Who is this family?
Started by Dhansen · 2013-11-20
Dhansen · 2013-11-20#1
Hello, I am looking for help trying to find a family. This family is listed as passengers 63-66 on the Bark Alma that set sail for Canada in April of 1869. They are listed on the ship like this:
63 Lars Olsen Brædsnæs, 35, m, residence Aurland*
64 Ingeborg !! Brædsnæs*, 33, f, wife, residence Aurland*
65 Ole Larsen* Brædsnæs*, 9 , m, son* , residence Aurland*
66 Kari Larsdatter* Brædsnæs*,2 , f, daughter* ,residence Aurland*
I think this family may be related to me however I am not positive so I could be way off, even still I want to know who they are as I just feel some connection to them.
Now for what I know about my family,
In the 1875 Minnesota Census I have found,
Name age Birth Place
Ole Larson 49 Norway
Ingeborg Larson 48 Norway
Julia Larson 16 Norway
Ole Larson 12 Norway
In the 1885 Minnesota Census I have found,
Name age Birth Place
Ole Larson 57 Norway
Ingeborg Larson 57 Norway
Ole Jukulen 24 Norway
In the 1895 Minnesota Census I have found,
Name age Birth Place Lived in state
Ole Larson 66 Norway 26 Years
In the 1900 US Census I have found,
Name age Birth Place Relation Immigration Year
Ole Jukulen 39 Norway Head 1869
Regina Jukulen 33 Norway Wife 1880
Ingeborg Larson 70 Norway Mother 1869
(along with Ole Jukulens children)
I think the people on the ship may be my family because of the many commonalities like similar names and years of immigration. The ages are kind of off and I think that the names were americanized. I am not sure mostly because in 1875 there is listed a Julia and on the ship there is a Kari and these ages don't match to say she changed her name. Also Ingeborg lists on the 1900 census as having only 2 kids and both kids are living.
I have searched the digitalarkivet but have not found any information that I can say is for sure a match to either my family or the family on the ship. I did find information on Regina (Ole Jukulen's wife) here:
http://digitalarkivet.no/cgi-win/webcens.exe?slag=visbase&filnamn=emikra1&personpostnr=17864&merk=17864
So pointers for information and thoughts on is this ship family related and who is that family on the ship and who are my family?