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Request #1 dated 31 March 2005 from mikewry@tpg.com.au

Seeking contacts for family history research connected to Juel Anderson baptised 13 May 1841

Northern Aurdal, Kristiania ,Norway married Christine Carlsen and emigrated to Australia

Northern Aurdal church register 1828-1841, page 358, shows his baptism record:

Born 13 May, baptized 20 June 1841: Juel. Parents: The maiden Juliane Juelsdatter Frydenlund who fathers the child upon Anders Larsen Sørum. Godparents: Anne Nielsdatter Sørum, Marith Trondsdatter Sørum, Knud Iversen Sørum, Niels Andreassen & Knud Olsen Præsteg(aarden)

Western Aker church register 1855-1877, page 217:

Married 7 August 1870: Bachelor, labourer Jul Andersen, born in northern Aurdal parish 13 May 1841, lives at Moløkken, son of Anders Larsen. Maiden Kristine Carlsdatter, born in Østmark parish in Wermeland 30 April 1846, daughter of Carl Olssen. Witnesses: Amund Amundsen, Ole Enger. Married at Sørkedalen chapel.

Western Aker church register 1855-1877, page 141:

Born 10 February, baptized 17 April 1870: Carl Julius. Parents: Bachelor, shop assistant Juul Andersen, 31 years old and the maiden Christine Olsen, from Sweden, 27 years old, Moløkken.

In 1865 census .

Raadhusgaden ("Town hall street"), Trefoldighet ("Trinity") parish, Christiania:

Juul Andersen, lodger, musketeer, unmarried, 25, b. Aurdal

On lower Sørheim, northern Aurdal living alone is likely Juel's father:

Anders Larsen, cotter without land, tar maker, unmarried, 67, b. northern Aurdal

On the ship “Lammershagen” arriving Moreton Bay 8 January 1873 were the Andreassen families ( should have been Andersen for Jul and his family)

• Jul 31 ; Christine 26 ; Charles 3, Anna 1
• Hans 32; Marie 38 ; Emma 9; Ola 2.

On this same ship was Emma Carlson aged 20 ( who may have been a sister of Christine) and Sven Peter Gertonsen aged 35 whom Emma married 28 June 1873 at Goodna, Queensland , Australia

Further info on the children of Jul and Christine Andersen

Carl Julius born 10 February and baptised 17 April 1870 at Western Aker church, Norway (also known as Charles Henry and Charles Hubert)

married Sophia Harriett Capewell 19 June 1902 . He was blind later in life and lived in Wynnum, Queensland. He died 5 November 1950 and was cremated at Mt Thompson.

Annie born in Norway late 1871 or early 1872 married William Bain 8 April 1890 at Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia

Johann Albert born 20 February 1874 in Lady Bowen Hospital Brisbane, Queensland , Australia with parents living on Ipswich Road , he died 18 June 1874

Joseph William Oscar born 30 June 1877 at Peacheys Sawmill, Highfields near Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia where his fathers was working as an engineer.

Joseph died in an accident 22 August 1878 at Albert Mills, Highfields and was buried in the Crows Nest cemetry, Queensland, Australia

Jul’s first wife Christine died soon after and Jul Anderson remarried the widow Alice Plant nee Gillis and they had 7 children

Matilda Rebecka who married Robert Maag

Thomas Henry who married Alice Maag

Ethel Maud Elinor who married Harry Friederich Knowland Saffrey

Sydney Albert who was killed in action in France 6 March 1917

Ward Howard who married Annie Christine Lowien

Malcolm Ronald who married Gladys Grace Muriel Hay

Francis William

Request #2 dated 31 March 2005 from mikewry@tpg.com.au

Seeking contacts for family history research connected to

Kristine Carlsdatter, born in Østmark parish in Wermeland, Sweden 30 April 1846, daughter of Carl Olssen moved to Norway married Jul Andersen and emigrated to Australia

On the same ship “Lammershagen” arriving Moreton Bay 8 January 1873 was Emma Carlson aged 20 ( who may have been a sister of Christine) and Sven Peter Gertonsen aged 35 whom Emma married 28 June 1873 at Goodna, Queensland , Australia