| Henry Henrysen |
| katiejanda | 
My grandfather (Henry Henrysen in this country - Henrik Johan Teodorsen Tuen Henriksen in Norway) immigrated to the USA in the year of 1898. I am assuming he came into the port of Philadelphia, Pa. where he resided and married my grandmother Eleanor Poglianich. I am trying to find the name of the ship he sailed on and the exact date of his arrival here. How would I go about researching this? Where would be the best place to research? He was 19 years old when he came to the USA.
Catherine E. Maxin |
| askeroi | I found this on the homepage to the norwegian central archive ("Riksarkivet"):
post no: 83147
Harbour: Stavanger
no: 25488
source ref: OGNA, HAA S.20
first name: Henrik Johan Tuen last name: Theodorsen
sex: M
birth: 29-04-1879 Vatnemot NORGE
This must be the guy you're looking for...?
Hope this will be of a little help.
askeroi
askeroi |
| askeroi | Hi, again. The address to "Riksarkivet" is: http://www.digitalarkivet.uib.no/
Unfortunately I'm not at all familiar with the part of Norway your Henrik came from. But a quick glance at the 1865 census reveals a farm near Egersund called "Vatnemohomene Tuen" where the following peolpe lived:
Housefather: Hendrik M. Tolleisson (40)
Wife: Ingeborg Pedersdatter (35)
and their unmarried children: Theodor (14), Peder (9), Karen Tobine (12), Elen Helene (7), Hanne Hjerthine (4) and Hendrik M. (2) along with a servant. I bet Theodor is "your" Henriks father.
Regards,
askeroi |
| Borge | It is good news that askeroi seams to have found you people.
Unfortunately, when it comes to the ship it is much harder, as the Stavanger police records was lost in a fire. THat means that there are no records to show what ship he left norway on, and with what company or agent he had tickets to travel.
However, the Philadelphia arrival indicates the American Line as the most likely company. So, maybe the best place to start is by searching the philadelphia arrivals for the American Line ships of 1898
Børge Solem |
| askeroi | I can't help you with your original question, but if anchestors are of any interests, i guess I've come even one step further back. Looking at the 1801 census - there is no farm called "Vatnemoholmene Tuen" then, but at (allmost?) the same place there is a large farm called "Vatnemoe" of which I believe "Vatnemoholmene Tuen" is a part. But again, I'm not familiar with the district.
There lived an Tollef Matthiesen (11) and his brother Matthias (13) and his sisters Ingebor Kirstine (22), Sidsel (20), Elisabeth (17), Ingebor (8) and Olene (5) along with their mother Ane Henrichsdatter (43) who is a widow. Their (dead) father is obviously named Matthies and there are more families on the farm (egt the farms) all the housefathers with the patronymicon Matthiesen I guess they are brothers of the dead father). And as his oldest known daughter is 22, and his brothers are 37 to 43 years old, he probably must have been born around 1750-60(?).
If you visit the "Riksarkivet" site, click on "Debatt" in the right hand bottom corner and then on the third forum called "Brukerforum" you can "open a new debate" and ask for more information and help. There seems to allways be someone there who's willing and able to help...
Good luck,
askeroi |