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sunhair
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Posted - 25/07/2008 :  20:37:05  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
hiya~
I am trying to find out info on my great grandfather his name is John R Kloster he was born feb 1860 in norway.

I only found this out through doing family tree research the only info I have on him is through a 1900 US census for Covington, Dakota, Nebraska. No other info is showing up on him

I have no idea where in Norway he was born or anything my grandmother never talked about her family

Edited by - sunhair on 25/07/2008 20:37:32

Hopkins
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USA
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Posted - 25/07/2008 :  22:52:13  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Have you determined if John R. Kloster is related to the other Norway born Kloster named man that appears in that same census in the same community and county?

How unfortunate that census taker didn't bother to complete the columns for 'citizenship' including year of immigration. That would probably have been VERY useful information.

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Hopkins
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USA
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Posted - 25/07/2008 :  23:23:24  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
I think you'll find the same John listed with the last name spelled as 'Closter' in 1880 US census of Plymouth Co. Iowa. His father is listed as 'Louis Closter' and the birthplaces of the various children would indicate that the family immigrated to the US sometime between 1865 and 1877.
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jkmarler
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Posted - 26/07/2008 :  02:54:18  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Hi jillian,

Here is an interesting family whose last name is Kloster in the 1865 Norwegian census online:

http://digitalarkivet.uib.no/cgi-win/WebCens.exe?slag=visbase&sidenr=9&filnamn=f61136&gardpostnr=169&personpostnr=1027&merk=1027#ovre

Note that the three oldest children all have names containing some variation on the name John. The 7 year old is most interesting since his first name begins with R. Perhaps John R. Kloster is actually Reinhart Johan????

Hope this helps.

Jackie M.
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jilliankloster
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USA
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Posted - 26/07/2008 :  03:11:03  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
greetings~
thank you for the replies and info :)
thank you for this jackie I'm thinking that this reinhart Johan is him

Edited by - jilliankloster on 26/07/2008 04:27:22
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jkmarler
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Posted - 26/07/2008 :  04:21:55  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Hi Jillian,

You will want to try the search engine at this website to find Lars Kloster and his family's ship. On the Undine in 1871. Certainly is the same family as in the 1865 census--father has the same occupation as "tinner", tin man or tinsmith.

Jackie
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jilliankloster
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Posted - 26/07/2008 :  04:23:51  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
I found them on the passengers list here they were on the Undine they departed from Stavanger Apr. 27 and arrived in Quebec June 8:)
http://www.norwayheritage.com/p_list.asp?jo=1961

Edited by - jilliankloster on 26/07/2008 04:27:05
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jkmarler
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Posted - 26/07/2008 :  04:36:08  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Hi Jillian,

Now you're cookin'!

Here is the address for the Canadian online archives. For some reason when I just went there the page was down. But when its running again you will be able to check to see if the arrival in Quebec records are available for online viewing of the Undine.

http://www.collectionscanada.ca/archivianet/index-e.html

Good Luck!

Jackie M.

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Kåarto
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Norway
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Posted - 26/07/2008 :  11:50:52  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Lars Kloster was born on an island named Rennesøy north of Stavanger town in Rogaland, you will also find Sand north east in the county.

Kloster, the familyname, is coming from Utstein Kloster, a sub parish and monestery in Finnøy parish.
Kloster means monastery/abbey.

The records for Rennesøy, "Folketellinger og mantall" down page are the censuses.

Ane M. Olsdatter was born in Hetland (Frue) in Stavanger.
The records for Frue sub parish and church.

Kåre



Edited by - Kåarto on 26/07/2008 12:00:11
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jilliankloster
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USA
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Posted - 28/07/2008 :  08:55:06  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Thanks Karto~
for these links
I am not to sure what census to look up on the Rennesy, "Folketellinger og mantall" or the Frue
as Lars Kloster was born 1835 and Ane M. Olsdatter was born 1832
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jilliankloster
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USA
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Posted - 28/07/2008 :  09:10:55  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Thanks Jackie
for that link it is still down but I am still checking to see if I can access it

Edited by - jilliankloster on 28/07/2008 09:13:01
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Hopkins
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USA
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Posted - 28/07/2008 :  18:08:41  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
The census earlier than the 1865 which is available is the 1801.

http://www.rhd.uit.no/art/michael02.html

http://homepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~norway/articles.html
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jilliankloster
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USA
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Posted - 28/07/2008 :  19:58:06  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Jackie I was finally able to access the ship records for canada they are there :) but I can not make out the other name behind the kloster it says Lars Kloster i dunno if it is Sande or Lande

there is a noting on the one column but I can only make out Iowa
but here is the link for the image itself

http://data2.collectionscanada.ca/e/e142/e003533752.jpg

Edited by - jilliankloster on 28/07/2008 19:59:24
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jilliankloster
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Posted - 28/07/2008 :  20:00:48  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
thanks hopkins for these links~
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jilliankloster
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Posted - 28/07/2008 :  21:18:19  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
I found lars Kloster in the birth records for Rennesøy born on december 14th 1836 I can not make out the parents names though he is number 673
http://www.arkivverket.no/URN:kb_read?show=92&uid=15242&urnread_imagesize=gigant&hode=nei&ls=1
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Kåarto
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Norway
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Posted - 28/07/2008 :  21:52:25  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Lars born Dec. 14. was christened in Kloster church in Kloster Abbey on Dec. 18 as Lars Rolandsen. Parents: Roland Rolandsen and Inger Johnsdatter. Hard to read the name of the place or the farm exept Kloster, it looks like it ends ....mandsfjorden Kloster.

Kåre

Edited by - Kåarto on 29/07/2008 09:47:23
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