181:
for Great
Britain from 1787, his intervention was able to secure respect for the neutrality of Denmark-Norway in 1793 and 1796 from British warships. He held several posts among the notable citizens of Stavanger: he became town lieutenant at a young age and, in 1784, was promoted to command the town
120:
for seven years with private tuition. In practice, due to his father's declining health and his being the only son, he took over his father's business. He acquired burghership in
Stavanger in 1783, and after four years in his own trade company, he became a partner in his father's company in 1787. He
209:
broke out, an open war between the United
Kingdom and Denmark-Norway. Kielland organized grain storage in an initial phase, although others took over. Kielland also contributed personally to funding the standing defence of Norway. The company experienced hardships during the war as many ships were
288:
of two distinguished lines of descent. Confusingly, there is a Jacob
Kielland in almost every generation of this families and sometimes within different branches of the same generation, so middle names are often used in reference, though even then many of the family names are still not unique.
97:, though was unable to assume office. His personal success also facilitated the rise to prominence of other members of the Kielland dynasty, who became influential in the commercial, cultural and public life of Stavanger and of Norway for more than a century.
248:
Gabriel and
Johanna Kielland had six children: four sons and two daughters. The eldest son died young, as did the younger daughter, but the three sons who survived - Jens, Jacob and Jonas - all achieved success in their respective fields:
144:, was finished in 1803. As well as being a base for leisure and social gatherings, it also functioned as a small, private museum and library. Ledaal was acquired by Stavanger Museum in 1936, and opened as a royal residence in 1949.
214:, and trade became difficult. It survived the Gunboat War partly due to "pliable circumvention of taxes". In 1809, Kielland's work during this very difficult time received recognition with the award of: Knight of the Danish
129:, in order to study trade and to build a business network. After the death of his father in 1788, he bought shares from his sisters. In 1790 he merged the trade company and his inherited properties, creating the company
624:
177:
was neutral, and also because
Kielland was engaged in insurance and, in this capacity, often made a good return when identifiable flotsam was auctioned. As the local
241:
In April 1783 he married
Johanna Margaretha Bull (1758–1818), daughter of Jens Bull, himself a former son-in-law of Vincent Stoltenberg (1694–1763), ancestor of the
629:
619:
614:
89:
and soon became one of the wealthiest and most distinguished figures in the city. Around 1800, he commissioned the building of the large country house
233:, but illness prevented him from actually assuming office. When he died in March 1821, in Stavanger, he was one of the wealthiest people in the city.
609:
423:
322:
381:
405:
604:
376:
242:
190:, the United Kingdom and Denmark-Norway became belligerents and it was the vigilantes of Stavanger who set up the city's
365:
344:
281:
259:
187:
467:
495:
170:
414:
395:
122:
575:
353:
337:
305:
265:
178:
110:
215:
272:
Following the death of his wife, Gabriel
Kielland also had a son with Inger Larsdatter Lura (1800-1874):
553:
524:
418:
409:
369:
295:
253:
486:
599:
594:
311:
230:
94:
317:
430:
Other distinguished people are likewise linked by marriage to this branch and members include:
205:
managed, for a good part, to uphold the grain supply. The same thing happened in 1807, when the
191:
151:
93:, which would later become a royal residence in Stavanger. In 1815, he was elected to the
221:
He resumed his role as
British vice consul in 1816, but was now also consular agent for
434:
329:
174:
126:
372:(1816-1881), provide the link to further prominent cousins, among whom the families:
588:
285:
386:
206:
548:
490:
74:(4 March 1760 – 5 March 1821) was a businessman and ship owner in the city of
211:
183:
106:
75:
41:
198:
117:
226:
222:
137:
340:(1841-1915) was both father and grandfather of prominent architects:
348:
163:
155:
150:
was also heavily involved in shipping. In 1801 the company owned one
141:
90:
79:
357:
225:, from 1813, plus, from 1817, vice consul for the city-state of
159:
519:
121:
also conducted several travels to the Nordic countries, the
276:
Søren Lura (1819-1866): a master cobbler at the age of 23.
347:(1866-1926): designer of several of the key buildings in
262:(1788-1863): successor as chairman of the family business
197:
In the same year, failed crops led to lack of grain in
116:
He originally intended to be a teacher, and studied
61:
49:
27:
20:
113:(1727–1788) and Elisabeth Schanche (1733–1784).
85:In 1790 he took control of the family business
8:
398:(1825-1889), naval officer and politician,
109:as the only son of captain and businessman
578:(in Norwegian). Retrieved 17 October 2009.
470:(in Norwegian). Retrieved 17 October 2009.
17:
136:The properties included a brickworks in
625:Norwegian people of the Napoleonic Wars
557:(in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget
528:(in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget
499:(in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget
468:Genealogy for Gabriel Schanche Kielland
463:
461:
459:
457:
455:
453:
451:
447:
105:Gabriel Schanche Kielland was born in
630:Knights of the Order of the Dannebrog
620:Norwegian businesspeople in insurance
480:
478:
476:
140:. The building of the country-house,
7:
615:Norwegian businesspeople in shipping
169:The company had benefitted from the
332:(1854-1904): jurist and journalist
308:(1841-1915): priest and politician
280:Through his second surviving son,
14:
356:(1897-1972): his son, worked in
229:. In 1815 he was elected to the
547:Henriksen, Petter, ed. (2007).
518:Henriksen, Petter, ed. (2007).
406:Axel Christian Zetlitz Kielland
1:
400:grandson of Gabriel Kielland:
300:grandson of Gabriel Kielland:
408:(1853-1924): Foreign Office
549:"Gabriel Schanche Kielland"
487:"Gabriel Schanche Kielland"
646:
610:Norwegian company founders
496:Norsk biografisk leksikon
417:(1858-1934): Home Office
186:. In 1801, following the
173:, both from trade, since
171:French Revolutionary Wars
72:Gabriel Schanche Kielland
22:Gabriel Schanche Kielland
415:Christian Bendz Kielland
320:(1849-1906): the famous
203:Jacob Kielland & Søn
148:Jacob Kielland & Søn
131:Jacob Kielland & Søn
123:Kingdom of Great Britain
87:Jacob Kielland & Søn
576:Genealogy for Jens Bull
426:(1863-1925): politician
424:Jonas Schanche Kielland
284:(1788-1863), he became
268:(1791-1852): politician
266:Jonas Schanche Kielland
216:Order of the Dannebrog
605:People from Stavanger
554:Store norske leksikon
525:Store norske leksikon
485:Lillehammer, Arnvid.
370:Jens Zetlitz Kielland
296:Jens Zetlitz Kielland
111:Jacob Jansen Kielland
314:(1843-1914): painter
231:Parliament of Norway
188:Battle of Copenhagen
95:Parliament of Norway
318:Alexander Kielland
256:: military officer
254:Jens Bull Kielland
243:Stoltenberg family
364:The daughters of
192:coastal batteries
69:
68:
637:
579:
573:
567:
566:
564:
562:
544:
538:
537:
535:
533:
515:
509:
508:
506:
504:
482:
471:
465:
368:(1788-1863) and
56:
37:
35:
18:
645:
644:
640:
639:
638:
636:
635:
634:
585:
584:
583:
582:
574:
570:
560:
558:
546:
545:
541:
531:
529:
517:
516:
512:
502:
500:
484:
483:
474:
466:
449:
444:
239:
103:
54:
45:
39:
33:
31:
23:
12:
11:
5:
643:
641:
633:
632:
627:
622:
617:
612:
607:
602:
597:
587:
586:
581:
580:
568:
539:
510:
472:
446:
445:
443:
440:
439:
438:
435:Robert Kloster
428:
427:
421:
412:
396:Jacob Kielland
390:
389:
384:
379:
377:Smith-Kielland
366:Jacob Kielland
362:
361:
354:Jacob Kielland
351:
338:Jacob Kielland
334:
333:
330:Tycho Kielland
327:
315:
312:Kitty Kielland
309:
306:Jacob Kielland
282:Jacob Kielland
278:
277:
270:
269:
263:
260:Jacob Kielland
257:
238:
235:
175:Denmark-Norway
127:Dutch Republic
102:
99:
67:
66:
63:
59:
58:
57:(aged 61)
51:
47:
46:
40:
29:
25:
24:
21:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
642:
631:
628:
626:
623:
621:
618:
616:
613:
611:
608:
606:
603:
601:
598:
596:
593:
592:
590:
577:
572:
569:
556:
555:
550:
543:
540:
527:
526:
521:
514:
511:
498:
497:
492:
488:
481:
479:
477:
473:
469:
464:
462:
460:
458:
456:
454:
452:
448:
441:
436:
433:
432:
431:
425:
422:
420:
416:
413:
411:
407:
404:
403:
402:
401:
397:
394:
388:
385:
383:
380:
378:
375:
374:
373:
371:
367:
359:
355:
352:
350:
346:
345:Jens Kielland
343:
342:
341:
339:
331:
328:
325:
324:
323:De Fire Store
319:
316:
313:
310:
307:
304:
303:
302:
301:
298:(1816-1881),
297:
294:
290:
287:
286:paterfamilias
283:
275:
274:
273:
267:
264:
261:
258:
255:
252:
251:
250:
246:
244:
236:
234:
232:
228:
224:
219:
217:
213:
208:
204:
200:
199:Stavanger Amt
195:
193:
189:
185:
180:
176:
172:
167:
165:
161:
157:
153:
149:
145:
143:
139:
134:
132:
128:
124:
119:
114:
112:
108:
100:
98:
96:
92:
88:
83:
81:
77:
73:
64:
60:
52:
48:
43:
30:
26:
19:
16:
571:
559:. Retrieved
552:
542:
530:. Retrieved
523:
513:
501:. Retrieved
494:
437:(1905-1979).
429:
399:
392:
391:
363:
335:
321:
299:
292:
291:
279:
271:
247:
240:
220:
202:
196:
168:
147:
146:
135:
130:
115:
104:
86:
84:
71:
70:
55:(1821-03-05)
53:5 March 1821
38:4 March 1760
15:
600:1821 deaths
595:1760 births
491:Helle, Knut
393:Children of
293:Children of
207:Gunboat War
179:vice consul
589:Categories
561:14 October
532:19 October
503:17 October
442:References
212:privateers
184:vigilantes
65:ship owner
62:Occupation
34:1760-03-04
336:In turn,
210:taken by
107:Stavanger
76:Stavanger
42:Stavanger
520:"Ledaal"
419:mandarin
410:mandarin
162:and one
125:and the
118:Classics
44:, Norway
493:(ed.).
387:Skavlan
227:Hamburg
223:Prussia
152:fregate
138:Sandnes
349:Bergen
326:writer
237:Family
164:galeas
158:, six
156:barque
154:, one
142:Ledaal
101:Career
91:Ledaal
80:Norway
489:. In
382:Sømme
160:brigs
563:2009
534:2009
505:2009
358:Oslo
50:Died
28:Born
78:in
591::
551:.
522:.
475:^
450:^
245:.
218:.
201:.
194:.
166:.
133:.
82:.
565:.
536:.
507:.
360:.
36:)
32:(
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.