The family from the start
The Dietrichson family in Norway begins with Major General Erasmus Dietrichson, who came to Norway in 1724 after serving as governor of the Danish West Indies. His son Frederik had four sons, and the family continues in four branches from them. The overview below follows each branch down, generation by generation.
The overview is based on Store norske leksikon, the Norwegian national encyclopedia, and on the family register of 1882. Generations found only in other sources are marked, and so are details where the sources disagree.
The family tree
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The forefathers
The family is Norwegian with Danish roots, and the name comes from the given name Diderik. Erasmus Dietrichson was born in Copenhagen and came from the Danish West Indies, where the family register of 1882 calls him governor. In 1724 he was appointed commander of a regiment in Kristiansand, and that year counts as the start of the family in Norway.
- Diderik Rasmussend. 1683merchant in CopenhagenThe information is from Store norske leksikon. The family register of 1882 does not mention him.
- Erasmus Dietrichson1673–1737major general, came from the Danish West Indies to Norway in 1724
- Frederik Dietrichson1723–1791major general, commandant in Kristiansand
- Erasmus Dietrichson1673–1737major general, came from the Danish West Indies to Norway in 1724
The Johan Wilhelm branch
Johan Wilhelm Dietrichson was a customs inspector and a son of Frederik. He died in a carriage accident in Sweden in 1803.
- Johan Wilhelm Dietrichson1758–1803customs inspector
- Frederik Dietrichson1787–1866military commissary
- Johannes Wilhelm Dietrichson1815–1883clergyman, later postmaster
- David Dietrichson1792–1862paymaster
- Wilhelm Sigvard Dietrichson1826–1868son of DavidFound on Wikipedia only.
- David Dietrichson1856–1921lieutenantFound on Wikipedia only. The family register of 1882 was compiled by a Lieutenant David Dietrichson, but it is not confirmed that this is him.
- Wilhelm Dietrichson1880–1949agronomist and general secretary of the Norwegian Farmers’ UnionSNL writes the middle name Hjort, Wikipedia writes Hjorth. The generations in between are found on Wikipedia only.
- David Dietrichson1856–1921lieutenantFound on Wikipedia only. The family register of 1882 was compiled by a Lieutenant David Dietrichson, but it is not confirmed that this is him.
- Wilhelm Sigvard Dietrichson1826–1868son of DavidFound on Wikipedia only.
- Frederik Dietrichson1787–1866military commissary
The Erasmus branch
Erasmus Dietrichson was a lieutenant colonel. His descendants included clergymen, physicians and officers.
- Erasmus Dietrichson1762–1844lieutenant colonel
- Gustav Frederik Dietrichson1813–1886provost and parish priest in Vestre Toten
- Gustav Johan Fredrik Dietrichson1855–1922bishop of Tromsø and Hamar
- Johannes Ødegaard Dietrichson1885–1973cathedral dean, head of the secret church leadership
- Gustav Johan Fredrik Dietrichson1855–1922bishop of Tromsø and Hamar
- Peter Wilhelm Krejdahl Dietrichson1817–1895chief physician in Skogn, district physician in Levanger
- Cathrine Dietrichson1850–1938genealogist and publisherThe year and place of birth are confirmed by the family register of 1882. The year of death is from Wikipedia.
- Oluf Christian Dietrichson1856–1942major general, member of Nansen’s Greenland expedition in 1888
- Kristian Adolph Gustav Emil Dietrichson1858–1896physician
- Leif Ragnar Dietrichson1890–1928polar aviator, died in 1928
- Gustav Frederik Dietrichson1813–1886provost and parish priest in Vestre Toten
The Bernt branch
Bernt Fröchen Dietrichson was a captain. The art historian Lorentz Dietrichson, who was married to the painter Mathilde, comes from this branch.
- Bernt Fröchen Dietrichson1766–1810captain
- Fredrik Dietrichson1800–1852bookkeeper and secretary at the Bergen bank branch
- Lorentz Dietrichson1834–1917art historian and professorMarried toJohanne Mathilde Dietrichson, født Bonnevie1837–1921, painter
- Honoria Dietrichson1863–1934physician
- Lorentz Dietrichson1834–1917art historian and professorMarried toJohanne Mathilde Dietrichson, født Bonnevie1837–1921, painter
- Fredrik Dietrichson1800–1852bookkeeper and secretary at the Bergen bank branch
The Gabriel branch
Gabriel Grubbe Dietrichson was a conscription officer. His son Jacob Frederik became a professor of theology.
- Gabriel Grubbe Dietrichson1777–1855head of conscription
- Jacob Frederik Dietrichson1806–1879theologian and professor