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MHougland
New on board
USA
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Posted - 06/10/2009 : 02:17:18
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I am searching for the passenger list for the S/S Helvetia of the National Line that reached New York on 27 May 1878, bring passengers from Bergen to NY via Liverpool. Supposedly our ancestor Jens Haugland, wife and two children were on that ship. I can find info about the ship but not the passenger list. Where should I look? Thank you, |
Edited by - MHougland on 06/10/2009 02:18:30 |
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AntonH
Norway Heritage Veteran
USA
9301 Posts |
Posted - 06/10/2009 : 02:38:27
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Ancestry.com a subscriptions site has the passenger manifest for the Helvetia reaching New York on 27 May, 1878. There are 306 passengers on board this ship according to the original manifest, very few of them are from Norway. I took a quick look and could not identify a Jens Haugland among the passengers on board this ship. I will look a little harder and see what else I can find. |
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AntonH
Norway Heritage Veteran
USA
9301 Posts |
Posted - 06/10/2009 : 03:06:24
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A closer look at the passenger list shows only 23 Norwegian passengers on board this ship and only two whose names begin with H. See below.
Name: Anders Helgason Arrival Date: 27 May 1878 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1859 Age: 19 Gender: Male
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Name: Helge Helgeson Arrival Date: 27 May 1878 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1853 Age: 25 Gender: Male
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AntonH
Norway Heritage Veteran
USA
9301 Posts |
Posted - 06/10/2009 : 03:17:41
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Perhaps some further information on Jen Haugland and his family will help find him. Could you provide ages or birth years and the names of the rest of the family and where they settled in the US. |
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MHougland
New on board
USA
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Posted - 06/10/2009 : 03:39:03
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Jens Kristofferson Haugland b. Apr 1823; wife Kristi Arnesdatter Ask b. May 1825; dau Anna b. 1857; son Kristoffer b. 1860. Originally they lived in Kvinnherad, Hordaland - Haugland gnr. 125, Bnr. 4 Gravene; but lived in Kinn parish north of Bergen about the time of emigration. Eventually they end up in Wright Co. Iowa. Appear in 1885 Story Co. Iowa census. |
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eibache
Norway Heritage Veteran
Norway
6495 Posts |
Posted - 06/10/2009 : 06:48:50
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Emigration record for Jens Christophersen Hougland, with wife Christi and son Christopher in 1878. The daughter Anna left Norway with a prepaid ticket and the Inman line in 1881.
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Edited by - eibache on 06/10/2009 18:59:23 |
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MHougland
New on board
USA
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Posted - 06/10/2009 : 15:48:10
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quote: Originally posted by eibache
Emigration record for Jens Christophersen Hougland, with wife Chrisi and son Christopher in 1878. The daughter Anna left Norway with a prepaid ticket and the Inman line in 1881.
Thanks for the information. It makes me wish that I knew the Norwegian language. Now this brings up another question. The family lore is that Anna remained behind to accompany her younger brother Arne who had not been confirmed yet. The story was that the family did not want to bring Arne to a "heathen land" until after his confirmation. Arne was b. Oct 1863, but he does not seem to appear with Anna on the 1881 register. The question becomes "When did Arne emigrate?" |
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eibache
Norway Heritage Veteran
Norway
6495 Posts |
Posted - 06/10/2009 : 18:22:11
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Arne emigrated in 1879
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Hopkins
Norway Heritage Veteran
USA
3351 Posts |
Posted - 06/10/2009 : 18:33:52
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Translations of church record headings and census column headings can be found in the articles at - http://homepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~norway/articles.html
There are also links to very good online 'dictionaries' (long lists) of Norwegian words translated to English available above right on this page under Links |
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AntonH
Norway Heritage Veteran
USA
9301 Posts |
Posted - 06/10/2009 : 23:09:40
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In spite of the spelling of the last name this is a good candidate for the family arriving in 1878. The spelling in the orginal manifest is Hango as I would read it.
Name: Jens C Hangs Arrival Date: 6 May 1878 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1822 Age: 56 Gender: Male Port of Departure: Liverpool and London, England Destination: United States of America Place of Origin: Norway Ethnicity/Race/Nationality: Norwegian Ship Name: The Queen
He is travelling with his wife Kristine age 54 and son Christopher age 17. |
Edited by - AntonH on 06/10/2009 23:12:55 |
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