Cunard Ship Departs Bergen Sept. 1881
Lars	I'm looking for the name of the ship that left Bergen in September of 1881. My great-grandfather, Alfred Larsen, was on that ship with his mother and siblings. In the ship register, it's dated Sept. 6, 1881, and it was part of the Cunard Line.
James E Heg	I had a look at New York arrivals. No ships from Bergen. Lots of Cunard sounding ships from Liverpool to NY. I found one Alfred Larson, age 7 1/2, arrived 11 Nov 1881 in SS ADRIATIC. Other possible Cunard ships in the time frame, all from Liverpool, include ARABIC, ALGERIA, BRITANNIA, FURNESSIA. Altogether 120 Larsons from 30 Sept to 11 Nov. Do you have his mother's name, or his siblings?
Lars	Thanks for looking! This is what I found in the ship registers at digitalarkivet.uib.no: Charlotte Larsen, age 33 Sine Larsen, age 15 (Charlotte's Stepdaughter) Ovidia Larsen, age 11(Charlotte's Daughter) Alfred Larsen, age 9 (Charlotte's Son) Anton Larsen, age 5 (Charlotte's Son) The harbor is listed as "Bergen" where they lived, and it's dated Sept. 6, 1881. The "Line" is listed as "Cunard Linie", and they are assigned the numbers 2851 through 2855.
Lars	I think the Arabic might have been the one. At least, its one of a few possible (judging by the date) ... but there are a few others I saw on the ship lists on this site whose dates might match.
Lars	According to the ship arrivals database, a Cunard ship that left Bergen at or around 9/6/1881 could have only been one of about three that landed in New York ... the SS Marathon that arrived 9/18 ... the SS Catalonia that arrived 9/28 ... and the SS Arabic that arrived 9/20. All of them left from Liverpool. My question is this ... did anyone ever leave Norway on one line and arrive in America on another? Did anyone ever swich in Liverpool (or elsewhere)?
James E Heg	Lars - Yes to your question. Have a look at the shipslist web site. There is a link from here. Look at their Feeder Ship information. I think you are looking at a warrent or ticket issued by an agent in Bergen for a through passage via Liverpool or Queenstown. Cunard was more of an agent than operator at that time. The passengers traveled on White Star Line ships, etc. I have looked in vain for your people through New York (I found 186 Larsens!) Perhaps they arrived through Canada. If the feeder ship was to depart on Sept 6, 1881, the arrival in North America could have been October or November. Sorry I can't help more. Jim
Jo Anne Sadler	Recommend you read some of the ariticles on this site regarding Norwegian passages to North America, especially the non direct voyages emigrants had to take due to the monopoly of the English shipping companies.[:)]
Lars	Thanks for looking, and thanks for the pointers...