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Bjørn
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Posted - 09/11/2001 :  10:44:39  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Hello!One brother to my gr.grandfather emigrated to Wisconsin he`s name was Nils Olsen Holdal born in 1888 in N.Aurdal.He arrived Oslo 21/12-1905 with the ship Salmo and agent Elster.i can findt him in Ellis Island were can i find info about him and the trip ower.
Bjørn


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Borge
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Posted - 09/11/2001 :  12:54:59  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Hello Bjørn

Elster was the agent of the White Star Line. They operated these routes in 1905:

Via England to the United States, and other foreign parts of the world
Liverpool - Boston/Philadelphia
Liverpool - Melbourne - Sydney
Liverpool - New York
Liverpool - New Zealand
London - New York (cargo)

I guess that the Boston/Philadelphia lists were not included in the Ellis Island DB (Someone please correct me if I am wrong)

However, you are lucky, all you have to do is to pop in at the Statsarkivet/Riksarkivet in Oslo, (if you do not live very far away) where Elster's private archives are stored. There you will find Elster's own passenger protocols for the White Star Line in Norway, giving exact information of the voyages.


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