I have spent more than three decades tracing our Hande roots from Canada back to the United States, and then back to Norway. The surname originates with a cluster of farms in Vestre Slidre parish in the Valdres region of Oppland county, Norway. I can trace our ancestors back to three distinct Hande ancestors living in the 17th Century, who may or may not have been related to each other. I have also added to my records anyone by the name of Hande who originated in Valdres, in hopes that someday I will be able to tie them in with the wider Handeslekt (Hande clan) that I have been researching.
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