Brig Axel & Valborg, Cornelius Blom

Ship Data

Type Built Burden Dimensions Line / Owner
Brig — 45½ kl — Cornelius Blom , Skien, Norway

Chronological History

Year Event
1843 Captain Cornelius Blom. Departed Skien May 26. Arrived Havre June 13.
1843 leaving Skien with 120 passengers from Tinn in Telemark (Tinn-Døler) for over Havre travel to the territory of Wisconsin in North America.
1843 The passengers paid total 400 Spesidaler for this journey. This included space on the ship, 2½ a Potter Vand (c. 3 liter water), free fuel-wood and cooking apparatus.
1843 From Langesund reported some 180 passengers onboard.
1843 Some 26 passengers returned to Skien with the Brig Venskabet
1843 The two ships Axel & Valborg and Venskabet brought 329 emigrants to Havre. 309 of them followed the American ship Argo, Capt. Antoni to New York leaving June 24 for 50 Fr. Each, that’s 10 Fr more then they expected.
1844 August 27 Yarmouth from Skien, Capt. Eriksen
1845 Captain Cornelius Blom. Departed Skien. Arrived Havre July 3.
1845 June 28 off Deal (England) from Skien
1846 Captain Cornelius Blom. Departed Skien June 10. Arrived Havre July 3.
1846 leaving Skien with 105 passengers. Half of them (50) Swedish passengers. (Fraight to America 40 Fr.)
1847 Captain Cornelius Blom. Departed Skien May 8. Arrived Havre May 30.
1847 leaving Skien with 124 passengers

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