Help in a search to potentially solve a mystery?

[jamcat95]

Cheers.

Karl Werner Norberg also went to USA in 1905 only to return 1906.
Here is the record: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JFXL-JNP
He went to see a friend Lindström.

Ian

[jamcat95]

Took a quick look in England for a Augusta Norberg and found this......?

An Augusta Norburg marriage in Manchester in 1896.
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2D1G-68S


Ian

[Daisypetal]

Hi,

Unfortunately I think she might be one to discount.

Lancashire BMD shows that she married Hugh OWENS in "Manchester Register Office or Registrar Attended".


A Hugh and Augusta OWENS are on a Massachusetts, Passenger list in 1898, I think that this could be them,

Departure Place:  Liverpool Via Queenstown 
Arrival Date:  May 1898
Arrival Place:  Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Hugh OWENS   
Age:  37
Joiner
Can read and write
Nationality:  English
Last Residence:  Salford
Final Destination:  Seattle, Washington

Augusta OWENS
Age:  34
Can read and write
Nationality:  "  "
Last Residence:  "  "
Final Destination:    "  "


1900 Seattle Ward 5, King, Washington
1611 1/2  Seventh Avenue

Hugh OWEN   
DOB:  Jun 1861
Age:  39
Married:  4years
Place of birth:  Wales
Place of Father's birth:  Wales
Place of Mother's birth:  Wales
Year of Immigration:  1898 
Years in United States:  2
Carpenter

Augusta OWEN   
DOB:  Dec 1863
Age:  36
Married:  4years
Place of birth:  Sweden
Place of Father's birth:  Sweden
Place of Mother's birth:  Sweden
Year of Immigration:  1893 
Years in United States:  7



1910  Seattle Ward 12, King, Washington
8663 Beacon Avenue

Hugh OWENS 
Age:  48
Years Married:  14
Birthplace:  Wales
Father's Birthplace:  Wales
Mother's Birthplace:  Wales
Speaks:  English
Occupation:  Carpenter
Industry:  Pottery

Augusta OWENS 
Age:  46
Years Married:  14
Birthplace:  Sweden
Father's Birthplace:  Sweden
Mother's Birthplace:  Sweden
Speaks:  English


Death
Augusta OWENS
[Augusta NORBERG] 
Death Date:  5 Apr 1918
Age:  54
Death Place:  Seattle, King, Washington
Father:  Maris NORBERG   
Mother:  Gustava ANDERSON


If this is right then I hope it's helpful to eliminate one possibility

Regards,
Daisy

[jamcat95]

Nice finds Daisy.

I agree that this isn't the same Augusta.
Here is this family from 1880 in Ärtemark Parish:

[Elliebean54]

Thank you again for the information you've given, it's much appreciated.

Another piece of advice - how easy is it to search for a death certificate with just a first name?

It's a long shot, but I'd be looking for a death certificate for an Augusta born in 1870 with any surname at all, between January-June 1896 in London - the east end especially Poplar, Limehouse or Stepney most likely. To be absolutely specific if our information is correct death date would be March 1896 probably in Limehouse.

I am now thinking if there's a way to find a clue to a possible adoption, so I thought maternal mortality could be a starting point.

Is this a plausible search? Or would it be a case of scrolling through endless index pages looking for a needle in a haystack?

[rosie99]

Try just putting Augusta into freebmd for the period you need, there are not many results

[rosie99]

Augusta Norberg
Departure - 18 Oct 1889
Departure - Gothenburg
Ship - Romeo
Birth - about 1871, Horr Luhä   
Age - 18
Destination - Hull, England (then Providence RI ?)

 

If she left England immediately she would not appear on online passenger lists, they do not start until 1890