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Title: Carl Frederik August (Charles) Thomsen
Post by: Wdavies on Sunday 29 June 25 16:39 BST (UK)

According to his New Zealand naturalisation documentation Carl Thomsen settled here from Augustenborg, Denmark in around 1860. In New Zealand he became known as Charles Thomson, he married Margaret Young, raised 10 children and worked as a gold miner.
I am trying to find when he left Europe and ideally which ship he travelled on, I've not been successful in finding him in shipping records, its possible he came to NZ via Australia. He was born in April 1843 to Thomas Thomsen and Catharina Soegaard. Can anyone find him on the
Hamburg passenger lists?
Many thanks in Advance,
Wendy.

Title: Re: Carl Frederik August (Charles) Thomsen
Post by: jamcat95 on Monday 30 June 25 13:44 BST (UK)

Hi Wendy,
I've take a wee look and could only find a Carl August Thomsen born 1843 in Augustenborg to the parents you posted:

His birth record - nr 4:
https://arkivalieronline.rigsarkivet.dk/da/billedviser?epid=22019163#450203,80715974

1860 census. He wasn't recorded in 1860 - nr 48:
https://arkivalieronline.rigsarkivet.dk/en/billedviser?bsid=10270#10270,255912


Ian

Title: Re: Carl Frederik August (Charles) Thomsen
Post by: jamcat95 on Monday 30 June 25 13:54 BST (UK)

Here is the family in 1855 with a Christian August Thomsen with the same birth year.

1855 census - nr 40:
https://arkivalieronline.rigsarkivet.dk/en/billedviser?epid=16979094#121399,17494082


Augustenborg was part of Schleswig-Holstein back then.


Ian

Title: Re: Carl Frederik August (Charles) Thomsen
Post by: jamcat95 on Monday 30 June 25 15:19 BST (UK)

I haven't found any records of him leaving Denmark. He may well have been a seaman.

Ian

Title: Re: Carl Frederik August (Charles) Thomsen
Post by: Wdavies on Monday 30 June 25 22:17 BST (UK)

Thank you Ian, much appreciated. He may well have been a seaman that would make sense. Can you tell their full address in 1855? I'd be interested to try to find it on a map.
Many thanks

Title: Re: Carl Frederik August (Charles) Thomsen
Post by: jamcat95 on Tuesday 01 July 25 11:05 BST (UK)

You're welcome Wendy.
I'm sorry but I cannot make out what it says, unfortunately.

1845 census - top right:

https://arkivalieronline.rigsarkivet.dk/en/billedviser?bsid=255522#255522,47728559

The census is now in German.


Ian

Title: Re: Carl Frederik August (Charles) Thomsen
Post by: Wdavies on Tuesday 01 July 25 11:12 BST (UK)

Thank you, interesting anyway