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From: "Odd Braathun" <>
Subject: SV: Haagensen Fredrikstad Norway and Grimsby England
Date: Tue, 1 Dec 1998 22:06:23 +0100


Hi Stephen,
I am planning on doing some research in the printed censuses for 1865 and 1875
for Fredrikstad at then end of this week. They are in the reading room at our
library here in Oslo. I have filed your posting and will be back with what I can
find.

Regards
Odd
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Fra: Stephen Haagensen <>
Til: <>
Dato: 1. desember 1998 19:11
Emne: re: Haagensen Fredrikstad Norway and Grimsby England

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>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.
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>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
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>of parents: (Hermand) Hakon (Oluf) Haagensen
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>and wife: Johanne Marie (Ringist)
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>is born: Western Fredrikstad 19 (...?....Marte) 1875
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>(... .. ?.....) and baptised/named 11 April same year
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>I also have a copy of an entry in the 1881 census for Great Grimsby shown
>below
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>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
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>>From the census in Grimsby 1881 it looks like Haaken and family arrived in
>Grimsby in 1879/1880
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>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.
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>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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