Olaf Hansen

[Betty Saunders]

I am searching for any information on my grandfather Olav (Olaf) Edvin (Edvin) Hansen. He lived in Moss and was born 1874. His father was Kristian Fredrik Hansen born 1845 and mother Nikoline Olsdatter born 1835 according to Church Census 1891. He had 2 brothers Fredrek and Henri and also a sister. He emigrated to South Australia around 1915. Can anyone help me with information on his family in Norway. I think he had a niece Ninni May Ellingsen. Thank you

[Grethe Flood]

24 minutter siden, Betty Saunders skrev:

I think he had a niece Ninni May Ellingsen

 

Died in 1968:

https://www.digitalarkivet.no/en/view/387/pc00000001877327

 

Ninny May, 1913

https://www.digitalarkivet.no/en/view/255/pd00000027206029

Østfold county, Moss in Moss, Parish register (official) no. III 3 (1906-1914), Born and baptised 1914, Page 49
https://media.digitalarkivet.no/en/view/8021/51

 

Ninni May's mother was Helga Amalie Constance Hansen. She was born and baptized in Glemmen parish in 1872. She was born out of wedlock. Her father's name was Kristian Fredrik Hansen. Her mother's name was Nikoline Olsen: 

https://www.digitalarkivet.no/en/view/255/pd00000013173494

https://www.digitalarkivet.no/en/view/255/pd00000028634092

 

So this should confirm that Ninni May's mother and your grandfather are siblings. 

 

[Grethe Flood]

Kristian Fredrik and his family moved into Moss in 1881 - cf. entry no 37-41 on the right hand side:

Østfold county, Moss in Moss, Parish register (official) no. II 1 (1878-1886), In-migrated 1882, Page 403
https://media.digitalarkivet.no/en/view/5741/364

 

The came from Råde (old spelling: Raade): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Råde

 

[Betty Saunders]

Thank you so much for that information. I so greatly appreciate it. Is there anywhere I can search to find out which ship he came out to South Australia on in 1915. 

[Grethe Flood]

Kristian Fredrik and Nikoline married in 1872:

https://www.digitalarkivet.no/en/view/327/pv00000003699856

https://www.digitalarkivet.no/en/view/327/pv00000003666316

 

In the 1891 census I can see that Kristian Fredrik was a Baptist: 

https://www.digitalarkivet.no/en/census/person/pf01052672007098

 

Henrik Olaus, 1873

https://www.digitalarkivet.no/en/view/255/pd00000013175435

https://www.digitalarkivet.no/en/view/255/pd00000028635154

I guess this must be Henrik Olaves in the 1910 census:

https://www.digitalarkivet.no/en/census/person/pf01036392215769

 

Olaf Edvin, 1874

https://www.digitalarkivet.no/en/view/255/pd00000028636381

https://www.digitalarkivet.no/en/view/255/pd00000013177672

Here is Olaf Edvin in the 1900 census for Moss: 

https://www.digitalarkivet.no/en/census/person/pf01036996008669

 

Fredrik Nikolai, 1877

https://www.digitalarkivet.no/en/view/255/pd00000022668409

https://www.digitalarkivet.no/en/view/255/pd00000028639210

 

[Roy-Petter Askim]

Olav 1910 census for Berg: 

https://www.digitalarkivet.no/en/census/person/pf01036342005885

[Grethe Flood]

???

Family Search: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HNTK-1H6Z

Name	William Edwin Hanson
Sex	Male
Father's Name	Olav Edwin Hanson
Father's Sex	Male
Mother's Name	Emily Unice
Mother's Sex	Female
Event Type	Christening
Event Date	31 May 1918
Event Place	Semaphore, South Australia, Australia
Source Details	60

 

 

[Grethe Flood]

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Stagg-1120

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/154690478/emily-eunice-hansen

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/154690477/olaf-edwin-hansen

 

[Betty Saunders]

2 hours ago, Grethe Flood said:

???

Family Search: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HNTK-1H6Z

Name	William Edwin Hanson
Sex	Male
Father's Name	Olav Edwin Hanson
Father's Sex	Male
Mother's Name	Emily Unice
Mother's Sex	Female
Event Type	Christening
Event Date	31 May 1918
Event Place	Semaphore, South Australia, Australia
Source Details	60

 

 

That is my father. 

 

[Betty Saunders]

On 4/23/2024 at 7:25 AM, Betty Saunders said:

That is my father. 

 

So far I believe Olaf Hansen sailed from Fredrikstad on Bia in 1914 which would make sense as he married in South Australia 2 years later. I was told that he paid for his passage by painting portraits of the Captain and Crew. This doesn't sound right as he would have had to purchase a ticket before boarding the shop. There is an Olaf Hansen on the Bia but he has a woman with him so this also doesn't seem right. Do you know where I could get his passport details. Thank you

[Roy-Petter Askim]

https://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/Interface/ListingReports/ItemsListing.aspx “BIA”

 

Found BIA from Fredrikstad, but only for Freemantle in August 1914 with an English emigrant, and Melbourn in August 1915 (no passenger list) . From  a couple of Norwegian papers, it seems to have been a Swedish freight ship. Emigrants from Fredrikstad should register in Oslo, but being a freight ship, he very well might have made arrangement with the captain directly in advance of boarding, and being a painter, I think the story could be true. I am not aware of preserved passport-journals for Fredrikstad/Oslo. The women you mention, do you have her name/age? Could it be just a travelling companion he knew?

 

And picture of D/S Bia here: https://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/Interface/ViewImage.aspx?B=6424462 

 

Search for Olav Hansen returned  Olav Advin Hansen https://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/Interface/DetailsReports/ItemDetail.aspx?Barcode=882589&isAv=N could this be him? Maybe you have requested a copy of this already (on the top right)?

 

 

 

Ps. To get a mail on new entries, click on “Følg dette” (top of the page).

[Roy-Petter Askim]

A better picture in Fredrikstad Museum: https://digitaltmuseum.no/021018411638/d-s-bia-lastebat-svenska-syd-afrika-linien-bygd-1905-i-newcastle-grunnstotte 

[Betty Saunders]

3 hours ago, Roy-Petter Askim said:

https://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/Interface/ListingReports/ItemsListing.aspx “BIA”

 

Found BIA from Fredrikstad, but only for Freemantle in August 1914 with an English emigrant, and Melbourn in August 1915 (no passenger list) . From  a couple of Norwegian papers, it seems to have been a Swedish freight ship. Emigrants from Fredrikstad should register in Oslo, but being a freight ship, he very well might have made arrangement with the captain directly in advance of boarding, and being a painter, I think the story could be true. I am not aware of preserved passport-journals for Fredrikstad/Oslo. The women you mention, do you have her name/age? Could it be just a travelling companion he knew?

 

And picture of D/S Bia here: https://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/Interface/ViewImage.aspx?B=6424462 

 

Search for Olav Hansen returned  Olav Advin Hansen https://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/Interface/DetailsReports/ItemDetail.aspx?Barcode=882589&isAv=N could this be him? Maybe you have requested a copy of this already (on the top right)?

 

 

 

Ps. To get a mail on new entries, click on “Følg dette” (top of the page).

58 minutes ago, Roy-Petter Askim said:

A better picture in Fredrikstad Museum: https://digitaltmuseum.no/021018411638/d-s-bia-lastebat-svenska-syd-afrika-linien-bygd-1905-i-newcastle-grunnstotte 

So happy as I have finally found Olaf Edvin Hansen. The ship was Rena which came to Port Adelaide 1913. I have also found his Naturalisation Papers. Thank you so much everyone, without your help I would not have found him. 

On 4/23/2024 at 7:25 AM, Betty Saunders said:

That is my father. 

 

So far I believe Olaf Hansen sailed from Fredrikstad on Bia in 1914 which would make sense as he married in South Australia 2 years later. I was told that he paid for his passage by painting portraits of the Captain and Crew. This doesn't sound right as he would have had to purchase a ticket before boarding the shop. There is an Olaf Hansen on the Bia but he has a woman with him so this also doesn't seem right. Do you know where I could get his passport details. Thank you

[Roy-Petter Askim]

Nice one! Here is an ad from 1913:

 

 

Monthly departures over Durban. Freight and a small number of passengers. 

 

A picture and detail of the ship: https://www.sjohistorie.no/en/skip/23855/ .

 

 

Endret April 26, 2024 av Roy-Petter Askim

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