm Rode
Georg Wilhelm Rode (09.02.1806 (Rendsburg, Holsten, Denmark) – 01.10.1857 (Stjørdalen, Norway)) Captain Son of Hans Henrik Rode	Andrea Margrete Sophie Einersen (07.05.1804 – 12.11.1835)
Hans Henrik Rode (9.9.1767 – 29.12.1830 (Aker)) Colonel/Oberst “Generalkrigskommissær” “Kammerherre” Son of Georg Friedrich Rode	Carithe Nicoline Holst (10.06.1778 (Copenhagen) – 10.11.1863 (Oslo))
Georg Friedrich Rode (21.2.1723 (Burg, Femern) – 1.3.1786 (Berg, Halden)) Major Son of Hinrich Rode	Wilhelmine de Stockfleth (8.11.1732 – 1.2.1774 (Østgård i Berg)) Daughter of Fredrik de Stockfleth
Hinrich Rode (21.12.1689 (Barmstedt) – 28.04.1747 (Burg, Femern)) Royal ”fiskal”, lawyer Son of Christian Detlev Rode (more information below)	Maria Gerderuth von Giebel

The Stockfleths, and the Walker connection:

Fredrik de Stockfleth (1701 – 1748) ”Høiesterettsassessor” ”Etatsråd” ”Justitsråd” Son of Hannibal Stockfleth	Anna Catharina Walker (Buried 19.05.1745, Norderhov, Norway) Daughter of William Walker (from Scotland) Walker was a merchant in Halden, Norway He was married to Hedvig Lembach
Hannibal de Stockfleth (1649 – 1721) Vicelagmann in Opland, Norway, etatsraad Son of Jacob Eggertssøn Stockfleth	Cathrine Margrethe Schonberg (Schouberg?)
Jacob Eggertssøn Stockfleth (1607 – 1652) Fogd in Land og Valdres Later borgermester (mayor) in Oslo	Anne Bentsdatter (died 26.03.1704)
Eggert Stockfleth from Haderslev, Sønderjylland, Denmark (spouse unknown) Lived at Bragernes, Buskerud, Norway

The Rodes (continued) and the Ahlefeldt and Sehested connections:

Christian Detlev Rode (29.07.1653 (Itzehoe) – 04.12.1717 (Burg)) Priest in Barmstedt Son of Albert Rode	Eva Maria Hoier (1665 (Itzehoe) – 28.02.1726)
Albert Rode (died 04.06.1676) Kaufmann (merchant) and kirchengeschworener in Itzehoe	Eleonore von Ahlefeldt (Born in Ahrensböck, died in Münsterdorf) Daughter of Johan von Ahlefeldt
Johan von Ahlefeldt Captain Son of Paul	Margaretha Evert
Claus Paul Ove von Ahlefeldt Son of Clement	Elsabe Reusen
Clement von Ahlefeldt (died around 1590) To Emckendorf and Seedorf Son of Claus	Anne von Sehested Of the house of Dapenau
Claus von Ahlefeldt (spouse unknown) To Emckendorf
Henneke von Ahlefeldt (died in 1500)
Gotzik von Ahlefeldt (mentioned in 1470)
Claus von Ahlefeldt (1381 – 1404)
Benedict von Ahlefeldt (mentioned in 1399)
Benedict von Ahlefeldt (1320 – 1360)
End of knowledge with regards to the Ahlefeldts (?)

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