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Male Kjell  Kjetilsen Ørsland (Kield) Click to view Kjell  Kjetilsen Ørsland in the family tree

Kjell  was born on January 5th, 1817 in Orsland, Sokndal, Rogaland, Norway.1   Kjell 's father was Kield Tonnessen Brandsberg (Bakke) and his mother was Berte Marie Malene  Alfsdtr Maal.  His paternal grandfather was Tonnes Svendsen Bakke; his maternal grandparents were Alf Olsen Maal and Sissel Larsdtr Solbjørg (Lund). He had seven brothers and four sisters, named Tonnes, Andreas, Konrad , Sivert Tobias , Sivert Tobias , Lars , Elias, Grete  Sofie, Berte Malene, Anne  Birgitte and Olene.  He was the third youngest of the twelve children.  He died at the age of 83 in 1900 in Brandsberg, Sokndal, Rogaland, Norway.2