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KerrieTonsen
Junior member
Australia
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 Posted - 21/09/2015 : 07:10:05
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It is possible that a distant relative arrived in Sydney, NSW, Australia on board the sailing ship "Duke of Edinburgh" as an able seaman in July 1874. His name was noted in the shipping records as Nils M Thomsen - the ship came to Sydney from the "South Seas Islands" - most likely Fiji, Vanuatu and Tonga in the South West Pacific
Anyone with information, I would be grateful |
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Kċarto
Norway Heritage Veteran
Norway
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Posted - 21/09/2015 : 15:51:50
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Here is your Nils M Thomsen,
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A.B. Able-Bodied Seaman, An experienced seaman qualified to perform routine sea duties on deck.
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Edited by - Kċarto on 21/09/2015 16:26:49 |
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jwiborg
Norway Heritage Veteran
Norway
4961 Posts |
Posted - 21/09/2015 : 20:36:03
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Not sure if this person is related, but here is an interesting christening record from 1888:
#110, August Berg
Born 14 Jun 1888
Christening: 09 Sep 1888, Nykirken, Bergen.
Parents: Seaman Nils Thomsen b.1848 & wife Ingeborg Tomine Carlsen b.1850
Source: Bergen county, Nykirken, Parish register (official) nr. B 5 (1885-1894), Birth and baptism records 1888, page 96.
The couple also have a daughter Anna born 23 Jan 1886, christened 28 Mar 1886 in Nykirken, Bergen, and sons Tomas Kornelius, christening 25 Jan 1880 and Emil Nikolai, christening 19 Feb 1882. |
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eibache
Norway Heritage Veteran
Norway
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Posted - 21/09/2015 : 22:52:34
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The son Tomas Kornelius was baptized in Domkirken, see #16.
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Norwegian sailors on Duke of Edinburgh
