Sundheim on the Internet
genealogy of the Sundheim family
First Name:  Last Name: 
[Advanced Search]  [Surnames]

Olsen Georg Henry

Male 1895 - 1940  (44 years)


Personal Information    |    Media    |    Notes    |    Event Map    |    All

  • Name Olsen Georg Henry 
    Born 27 Jan 1895  Kristiansand, Vest-Agder, Norway Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Fact 2 27 Jan 1895  Born in Kristiansand, Norway Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Fact 3 10 Mar 1895  Christened in Kristiansand, Norway Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Christened 14 Jan 1940  The ship 'Fagerheim' was sunk by torpedo in the ' Biscaya Bay'. 7 men survived. Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation Donkeyman 
    Reference Number 30 
    Died 15 Jan 1940  At sea Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I30  Ancestry of Sundheim
    Last Modified 13 Oct 2022 

    Father Olsson Anders Gustaf,   b. 11 Oct 1866, Silbodal, Värmland, Sweden Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Apr 1903, Älgå, Arvika, Värmland, Sweden Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 36 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Olsen Hanna Lovise,   b. 27 Nov 1877, Dypvåg, Aust-Agder, Norway Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Jun 1905, Kristiansand, Vest-Agder, Norway Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 27 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Married 4 Sep 1893  Kristiansand, Vest-Agder, Norway Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F22  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Carlsen Magnhild Pauline,   b. 30 Mar 1906, Tønsberg, Norway Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Sep 1970, Tønsberg, Norway Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 64 years) 
    Married 27 Feb 1926  Tønsberg Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Olsen Gjerd,   b. 30 Nov 1926, Tønsberg, Norway Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Jun 1994, Tønsberg Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 67 years)  [natural]
     2. Olsen Liv,   b. 12 May 1935, Tønsberg, Norway Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Sep 2012, Tønsberg, Norway Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years)  [natural]
    Last Modified 13 Oct 2022 
    Family ID F3  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 27 Jan 1895 - Kristiansand, Vest-Agder, Norway Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • Photos
    Georg-Henry-Olsen2
    Georg-Henry-Olsen2
    Georg & Magnhild
    Georg & Magnhild
    Georg-Henry-Olsen
    Georg-Henry-Olsen

  • 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.