The inheritance after Olina and Jacob became the first deposit in Inderøy Sparebank. When Olina died in 1863 (Jacob was already dead) she left several underage boys. Ole Richter was appointed as a guardian of these children, who probably resided in several different homes. The inheritance after parents, 72 rigsdaler specie (Speisidaler ) and 87 shillings, was divided equally between the 8 children.
It was during that time, 1864, that Inderøens Sparebank was founded, and the first two deposits in the bank were from two of these boys: Mortinus 16 years, and Ole 13 years, with the inheritance from their parents of 9 rigsdaler specier and 11 shilling, at 5% interest.
Ole Richter was chairman of the bank’s board and made sure that these two crofer boys became the first depositors in the bank, instead of some “rich guy” in the village. This tells a lot about Ole Richter’s political spirit.
Main image: The Johannesplassen is on a steep slope towards the sea. Living room and barn under the same roof, and in addition there is a small detached outhouse.
This place was probably built in 1836. Jakob Pedersen and Olina Johannesdtr. were probably the first to live here. After their death, there were some money for the underage children. Ole Richter, as their guardian, deposited money for two of the youngest when the bank first opened, making the 2 boys the first depositors of Inderøy Sparebank.
The last croft people were Johannes Olsen og Lorense Johannesdtr.
When they died, the land was added to the main farm in 1929, but the son Ole continued to pay the leasehold for the farm and kept the childhood home as a holiday home until it burned down in the 1970s. This place was quite big and kept both cow, sheep and pigs.
This croft was established just after 1800, probably by a relative of the Richters at Rostad. The widow Andrea Matiasdtr. was left incharge of the place in 1875. She re-married the widower Martin Pedersen from Vollan under Undersåker. They ran the place until Martin died in 1927, when it was shut down.
This was a rather small place, with 5-6 sheep and pigs, but no cows.
Notice the two door steps and the two basement openings (presumebly, the place was once inhabited by two families).
This is one of the oldest crofts in the hamlet – possibly established as early as 1665, but certainly from 1701.
The croft had a favourable location, with some land to cultivate so they could feed upto 2 cows, sheep and goats and could go fishing on the fjord. Several of the crofters in Råvika were good craftsmen – in particular carpenters – and did earn some money from this.
It is also known that the crofter Ola Mikkelson, who died in 1974, was a moneylender and that the eldest son, Peder Olson used his inheritance to buy the farms Klepp and Ytre Aas (Outer Aas).
Råvika, which was a croft under Ulvin, was partitioned off from Ulvin in 1910 and have in later years been used as a holiday home.
Rå til høyre i bildet, og Rostadkaia – der hvor rasteplassen er nå. Foto fra 11/7 – 1895. Rå to the right in the picture, and Rostadkaia quay – where the rest stop is now. Photo from 11/7 – 1895
You can see the remains of the croft that lay here, but it is not known when it was in use nor who lived here.
The place is not mentioned in written sources and must therefore have been in use only for a short time. A burial mound has been registered near the site.
Coming from the west (Vangshylla) you are now on your way to the croft that belonged to the farm Rostad – see map.
This place was situated in the pasture right above Råvika, and the foundation wall (Arntmuren) is still very visible.
It was a small place with no livestock, but with some potato and grain production. In addition to farm work (compulsory labour), they sustained themselves with shing. In 1801, Arnt and Brita lived here. They had one daughter and three sons, all three of whom were commissioned as border guards in Verdal in 1807-1814. The youngest was 18 years. The oldest, Jon, took over the place after 7 years as a border guard.
In 1865, new people came to the square, Arnt and Marta. They moved from Arntberget, which was under Rostad, but they originated from Horg. They had 3 children. The youngest, Theodor (b. 1845), was a sailor. In 1875, he and his wife also lived at Arntplassen with their two children.
The place was closed down around 1910 and the land was added to the farm.
Vegghushølet is right by the sea below the Mariaplassen. A “vegghus” was a type of house that was used in olden times, but they existed and were inhabited at Utøy as late as the first half of the 20th century..
The house had three common walls of wood or were designed as turf hut with a vent in the top. The fourth wall was a vertical rock wall. Against this wall lay the fireplace which was used during the day for cooking and the like. This heated the rock wall, which gave off heat at night.
This was probably a poor man’s house. Locally the place was called “the Vegglusholet” (“wall lice hole”, either because it was easier to say or because there were wall lice in this house (supposedly lice thrive in unclean environments).
We see that the rock wall is weathered and loose stones have broken away. This is due to the fact that the mountain was first heated and formed cracks, then water penetrated, froze, and burst the mountain.
It is easy to access by boat, and the sea and fishing were probably crucial for survival in such a place.
It is probably Maria Mortensdtr. b. 1814 who has named this place. She was from the island Ytterøy and was married to Ola Erikson – a crofter under one of the Ulvin farms. He was duty bound to work on this farm, and in addition he was a fisherman. Ola and Maria ran one of the three Sleipvik places and had a son, Eirik. Eirik fished with his father when he was a boy, but work was hard to come by and he eventually went to America to seek his fortune. Soon after, Maria’s father died, and Maria moved from Sleipvika (maybe she had to move). She got a piece of land a little further east where she and her sister Siri cleared and built a new home: The Maria place.
It was Maria who worked the land and did the housework, and Siri who was on the sea. Maria was a crafty woman,as evidenced by the stone wall along the edges of the field. This was Maria’s work, and it was a fine piece of land where they could feed two sheep and a pig. They also cultivated potatoes and grains. Siri’s had her boat mooring in a small bay below the house – it’s even today called “Siri-støa”. This was the name of the boat dock seen from the shore – from the sea it was called “Kjerring-røffelet” *. There was probably some resemblance …
When Maria and Siri grew older, they received a message from Maria’s son Eirik. He had probably found happiness in America, and they had to follow suite.Thus the Maria Place was abandoned – but the name still lives on
Næsbakkin was a croft under the farm Ness, is first mentioned in 1758. A small croft, however in 1865 (at the time run by Rasmus Jonson (b.816) and his wife Marta Larsdtr) it is mentioned that they had a cow, 5 sheep, a goat and a pig. They bought the croft in 1878, but sold is as a smallholding to Andreas Lorentsen (b. 1839) and Gurine Halvorsdtr.
Tragically Andreas drowned in Skarnsundet the 11.3 1901 and his son Ludvig and wife Karen Rasmusdtr Norem took over the farm. Ludvik was known as a very competent fisher and made his living off the sea. In 1919 they sold Nesbakkin to Øver-Aunet farm and moved to Solvang in Vangsgrenda. The main house in Næsbakkin was used as a hay barn until the 1960s.
