Einar Olsen
Anita Olsen	Hello, this is my first message to this forum.... I am looking for as much information as possible on my father, Einar Olsen -- date of birth: May 2, 1899. He came to Canada in 1927, either on the ship Bergensfjord or Stavangerfjord. Does anyone out there know if there is information on whether his siblings & mother came with him? (His father, Anton Olsen, had died by 1927). Tak! Cheers, Anita Olsen
Shaftsbury	I found this record that looks promising. Line #241099 shows an Einar Olsen dob. 02051899 traveling to Canada aboard the ship Stvr.fj on the 17th of October 1927. http://digitalarkivet.uib.no/cgi-win/webcens.exe?slag=visbase&filnamn=EMIOSLO&gardpostnr=241099&personpostnr=241099#nedre I'm pretty new at the passenger records though so maybe somebody else can interpret better, or tell you where to look next.
jwiborg	Hi Anita, the [url="http://www.collectionscanada.ca/02/0201_e.html"]National Archives of Canada[/url] have collected Immigration Records for the period 1925-1935. Einar Olsen, age 28, arrived at Port of Halifax , Nova Scotia on 26 OCT 1927 with the ship Stavangerfjord. The only other Olsen's who arrived at the same date was: Gerd Olsen, age 3 Rolf Olsen, age 8 Oline Olsen, age 38 But they seem to be listed on different pages of the manifest. Normally familymembers are listed together... Jan Peter
jwiborg	Yes, this is the same person. But he seems to be travelling alone. There's noone else who has the address "Mossegt. 1". His occupation is stoker/fireman on a steamship. Notes reads "Udygtig b.f.". B.f is prob. short for "bedre fortjeneste", ie. the reason for his emigration is to make more money! [:)] As was for most of the people who emigrated... "Udyktig" can be directly translated into "incompetent". .., but it's probably related to that he's not enrolled in the Army. Many people got such papers just so they could be granted emigration... [url="http://digitalarkivet.uib.no/cgi-win/webcens.exe?slag=visbase&filnamn=f00301&gardpostnr=7344&personpostnr=198295#nedre"]Here[/url] he is in census-1900 for Oslo. Seems to be an apartment building containing workers from the "Hjula Væveri" factory... a weaving mill. Anton Olsen, housefather, factory foreman @ Hjula Væveri, born 1848 in Spydeberg, Østfold county Karen Olsen, wife, born 1854 in Næss, Romerike (Nes, Akershus county) Sigrid Olsen, daughter, winder @ Hjula Væveri, born 1885 in Oslo Alvilde Olsen, daughter, born 1887 in Oslo Margit Olsen, daughter, born 1890 in Oslo Albert Olsen, son, born 1892 in Oslo Einar Olsen, son, born 02 MAY 1899 in Oslo [url="http://digitalarkivet.uib.no/cgi-win/webcens.exe?slag=visbase&filnamn=EMIOSLO&gardpostnr=194864&merk=194864#ovre"]Alvilde Olsen[/url] going to Canada on 20 JUL 1907. She is born on 23 AUG 1887. [url="http://digitalarkivet.uib.no/cgi-win/webcens.exe?slag=visbase&filnamn=EMIOSLO&gardpostnr=194865&merk=194865#ovre"]Margit Olsen[/url] emigrating on the same day as Alvide. Margit is born on 23 DEC 1890. [url="http://digitalarkivet.uib.no/cgi-win/webcens.exe?slag=visbase&filnamn=EMIOSLO&gardpostnr=214713&merk=214713#ovre"]Sigrid Olsen[/url] going to Canada in May 1911. Residence is the same as in census 1900. She is born on 25 OCT 1885. Purpose of trip is "going on visit"... Jan Peter