Holmboe is a Norwegian family which originated at

Hirsholmene Hirsholmene is a group of ten small Danish islands in the Kattegat; Hirsholm, Græsholm, Lilleholm, Tyvholm, Kølpen and Deget, located approximately 7 km to the northeast of Frederikshavn. Noted for their impressive bird populations, the i ...

Jutland, Denmark Jutland ( da, Jylland ; german: Jütland ; ang, Ēota land ), known anciently as the Cimbric or Cimbrian Peninsula ( la, Cimbricus Chersonesus; da, den Kimbriske Halvø, links=no or ; german: Kimbrische Halbinsel, links=no), is a peninsula of ...

. It was introduced into Norway with the arrival of brothers Jens Olsøn Holmboe (1671–1743) and Hans Olsøn Holmboe (1685–1762). Jens Olsen Holmboe was a senior priest who arrived at

Vardal Vardal is a former municipality in the old Oppland county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1838 until its dissolution in 1964. The area is now divided between Gjøvik Municipality and Vestre Toten Municipality in the traditional district ...

during 1705. Hans Olsen Holmboe was a senior military officer who came to Norway during 1716.

Family tree

The family trees are not meant to be complete. It lists only the notable individuals of this family, as well as their ancestors.

Jens Holmboe line

Below is a family tree that branches off from ancestor Jens Holmboe, bailiff (''

fogd (in Norwegian; also Norwegian , Danish , Swedish , Finnish ) is a historical Scandinavian official title, translated as '' bailiff'', relating to the administration of bailiwicks. He was in charge of the administration and collection of taxes on ...

'') in

Senja or is an island in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway, Europe. With an area of , it is the second largest island in Norway (outside of the Svalbard archipelago). It has a wild, mountainous outer (western) side facing the Atlantic, and a mild ...

and

Troms Troms (; se, Romsa; fkv, Tromssa; fi, Tromssa) is a former county in northern Norway. On 1 January 2020 it was merged with the neighboring Finnmark county to create the new Troms og Finnmark county. This merger is expected to be reversed by t ...

Otto Holmboe line

Below is a family tree that branches off from ancestor Otto Holmboe, provost () at Christiania.Genealogy of Otto Holmboe
Retrieved on 10 November 2008. In addition,

Arnold Holmboe Arnold Holmboe (11 March 1873 – 27 July 1956) was a Norwegian politician for the Liberal Party. He was mayor of Tromsø, two-term member of the Norwegian Parliament as well as Minister of Justice from 1922 to 1923 and Minister of Finance from 19 ...

(1873–1956) was a great-great-grandchild of Otto's first cousin.

References

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Literature

* Hans Cappelen: ''Norske Slektsvåpen'' (Norwegian Family Coats of Arms) with an English Summary, Oslo 1969, p. 128 Norwegian families