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Wally
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USA
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 Posted - 25/06/2003 : 07:03:50
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Hi,
I am looking for infor on my grandma Mathilde Sivertson who migrated from Norway in 1881. Her American name is Mathilaa Severson.
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jwiborg
Norway Heritage Veteran
Norway
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Posted - 25/06/2003 : 20:21:56
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Hi,
this could be the person you're seeking:
Here is one Mathilde Siverts. leaving Trondheim on July 21st, 1881.
She is 5.5 years old, prob. born in/around January 1876.
She is leaving with her parents Sevald & Anna Sivertsen, sister Petra (15y) and brother Josef (6.5y).
Their destination is Albert Lea Minnesota.
Their residence says "Bø". It could be Bø in Vesterålen (Nordland county).
Jan
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Wally
Medium member
USA
142 Posts |
Posted - 26/06/2003 : 06:04:46
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Hi, Jan,
Thanks a lot for the info. it all helps a lot. However, I still don't know who Petra is. I would really like to know.
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jwiborg
Norway Heritage Veteran
Norway
4961 Posts |
Posted - 26/06/2003 : 13:36:47
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Hi,
I believe you'll have to look in the churchbooks for the Parish she [Petra] was born, because there must be something wrong here. I really doubt that Sevald and Anna became parents at the age of 15!
Either Sevald & Anna are not 30 at the time of emigration, or Petra is not their legitimate child. She could for instance be adopted.
If the family are from Bø in Vesterålen, you'll have to take a look into these churchbooks. (Or you'll have to ask someone to look it up.) They are only on microfilms.
891.A05 - 891.A07 should cover most of it... 
F=born/christened, V=married, D=dead, Utf=migrated.
Interesting things to look up:- Sevald Sivertsen born 1850-1852?
- Sevald Sivertsen married 1870-1876?
- Petra (Sevaldsdatter?) Sivertsen/Sivertsdatter born 1865??`
- Mathilde Sivertsdatter/-sen born 1875/1876?
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Wally
Medium member
USA
142 Posts |
Posted - 26/06/2003 : 16:25:37
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Jan,
Thanks a lot for the link. Everythings seems to fit, with the exception of Petra. Now all I have to do is find someone who speaks the language. All I can speak is English.
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Wally
Medium member
USA
142 Posts |
Posted - 27/06/2003 : 20:22:47
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Hi,
Does anyone on this board have any infor on Petra Sivertsen or Petra Sivertsdatter who sailed on this ship.
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Borge
Veteran Moderator
Norway
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Posted - 27/06/2003 : 22:10:44
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Hi
According to the information we have, the family most likely traveled on the S/S Sardinian of the Allan Line from Liverpool 1881-07-28 and arrived to Quebec 1881-08-05. See Corresponding ships
for the S/S Domino journey 1881-07-21 Trondheim - Christiansund - Aalesund - Hull. If Petra was a part of the family it is possible that she could have died young, maybe even on the voyage. Maybe you should try to get a copy of the passenger list for the Sardinian. There is a link at the bottom of this page to an article about "Hunting Passenger Lists", it will give you some tips on how to get to the Canadian records. |
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Wally
Medium member
USA
142 Posts |
Posted - 28/06/2003 : 21:21:19
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Hi,
I tried the links on the bottom of this page. While I was able to find the ship listed, I couldn't find any actual passenger list.
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Borge
Veteran Moderator
Norway
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Posted - 28/06/2003 : 23:28:13
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Wally
No, we only have started transcribing the pre 1875 passenger lists! The passenger list you are looking for must be accessed by ordering the microfilm! The link to the "Hunting Passenger Lists" only explains how to get the microfilm (3 ways: purchase - inter library loan - LDS) |
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Wally
Medium member
USA
142 Posts |
Posted - 13/07/2003 : 22:30:34
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Borge,
I live in a small state in the US. Thus such microfilms are hard to obtain. Money really isn't that much of an object.
Speaking in the vernacular of my home state, do you know where I could buy, steal, or borrow a copy?
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Brining
Norway Heritage Veteran
USA
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Brining
Norway Heritage Veteran
USA
868 Posts |
Posted - 14/07/2003 : 07:30:44
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I'm pretty sure I have found the family in the 1875 Census. The Father's name is Envold and Anna is 4 years older but the children fit. Click Here
The marriage record is on the LDS married after Petra was born so Enevold may not be her father
ENEVOLD JENTOFT SIVERTSEN
Male
Event(s):
Marriages:
Spouse: ANNE MARIE ELLINGSDR
Marriage:
14 APR 1873 Bo, Nordland, Norway
Josef and Mathilde's Christening records are also there
1. JOSEF LIND RINGKJOB ENVOLDSEN - International Genealogical Index / NO
Gender: Male Christening: 31 MAY 1874 Bo, Nordland, Norway
2. MATHILDE AGNETE SIVERTSEN - International Genealogical Index / NO
Gender: Female Christening: 01 AUG 1875 Bo, Nordland, Norway
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Wally
Medium member
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Posted - 14/07/2003 : 20:51:00
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Carla,
Thanks a million for really comming through for me.
The Severson name went through a lot of changes. I guess in Norway it was Sivertson. Mathilde who later became Mathilda was my paternal grandmother.
As I talk to you, I have the obits of Enevold and Anna in front of me.
I am beginning to get a few clues, but it has always been the million dollar question as to what happened to Petra. I don't buy the theory she died early, as both Joseph and Mathilda lived into their upper 80's
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Wally
Medium member
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142 Posts |
Posted - 15/07/2003 : 15:29:48
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Borge,
Maybe you can help me with on last clue. Using the following online dictionary for Norweigen to English: http://homepages.rootweb.com~Norway/na17.html I come up with two terms stedatter=stepdaughter and fosterb which is an abbreviation for fosterbarn or fosterchild.
I noticed Anna was roughly 4-5 years older than Enevold. If Petra were her daughter, why wouldn't one of these terms apply?
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Brining
Norway Heritage Veteran
USA
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Posted - 16/07/2003 : 01:29:10
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Hi Wally, Enevold's obit is on line http://www.usgennet.org/usa/wi/county/clark/obits/1641.htm
and it doesn't list Petra as one of his children so a good chance she was a stepdatter. As to the census. It was not an exact science and there are a lot of errors including not lising the correct relationship
Anna's obit doesn't mention Petra either http://www.usgennet.org/usa/wi/county/clark/obits/1921.htm
To find out who she was and what happened to her you are going to have to get into the microfilms for the parish and the ships arrival records or maybe the county or church records in Iowa might have something.
Carla
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Borge
Veteran Moderator
Norway
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Posted - 16/07/2003 : 08:20:27
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| According to the 1875 census and the obits Anna was 20 years old when Petra was born, so she could be her daughter. Another possibility is that she was a orphan relative. However, the only way to get this knowledge is through the church registers. There might also be information about this in a bygdebook for the area where they lived, I will try to find out if there is one. |
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