sundheim on the internet
As it happens we seem to have a family member that could not resist the temptation of committing a serious crime. According to an article in the Victoria Police Gazette on 22 jan 1879, a norwegian ships carpenter, Martin Wiberg escaped from prison on the 20 Dec 1878. A £50,- reward was offered for his […]
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Overraskelsen ble stor da et tilfeldig søk førte til at en til nå ukjent gren i slekten ble kjent. Vi kjente til at de fleste i denne søskenflokken emigrerte fra Sverige til Norge på 1850-70 tallet, og de er omtalt i flere artikler på dette nettstedet. Nå viser det seg at alle emigrerte til Norge. […]
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For those who wish to look into the family lineage, then check out the TNG database available on this site. Suggestions or corrections are welcome. Hits: 131
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Andreas Syvertsen b.1857 was half-brother to Peder Olsen b.1837, and they lived together at Næs in Dypvåg on the 1865 census, as well as with Peder Olsens cousin Hans Hansens family. Andreas signed on “URDA” in Tvedestrand, Norway in 1875. This was his first vessel at the age of 17., and he signed on as […]
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Karl Mathiasen Brustuen b.25 Oct 1907 emigrated to Canada in 1927. Rumor has it that he disappeared in Canada. Some traces show he may have farmed and lived in Alberta, Canada. This is an attempt to bring the facts about what really happened. (Photo of Skeikampen mountain in Østre Gausdal) The parents was Mathias Simensen […]
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Skipet M/S Austvard ble sunket av tyske fly nær Donegalbukta i Irland 31 januar 1941. Skipet var på vei til Immingham i England med jernmalm fra Lorenco Marques i Mozambique. 22 mann omkom, og 17 av dem var nordmenn. En av de omkomne var matros Odd Barth Nilsen f.1912. Minnehallen Digitalt museum Skipshistorie.net Krigsseilerregisteret Hits: […]
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Dampskipet “Alf” forliste i november 1898, et sted i nærheten av Vaderøene ca 6 sjømil vest fra Fjellbacka på Sveriges vestkyst. Skipet var lastet 2000 tonn hvete fra Ibrail, Romania, og var på vei til Stockholm. Skipet var innom Hartlepool, for å laste drivstoff (kull), før det la ut på sin siste etappe 1te november […]
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I januar 1940 kom sjokkmeldingen om at D/S Fagerheim var forlist i Biscaya bukten. Det var en kraftig eksplosjon i maskinrommet, og skipet sank på få minutter. Det var 19 manns besetning, hvorav 5 overlevende ble plukket opp i sjøen av skipet “Iris”, og brakt iland til Vigo, Spania. De første meldingene gikk på at […]
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Iver Nilsen Sundheim b.1895 was born at Sundheim in Valdres, Oppland, Norway. His parents was Nils Eriksen Sundheim b.1857 and Anne Julsdatter Hilmen b.1865. Iver was the 4th child of 11 total, and 5 of them emigrated to America. Iver attended Farming-college at Storhove near Lillehammer probably 1911ish. Martha Simensen worked here as a child […]
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This summer we briefly visited Gudbrandsdalen, to reconnect with the area. We spent the first night camping up in the mountain gracing area, Peer Gynts vegen/ Gålå , with a wonderful view of Dovrefjell in the far. We got in touch with relatives, saw the old Brustuen farm and visit the graveyard at Østre Gausdal […]
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In a small wooden sigarbox, Grandmother Martha Simensen Brustuen b. 1893, had a collection of old pocket-sized portraits. We believe this was her friends and possibly family members from growing up in Follebu in Gausdal, Oppland region, and most of them taken by photographers in Lillehammer. She emigrated to USA in 1920, to marry Iver […]
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