Known Errors in 1872 Høvding Emigrant Records

Started by NearNorsewood · 2005-03-21
NearNorsewood · 2005-03-21#1
I am working my way through the emigrant records for the 1872 Høvding and plan to post identified errors here and on my website (see signature profile). Digitalarkivet (see http://digitalarkivet.uib.no/cgi-win/webcens.exe?slag=visbase&filnamn=EMIOSLO&gardpostnr=25106&personpostnr=25106&spraak=e) identifies the following as a family group: 25106 Oslo 384A 1872 30 August Andersen m G Arb. 24 Skallerød, Sv. New Zealand 1286 Svensk œ 24,- Høvding 25107 Oslo 384B 1872 30 Amalie Andersen f G 24 Skallerød, Sv. New Zealand 1287 Svensk œ 24,- Høvding 25108 Oslo 384C 1872 30 Oline Andersen f u 6 Skallerød, Sv. New Zealand 1288 Svensk œ 24,- Høvding 25109 Oslo 384D 1872 30 Samuel Andersen f u 3 Skallerød, Sv. New Zealand 1289 Svensk œ 24,- Høvding ERROR 1: Oline and Samuel are NOT the children of August and Amalie ANDERSEN. They are the children of Emmanuel and Helena FREDERIKSON (correct surname spelling for New Zealand) who are listed at Digitalarkivet (see http://digitalarkivet.uib.no/cgi-win/webcens.exe?slag=visbase&filnamn=EMIOSLO&gardpostnr=25083&personpostnr=25083&spraak=e) as: 25083 Oslo 377A 1872 30 Emanuel Fredriksen m G Arb. 37 Fredrikstad New Zealand 1263 Norsk œ 32,- Høvding 25084 Oslo 377B 1872 30 Elene Eriksen f G 42 Fredrikstad New Zealand 1264 Norsk œ 32,- Høvding ERROR 2: Samuel is male. (Digitalarkivet has him recorded as female). ERROR 3: Emmanuel and Helena FREDERIKSON and their family are listed as Norwegian. They were, in fact, Swedish. However, least 3 of their children - including Oline, Samuel, and Johannes - were born in Norway. MORE INFO: Emmanuel and Helena (JOHANNESEN) FREDERIKSON came to New Zealand (NZ) with 6 children, including: 25085 Oslo 377C 1872 30 Johanne Lise f u 14 Fredrikstad New Zealand 1265 Norsk œ 32,- Høvding 25086 Oslo 377D 1872 30 Carl Fredrik Fredriksen m u 11 Fredrikstad New Zealand 1266 Norsk œ 32,- Høvding 25087 Oslo 377E 1872 30 Erik Fredriksen m u 9 Fredrikstad New Zealand 1267 Norsk œ 32,- Høvding 25088 Oslo 377F 1872 30 Johannes Fredriksen m u 10/12åR Fredrikstad New Zealand 1268 Norsk œ 32,- Høvding Plus Oline and Samuel, as above. They had a 7th child, Deborah, born in NZ. Amalie ANDERSON is Emmanuel FREDERIKSON's neice (sister's daughter). Emmanuel FREDERIKSON's wife, Helena, is believed to be related to Emmanuel, possibly a distant cousin.

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