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| 451,6 reg.t | 1858 at Bremerhafen, Germany | N. W. Cock, Brevik, Norway | |
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| 1866 | June 12 Miramichi from Hamburg, Capt. Larsen | | 1866 | July 7 Strangford from Miramich, July 26 leaving Strangford for Swansea | | 1866 | September 9 Barcelona to Swansea | | 1867 | Captain R. Larsen from Bergen May 2 to Quebec June 18 Passenger list:  | | 1867 | May 2. With the ship Helvetia of Brevik are 248 passengers cleared for America. They are from Nordland 1, Førde 16, Nordfjord 19, Askevold 7, Ulvik 7, Ladevik 1, Evenvik 12, Lindaas 9, Hammer 11, Haus 9, Vos 2, Bergen 3, | | 1867 | Klosterø 4, Stordøen 10, Fjeldberg 6, Hardanger 131. Of these were 163 over 14 years, 21 between 10-14 years, 52 between 1-10 and 12 breast-feed children. | | 1867 | June 18 Quebec from Bergen with 248 emigrants. Capt. Larsen | | 1867 | August 19 London from Quebec | | 1867 | August 31 London for Gefle | | 1867 | November 11 London from Gefle, leaving Nov. 20 for Brevik | | 1868 | June 18 Quebec from Brevik | | 1868 | August 18 London from Quebec, leaving Aug. 2 for Helsingør | | 1869 | March 13 London from Brevik, leaving April 7 for Christiania | | 1869 | Captain R. Larsen from Christiania May 5 to Quebec June 22 Passenger list: | | 1869 | June 28 Montreal from Christiania | | 1869 | July 13 Quebec for London. August 19 off Deal: from Montreal | | 1869 | August 20 London from Montreal | | 1869 | October 29 Helvolet from Brevik | | 1870 | March 23 off Truro Point: From Brevik | | 1870 | April 15 leaving Truro Point for Quebec | | 1870 | May 23 Quebec from Truro, leving June 7 Quebec for Dublin | | The information listed above is not the complete record of the ship. The information was collected from a multitude of sources, and new information will be added as it emerges |
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The Helvetia was built in 1852 at Bremerhafen in Germany. Her
tonnage was 212,5 Norwegian Commercial lasts, or 451 tons gross, 437 tons net. Purchased by Nicolai W. Coch of Brevik in 1866, and mastered by capt. Rudolph C. J. Larsen. In 1867 the bark Helvetia departed from Bergen May 2, and arrived at Quebec June 17. She was carrying 248 passengers. Master was Capt. R. Larsen. The passenger list for this voyage was archived by the National Archives of Canada [NAC]. In 1869 the bark Helvetia departed from Christiania May 5, nad arrived at Quebec June 23. She was sailing in ballast, and was carrying carrying 262 steerage passengers, all well at arrival. The Helvetia was mastered by Capt. R. Larsen, and had a crew of 13. The passenger list for this voyage was archived by the National Archives of Canada [NAC], and the passenger were listed in the Christiania Police Emigration Records, kept by the Statsarkivet in Norway. The Helvetia was wrecked in 1888.
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