My greatuncle was a seaman registered in Skien 1925. According to their records, he ran away from the Tyrifjord 11/1926 when it was docked in New York. The notation said that he would be punished if he returned to Norway. Does this mean that he could never return home again? He has been missing since about 1935. Would he be able to work on another line - such as the United Fruit line where his brother worked? I guess he could never be legally naturalized?
If he was a crew member who just "jumped ship" I doubt that would have any bearing on whether or not he could make application for naturalization. If, on the other hand, he had committed some act or crime before he left Norway pr onboard ship that he was afraid of being returned for punishment - he might choose not to enter the court systems anywhere for any purpose. If you were to research into the immigration and naturalization laws of the time period to include 1926 you'd probably learn much more about the actual laws in effect at the time. All my own ancestors emigrated in much earlier years so my own research was into earlier naturalization rules, forms and processes - they changed quite frequently.
thank you member hopkins! where does one look to find passengers/crew members on ships entering new york 1926-1930's? My great uncle left the Tyrifjord 11/26. I was trying to find a record of his entry into new york. I didn't realize that ellis island records stopped in 1926.
The passenger lists for these years are indexed. You can rent the microfilms from a local Family History Center, www.familysearch.org or from the National Archives, www.nara.gov.
Tyrifjord
Posted - 20/03/2004 : 21:49:24
