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annamaehendrick22
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Posted - 30/03/2009 :  23:31:43  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
My name is anna hendrick live scotland. Traced family in glasgow connected to this home. Would appear gggfather merchant seaman told norway. How would I start looking for them coming from Norway thanks anna

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Posted - 31/03/2009 :  00:32:44  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
You'll need to gather as much information about your ancestor(s) who emigrated from Norway as possible. If you plan on asking others for help to get you started here's a link to good advice about what information will probably help the most.
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~wgnorway/good-queries.htm
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annamaehendrick22
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Posted - 31/03/2009 :  19:24:22  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
hi thanks very much
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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)
    3:   Canadian Immigration Records Database
    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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