Sissel Halvardsdatter Helgøy

Sissel Halvardsdatter was born on July 22nd, 1831.¹   Sissel Halvardsdatter's father was Halvor Johannesson Helgøy and her mother was Anne Sesilie Olsdatter Nesheim.  Her paternal grandparents were Johannes Anderson Bjelland and Sofie Halvorsdatter Helgøy. She had six brothers and four sisters, named Johannes Halvorson, Ola Halvorson, Halvor Halvorson, Anders Halvorson, Anders Halvarson, Ola Anders Halvorson, Margrethe Halvorsdatter, Elen Karina Halvorsdatter, Anne Sesilie Halvorsdatter and Karen Kristine Halvorsdatter.  She was the oldest of the eleven children. She had a half-brother and a half-sister, named Ola Halvorson and Sofie Halvorsdatter.

‌Sissel Halvardsdatter and Ommund Ommundson were married in a religious ceremony on October 28th, 1859 in Haugesund, Rogaland.²