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hengei
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Posted - 28/12/2014 :  06:47:02  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Hi, I found SS Laconia 1 from 1911 and Laconia 2.
But I have a letter written my my great grand uncle and a diary written by his brother, telling that they traveled with SS Laconia in May 1909. Then there must have been Laconia before these 2.
The ship went from Liverpool 4 May and arrived Boston 14 May 1909. Anybody know anything about this ship. The names of mine grans uncles and aunt: Olav Hetland, Nils Hetland and Olava Marie Hetland.

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Geir H
My Ancestry pages is on www.ancestry.com

jwiborg
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Norway
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Posted - 28/12/2014 :  08:56:28  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
They travelled on the SS LUSITANIA in 1909.

Edited by - jwiborg on 28/12/2014 08:56:54
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AntonH
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USA
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Posted - 29/12/2014 :  03:34:42  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Here is a Johan Hetland age 22, Olav Hetland age 21, and Marie Hetland age 26 leaving England in 1909. From Ancestry.com

NAME: Olav Hetland
GENDER: Male
AGE: 31
BIRTH DATE: abt 1878
DEPARTURE DATE: 4 May 1909
PORT OF DEPARTURE: Liverpool, England
DESTINATION PORT: Boston, USA
SHIP NAME: Saxonia
SEARCH SHIP DATABASE: Search for the Saxonia in the 'Passenger Ships and Images' database
SHIPPING LINE: Cunard Line
OFFICIAL NUMBER: 110648
MASTER: E H Pentecost
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AntonH
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USA
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Posted - 29/12/2014 :  03:47:43  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Here is the Ancestry.com record for Marie,

NAME: Marie Hetland
GENDER: Female
ETHNIC BACKGROUND: Norwegian
ESTIMATED BIRTH YEAR: abt 1883
BIRTH PLACE: Tister, Norway
AGE: 26
PORT OF DEPARTURE: Liverpool, England
SHIP NAME: Saxonia
ARRIVAL DATE: 13 May 1909
PORT OF ARRIVAL: Boston, Massachusetts
FRIEND'S NAME: Peder Udesen
LAST RESIDENCE: Norway

And the record for Johan,

NAME: John Hetland
GENDER: Male
ETHNIC BACKGROUND: Norwegian
ESTIMATED BIRTH YEAR: abt 1887
BIRTH PLACE: Slavange, Norway
AGE: 22
PORT OF DEPARTURE: Liverpool, England
SHIP NAME: Saxonia
ARRIVAL DATE: 13 May 1909
PORT OF ARRIVAL: Boston, Massachusetts
FRIEND'S NAME: Johan Avesin
LAST RESIDENCE: Norway

The original record for Olav, shows a line thru his name and the comment, Dead followed by Died at sea?
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AntonH
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USA
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Posted - 29/12/2014 :  03:51:39  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
This is likely the record for Olav. As mentioned above, the original manifest lists as having diied at sea.

NAME: Clar J Hetland
GENDER: Male
ETHNIC BACKGROUND: Norwegian
ESTIMATED BIRTH YEAR: abt 1878
BIRTH PLACE: Finne, Norway
AGE: 31
PORT OF DEPARTURE: Liverpool, England
SHIP NAME: Saxonia
ARRIVAL DATE: 13 May 1909
PORT OF ARRIVAL: Boston, Massachusetts
FRIEND'S NAME: Peder Udesen
LAST RESIDENCE: Norway

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