Hello I am searching for information on Theodor Oscar Pedersen and the circumstances of his immigration to England. It appears that there may be an interesting story about how he came to immigrate to England. He was born in 1849 in Køge Denmark according to the census in 1881. A story from a descendant states that Thedore Oscar Pedersen had not intended to immigrate to England from Denmark it was fate that brought him to live in England. A sailors chest that is believed to be his appears to state the ship the Saffron. What I would be most interested in is any news articles that may have been around at that time and if any of the names were provided to verify why he came to be in England.
What I have gleaned from the internet is that the Withernsea Pier damaged by the Brig Saffron in 1880
From an original copy (Malet Lambert ) "A Sketch of Hornsea by J.E. Hobson"
The suddenness with which the storm sprang up and its ferocity are vividly described in the account given to the "Hull Packet" by the Captain of the brig "Saffron", the ship that had the distinction of wrecking the Withernsea Pier. 'The vessel got underway leaving the river at high water. All went well till after eight o'clock in the evening the vessel sailed merrily with a westerly wind. At eight o'clock there was every indication that the voyage would soon terminate properly. It was at that time raining fast and the Flamborough Headlight was just visible. All at once, at about 10 past eight the wind suddenly chopped round to the North East North and the hurricane was upon us. The ship put about to seek the shelter of Humber. So suddenly and fearfully did the gale strike the brig that no efforts could be made to reef the sails or furl them and sail after sail was blown away until the vessel was completely at the mercy of the wind and sea. Helplessly the craft was driven along the coast. Each hour the sea and wind became rougher whilst the rain fell in such torrents that the crew could not see many yards in any direction. About one o'clock in the morning the look out hand forward thought he saw something directly ahead but he could not make out with anything like distinctness what it was. All at once the Winternsea pier loomed right across the bows and the resistance this offered caused her to swing around and she then drove broadside through the pier.
Withernsea pier was built with wood, steal and iron back in 1877 at a cost of 12,000 pounds and stood 1,196ft long. The admission price back then was 1 old penny. In October 1880 the ship Saffron hit the centre of the pier taking out a 250ft section. This was repaired using just wood. The Saffron was re-floated and can now be found in the Withernsea Lifeboat Museum.
Køge (older spelling Kjøge) is a seaport and the main town in Køge Municipality , Region Sjælland, Denmark with an agglomeration population of 34,733 (January 1, 2009 including the suburbs of Køge Nord Lyng and Ølsemagle Lyng) to the north and Herfølge to the south. Køge is located about 39 km/24 miles southwest of Copenhagen at the end of a line of the Copenhagen S-train system and has a well-preserved old town centre.
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