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Offline ruthvirr

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Norwegian records
« on: Saturday 03 January 15 17:16 GMT (UK) »
Hi

Does anyone have any hints on tracing Norwegian birth/baptism records. My great grandfather, Johan Bernhard Johanson (Johnson) born abt 1853 in a village outside Oslo according to family hearsay. I have his marriage certificate which records his father as Oliver a carpenter.
He married Mary Elizabeth Davies (mother Mary Jane Trewarthata) in Newport South Wales on 1st October 1883.
I'm also having trouble accessing the Norwegian Cenus!

Many thanks and Happy New Year  :)

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Re: Norwegian records
« Reply #1 on: Saturday 03 January 15 17:29 GMT (UK) »
Here is a link to the English site for Norwegian records on Digitalarkivet: http://arkivverket.no/eng/content/view/full/629

In working with Norwegian records you also need to be aware of the use of patronymics where the surname may be the father´s first name with -sen or -son on the end. They also used place names or farm names as surnames.
Crackett, Cracket, Webb, Turner, Henderson, Murray, Carr, Stavers, Thornton, Oliver, Davis, Hall, Anderson, Atknin, Austin, Bainbridge, Beach, Bullman, Charlton, Chator, Corbett, Corsall, Coxon, Davis, Dinnin, Dow, Farside, Fitton, Garden, Geddes, Gowans, Harmsworth, Hedderweek, Heron, Hedley, Hunter, Ironside, Jameson, Johnson, Laidler, Leck, Mason, Miller, Milne, Nesbitt, Newton, Parkinson, Piery, Prudow, Reay, Reed, Read, Reid, Robinson, Ruddiman, Smith, Tait, Thompson, Watson, Wilson, Youn

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Re: Norwegian records
« Reply #2 on: Saturday 03 January 15 17:37 GMT (UK) »
If Oliver was a carpenter then his occupation (stilling) will probably show as snekker or snedker.
Crackett, Cracket, Webb, Turner, Henderson, Murray, Carr, Stavers, Thornton, Oliver, Davis, Hall, Anderson, Atknin, Austin, Bainbridge, Beach, Bullman, Charlton, Chator, Corbett, Corsall, Coxon, Davis, Dinnin, Dow, Farside, Fitton, Garden, Geddes, Gowans, Harmsworth, Hedderweek, Heron, Hedley, Hunter, Ironside, Jameson, Johnson, Laidler, Leck, Mason, Miller, Milne, Nesbitt, Newton, Parkinson, Piery, Prudow, Reay, Reed, Read, Reid, Robinson, Ruddiman, Smith, Tait, Thompson, Watson, Wilson, Youn

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Re: Norwegian records
« Reply #3 on: Saturday 03 January 15 17:40 GMT (UK) »
Do you know Johan Bernhard´s occupation. There is a possibility born 1858 at Sem who was a seaman.
Crackett, Cracket, Webb, Turner, Henderson, Murray, Carr, Stavers, Thornton, Oliver, Davis, Hall, Anderson, Atknin, Austin, Bainbridge, Beach, Bullman, Charlton, Chator, Corbett, Corsall, Coxon, Davis, Dinnin, Dow, Farside, Fitton, Garden, Geddes, Gowans, Harmsworth, Hedderweek, Heron, Hedley, Hunter, Ironside, Jameson, Johnson, Laidler, Leck, Mason, Miller, Milne, Nesbitt, Newton, Parkinson, Piery, Prudow, Reay, Reed, Read, Reid, Robinson, Ruddiman, Smith, Tait, Thompson, Watson, Wilson, Youn

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Re: Norwegian records
« Reply #4 on: Saturday 03 January 15 17:54 GMT (UK) »
Hi

Yes Johan is recorded as a 'Seaman ?M S' on his marriage cert.. a copy of which I have.  ;D This also ties in with family spoken history which I have proved to be very reliable!  :D

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Re: Norwegian records
« Reply #5 on: Saturday 03 January 15 22:04 GMT (UK) »
Oliver could turn out to be Olaf as well.
I am Australian, from all the lands I come (my ancestors, at least!)

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Re: Norwegian records
« Reply #6 on: Saturday 03 January 15 22:28 GMT (UK) »
You can probably rule out the 1858 Sem one that I mentioned. I took a closer look and he married in Norway.
Crackett, Cracket, Webb, Turner, Henderson, Murray, Carr, Stavers, Thornton, Oliver, Davis, Hall, Anderson, Atknin, Austin, Bainbridge, Beach, Bullman, Charlton, Chator, Corbett, Corsall, Coxon, Davis, Dinnin, Dow, Farside, Fitton, Garden, Geddes, Gowans, Harmsworth, Hedderweek, Heron, Hedley, Hunter, Ironside, Jameson, Johnson, Laidler, Leck, Mason, Miller, Milne, Nesbitt, Newton, Parkinson, Piery, Prudow, Reay, Reed, Read, Reid, Robinson, Ruddiman, Smith, Tait, Thompson, Watson, Wilson, Youn

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Re: Norwegian records
« Reply #7 on: Sunday 11 January 15 19:17 GMT (UK) »
Hi ruthvirr

There are 2 records of a Johan Bernhard Johansen in the Swedish Seaman database. He was born in Moss parish in Norway in 1855:

First:
He joined ship in Helsingborg, Sweden and left in Gävle, Sweden. The ship Neptune sailed to the Mediterranean somewhere.


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Re: Norwegian records
« Reply #8 on: Sunday 11 January 15 19:19 GMT (UK) »
The second:

3 days later he joined the ship Annie to Hartlepool but he jumped ship in Hull.

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