General Notes

see duplicate record

Marriage record shows hw came from Øksendal (Øxendahl) in Bakke (Bache) parish (sokn)

Salve Barstad worked for a Danish King, one of the Fredricks in Copenhagen, as a leader of the "stall", which in Norwegian is the place where the horses are kept" He was the kings "stallkeeper". He then settled down and had three daughters, one of which was  married to "Bossen på Lauland", the "nice man at Bjedland" and the gravlen i kvivåg"

Ved Olav Heskestad September 1951

Salve  worked for the king in , guarding his horses during a war, probably against Napoleon. He was there for 10 years. When the war was over and he needed to leave, the king gave him a nice saddle for good service.  This saddle burned with the rest of his farm many years later.The saddle was considered a huge loss along with the farm.

Salve was always well dressed going to church. Often he came in a uniform, and everybody respected him highly.
One time he was late for church. Afterwards outside, some guys wanted to hassle  him because he was well dressed.
Then he answered something like: "You don't take the words out of my mouth. I have been eating by the king
third board in 10 years. Then he left them.

Salve was considred to be was a nice resptable,nobleman in his small community.