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Martin Jansen, to America 1880
« on: Monday 15 August 11 19:31 BST (UK) »

Hi everybody!

My Ggrandad's brother Martin Jansen went to America Aug 20, 1880 from Norway. His destination was Nebraska City with the ship "Hero". (Line: A. Sharpe)

http://www.digitalarkivet.no/cgi-win/webcens.exe?slag=visbase&sidenr=16&filnamn=emikra1&gardpostnr=24640&merk=24640#ovre

Martin was born Nov 21, 1848 in Fet, Akershus. He used also the name Martin Jahnsen Strandbakken.

Is it possible to find out what happened to him in America?

He was aged 32 and single when he went.


Jan in Norway
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Re: Martin Jansen, to America 1880
« Reply #1 on: Monday 15 August 11 22:21 BST (UK) »

I typed Martin Jahnsen Strandbakken into Google and it came up with document which is mostly in Norwegian so I do not know or not if this is helpful!

http://akershus.kulturnett.no/Historie/Lokalhistorie/romerike/romerike%20arkivalia%20pdf/Romerike%20aarboker/%C3%85rbok%20XIII%201984.pdf

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Re: Martin Jansen, to America 1880
« Reply #2 on: Wednesday 17 August 11 14:23 BST (UK) »

Hi The Mc!

Thanks for your reply!

I was not aware of this link in my neighbourhood!

You are quite right, my Martin turns up there in a list of Norwegian emigrants!

Let's hope somebody finds him in America....

Jan
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Re: Martin Jansen, to America 1880
« Reply #3 on: Thursday 18 August 11 02:33 BST (UK) »
Hi Jan:

Perhaps I missed it, but I don't see Martin's entry in America.  I tried several searches for immigration records, and don't see him arriving in America in 1880.  :-\

I don't see him on the 1900 census.
Ellison: Co. Wicklow/Canada       Fowley: Sligo/Canada       Furnival: Lancashire/Canada       Ibbotson: Sheffield/Canada       Lee/DeJongh: Lancashire & Cheshire       Mumford: Essex/Canada       Ovens: Ireland/Canada       Sarge: Yorkshire/Canada             Stuart: Sligo/Canada       Sullivan: Co. Clare/Canada      Vaus: Sussex/Surrey      Wakefield: Tuam or Ballinasloe, Ireland              (Surname: Originated/Place Last Lived)  (Canadians lived in Ontario)

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Re: Martin Jansen, to America 1880
« Reply #4 on: Friday 19 August 11 06:16 BST (UK) »

Thanks for your effort, Lisa!

Have you tried different spelling? Martin/Marthin - Jahnsen/Jansen?

If no luck, could "Jansen" have "Americanised" to Johnson...?

Jan
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Re: Martin Jansen, to America 1880
« Reply #5 on: Friday 19 August 11 08:22 BST (UK) »
I did try different spellings, but no one (at least the people I found) immigrated in 1880.   :-\
Ellison: Co. Wicklow/Canada       Fowley: Sligo/Canada       Furnival: Lancashire/Canada       Ibbotson: Sheffield/Canada       Lee/DeJongh: Lancashire & Cheshire       Mumford: Essex/Canada       Ovens: Ireland/Canada       Sarge: Yorkshire/Canada             Stuart: Sligo/Canada       Sullivan: Co. Clare/Canada      Vaus: Sussex/Surrey      Wakefield: Tuam or Ballinasloe, Ireland              (Surname: Originated/Place Last Lived)  (Canadians lived in Ontario)

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Re: Martin Jansen, to America 1880
« Reply #6 on: Friday 19 August 11 10:55 BST (UK) »
Hmm..!

Could there be some deviation in year of entry?
(We've noticed that before)

Here's the original migration record for Martin; #47 right hand page:

http://www.arkivverket.no/URN:kb_read?idx_kildeid=6243&idx_id=6243&uid=ny&idx_side=-181

Provides some more dates...

Jan
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Re: Martin Jansen, to America 1880
« Reply #7 on: Friday 19 August 11 16:44 BST (UK) »
Hi Jan:

The person I thought was a fairly good match was on an 1880 census (I believe) and it stated he arrived in 1873.

I will have another look tonight after work, unless someone finds him before I return home.

PS  Since I didn't see his arrival, is there a chance he did not sail on that ship, but sailed at a later time?
Ellison: Co. Wicklow/Canada       Fowley: Sligo/Canada       Furnival: Lancashire/Canada       Ibbotson: Sheffield/Canada       Lee/DeJongh: Lancashire & Cheshire       Mumford: Essex/Canada       Ovens: Ireland/Canada       Sarge: Yorkshire/Canada             Stuart: Sligo/Canada       Sullivan: Co. Clare/Canada      Vaus: Sussex/Surrey      Wakefield: Tuam or Ballinasloe, Ireland              (Surname: Originated/Place Last Lived)  (Canadians lived in Ontario)

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Re: Martin Jansen, to America 1880
« Reply #8 on: Saturday 20 August 11 01:37 BST (UK) »
Did he have an occupation before he left Norway?
Ellison: Co. Wicklow/Canada       Fowley: Sligo/Canada       Furnival: Lancashire/Canada       Ibbotson: Sheffield/Canada       Lee/DeJongh: Lancashire & Cheshire       Mumford: Essex/Canada       Ovens: Ireland/Canada       Sarge: Yorkshire/Canada             Stuart: Sligo/Canada       Sullivan: Co. Clare/Canada      Vaus: Sussex/Surrey      Wakefield: Tuam or Ballinasloe, Ireland              (Surname: Originated/Place Last Lived)  (Canadians lived in Ontario)
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