'Name of Ship' needed

[ShaunJ]

Just noting the catalogue summary of the naturalisation papers:


NYHOLM Erik; coppersmith of Adelaide; native of Nyakaleby, Finland; age 30 y; in SA 8 y; Memorial 5-7-1881; Oath 18-7-1881; Certificate 3-8-1881; Source(s) GG 11-8-1881, A711, A733 (v20).

http://www.ach.familyhistorysa.info/naturalizations.html

[jamcat95]

Hi ezekiel,

I thought I'd recommend this site for searching records from Nykarleby. If you use google translate you will be able to search for an Erik. The christening records only go up to 1851 but that should be enough. But his name might not have been Nyholm. There are a few farms with the word "Ny" in it. "Ny" in Swedish means "New" and "Holm" means a little island.

http://hiski.genealogia.fi/hiski/5102q8?se+0589+kastetut

Ian
(from Sweden)

[jamcat95]

Hi again,

This could be your Erik. The ship's name is very similar....

Surname: Karlsson
Birthdate: 1850
Birth place: Finland
Wage: 18
Sign on town: Härnösand
Sign off town: Adelaide
Sign on date: 1872 06 22
Sign off date: 1873 06 16
Position: Deckhand
Ship: Weidenhielm
Reason for sign off: R = Rymd = Escaped

There were 2 other men who jumped ship with this Eric, also from Finland.....
Axel Wik
Johan Karlsson Forsström

[jamcat95]

..... and there is an Eric Carlsson born on 10 May 1850 in Nykarleby with father Carl Eriksson on the site I posted earlier.

Ian

[jamcat95]

I found these digitized Adelaide Newspapers of the Weidenhjelm with years 1872-1873 with the same captain Nenzen....

http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/39299161
http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/39270101
http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/39295229
http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/39272648

Ian

[ezekiel]

 

There were 2 other men who jumped ship with this Eric, also from Finland.....
Axel Wik
Johan Karlsson Forsström

By jove I think you have cracked it with this last bit jamcat95!
I have a b/w photograph of EriK with wife and children standing at the graveside of
Johann FORSTROM
I couldn't work out the connection but this seems very highly to be it...jumped ship together and were friends.
Thank you for your efforts everyone.
I have been missing in the 'battle' for a time due to health issues but am very grateful for being blessed by such wonderful ppl assisting in tracking down answers.
I shall find my notes on Forstrom's death cert that I tracked down years ago to see if he was perhaps related to Erik ,refresh myself in the matter and when able to, work out what to do from this point.

[mosher]

Hi again,

This could be your Erik. The ship's name is very similar....

Surname: Karlsson
Birthdate: 1850
Birth place: Finland
Wage: 18
Sign on town: Härnösand
Sign off town: Adelaide
Sign on date: 1872 06 22
Sign off date: 1873 06 16
Position: Deckhand
Ship: Weidenhielm
Reason for sign off: R = Rymd = Escaped

There were 2 other men who jumped ship with this Eric, also from Finland.....
Axel Wik
Johan Karlsson Forsström

I don't want to threadjack, but jamcat where is this info from?  I also have a Russian Fin ship deserter and whilst I have found a bit about him whilst in SA, I can't find where he was from.
(see http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=585803.0 )

I did find some great info in the South Australia Police Gazette but I can't find where I found it now!

[jamcat95]

Hi ezekiel
Nice to hear that it could be him. Lets hope that Carl Eriksson is his father.
Here is the image of Johan Forström.....

[jamcat95]

Just found the English version of Nykarleby Parish records.......

http://hiski.genealogia.fi/hiski/50xxtr?en+0589+kastetut

Ian