Brevik House or Alsand House Grimstad?
PetaAnn	My great grandfather Christian Borhaven worked as a captain in the Norwegian navy and lived in Grimstad in a house called Brevik House. I am returning to Grimstad and was wondering if anyone knows of it? It is north of Grimstad around the headland, it is a two storey house on the water front. I have old photos I can send. Alsand house is another family home that was located in Grimstad it is now rumoured to be a museum? My family left Norway around 1925 for Australia and I am now trying to put the pieces back together. Many Thanks Peta
ninakarls	Alsand was a shipyard in the Strandfjorden area, west of Grimstad by Reddalskanalen. In 1900 there is only one family using the surname Borhaven in Norway, address: Camilla Collets Vei 1, Kristiania (Oslo): H. C. Borhaven m b hf g Kontorchef i Farveforretning 1854 Grimstad n s Johanne Borhaven k b hm g Hustru 1860 t n s Jacob Borhaven m b s Skolebørn 1885 t n s Elisabeth Borhaven k b d Skolebørn 1887 t n s Fredrik Borhaven m b s Skolebørn 1889 t n s Charles Borhaven m f Rønnæs pr Grimstad s Skolebørn 1892 The father was born in Grimstad and the youngest son was living temporarily in Grimstad at the time of the census. Emigrant from Oslo 18.08.1911 Jakob Borhanen <sic> m g ingeniør born 28.11.85 could be the oldest brother. In Ellis Island records his name wass transcribed as "Iacale Barhaven" ! There is a person living in Oslo with the same name as your grandfather, a relative, perhaps? Look him up in the telephone directory: http://www.gulesider.no/tk/index.c?spraak=en&q=borhaven