Allan Line October 1908
n/aNew here so please bear with me. My great-grandfather, Andreas Christiansen, signed a contract in October 1908 with Charles Bennett of the Allan Line. He was 44 years old at the time. Only he is on the contract, not his wife Lise or any of their children, who also came to the United States at some point. His U.S. Naturalization papers say port of arrival Winnepeg, Manitoba April 5, 1910. Name of vessel is not recorded, nor manner of arrival at boundry. The Allan Line contract has Kenora, Ontario on it so I thought that would be the port of arrival. Point of departure is Kristiania. Would Andreas have worked to make payments on the contract from 1908-1910? Any help in pointing me in the right direction would be appreciated. Thank you.
BriningHi I don't know about the contract but here is Andreas on the Digitalarkivet emigrants sailing from Kristiania 1871-1921 [url="http://digitalarkivet.uib.no/cgi-win/webcens.exe?slag=visbase&filnamn=arkivverket/emikra1&variabel=0&postnr=134693&fulle=true&spraak=e"]Andreas[/url] sailing on the Oslo which would have gone to Hull England and then he would have sailed on a different ship from there. If he went to Canada, probably to Quebec or Montreal. Here is [url="http://digitalarkivet.uib.no/cgi-win/webcens.exe?slag=visbase&filnamn=arkivverket/emikra1&variabel=0&postnr=143706&fulle=true&spraak=e"]Lise[/url] sailing to Minnesota in 1910 I also found them in the [url="http://digitalarkivet.uib.no/cgi-win/webcens.exe?slag=visbase&filnamn=arkivverket/ft1900/f00301.wc2&variabel=0&postnr=53602&fulle=true&spraak=n"]1900 census[/url] living in Oslo. Carla
ninakarlsThis may be of interest, I think this is Andreas' family in 1865: Ringsager Main Parish, farm: Rusløkken Given name Surname/patronym Occupation Age Christian Ols. Cotter 30 Karen Thomasd. wife 35 Ole Christians. son 4 Andreas Christians. son 2 Thomas Amunds. Karens father 77 Kari Pedersd. his wife 68 k Mathias Thomas. his son farmworker 24 Oline Andersd. his wife 29 Andreas Mathias. their son 3 Thomas Mathias. their son Write an e-mail if you want me to make a look up in the local farm history (bygdebok)
n/a Thank you Brining and ninakarls for your help. It is very much appreciated. Ninakarls, you have mail. Thanks again.