Anton Ludwig SOLBERG

[janrm]

Hi again!

Grasping at straws, but it could be that We should be looking for variations of "Anton Olsen" or "Anton Olafsen" in the Norwegian registers.

If he was 20-25 when he married YOB is 1868-73, too young to be in 1865 Census ....

J

[janrm]

The 1885 census for Kristiansand is online.

Showing two "Anton Olsen", which I beleive are too young.

But there is one "Ludvig Olsen" here:

http://digitalarkivet.uib.no/cgi-win/webcens.exe?slag=visbase&sidenr=1&filnamn=f81001Kristiansand&gardpostnr=823&personpostnr=7982#nedre

Born 1869, saw mill worker...

Worth having a closer look at?

J

[Milly Mac]

Hi Jan,
I'm not sure why I'm being told to look at the name 'Olsen' but I'm new at this so I'm sure there is a reason.
Just a moment ago I was going through ll the Anton Solbergs - one at a time and I think I have found a reference to him.
The list says 'Turned home: Norwegian-American'
last residence in America is listed as'Fremantle Australien'
year emigrated 1889 Year return Norway 1907.
"Notes- E.Overstroket av teller i all felt"       (I'd love to know what this is!!)
I don't speak Norwegian so I can't decipher all of it so I'll just write it down as I read it and maybe some kind soul could translate for me;

Census Dist Kaarby Parish Hof  Folktelling for 1910 for 0714 Hof herred.

1. Olav.O.Solberg 25.1.1877  g   sagmester ved dampsag
2.Anna Solberg     20.8.1884  g   gift med hrl
3. Lilly Solberg      16.2.1910  ug
4.Antonie Solberg  17.6.1899  ug
5.Antonie Solberg  8.3.1834    fampos fl   Botne Hillestad.Undersottes av fattigvae
                                                              senet mor av.rr.1 og 6
6.Anton.O.            23.10.1867 e    arbeider ved sagbruk (vand-)

Occup: Guldrubearbeider. Sagbruksarbeider
Residence 0014 Residence name Sletten Farm No Under 55 Prop 1%29%

It seems to me that this gould be the ONE!! I know that Anton was married in Fremantle Western Australia and having a sister named Lilly, was probably the reason for his daughter's name.
What do you think?
Milly Mac.

[spades]

Goddag Milly, velkommen til hus (Hello Milly, welcome to our house),

I was going to suggest that we could move your topic to Research in Other Countries where I see that you have an unanswered topic already http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,587097.0.html but like everyone else I'm enjoying your story far too much.

Your census record above looks very promising! If you don't get a translation by tomorrow I can ask one of my relatives to have a go.

Spades

[Thamesite2017]

I'm not sure why I'm being told to look at the name 'Olsen' but I'm new at this so I'm sure there is a reason.

I was going to ask that too but then thought i was being slow..

i assumed it could have been a derivation of son of Olaf..
Like english beginnings of Johnson..son of John

Bye
Althea

[Milly Mac]

Hi Althea,
I thought of that just after I pressed the 'post' icon - I'm still on "L" plates with all this.
On looking at all the dates, I'm wondering if these may be family members, but maybe not my Gt Grandfather himself - Looking at Lilly's birth date it seems she may be too old to be my Gt Aunt as they were back in Australia by then. (Aussie archives state Ada Solberg & daughters sailed back home in 1904). So I just don't know what to think now 
Anyway, maybe a translation will shed some light 
Milly Mac.

[janrm]

This is the breakthrough on the Norwegian side!

I'll be able to do a more detailed translation a bit later, Anton seems to have been working i a goldmine i Australia...?!

J

[Milly Mac]

Hi Jan,
That's surprising! But is does fit the times of the Australian Goldrush.
I have always known he was a sailor (one of the few things I was told by my father) but I'd never have guessed he was a gold miner!
Can't wait for the translation now - I wonder why they were listed as 'turned back from America' when they were in Fremantle W.A.
Maybe I'm the lucky one that gets the translation error!
To quote "Alice in Wonderland" - "Curiouser and curiouser!".
Milly Mac.

[janrm]

Copying a word-table didn'twork all that well, but here is some:


Anton O. Solberg: Returned Norwegian - American
 
Year of emigration:
1889
Residence in Norway before emigration:
Hof in J.
Return:
1907
Last residence in Amerika:
Fremantle Australien
Occupation in Amerika:
Gold Mine Worker, Saw Mill Worker.
Remarks:
E: All fields crossed out by counter

Family members


001 Olav O. Solberg
25.01.1877
Hof
hf
m
Saw mill master, steam saw mill
b
002
01
Anna Solberg
20.08.1884
Sande, J.
hm
m
Married to nr. 1
b
003
01
Lilly Solberg
16.02.1910
Hof
daughter


Antonie Solberg
17.06.1899
Hof
fl

Foster daughter


Antonie Solberg
08.03.1834
Botne %Hillestad%
fl
widow
Receieving poverty support, mother of  nr. 1 and 6



006
01
Anton O. Solberg
23.10.1867
Botne
fl
f
Saw mill worker (water operated)
b

Residence (house/farm/site)

B.nr.
Bostedets navn
Matr.nr/Gnr
Løpenr/Bnr
Antall husholdninger
Tilstedeværende personer
Hjemmehørende personer
0014
Sletten
under 55
1 %29%

6
6

Tellingskrets

K.nr.
Tellingskretsens navn
Sogn
Prestegjeld
Herred / by
Merknader
003
Kaarby

Hof
Hof
 

more to come...

J