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I'll post what I have found so far. Let me know if you want anything in particular.


1850 - Census - Århus Hasle - Jens Pedersen Bech and family - nr 69:
https://www.sa.dk/ao-soegesider/da/billedviser?bsid=115052#115052,17291020

1855 - Census - Ålborg Fleskum - Jens Pedersen Bech and family - bottom:
https://www.sa.dk/ao-soegesider/da/billedviser?bsid=119774#119774,17435385

1860 - Census - Ålborg - Jens Pedersen Bech and family:
https://www.sa.dk/ao-soegesider/da/billedviser?bsid=10168#10168,250418

1860 - Census - Ålborg - Peder (P) Bech - top family:
https://www.sa.dk/ao-soegesider/da/billedviser?bsid=10168#10168,250263

1870 - Census - Ålborg Fleskum - Jens Pedersen Bech and wife - nr 137:
https://www.sa.dk/ao-soegesider/da/billedviser?bsid=52705#52705,11800552

1880 - Census - Ålborg - Elle Marie Bech (Pedersdatter) and daughter:
https://www.sa.dk/ao-soegesider/da/billedviser?bsid=56356#56356,12039156

1880 - Census - Hjørring - Peter Dineseon Bech and wife - nr 38:
https://www.sa.dk/ao-soegesider/da/billedviser?bsid=56212#56212,12035662


Ian

Hi Ian,

Thank you for that information. I noticed with the 1860 census: https://www.sa.dk/ao-soegesider/da/billedviser?bsid=10168#10168,250418 that there is a Niels Dinesen. Am I correct in assuming that was Peter Dinesen Bech father? And that Peter's mother may have died? Then the Bech's came to adopt him?

Warmest regards,

Ashley

I should also add it was stated that Peter Beck had relations living in the USA - around the Chicago area.

Have a nice weekend,

Ashley

Hello everybody ,

Firstly, I would like to say I hope you all have a Happy Easter!

This post is in regard to my great-great-uncle Peter Beck. I have been researching him just recently, but there are some "family stories" that I cannot prove or disprove. Apparently he was a sailor who "Jumped Ship" at New Zealand and was also a farmer there, at Papawai, at one stage.

Please let me provide you with some background information.

Peter was born in Veilby, Denmark March 12, 1844 to Jens Pedersen Bech (surname has also been spelt as Beier and Beck) and Ellen Marie Pederdatter Bech. I believe they were farmers. From What I discovered on Ancestory.com it seems Peter had many siblings:

Ane Marie Jensdatter - b. Dec 1, 1834
Peter Greisen (alt spelt Gregessen) Bech - b. Sept 11, 1837
Karen Marie Bech - b. Oct 19, 1838 (it seems she later married Niels Peter Rasmussen). d. Aug 6, 1900
Peter Bech - b. Feb 16, 1842. d. 1843
Jorgen Jydth Bech - b. Aug 31, 1848.
Peter Dinesen Bech - b. Oct 10, 1851. d. Feb 20, 1912
Elizabeth Johanne Conradine Bech (twin) - b. Jan 29, 1855 (later married Jakob Mundt Lausen)
Esseline Marie Bech - also called Caroline (twin) - b. Jan 29, 1855 (later married Christian Jensen)

I am confused why there were 2 Peters, as my Peter Beck didn't die until April 5th, 1903. Maybe a mistake has been made?

In the 1870s, Peter met and married Ciliane Prebensen April 10, 1876. You can see about Ciliane here: https://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=691953.msg5358273#msg5358273 and here: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/100905780/ciliane_marie_beck and Peter here: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/100905785/peder_beck. They had a daughter called Anna Beck on April 2, 1876. More information here: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/87836966/anna_s_hills.

I know Peter Beck was a bushman at Papawai.

The family left New Zealand for San Francisco in 1883.I do not know the ship or exactly when.

If anybody can shed more light on if Peter Beck was a salior, when exactly he arrived in San Francisco - or about any of his siblings or parents would be fantastic.

Warmest regards,

Ashley

Thank you for that great information! I was looking at a familytree online that suggested there was a daughter Ellen McGrath born in 1866 - probably from the first marriage. Also according to the tree Kate was named Catherine and Denis was born 11 July 1970 and married an Elizabeth Pateman in 1897.

Sorry, I can not open the links you sent.

Obviously Shaun's suggestion will only give you the journey time to the nearest full day. Assuming that the ship travelled directly between Hamburg and London, the answer is likely to be around 54 to 71 hours, depending on what speed the ship made, typically around 6 and 8 knots. You can use this useful site to calculate passage times: Sea Distances

Thank you - that helps me a lot