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Magnar Hjelmeland
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Norway
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 Posted - 09/10/2010 : 22:06:35
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Hi, A young lady Brita, seems that she was b. at the Hjelmeland farm 3. May 1860. She grew up on the Indre Fet- Fedt in Kvinnherad and use this as surname in the records. She arrived in N.Y. 9. June 1881 by the ship Algeria. No father is mentioned and no patronymic name at her baptism, the family line on her mother's side is known.
She travelled with a next door lady Ingeborg Johnsdtr. Ingeborg lived at Grand Moud, Clinton Co. Iowa. and she is buried in the Kvinherred Cemetery, Calamus. No further what happened to Brita. Magnar. |
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AntonH
Norway Heritage Veteran
USA
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Posted - 09/10/2010 : 23:24:33
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If this is the right lady, she is listed under Feal as a surname.
Name: Brita Feal
Arrival Date: 9 Jun 1881
Birth Year: abt 1860
Age: 21
Gender: Female
Ethnicity/Race/Nationality: Norwegian
Place of Origin: Norway
Port of Departure: Liverpool, England and Queenstown, Ireland
Destination: United States of America
Port of Arrival: New York
Port Arrival State: New York
Port Arrival Country: United States
Ship Name: Algeria
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vivi
Senior member
Norway
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Lislcat
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USA
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eibache
Norway Heritage Veteran
Norway
6495 Posts |
Posted - 10/10/2010 : 07:16:24
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The "young lady" was confirmated Oct 4 1874, see #34 - her father is not listed and from the bapt record is noted that the mother Britha Nilsdatter was insane.
This is confirmed in the 1865 census when she was living at Aslesletten.
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Magnar Hjelmeland
Medium member
Norway
96 Posts |
Posted - 10/10/2010 : 10:01:05
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Hi, And thank you to all. I am pretty sure I have the right one. Her mother was Brita Nilsdtr. and she lived at several places in Kvinnherad. Her daughter was brought up by Martha Brotet, living at the tenent farm Aslesletto or Brotet as we used to say.
One of the witness at her babtism was Anna Gjertsdtr. She lived as a widow in Nettle Greek, Grundy Ill Co. Her name was Annie Sampson. Also Brita had another next door neighbour who travelled together with her. Samson Ludvikson b. 1864.
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AntonH
Norway Heritage Veteran
USA
9301 Posts |
Posted - 10/10/2010 : 17:07:00
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The most likely Sampson from the ship Algeria is
Name: Sampson Ludrizson
Arrival Date: 9 Jun 1881
Birth Year: abt 1863
Age: 18
Gender: Male
Ethnicity/Race/Nationality: Swedish
Place of Origin: Sweden
Port of Departure: Liverpool, England and Queenstown, Ireland
Destination: United States of America
Port of Arrival: New York
Port Arrival State: New York
Port Arrival Country: United States
Ship Name: Algeria
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Magnar Hjelmeland
Medium member
Norway
96 Posts |
Posted - 10/10/2010 : 18:59:33
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| Hi, and thank you, no doubt this Samson Ludvikson, he had uncles in Ill. Have no idea where our Brita was going. Magnar |
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AntonH
Norway Heritage Veteran
USA
9301 Posts |
Posted - 10/10/2010 : 19:01:05
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I am not sure we are making any progress with these little bits of info on people acquainted with Brita but here is the 1880 US Census data on Annie Sampson. So far I have not stumbled across a likely Brita in the 1900 US Census in either Clinton County, Iowa or Grundy County Illinois.
Name: Annie Sampson
Home in 1880: Nettle Creek, Grundy, Illinois
Age: 35
Estimated birth year: abt 1845
Birthplace: Nor
Relation to Head of Household: Self (Head)
Father's birthplace: Nor
Mother's birthplace: Nor
Neighbors: View others on page
Marital Status: Widowed
Race: White
Gender: Female
Household Members: Name Age
Annie Sampson 35
Sameul Sampson 13
Gjarte Sampson 8
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Magnar Hjelmeland
Medium member
Norway
96 Posts |
Posted - 10/10/2010 : 21:24:31
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Thank you Lyndal, I am agree with you. We have not much to go for, a sigle girl.
Don't know what life Brita has experienced in her homeland when we know the situation of her mother. Magnar. |
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Hopkins
Norway Heritage Veteran
USA
3351 Posts |
Posted - 11/10/2010 : 01:43:52
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Some others from Fet in Kvinnherad ended up in Humboldt Co. Iowa -- especially in the area of Norway township and tiny little town of Thor there. The three different Norwegian-Lutheran congregations of that area have NOT allowed the Mormons to microfilm their church records but perhaps those of you with powerful census searching subscriptions might look in that area.
Meanwhile I'll check my own research notes to pass on more basic info on those other emigrants with family links to Fet.
I'm currently very busy with a family illness but will try to check my notes as soon as I can. |
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AntonH
Norway Heritage Veteran
USA
9301 Posts |
Posted - 11/10/2010 : 02:47:46
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| Following up on the tip from Hopkins, I searched the US Census for 1900 No Brita among the 16 residents born in Norway 1860 +/- 2, immigrated 1881. No other names that seem relevant. |
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jkmarler
Norway Heritage Veteran
USA
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Posted - 11/10/2010 : 03:03:30
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Hi,
If you have access to Ancestry a search in the 1900 census for Brita no last name given b. 1860 Norway migrated 1881 will find only a few. The same search for Bertha no last name given b. 1860 Norway mig. 1881 will find many, many more.
If Brita came to Iowa as her friend did, she might be findable in the 1885 Iowa State Census at Ancestry.
Hilsen,
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Hopkins
Norway Heritage Veteran
USA
3351 Posts |
Posted - 11/10/2010 : 04:33:59
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In Humboldt Co. it was common for an original "Brita" to be known as some variation of Bertha or even Betsy.
My own closest connection to Fet is through my direct ancestors, Ales Pedersdatter (born 1820 on Fet) and Knudt Olsen (born 1815 on Fet.) They emigrated in 1882 with several of their children born on other farms in the area between 1853 and 1864. They are almost all buried in Humboldt Co. Iowa. No assistance is needed for genealogy research on these families.
Several of Ales Pedersdatters' siblings also ended up in Humboldt Co. For example, Ales' brother, Henrik Pedersen was born 1828 on Fet, emigrated in 1861 for America, first found living in Clinton Co. Iowa and lived the last of his life in Humboldt Co. Iowa until 1910 when he died.
If I can lend a hand looking for Brita, I'll do whatever I can find time for. Right now, back to my nursing duties. |
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Magnar Hjelmeland
Medium member
Norway
96 Posts |
Posted - 11/10/2010 : 11:21:13
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Thank you to all. To Hopkins, my first start searching for immigrants was for a brother of your Ales Pedersdtr. Jens Pederson married to Ceselia Lund. Aur home here at Lund was side by side. I did a lot seaching before I learn to know of a whole book about this family. The youngest sister of those Pedersons, another Brita b. 17. October 1830 went to US 1872.
So back to aur first Brita. The first time I became aware of her was in the migration records, she do not appear in the book Kvinnherad 3. In fact why I have special interest, at first I thought she was a daughter of the Ingeborg she travelled with, this was not true. Magnar. |
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Hopkins
Norway Heritage Veteran
USA
3351 Posts |
Posted - 11/10/2010 : 14:47:12
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Of course I recognized Hjelmeland immediately from my own family history, you mention Kvinnherad also and I'm at full attention. Greetings and good wishes!
Jens Pedersen (aka James Lund/Peterson) and his wife Ceselia/Seselie Kristiansdatter Lund lived in Thor, Norway township, Humboldt Co. Iowa from about 1879 on and are both buried in West Ullensvang Cemetery just outside of the little town of Thor. I have a little information about several of their nine children if you ever feel interested in a few more details about that family. To the best of my knowledge the youngest, Brita Pedersdatter (b. 1830) never married.
In the Thor area there was also a woman there recorded as Brita Johannesdotter (Smedsvik, Skjold?) born 1860 -- later known as Bertha Helvick and married to "Andrew C. Helvick" originally of Kvinnherad. I think I found her mentioned in book 4 of Kvinnherad series, pp. 82-83, emigrated to America about 1892 and so can probably be eliminated from the search for your original mysterious Brita Fet.
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