| Susan | From what I have read on this site, there seems to be little if any information that still exists concerning those emigrants not travelling on to US. but staying put in England.
I am trying to establish when my grandmother left Norway and whether she came alone or with her family.
The information I have is as follows:-
Abelone Rostad b. 1878 Stenkjaer, Nord-Trondelag. (my grandmother)
Johan Rostad. Father. b. 1839. Inderoen. Captain Merchant Service.
Oline Rostad.(nee Andreasdatter) Mother. b. 1849. Sparbo.
Marie Rostad. Sister. b. 1881. Stenkjaer.
The family is present in Stenkjaer for the 1900 census but in 1911 Abelone was married in the Registry Office, Westminster, London to Victor Henry McLeod and her father, Johan, is listed as deceased.
Is there any way I can trace the family from Norway to England: from the census to the marriage?
I'd be grateful for any thoughts. This is a terrific web site.
Regards,
Susan
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| maggi | Dear Susan, A Norwegian database called Digitalarkivet <www.digitalarkivet.uib.no> (the same one that has the censuses) has emigrant lists, and has an English version. Click on "Categories", then "Emigrants", then choose port; then click on the "Find records where" post and choose a category eg. name, then the next square with "equals" "starts with" or "contains" and fill in the name you re looking for, and click search, then your next selection and repeat. However, names were spelt so many different ways then that it's often wise to put "Name starts with" and put the first three or four letters eg Abel and click on the alternatives that come onto your screen. And remember that in Norway people often use the patronymicon, or father's name, especially before the latter part of the eighteenhundreds, Abelone might call herself Johansdatter or Johansen instead of Rostad. However, I did a very quick search of Trondheim and Kristiansund but didn't find her. However I wasn't thorough. But not all people who emigrated registered with the police first.
Another possibility is to try the Norwegian church records which sometimes contain lists of people who left the parish. If you have a LDS Family History Centre near you, they will help you order microfilms. As late as 1900 they shouldn't be too difficult to read. Earlier gothic script was usual. But according to Family Search - Library Catalog there are only records available of people who left Steinkjer parish up to 1903. So it doesn't look promising, I'm afraid. I'll let you know if I come up with any more ideas. Good luck with your search!
Greetings from snowy Moss, Norway. Margaret |