A Dane who settled in Sunderland

[jamcat95]

Hi Liz and Richard

Liz: According to a tree on Ancestry he was supposedly drowned on the steamer Whitewood in Dec 1909.

I have found a number of records for Vilhelm Mattiaus Schou in Copenhagen:
1852 - Vilhelm Mattiaus Schou - Birth - 7 October: http://www.rootschat.com/links/01hr0/
1860 - Vilhelm Schou - Census: http://ao.sa.dk/ao/data.ashx?bid=242044
1874 - Jenny Fredrikke Vilhelmina Schou - Marriage: http://ao.sa.dk/ao/data.ashx?bid=39175543
1885 - Vilhelm and Ricardina Shou - Census: http://www.danishfamilysearch.com/cid15125967


Ian

[jamcat95]

Also, a little interesting find:

A picture of the house they lived at in 1885 - Vilhelm and Ricardina Shou - Census: http://www.danishfamilysearch.com/cid15125967

.....http://www.indenforvoldene.dk/gothersgade%2025.html


Ian

[jamcat95]

Vilhelm's parent's marriage record: Nr 102

http://dfsimage.danishfamilysearch.com/data/kirkeboegerm/047/3/035/007210026_00658.jpg


Ian

[rcarlson]

Thanks Ian

That fits with the info I have too.

Regards
Richard

[jamcat95]

Cheers Richard.

Ian

[fiddlerslass]

Hi,
 The report on the sinking of the Whitewood gives among the list of crew

W. Carlsson, lamps, address 15 Cleveland rd  Sunderland

http://www.plimsoll.org/resources/SCCLibraries/WreckReports2002/19727.asp

[lizrig]

Hi,
Thanks for the all leads and links.
Ian - especially the picture of the house.
Fiddlerlass - the report on the sinking of the Whitewood made interesting reading

[jamcat95]

You're welcome lizrig.

Ian