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Karen
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Posted - 02/03/2002 :  23:40:56  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
My great grandfather Paul Jeilan Nelson, born 12-15 (or 17), 1863 in Gudsbransdalen Norway came in the US via Canada when he was 18 years old(about 1881). How would I find which ship he arrived on and to what point in Canada? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Karen

Borge
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Posted - 05/03/2002 :  23:40:53  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Karen
Just below this topic you will se some links. One link if for our article, "Hunting Passenger Lists". If you check that article out, you might get some ideas on where to start looking.

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Articles for Newbies:

Hunting Passenger Lists:

An article describing how, and where, to look for passenger information about Norwegian emigrants
    1:   Emigration Records - Sources - Timeline
    2:   Canadian Records (1865-1935)
    4:   US arrivals - Customs Passenger Lists
    5:   Port of New York Passenger Records
    6:   Norwegian Emigration Records
    7:   British outbound passenger lists
 

The Transatlantic Crossing:

An article about how the majority of emigrants would travel. It also gives some insight to the amazing development in how ships were constructed and the transportation arranged
    1:   Early Norwegian Emigrants
    2:   Steerage - Between Decks
    3:   By sail - daily life
    4:   Children of the ocean
    5:   Sailing ship provisions
    6:   Health and sickness
    7:   From sail to steam
    8:   By steamship across the ocean
    9:   The giant express steamers
 
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