August Amundsen

[Matthew Amundsen]

I am trying to find additional information regarding my great-great-grandfather, August A. Amundsen.

 

This is what I know...

• Born 1868 in Kristiania, Norway.
  
• Immigrated to the United States between 1885 and 1895. According to his petition for naturalization (to become a US citizen) he arrived in New York on 23 September 1892.
  
• Married Ida F. Reinhardt in 1896. Their children's names were Cornelius Alfred Amundsen, Arthur Willard Amundsen and Madeline Amundsen.
  
• While in America, he spent most of his life working as a barber. (New York 1895 to about 1908; Massachusetts about 1908 to 1918)
  
• Died 23 January 1918 in Massachusetts. At the time, an acquaintance believed he had relatives living in Massachusetts.
  

 

So far, the only positive match I have been able to find for August (through this site) is in the 1885 census for Bergen under the name "August Amunsen." He appears to have been employed by Mateo Pisani as a barber's assistant. Checking the 1875 census for Bergen, I found an Amundsen family -- Ole Amundsen, Inger Karoline (Iverson) and children -- living near the same Pisani family, but August is not among them.

 

 

Other possible matches include...

• Loddtrekningsliste for Bergen 1860-1890: August Aleksander Amundsen born 02 March 1868 Kristiania
  
• 1875 Census for Bergen: August Alisander born 1868 Christiania, recorded as foster-son of Chornelius Jensen and Karen Johane (Hansdatter).
  

I would very much like to know who August's parents were, if he had any siblings and if any of his relatives also immigrated to America.

Any assistance would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!

[Ann-Mary Engum]

August Amumdsens, "United States Census, 1900"

name: August Amumdsens titles & terms: event: Census event date: 1900 event place: ED 86 Mt. Vernon City Ward 4, Westchester, New York, United States birth date: May 1868 birthplace: Norway relationship to head of household: Head father's birthplace: Norway mother's birthplace: Norway race or color (standardized): White gender: Male marital status: Married years married: 4 estimated marriage year: 1896 mother how many children: number living children: immigration year: 1892 page: 9 sheet letter: A family number: 172 reference number: 1 film number: 1241175 digital folder number: 004114938 image number: 00785

https://familysearch...M9.1.1/MSPQ-5CN

 

 

August Amundsen, "New York, State Census, 1905"

name: August Amundsen residence: Mount Vernon, Westchester, New York age: 38 estimated birth year: 1867 birthplace: Norway relationship to head of household: Head race: W gender: family number: 56 page number: 28 line number: 16 film number: 589697 digital folder number: 4296246 image number: 00272 Household Gender Age Birthplace head Evertte Farrington M 30y United States aunt Louise A Miller F 48y United States daughter Gussie Miller F 24y United States son George Miller M 11y United States son Louis Miller M 16y United States son Eddie Miller M 8y United States son Elmere Miller M 5y United States head Edward Deinvelle M 27y Switzerland mother Annie E Deinvelle F 27y United States daughter Violet Deinvelle F 1y United States head William O Krautzberg M 37y Germany mother Therese M Krautzberg F 37y Germany daughter Helen G Krautzberg F 11y United States son August H Krautzberg M 6y United States sister-in-law Seydia Sand F 44y Germany head August Amundsen M 38y Norway mother Ida Amundsen F 37y United States son Knilous Amundsen M 7y United States

 

 

https://familysearch...M9.1.1/MV14-97Q

 

 

Madeline Amundsen in household of Ida Amundsen, "United States Census, 1910"

 

name: Madeline Amundsen birthplace: New York relationship to head of household: Daughter residence: Bronx Assembly District 32, New York, New York marital status: Single race : White gender: Female immigration year: father's birthplace: Norway mother's birthplace: New York family number: 159 page number: 8 Household Gender Age Birthplace self Ida Amundsen F 38y New York son Arthur Amundsen M 9y New York dau Madeline Amundsen F 6y New York

https://familysearch...M9.1.1/MP1Z-8MT

 

 

Madeline Amundsen in household of Ida Amundsen, "United States Census, 1920"

 

name: Madeline Amundsen residence: , Westchester, New York estimated birth year: 1904 age: 16 birthplace: New York relationship to head of household: Daughter gender: Female race: White marital status: Single father's birthplace: Norway mother's birthplace: New York film number: 1821277 digital folder number: 4442107 image number: 00357 sheet number: 12 Household Gender Age Birthplace self Ida Amundsen F 40y New York dau Madeline Amundsen F 16y New York

https://familysearch...M9.1.1/MV3H-QYY

[Ann-Mary Engum]

1885-teljinga for Bergen

Skostrædet 2 17 R no 18 1ste August Amunsen m 1868 Christiania Barberdreng

 

http://digitalarkivet.no/cgi-win/WebCens.exe?slag=visbase&sidenr=6&filnamn=F81201&gardpostnr=28928&merk=28928#ovre

[Matthew Amundsen]

Thank you for your replies Ann-Mary, and for taking the time to do a search. Unfortunately, I had already found each of these records and am no closer to

discovering who August's parents were or if he had any siblings. After 20 years of searching, I'm beginning to wonder whether the mystery will ever be solved.

 

Can you think of any websites or message boards (other than ancestry.com and familysearch.org) that I should try?

[Randi Elisabeth Haugros]

August Aleksander Amundsen, nr. 44, foreldre ungkar (bachelor) maler ( painter) Amund Pedersen og Anette Alfsen.

They were not married.

 

Kildeinformasjon: Bergen fylke, Korskirken, Ministerialbok nr. C 5 (1880-1892), Konfirmerte 1883, side 50.

Permanent sidelenke: http://www.arkivverket.no/URN:kb_read?idx_kildeid=7127&idx_id=7127&uid=ny&idx_side=-49

Permanent bildelenke: http://www.arkivverket.no/URN:NBN:no-a1450-kb20061120070049.jpg

 

 

Mvh Randi Elisabeth Haugros

[Harald Søren Storaker]

Annette in 1865 census: http://digitalarkive...f01038027013496

Born Moss 4. January 1844: http://www.arkivverket.no/URN:kb_read?idx_kildeid=7515&idx_id=7515&uid=ny&idx_side=-83

A good candidat for Amund Pedersen: http://digitalarkive...f01038027015011

[Kristine Coan]

Here is the baptism of August Alexander no. 113http://www.arkivverket.no/URN:kb_read?idx_kildeid=594&idx_id=594&uid=ny&idx_side=-143 Gamle Aker

[Harald Søren Storaker]

Can Tomtegaden 7 be "på Grünerløkka"? I guess it is near by.

If Amund Pedersen (22) in Tomtegaden 7 in 1865 census is the right one, his parents are on Westbye in Sør-Odal: http://digitalarkive...f01038037008043

Amund was born February 27. 1844, on Fulu in Sør-Odal

[Anne-Lise Hansen]

Tomtegata does not exist anymore, after the building of the 'new' Oslo Central Station - Oslo S. The street was the nearest street on the left hand side of the old Østbanen, East Railway station. It is not far from Grünerløkka, which lies on the other side of the river Akerselva.

 

http://www.1881.no/K...01&o=&p=&layer=

 

 

Photo from the 50'ies at Oslo Byarkiv : http://www.oslobilde...ontext=1&pos=11

[Randi Elisabeth Haugros]

Here is the baptism of Amund Pedersen in 1844:

 

Kildeinformasjon: Hedmark fylke, Strøm (Odalen), Ministerialbok nr. 5 (1811-1850), Fødte og døpte 1844, side 102.

Permanent sidelenke: http://www.arkivverket.no/URN:kb_read?idx_kildeid=9145&idx_id=9145&uid=ny&idx_side=-105

Permanent bildelenke: http://www.arkivverket.no/URN:NBN:no-a1450-kb20070603220554.jpg

 

 

Mvh Randi Elisabeth Haugros