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maggie
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Posted - 19/03/2004 :  13:37:48  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
hi i am trying to find some information on my great great great great grandfather Lorenzo eid born 1802 tronthiem norway he went to ireland sometime in the 1820's .a record of him show's he was a shipsbroker / an interpreter of foreign languages. i know he died in 1835 as i have found his final resting place.i am having trouble finding anything about him in norway due to not being able to understand naming customs so am hoping to track him down on shipping records.any help you could give me would be much appreciated i am very new to this ancestor searching but would dearly love to know how he came to be in ireland.thankyou for taking the time out to read this regards maggie
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