Westerlund
Margaret Temple	I have an ancestor that emigrated to Austraila called Mathias Westerlund. He died about 1865 in his early twenties, leaving a son, and partner Lavinia Doram. It is thought he died at sea whilst whaling. This may be a clue to his occupation in Norway. I would be interested to hear from anybody who might have someone who emigrated before that time.[:)]
jwiborg	Hi, you've probably seen this; but just in case you haven't... [url="http://genforum.genealogy.com/westerlund/messages/13.html"]click here[/url] There's only 2 persons called Westerlund / Vesterlund in the norwegian 1865 census. The only Westerlund is [url="http://digitalarkivet.uib.no/cgi-win/webcens.exe?slag=visbase&filnamn=f60720.wc2&variabel=0&postnr=1893&fulle=true&spraak=e"]Anna Lovise[/url], and she lives in county of Vestfold, Norway. She is from Sweden, so that could be the origin of the name... Maybe she could be a sister of Mathias? Vestfold was btw. the "whaling capital" at that time, especially around the city of Sandefjord. Jan