What I know is as follows :-

Albert HALVERSON was born about 1858/59 in Bergen, Norway according to his Naturalisation papers and also his marriage certificate. (There was a rumour in the family the he had changed his name to make it more english so I assume it was originally HALVORSEN and he ...

Dave Halverson skrev:You might like to post details to the NEW-ZEALAND and NZ-AUCKLAND genealogy rootsweb lists as well.

OK don't worry about posting to these mailing lists - thought I'd do it for you so it is already done.

Regards Dave.

Hei,

Peria is located in the far north of New Zealand, midway between Kaitaia and Kaeo - see following link for a map showing it's whereabouts :-

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I will see if I can find out anything about him for you.

You might like to post details to the NEW-ZEALAND and NZ-AUCKLAND genealogy ...

A search in the Cemetery Records for Hillsborough - Onetangi, Waiheke Island - Otahuhu Public - Waikaraka gave the following result:

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Thanks Vidar,

You are thorough - yes they are all family members that I'm following up on. I've just contacted a cousin in NZ - the one that ...

Dave,

A search on Halverson in the Auckland Area Passenger Arrivals 1838-1886 data base resulted in one Halverson record apparently arriving Auckland in 1879. Halverson is such an unusual name that it seems rather likely to be your man.

Hi Vidar,

Yes I have seen this and it seems to confirm ...

Hi Anne-Lise,

Thank you so much for looking, I really appreciate any help I can get on this one, as I said I've been looking for this guy for years now

I have a photocopy of his marriage register entry and his marriage details definitely state that his mother's name was Olena Knutson and his ...

Hello everyone.

For about 6 or 7 years now I have been trying to find details of where exactly in Norway my great great grandfather came from in Norway. I have started trying to find him again and have just spent another 2 days solid ploughing through the online 1865 census looking for him or his ...