| puffin | Hi I'm looking for many Grandma's father's family. My Great Grandpa, Cornelius, his sister, Inge, and his brother, John, came over to America sometime in the late 1800's. When they arrived over here they changed their name from "Samuelsen" to "Hansen". They came from Trondheim Norway.
Thanks,
John
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| maggi | Hello there. I think I may have found the family you're looking for. There was a Cornelius Samuelsen/Hansen born in Nes, Sør Trøndelag (the county around the city of Trondheim), 3rd Feb 1875, and christened 25th March. His parents were Hans Samuelsen + Ingeborg Marie Sivertsen. The 1865 census shows the family in Næss, Bjugn, Sør Trøndelag: Hans Samuels. Lodger. Fisherman, Married. Aged 31. Male. Born Bjugn parish. Ingeborg Sivertsd. his wife, married, age 25, female, Born Ørland. Melkjor Hansen, their son, age 2, male, born Bjugn. The 1900 census shows Ingeborg as a widow (year of birth 1841, occupation smallholder's idow with land)living in Nes, Fosen, with a son Sivert Hansen born 1872, unmarried, fisherman + farm worker; and daughter Hansine Hansdatter, unmarried, born 1885, helping at home. If you have a branch of the LDS church near you, you could order microfilms of the BJUGN parish records to find the births of Cornelius' siblings. Greetings from Moss, Norway
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| maggi | Cornelius emigrated from Trondheim onboard the Rollo, belonging to the American line, date 22.03.1899, unmarried, age 24, residence Bjugn, headed for Beresford S. Dakota, ticket paid from America (suggesting he had relatives or friends already over there. He called himself Kornelius Hansen Næss. It was usual in Norway to use the patronymicon (father's name) as surname, with an appendage of the farm or village name. Sons of Hans would have the surname Hansen and daughters Hansdatter. Greetings from Moss again. The Ellis Island database might help you with his immigration.
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