Children

 Margit Ernstine Bredesen
Margit Ernstine was born on March 24th, 1888 in Horten, Vestfold.⁴   She died at the age of 81 on August 28th, 1969 in Horten, Vestfold.  She was buried on September 2nd, 1969 in Horten, Vestfold.^5 5 


 Borghild Karoline Bredesen
Borghild Karoline was born on September 4th, 1890 in Horten, Vestfold.⁴ 


 Olaf Bjarne Bredesen
Olaf Bjarne was born on February 17th, 1892 in Horten, Vestfold and his baptism took place there on May 15th, 1892.⁶   He died at the age of 63 on May 5th, 1955 in Horten, Vestfold.


 Karl Møbius Bredesen
Karl Møbius was born on November 11th, 1893 in Horten, Vestfold and his baptism took place on April 8th, 1894 in Horten.⁷   He died at the age of 46 on March 1st, 1940 in d/s Brott.⁸ 
• Death Notes

  Maskinsjef på d/s Brott som ble angrepet av tyske fly i Nordsjøen 1. mars 1940. Skipet ble en del skadet, men sank ikke og kom til havn i sterk skadet tilstand. Sju mann omkom.
  
  
  Ble bombet av tysk fly nær Humber. Se tekst nedenfor som er hentet fra http://www.warsailors.com/singleships/brott.html
  
  «b»D/S Brott«/b»
  «b»Owner:«/b» D/S A/S Henriksen & Kierulf
  «b»Manager:«/b» Dagfin Henriksen & Haakon Kierulf, Oslo«b»
  Tonnage:«/b» 1583 gt
  
  Built by Porsgrund Mek. Verksted, Porsgrunn, Norway in 1937.
  
  «b»WW II:«/b»
  «i»Brott«/i» is listed in «u»Convoy HN 8 «/u»from Norway to the U.K. in Jan.-1940.
  She was bombed and damaged by German aircraft near Humber on March 1-1940 (Norway still neutral). 6 (7?) died, 2 rescued. She was on a voyage from Sunderland to Bordeaux, having left Sunderland on Febr. 29-1940 in Convoy FS 9. According to information received from a visitor to my website she sent an SOS on March 1 when she was 8 miles off Whitby and the trawler «i»Acuba«/i» and drifter «i»Silver Line«/i» put to sea. An east coast lifeboat (RNLI) escorted «i»Brott«/i» to Bridlington Bay that same day, with damage to bridge, steering gear and compass. She left Bridlington Bay on March 2 in tow of tug «i»Queens Cross«/i», arriving Hull on the 3rd. Anchored at Southend on March 17, arrived Bordeaux on March 26.
  The following men are commmemorated at the Memorial for Seamen in Stavern, Norway:
  Chief Engineer «b»Karl Møbius Bredesen«/b», «b»Finn Friberg«/b», Ordinary Seaman «b»Einar Hamsdokka«/b», Seaman «b»Angelo Larsen«/b», Messboy «b»Ole-Jacob Løvsjø«/b», and Seaman «b»Edvin Arthur Måløy«/b». Billy McGee, England has told me that a pilot, «b»Robert George Young«/b», Trinity House Services, is commemorated at Tower Hill, Panel 122; The date of death is given as Febr. 28-1940.
  
  «b»Interned - 1940:«/b»
  «i»Brott«/i» was one of the «u»26 ships interned «/u»in North Africa. A French visitor to my website has given me some details from his records as follows:
  Sailed from Le Verdon in convoy 49-XS under French escort on Apr. 15-1940. At Casablanca on Apr. 21. Seized in Safi on July 4-1940. Under French flag from July 4-1941 as «i»Ste Monique«/i». From Safi to Casablanca? Sailed from Casablanca on July 7-1941 in convoy. At Oran July 10.
  Although all my sources agree she was renamed «i»Ste Monique«/i» after having been requisitioned, they operate with different dates. "Nortraships flåte", J. R. Hegland says she was interned on June 22-1940, requisitioned on July 4-1941. Sunk in 1943. "Skip og Menn", Birger Dannevig adds she was handed over to German service, sunk in Tunisia May 13-1943. R. W. Jordan's "The World's Merchant Fleets" agrees she was seized in Safi (date given as July 7-1941), sunk in Bizerta as blockship in May-1943.«i» «/i»"Sjømann - Lang Vak", Guri Hjeltnes also says she was interned in Safi, Morocco, adding she had a crew of 18, 7 of whom were Norwegian, 5 went home to Norway..
  


 Ragnhild Maranda Bredesen
Ragnhild Maranda was born on November 5th, 1896 in Horten, Vestfold and her baptism took place there on March 14th, 1897.⁹   She died  due to Vitium organicum cordis at the age of 3 on December 12th, 1899 in Horten, Vestfold.  She was buried on December 16th, 1899 in Horten, Vestfold.^9 9