Looking for information on a Peter Olson (Olsen). He was born in Norway about 1836. I do not have any idea where he was born. He immigrated to the USA in 1869. According to the 1870 census he was a sailor.">

Looking For Information on Peter Olson (Olsen)?
Myst	Looking for information on a Peter Olson (Olsen). He was born in Norway about 1836. I do not have any idea where he was born. He immigrated to the USA in 1869. According to the 1870 census he was a sailor.
jwiborg	Hi setting these criterias in the [url="http://129.177.171.80/cgi-win/wc/webcens.exe?slag=meny&kategori=1&emne=3&spraak=e"]Norwegian 1865-census[/url] Born: 1835, 1836, 1837 Firstname: peder, peter, petter Lastname: ols, olsen, olss, olssen gives you 210 possible hits... [:)] You could maybe try to search through the lists of [url="http://129.177.171.80/cgi-win/wc/webcens.exe?slag=meny&kategori=5&emne=1&spraak=e"]Norwegian emigrants[/url], but it will take some time since you don't know the port of emigration. Jan