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Norway Seaman Records

Kurt Nygaard
Kurt Nygaard ✭
November 20, 2021 in Norsk – Norwegian

Are there any resources for researching and documenting deaths of Norwegian seaman either at sea or in foreign lands? At the moment I am researching Jonas Christoffersen (L4JM-JNM) who died during a voyage around 1868. He probably sailed from Stavanger where his family lived.

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  • Kurt Nygaard
    Kurt Nygaard ✭
    November 20, 2021

    I have looked for a death record in Domkirken Parish in Stavanger, but have not found his death there. In the past I have been able to find some sea deaths documented in the home parish.

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  • Gordon Collett
    Gordon Collett ✭✭✭✭✭
    November 29, 2021

    Since you don't have an answer here yet, I'll try to give one despite no experience with the type of search you are trying.

    You might want to ask for advice from Sjømannskirken. You can probably contact them through their website: https://i.sjomannskirken.no/her/ They were founded in 1864, so maybe they kept records of seamen who died at sea in the time period you are searching.

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  • Johanne T. Hernes
    Johanne T. Hernes ✭✭
    October 9, 2022 edited October 9, 2022
    https://media.digitalarkivet.no/kb/contents/2220


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  • Johanne T. Hernes
    Johanne T. Hernes ✭✭
    October 9, 2022
    https://www.arkivverket.no/dokumentasjon/til-sjos/finn-en-sjomann#!%23step-hva-vil-du-finne-ut


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  • Johanne T. Hernes
    Johanne T. Hernes ✭✭
    October 9, 2022
    https://media.digitalarkivet.no/db/contents/61238


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  • Johanne T. Hernes
    Johanne T. Hernes ✭✭
    October 9, 2022

    Knut, har bare lagt noen sider her. OBS! Jeg ser at det er en feil annonsert i Digitalarkivet angående årstallene.

    Et godt triks er å Google stikkord på det du ser etter.

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