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New Zealand Completed Requests / Re: Larkins Crew and Passenger List 1849
« on: Tuesday 05 May 15 23:04 BST (UK)  »
Thanks for trying Ian, I am still hopefull that one day we will have a wohoo moment and the brick wall will come down. Every little bit of info should get us closer to that day.  :)

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New Zealand Completed Requests / Re: Larkins Crew and Passenger List 1849
« on: Thursday 22 January 15 07:59 GMT (UK)  »
Ian it is the full record that is 524kb and to big for here.
 We have no information as to why he choose
that name.

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New Zealand Completed Requests / Re: Larkins Crew and Passenger List 1849
« on: Wednesday 21 January 15 03:52 GMT (UK)  »
Ian it is 524KB so to big. If you email me (*) I will email it to you by return. I found it in Ancestory but I now have a copy of the original.
Cheers
Jill :)   

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New Zealand Completed Requests / Re: Larkins Crew and Passenger List 1849
« on: Tuesday 20 January 15 17:50 GMT (UK)  »
Hi Ian, thanks for your help.This is a piece that my brother has done.
Louis Edwards aka Lars Peterson

Died Dunedin, NZ, 7 October 1873
Deserted ship “Larkin” in Port Chalmers NZ, 8 November 1849
Joined ship ‘Larkin’ in UK 5 June 1849 as Able Seaman.  Noted as age 29 (therefore born probably 1820) and place of birth listed as Gottenburg.
Served in ship ‘Aztec’ 5 Sept 1848 to 17 May 1849, on a voyage from London to Newcastle to Havanna and back to London. Ships crew list notes him as Able Seaman and born in Gottenburg.
Served in ship ‘Dunrobin’   for two voyages between 16 Sept 1847 and Aug 1848, when he was discharged in London.
He may have emigrated from Sweden to the USA aged around 14 years old. This may indicate he emigrated with his family? Have found a record showing a Lars Peterson formerly of Sweden took US citizenship at the Marine Court of New York on 11 April 1839, having lived in the US for at least five years and in the State of New York for at least one year.
Family oral history suggests after gaining US citizenship Lars changed his name to Louis Edwards.
No record of whereabouts from 1839 in New York through 1847 in the UK.

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New Zealand Completed Requests / Re: Larkins Crew and Passenger List 1849
« on: Tuesday 20 January 15 01:59 GMT (UK)  »
Hi Jennifer,
Last year we took the plunge and paid for a lady in England to see if she could find a crew list and thankfully she did. He did sign on as Lewis Edwards on the Larkins and we have copies of this ship and the 2 previous ships that he was a crew member on. He was born in Gotenburg Sweden and we are now searching to see if we can find the parish where he was born. If we can get that then the next question will be did he go to America with family or leave Sweden as a seaman.  :P
Gee I wish he had shared his previous life with his family and left some photos for us to make it that little bit easier researching.

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New Zealand Completed Requests / Re: West Taieri Cemetery Dunedin
« on: Friday 18 November 11 01:07 GMT (UK)  »
Hi Richview,

Was it a photo of a grave that you are looking for if so I would be more than happy to drive out there and take one for you.

Cheers

lochanora :)


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New Zealand Completed Requests / Re: Larkins Crew and Passenger List 1849
« on: Thursday 17 November 11 23:59 GMT (UK)  »
Hi BrigOdoon,

Did you have any joy in your search for the crew list of the Larkins at the  Wellington Archives? I would be interested to hear what you found.

Cheers
Lochanora :)

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New Zealand Completed Requests / Re: Crew List for the Larkins
« on: Wednesday 16 February 11 00:57 GMT (UK)  »
thanks Prue,

The only one that I possibly know of would be at the Kew Archives in England and I don't see me getting there anytime soon.

Thankyou for your input.

Cheers

lochanora

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New Zealand Completed Requests / Re: Crew List for the Larkins
« on: Wednesday 16 February 11 00:33 GMT (UK)  »
Hi Prue,

Just been and had a massage (very nice). This list was compiled from relatives and The Otago Early Settlers Museum. It is not an official passenger list and this is where the problem lies. The relatives have given his name as Louis (Lewis) Edwards but also say he was Lars Pederson. I thought by trying to get an official crew list it would help in finding out who he was when he left England.
Hope this makes sense.

Cheers
Lochanora :)

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