Hilda Maree Olsen

[wdytya]

Have just found out that Hilda was buried at Ainslie Street Burial ground great Grimsby as St Andres church where the burial service took place did not have a cemetery. The burial ground was badly bombed in WW2 and in the 1959 all the graves were covered over and headstones buried. It is now a community park. Wonder was the decedents of those buried there thought of that.

[wdytya]

Having looked on the census records the only Olsen family living in Grimsby is an Ole Theodor Olsen but no sign of Hilda with them.

Ole Theodor Olsen  born 1839

1871  Living in Grimsby Lincolnshire aged 32 a Compass Adjuster and Flag maker. Born Christianlund (not sure of  spelling) Norway
Wife Ann aged 33 born Swansea
Rosa 6, Lily 5, Arent? 3, Violet 1,  mother is Darther born Norway aged 75

1881 Living in Grimsby
Ole is a Nautical Instrument Maker
living with his wife Ann, Violet 11, Theodore 9, Christian 7

1891 Ole living in Grimsby with a new wife Elizabeth, born in Gloucester and son Christian and Nephew Yews Jacobson from Norway

1901 Ole and Elizabeth living in Grimsby, no children with them

1911 Ole and Elizabeth living in Grimsby and married 28 years (1883)  Ole is now a Compiler and publisher of fishermans nautical almanac.

This Ole  Olsen is 17 years older that our Hilda and Hilda is not living with this family on all the census records.  This is the only Olsen family living in Grimsby so if Hilda came over from Norway to Grimsby maybe she chose Grimsby because of this family who she might be connected to???

[wdytya]

Have found the 1881 census 60 Holles Street Great Grimsby, the address Hilda gave on her marriage certificate in 1886. Also the same address on the death certificates for Hilda and her son David William. The informant on David's certificate is the same woman that was living next door as recorded on the 1881 census. But Hilda is not living at 60 Holles Road in 1881. So where was she?

Cannot find Hilda on the 1881 census anywhere so it looks as if she was not in Grimsby when the census was taken. Her husband William can be found on the 1881 census as a boarder in a house in Grimsby. Look like she came to Grimsby after 1881?

The search continues.......

[brigidmac]

In 1861 there is an Ole Oleson age 30
Travelling fisherman lodging at Durham
If that is a more likely age to be the father
Of course ages could be rounded up or down

[geoffolsen]

Hello,

Re: Ole Theodor Olsen  born 1839

The research undertaken by wdytya in this thread couldn’t be more consistent with my families understanding and records of OT Olsen.

I’d love to help if possible, by email of course ^(*)and I will coincidentally be in Grimsby (from Australia!) tomorrow…which is how I searched/found this thread and why I joined!).

I hope to be in touch.

Geoff
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[geoffolsen]

Feel free to contact me via ‘personal message’.

Re:
Geoff Olsen.
[son of John Christian Olsen]
[sone of Jack (John) Olsen]
[son of Arent Oscar Olsen]
[son of Ole Theodore Olsen (OT. Olsen)]

[wdytya]

Geoff

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