I would like to thank all of you who responded to my recent request for information concerning my maternal grandmother who came over from Norway. I have gone from a "brick wall" to having a whole new series of questions. 1) Margrit gave me information showing sailing information on which i have several questions: a) What doe the two dates signify Contract date, Exp. Date? Is the sailing date given? And which USA port did the ship come to as I can not find the arrival on Ellis Island web site. b) What does ug mean - I think it is under heading of Maritial status c) What does agent mean - I think Lie is given d) What is the ship's name - I think it is Island but I am not sure e) The Purpose of trip shows praesteattest What does that mean? f) The desired occupation show avgift Kr. 0,50 Once again what does that mean 2) Gier gave two census listings , one for 1865 and the second for 1875 which leads to the following questions a) Am I right to assume that Norwegan census are ever ten year on the mid decade ie 1865, 1875, 1885 etc? b) Both census show a son named Oscar whose father's given name was Carl. Is it likely that if Oscar came to the US that he would take the name Carl O. Kokeritz as a patronymic? Once again, THANK YOU VERY MUCH and I hope this email is not to long or burdensome BRUCE HUFFINE STAMFORD, CT USA

Bruce, She was unmarried when traveling to the USA. She also was born in Kristiania and was a resident of New York, so this was not her first trip to America. <http://digitalarkivet.uib.no/cgi-win/webcens.exe?slag=visbase&filnamn=emikr a1&variabel=0&postnr=139413&fulle=true&spraak=e> Here is some great reading on emigrants and ships. <http://www.norwayheritage.com/ships/index.asp> 100 Years of Emigrant Ships from Norway Solem, Swiggum & Austheim Scandinavian America Line - 1901 Agent Frederik Lie, Kristiania <http://www.norwayheritage.com/p_line.asp?ag=scaal&ye=1901> Authorization & Routes From Kristiania and Kristiansand to New York, and by railway to the final destination in America Fleet 1901 Built Tonnage Shipyard S/S Hekla (2) 1884 3,258 gross Scott & Co S/S Island 1882 2,844 gross Burmeister & Wain S/S Norge 1881 3,310 gross Alexander Stephen & Sons Left Norway on October 3, 1901 and arrived in New York on October 21, 1901. <http://www.norwayheritage.com/p_route.asp?ro=D52> Not all passenger lists are online at Ellis Island yet. Margit > I would like to thank all of you who responded to my recent request for > information concerning my maternal grandmother who came over from Norway. I > have gone from a "brick wall" to having a whole new series of questions. > > 1) Margit gave me information showing sailing information on which i have > several questions: > a) What doe the two dates signify Contract date, Exp. Date? Is the sailing > date given? > And which USA port did the ship come to as I can not find the arrival on > Ellis Island web site. > b) What does ug mean - I think it is under heading of Maritial status > c) What does agent mean - I think Lie is given > d) What is the ship's name - I think it is Island but I am not sure > e) The Purpose of trip shows praesteattest What does that mean? > f) The desired occupation show avgift Kr. 0,50 Once again what does that mean > > 2) Gier gave two census listings , one for 1865 and the second for 1875 > which leads to the following questions > a) Am I right to assume that Norwegan census are ever ten year on the mid > decade ie 1865, 1875, 1885 etc? > b) Both census show a son named Oscar whose father's given name was Carl. > Is it likely that if Oscar came to the US that he would take the name Carl > O. Kokeritz as a patronymic? > > Once again, THANK YOU VERY MUCH and I hope this email is not to long or > burdensome > > BRUCE HUFFINE > STAMFORD, CT USA > > >