Hi
I am tracing my wife Emma's Irish and Norwegian family tree.
Her ancestor was called Gunder Erickson who married a lady called Catherine from Cork, Ireland.
Catherine was born about 1810.
They had 5 children born in Cork and London and later moved to Liverpool. The family later adopted the surname Gunderson.
I would be very grateful for any help tracing a marriage of Gunder Erickson to a Catherine in Cork in the 1830s or any Gunderson/Erickson baptisms in Cork in the 1830s or 40s.
I have this record that shows he was a protestant and gives his address when he applied to become a British Subject
TO The Right Honourable Sir James Graham,
Her Majesty's Secretary of State,
Home Office,
London.
The Humble Memorial of Gunder Erickson, Mate of the Vessel Adelaide, now lying at Lapps Island Quay, in the City of Cork, in Ireland.
Herewith
That your Memorialist is now of the age of 46 years, or thereabouts, and is a member of the Established Church and a professing Protestant.
That your Memorialist as stated, is Mate of the Vessel Adelaide, (at present lying at Lapps Island Quay, in the City of Cork), from which Port she hails, whereof Captain Bailey is Master, and a regular trader between the Ports of Cork and London./
That Memorialist has been in service on board English Ships since the year 1820, when Memorialist first came to England, leaving Memorialist a resident of the United Kingdom for the last 25 years, and that your Memorialist is a native of Kragero in Norway.
That Memorialist is married to an Irish woman, by whom he has 5 children now living, professing the same Religion as Memorialist and at present residing at No 23 Evergreen Street in the said City of Cork.
That Memorialist intends to continue to reside within the Kingdom, and has no intention of departing from or quitting same.
That in pursuance of the Statute 7th and 8th Victoria Ch 66 entitled 'An Act to amend the law relating to Aliens' your Memorialist is not allowed to be shipped in a country, as one of the Crew, until he has obtained a Certificate of Naturalisation, that your Memorialist will in consequence be suspended from his said vessel until he obtained same, to the great distress of Memorialist, his wife and children.
That the names of the Vessels in which Memorialist has served are as follows; Agincourt of London, Isabella of London, Wally Master, Ocean of Arundel, Smith Master, Henrietta of Tynemouth, Redford Master, Inais of Brixham, Evans Master, Joshua Carroll London, Randell Master, Waterloo Packet of London, Wishart Master, City of Limerick of London, Cooper Master, Malcolm Browne of London, Atherton Master, Williams of London, Williams Master, Mary of Cork, Jenkins Master, Elle Packet of London, Croft Master, Adelaide of Cork, Bailey Master.
That Memorialist is a faithful and loyal subject of Her Majesty and bears true allegiance to her.
Memorialist humbly Prays you will consider his case, and grant unto him a Certificate of Naturalisation, enabling him to obtain the Rights and Capacities of a natural born British Subject.
And Memorialist will Pray GUNDER ERICKSON (signature)
No. 23 Evergreen Street, Cork, Ireland March 1845
Gunder Erickson the Memorialist in the foregoing Memorial named, maketh outh and saith that he has read the said Memorial, and that said Memorial and the several statements therein made are true and correct.
Taken and Sworn before Me in the City of Cork this eighth day of March one thousand eight hundred and forty five years.
GUNDER ERICKSON (signature) JAMES MURPHY (signature)
Patrick Barry, John Croft, James Malsen and George Lester
Householders residing in the City of Cork, came before Me this day and solomley declared that they know Gunder Erickson in the foregoing Memorial and Affidavit named and believe him to be a respectable and loyal man and also that the several particulars stated in his Memorial as grounds for obtaining his Certificate of Naturalisation, are true and correct.
Declared before Me in the City of Cork this tenth day of March 1845
PATRICK BARRY JOHN CROFT JAMES MALSEN GEORGE LESTER
(signature) (signature) (signature) (signature)
JOHN **********Registrar For Borough of Cork
Erickson (Gunder) No 94
Memorial for Naturalisation
Granted 15th March 1845
In Conformist with the Registry
Granted 1845
