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From: "Stephen Haagensen" <>
Subject: re: Haagensen Fredrikstad Norway and Grimsby England
Date: Tue, 1 Dec 1998 17:48:30 -0000


Searching for any info on my elusive great great grandfather. He died in
Grimsby/Cleethorpes UK on July 11th 1920 aged 66. On his memorial card he
is described as Haakon Haagensen dearly beloved husband of Maria Haagensen.

I also have a barely legible copy of a baptism certificate for one of his
sons.
Rough translation as follows, bracketed words are uncertain.
Johan Herman Haagensen

of parents: (Hermand) Hakon (Oluf) Haagensen

and wife: Johanne Marie (Ringist)

is born: Western Fredrikstad 19 (...?....Marte) 1875

(... .. ?.....) and baptised/named 11 April same year

I also have a copy of an entry in the 1881 census for Great Grimsby shown
below

Haken Haagensen Head age 28 .seaman born
Fredrikstad Norway
Maria Haagensen Wife 30
born Fredrikstad
H.Maria Haagensen daug 8 scholar born
Fredrikstad
John H. Haagensen son 6 scholar born
Fredrikstad {Above certificate for this person}
Peter J. Haagensen son 4 scholar born
Fredrikstad
Harriet M. Haagensen daug 2 scholar born
Fredrikstad
(Teresa) A. Haagensen daug 5 months born
Grimsby Lincs
Andrew C. (Managen) lodger 26 seaman born
Denmark

>From the census in Grimsby 1881 it looks like Haaken and family arrived in
Grimsby in 1879/1880

I have done some searching via the internet of Norwegian census databases
1865 1875 but can find no definite links. I know nothing at all of his life
in Norway before he brought his family to England and became a fisherman
here in Grimsby. In fact I can find little of his life in Grimsby.

I am particularly keen to find information about any of these persons. So
that I may trace my great grandfather who was Peter John Haagensen listed
above, and his father Haakon/Hakon/Haken Haagensen!!
You can see how confused I
am!
Any help would be much
appreciated!
Stephen
Haagensen

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