[#9604] Forsvunnet i England: Erik Bernard Holmberg

[Gjest Heidi Lyshol]

Erik Bernard Holmberg, født 16. juli 1842 i Boteå, Sverige, dro til sjøs og kom ikke tilbake.I følge familiepapirer skal han i 1883 ha vært gift i England - vi vet ikke når eller med hvem. Han var i live i 1920 og bodde i Northhumberland, vi har en gammel postadresse noen tok vare på - men vi vet ikke noe mer om Erik. Hvem giftet han seg med? Fikk de barn? Når døde han?Har noen gode råd om hvordan vi kan lete etter denne karen?

[Gjest Vidar Larsen]

Hi HeidiThis should in principle be simple, but in practice not so if it is England (and Wales), as opposed to Scotland. For information you may try www.origins.net and then move to English Origins. I do not however expect that you get much out of this, but it is worth a try. In theory the 1901 census for England and Wales have been digitised (scanned images) and put on the Internet. In practice this is more off-line than on-line due to a total underestimation of demand. (It was completely off-line tonight). The web address is www.census.pro.gov.uk, but be patient. Also it is not free, but not too expensive.Otherwise you may try to contact The Society of Genealogist in London, their web address is somewhere on origins.net. They may be able to give you more specific advice. I have had little need to use the English system, which is separate and not as good as the Scottish system. If you use the free Surname search on origin.net you will also find a number of records of Holmbergs in Scotland. Mvh Vidar