[#20510] Aushing & Alf Pedersen/Petterson- died in Oslo from eating poison flowers?

[Gjest Janice webb]

I have always heard that 2 of my great grandparent's children died in Norway from eating poison wild flowers.Their names were Aushing/Oushing and Alf Pettersen /Pederson.I think these are both boys name? I am not sure of the correct spelling?Their parents were Peter Bernhard Petterson/Pedersen born in Oslo Oct 4 1872 and Caroline Elise F Amundsen (Johansen)-born in Oslo 19 July 1875Is there anyone who can help me check if this story is correct?Mange Takk Janice

[Gjest Astrid Ryen]

Hi Janice!I suppose these are your great grandparents and their children Magnus and Ella in Oslo 1900 Lenke.The name Aushing/Oushing may well have been Eugene which was a fairly common name in Oslo around 1900. The poisenous wild flowers from which the two boys died may hav been selsnepe, a kind of hemlock growing alongside creeks and lakes. Laburnum is also possible, mainly growing in gardens. Astrid

[Gjest Janice Webb]

Takk AstridYes, I had seen Peter & Caroline & magnus & Ella on that link before. But it doesn't show the other children so I assume they died before 1900.I think the family belong to the Sagene parish in Oslo so I was hoping someone on the internet had access to the records from 1892- 1899??I am guessing that Oushing & Alf might have been born in the between years as no children were born for 7 yrs? Is there anywhere on the internet to research these death records?Takk for the plants information , it seems like such a shame for children to died this way but I guess they would have just gone to sleep and not awaken.I hope hoping someone out there can help?Janice

[Gjest Helge R. Naess]

The name Eugene was often pronounced like 'au'sheen' (in Norwegian), with a strong emphasize on the first part of the name (well, this was difficult to clarify in English). I am sure Astrid is right, the pronounciation would become something lik 'Aushing'.

[Gjest Helge R. Naess]

PS: yes Alf and Eugene are boys' names. You must write the name as Eugene, as 'aushing/au'shen' are only attempts to express how it was spoken (in a rather vulgar way, but that is how my farming father (from near Oslo) pronounced it...) It was never written like that. Eugene it is !

[Gjest Aase R Sæther]

...or Eugen. There are 183 living Norwegians named Eugen, and 29 Eugene.

[Gjest Knut Skorpen]

If you in the 1900-census seek for first-names starting with 'aus' or 'eus' you will find a lot of ways of spelling the originally French name 'Eugène' (In American: Gene).

[Gjest janice webb]

Help please!I am not having much luck finding anything about Alf or Eugene (or Augene/Augin)..Can anyone help me?

[Gjest Janice Webb]

Good News!I found one of the little brothers of my grandmother's.( I am so happy!)Ellef Barnholt or Barnhart Petersen= born 9 May( mai)1897- so he was 2 yrs old than my grandmother Ella Karen Johane Petersen- born in Sept 15 1899Now I need to find his brother Aushing(Eugene) & when they died?I assume they died before the 1900 census as they are not shown on it.I am not quite sure where I should look for their deaths? If anyone can help that would be wonderfulMange takk for your helpJanice:)

[Gjest Per Harald Jonson]

First a link to Ellefs baptism in Sagene, Ministerialbok nr. 4 (1894-1904), Fødte og døpte 1897, side 99 ( [url="http://www.arkivverket.no/URN:kb_read?idx_kildeid=685&idx_id=685&uid=ny&idx_side=-105>Lenke )Ellef's burial (#83) in Sagene, Ministerialbok nr. Fa 0009 (1898-1923), Døde og begravede 1900, side 19 (

[Gjest Anne Minken]

I think the cause of death given in column 9 is a doctor's diagnosis written in latin. The third word is 'febris' - fever. The first word might be 'gastroenteritis' - a stomach inflammation.

[Gjest Janice Webb]

Mange tusen takk Per Harald & AnneI thought I would find Eugene/ Aushing listed on the burial page too? But I don't see him?Is Ellef's middle name Bernholt or Bernhart?? (Peter 's middle name was Bernhart)It appears burial was 27 Dec 1898 & Ellef was only 1 yr old ,it would have been so sad to lose 2 little boys at the same time.Caroline & Peter had my grandmother 15 Sept 1899 so she must have gotten pregnant in December 1898 also.I still can't find when Caroline & Peter got married ?? I was told they took banns on 27 March 1896.Their first child Magnus Olaf was born Nov 5 1892 & they lived at different addresses at that time.Peter immigrated in April 1902 & Caroline & children in Mar 1907(100 years ago this year)bye for now Janice:)

[Gjest Per Harald Jonson]

Hi!Ellef died 16/5-1900 and was buried on May 25th so he should be 3 years old when he died. I looked for Eugene but could not find him dead 1898-1901. I read 'Ellef Bärnholt' in the baptism and 'Ellef Bernholt' in the burial records.You can find Magnus Olaf's baptism in Sagene here (#18 Lenke). His parents were not married at the time.Regards, Per Harald