I believe that my great grandfather was a sailor and wondered if anyone could help me to locate his Norwegian shipping/military records. He is said to have gone to sea as a kitchen hand at 11 years of age and had signed off on his third voyage around the world as a merchant seaman. He was born in Stokke Vestfold in 1863. He disembarked in Melbourne Australia in 1887 and he stated he had arrived on the Matilda Sailing Barque but I have been unable locate records of this ship coming to Australia in around that time.
If you go to my posting under mariners there is an article I was referred to by Hopkins that gives advice on how to trace seamen. I have had no luck looking for someone pre 1860 but you might be more successful because of the date 1883. Good luck.
1865-census for 0721 Sem, Hesby nedre Christian Halvorsen hf Husmand uden Jord, Sagmester g 45 m Laurdals Pr. Thana Olsdatter Hans Kone g 35 k Hitterdal Hanna Martine Christiansdatter Deres Datter ug 10 k Sansvær Pr. Johan Christiansen Deres Søn ug 8 m Sansvær Pr. Ole Christiansen Deres Søn ug 6 m Hoffs Pr. Carl Martinus Christiansen Deres Søn ug 3 m Stokke Pr. Peterine Gunelia Christiansdatter Deres Datter ug 1 k Stokke Pr.
Carl Martinius Christiansen
Posted - 23/01/2008 : 15:40:46
