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sigurd
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 Posted - 01/02/2007 : 11:55:06
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hi
i'm trying to find out more about my grandfather. he was born in brooklyn i 1894; norwegian parents. they left for norway the next year. he probably went back to america around 1910, were he lived while beeing a sailor until 1932, this information i have from my mother, the only fact i have found is that he arrived ny in 1924, ellisisland, it says there that he lived in sailor's home, ny... does anybody have some advice for me how to find out more?
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Lester Hanson
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Posted - 01/02/2007 : 14:51:36
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Sigurd
You need to share his name, birth date, parents names and birth dates, and when they died. Some of this information should be available.
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Lester Hanson
Advanced member
USA
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Posted - 02/02/2007 : 03:57:42
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Sigurd, If your grandfathers name is Alsak, there is some information available for him. This Alsak was born in Norway.
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sigurd
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Posted - 06/02/2007 : 14:38:00
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quote:
Originally posted by sigurd
hi
i'm trying to find out more about my grandfather. he was born in brooklyn i 1894; norwegian parents. they left for norway the next year. he probably went back to america around 1910, were he lived while beeing a sailor until 1932, this information i have from my mother, the only fact i have found is that he arrived ny in 1924, ellisisland, it says there that he lived in sailor's home, ny... does anybody have some advice for me how to find out more?
sigurd
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sigurd
Starting member
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Posted - 06/02/2007 : 14:49:40
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sigurd berhard andersen.
Birth: 13 Feb 1894 Brooklyn
'Death: 31 Oct 1968 Kristiansand, A-Ag, Nor
parents:
christen andersen
Birth: 22 Oct 1866 Drange, Oddernes, V-Ag, Nor
Death: 31 Dec 1896 New York
grete theoline staalesen
Birth: 6 Jun 1865 Nes, Flekkefjord, V-Ag, Nor
Christening: 16 Jul 1865 Nes, Flekkefjord, V-Ag, Nor
Death: 1946
Kristiansand, A-Ag, Nor
'this information is available at familsearch (LDS), bvut i also have it from other sources...
don't know if this can give some more clues....
best regards
sigurd
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sigurd
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Posted - 06/02/2007 : 14:51:52
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the correct spelling of his name
sigurd bernhard andersen |
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Jo Anne Sadler
Norway Heritage Veteran
USA
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Posted - 06/02/2007 : 19:02:43
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There was a sailors home established on Staten Island in 1833 in New York but he would not have been there. I believe he was at a facility sponsored by the Norwegian Seaman's Church in Brooklyn. Here are some websites with information about the Norwegian Seaman’s Church and the Norwegian community in Brooklyn:
http://www.kjerka.com/historien.html
Here is an except from a book about Norwegians in Brooklyn:
http://www.historycooperative.org/cgi-bin/justtop.cgi?act=justtop&url=http://www.historycooperative.org/journals/ahr/104.3/br_61.html
From the web:
Norwegian Seamen's Church-The Norwegian Seamen's Church was on 1st Place and Clinton St., Brooklyn. This was owned by the Norwegian government and was subsequently sold. There is now a small church in Manhattan. Norwegian Seamen's Church 317 E. 52nd St. New York, New York 212-319-0370.
http://www.kjerka.com/
You can order his birth certificate from the New York Municipal Archives:
http://www.nyc.gov/html/records/html/vitalrecords/home.shtml
I could not find him on any census' but that does not mean he is not there, I just could not find him.
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9245
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Posted - 06/02/2007 : 20:18:07
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Hi Sigurd
There is a great book titled :
The Colony that Rose from the Sea. Author is David Mauk.
It's about the Norwegian settlement in Brooklyn, which was comprised mostly of seamen. Although you won't find info about individuals, it is a good general history about the colony.
I think you can purchase it from NAHA. I found mine on Alibris, but your library may also be able to locate it for you.
It's well worth reading if your family was from that area.
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sigurd
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Posted - 07/02/2007 : 09:38:25
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Thanks a lot for the help!
One more qustion: are there some sources where I can look for sailors on duty anywhere in the world for this period?
Sigurd
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sigurd
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Posted - 07/02/2007 : 12:57:22
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| and yet another question: he was sailing with ss leviathan from southampton 5th of august 1924 arriving 12th of august in new york. is it possible to find out if he travelled from england or if this just was a transit harbour? |
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sigurd
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Posted - 07/02/2007 : 13:00:15
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| and yet another question: he was sailing with ss leviathan from southampton 5th of august 1924 arriving 12th of august in new york. is it possible to find out if he travelled from england or if this just was a transit harbour? |
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jwiborg
Norway Heritage Veteran
Norway
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Posted - 07/02/2007 : 13:48:36
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Isn't that the same question?  |
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Jo Anne Sadler
Norway Heritage Veteran
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Posted - 07/02/2007 : 17:51:58
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The USS Leviathan, like many ships, had more than one name and more than one owner.
In 1924, it was owned and operated by United States Line which had a New York to London route..
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SS_Vaterland |
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