Spelling ERROR - Ottesen:Atlesen, 1869
Started by atle-unnimarie · 2007-12-18
atle-unnimarie · 2007-12-18#1
Passenger list of ALMA arr. Quebec June 1, 1869 from Bergen shows passenger #68 is John Ottesen Gjerlow. This clearly is a spelling error. It should be Atlesen (Atleson in eventual censuses.) Johns father was Atle Torgersen Kvam79 of Aurland, S&F. His mother was Unni Marie Jonsdtr. Onstad-Hoidal1, Aurland, S&F.
I hope this provides enough rationale for the webmaster or whomever to correct the Passenger List from Ottesen to Atlesen as well as to correct other documents repeating the error. This would enable those looking for Atlesen to find the name which they would not find otherwise.
John settled in/around Albert Lea, Freeborn Co. MN, married an Aurlander who died shortly after bearing their only child - a son. John remarried with another Aurlander in 1885, moved to Carthage, Minor Co. SD, and had seven more children including my dad.