Olsen Georg Henry: Ancestry of Sundheim

Generation: 1

Olsen Georg Henry was born on 27 Jan 1895 in Kristiansand, Vest-Agder, Norway; died on 15 Jan 1940 in At sea.

Other Events:

Occupation: Donkeyman
Reference Number: 30
Fact 2: 27 Jan 1895, Born in Kristiansand, Norway
Fact 3: 10 Mar 1895, Christened in Kristiansand, Norway
Christened: 14 Jan 1940, The ship 'Fagerheim' was sunk by torpedo in the ' Biscaya Bay'. 7 men survived.

Notes:

1903 - Far og lillebror Otto dør i Sverige
1905 - Mor dør i Kristianand
1905 - Til Weisenhuset i Kristiansand, sammen med Johann og Gustav
1911 - Alioa, Kok, 2mnd (iflg KRS Mønstringsrulle)
1913 - D/S Barnston, 15mnd (iflg KRS Mønstringsrulle)
1914 - D/S Barnston, 9mnd (iflg KRS Mønstringsrulle)
1914 - S/S Barnston,Fyrbøter, 24 mnd.
1915 - D/S Agira, Fyrbøter 4,5mnd
1916 - D/S Taormina, Fyrbøter, 2,5mnd
1916 - D/S Morten??, Fyrbøter, 1mnd
1917 - S/S Maridal, Fireman, 3mnd
1917 - S/S Australplain, Fireman, 3mnd
1917 - S/S Australplain, Fireman, 3mnd
1918 - Newport Fishguard Camp Pembrokeshire??, 9mnd
1919 - D/S Tempo, Fyrbøter, 2,5mnd
1919 - S/S Europa, Fyrbøter, 3,5mnd
1919 - D/S Alf, Fyrbøter, 1mnd
1920 - D/S Ecklund, Lemper, 20 dager?
1921 - D/S Gegernes? Fyrbøter, 24d
1922 - D/S Gegina, Fyrbøter, 13mnd
1923 - S/S T.H.Skogland, 4mnd, Forliste utenfor Vigo, Spania.
1923 - D/S Arktos, Fyrbøter 3mnd
1924 - D/S Orwell (senere D/S Whale), Fyrbøter, 3mnd
1925 - D/S Kong Bjørn, Fyrbøter, 2mnd.
1925 - S/S Tello, Fyrbøter, 10mnd
1925 - D/S Whale, Fyrbøter, 8 mnd (USA-Tønsberg)
1926 - Gift med Magnhild
1926 - Gjerd blir født
1927 - D/S Whale, Donkeyman, 8mnd (Syd Georgia-Sandefjord)
1929 - S/S Whale, Donkeyman, 4år (01.07.1925-24.04.1929)
1930 - M/S Svolder, Pumpemann, 20mnd
1934 - M/S Bonzo, Pumpemann, 20mnd
1935 - Liv blir født
1936 - M/T Herborg, Pumpemann, 11mnd
1936 - M/S Lereslin??, Pumpemann
1937 - S/S Julianna 1, Fyrbøter
?
1940 - M/S Fagerheim, Forliste etter torpedering i Biscaya.

T.H.Skogland:
Havarerte 21/02/1923 på Farallones Rock ved Bayona utenfor Vigo, Spania mens hun var på reise fra Kristiania via Hamburg og Le Havre, Frankrike til Rio de Janeiro med kull og stykkgods. Hun hadde en lekter på slep som hadde 7 mann ombord. 6 mann omkom.

Georg Henry had a sister, Johanne Marie (1897). They lived in Festningsgata 15, Kristiansand, until Georg was 7 years old. Both their parents died. The father died between 1902 and 1905 (not confirmed), and the mother n June 1905.
April 2013: New Info: Another brother, Otto William, was born in Aug 1902.

The children was taken in care at 'Weisenhaus' home for orphans, Brønnstykket 5, Kristiansand. The home had a reputation for being horrible, and the kids had a terrible time while living there. Geord lived there until he was confirmed in 1910. 15 years old he escaped to sea, and never returned to Kristiansand. His sister Marie was merried to 'Josef Tommi Lie' from Flekkefjord, in 1919 they had a son, John. In 1923 they migrated t USA , and settled down in Brooklyn New York, USA.

Georg was a sailor, and visited his sister in NY many times.
Marie's son 'John' joined the army and was Killed in Action in 1943, buried in Tunisia.
Marie died in Arizona in 1948, and her husband died in Los Angeles California in 1964.

Georg Henry came to Tønsberg, for the first time, together with one of Magnhilds brothers which he sailed with.This is how he met Magnhild, which he merried in 1926. His last trip was onboard D/S Fagerheim which was sunk by a torpedo or mine 14 January 1944. He was a 'Donkeyman', but was promoted to 2nd Engineer on his last voyage that ended in the ' Bay of Biscaya'. The ship was on her voyage from 'Dje Gelli',Algerie to Middlesborogh, Great Britain. At the time of the accident Magnhild with her two daughters, Liv and Gjerd, lived in 'Håkon Gamlesgate 7' in Tønsberg. Magnhild since then bought a house in 'Erlandsensgate 4', Tønsberg ( of the sum 25.000,- NOK).

At the National Archives in Kristiansand:
Parish-register: Kristiansand A-18, 1890-97, p.154, Living born # 32: Georg Henry Olsen.
Parents: Anders Gustav Olsen b.1866, and Hanne Lovise Olsen b.1877.
Faddere: Syvert Larsen, Peder Olsen, Gustav Olsen, Andrea Larsen, Marie Evensen.
Note: "To Weisenhaus 15/8 1905", and ? politikammer 20/4 1912.

Georg married Carlsen Magnhild Pauline on 27 Feb 1926 in Tønsberg. Magnhild (daughter of Carlsen Martin and Paulsen Pauline Andrine) was born on 30 Mar 1906 in Tønsberg, Norway; died on 24 Sep 1970 in Tønsberg, Norway. [Group Sheet]

Children:

2. Olsen Gjerd was born on 30 Nov 1926 in Tønsberg, Norway; died on 23 Jun 1994 in Tønsberg.
3. Olsen Liv was born on 12 May 1935 in Tønsberg, Norway; died on 8 Sep 2012 in Tønsberg, Norway.

Generation: 2

Olsen Gjerd

(1.Georg¹) was born on 30 Nov 1926 in Tønsberg, Norway; died on 23 Jun 1994 in Tønsberg.

Other Events:

Reference Number: 21

Notes:

Gjerd & Hans never had any children!

Gjerd married Kristoffersen Hans Kristian on 24 May 1947 in Tønsberg, Norway. Hans (son of Kristoffersen Anders Kristian and Hansen Margrethe) was born on 17 Jan 1921 in Tønsberg, Norway; died on 26 Feb 1997 in Tønsberg. [Group Sheet]

Olsen Liv

(1.Georg¹) was born on 12 May 1935 in Tønsberg, Norway; died on 8 Sep 2012 in Tønsberg, Norway.

Other Events:

Reference Number: 2

Notes:

Timeline:

12.05.1935 Liv was born
15.01.1940 Livs father Georg Henry dies at sea.
1953 Husmorskolen.
17.07.1954 Liv & Magne married.
17.04.1955 Geir was born
25.09.1957 Hege was born
1965 Moved back to Barkåker from Sweden
02.12.1966 Espen was born
24.09.1970 Livs mother Magnhild dies.
1970 Moved to Kristiansand.
23.06.1994 Livs sister Gjerd dies.
1998 Moved back to Tønsberg from Kristiansand
08.09.2012 Liv passed away.

Liv married Sundheim Magne Norman on 17 Jul 1954 in Tønsberg, Norway. Magne (son of Sundheim Ivar Nilsen and Simensen Martha) was born on 20 Jul 1930 in Tønsberg, Norway; died on 8 Sep 2018 in Tønsberg, Norway. [Group Sheet]

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