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robhansen
Starting member
United Kingdom
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 Posted - 15/07/2008 : 20:55:43
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Hi,
My grandfather , Harold Waldemar , born 1904,had a Norwegian father and a welsh mother. His father's name was Magnus Bertin Hansen who I have been searching for him through a different post "Lost Family in Ibbestad".
I am having tremendous difficuty ascertaining my grandfather's nationality since he spent his formative years in Tromso but no official record remains of that period. He has no birth certificate in the UK and no official record of being resident in Norway. Where might I find details of his birth and how could I trace the many sea voyages his father made , between Norway and Swansea, UK between 1901 and 1908.
Harold Hansen travelled to UK in 1910 two years after his father died asa result of an accident in Swansea , his father was 33. Harold Hansen lived in wales until his death.
Thankyou for your help,
Rob Hansen. |
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eibache
Norway Heritage Veteran
Norway
6495 Posts |
Posted - 15/07/2008 : 22:02:26
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I am having tremendous difficuty ascertaining my grandfather's nationality since he spent his formative years in Tromso but no official record remains of that period
How do you know this as a fact?
When Harold Waldemar travelled to UK in 1910 he was only 6 years old - who brought him?
What have you found in Wales that can be ascertained? |
Einar |
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robhansen
Starting member
United Kingdom
21 Posts |
Posted - 15/07/2008 : 23:00:13
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Hi Eibache
My grandfather enjoyed his time in Tromso a lot and talked about it into his old age. He was familiar with his cousin Dagmar Jensdatter and stated that his mother (married in Wales 1901) brought him to Swansea when he was 6, following his father's accident (which is confirmed ) in 1908. |
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eibache
Norway Heritage Veteran
Norway
6495 Posts |
Posted - 16/07/2008 : 20:20:28
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My search has not been succesful.
I would think the best chances may be a local newspaper - maybe Ibestad folkebibliotek (public library) could be contacted to investigate possible write-ups concerning th accident in Swansea. |
Einar |
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Sylvia Hansen
New on board
Canada
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Posted - 01/06/2021 : 18:58:42
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Hi Rob,I hope you get this. I as i can see it's been a few yeas since this forum post.I am actually Sarah Hansen Allwood, Sylvia Hansen Allwood's daughter Harold Waldemar Daughter Magnus Bertin Hansen, (Hanssen)'s granddaughter. I just came across this site and you post while I have been looking for information on our family for my parents.
I hope to get in touch with you soon. |
Sylvia Hansen Allwood |
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Lost Hansen. (Harold Waldemar Hansen)
