Sample collection on women migrants at the Statsarkivet i Oslo below
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Collection: Oslo politikammers emigrantprotokoller 1867–1966 | Emigrant records of the Oslo Police, 1867–1966 (Norway: 1867–1966)
Description: Complete records for all documented emigrants leaving Oslo (formerly Kristiania) for overseas destinations. Information collected on each female emigrant includes her given name, surname, age, place of origin, the name of the ship on which she travelled, the name of the person paying the ticket and the amount of money she brought with her. Some information on women emigrants’ occupations and family relationships to other passengers is also preserved. Most emigrants were of Norwegian background, although Norway was also a transit country for some emigrants.
Archive address: Sognsveien 221, 0863 Oslo
Reference number: Statsarkivet i Oslo, Oslo Politidistrikt (A-10085), Reisekontroll, Eef: Emigrantprotokoller 1867–1966, nr. 1–44
Links: Visit the Statsarkivet I Oslo’s website here. Norwegian emigrant records have been digitised and can be viewed individually here. An online database permits searches limited to women here.
Publications: Sverre Mørkhagen, Farvel Norge: Utvandringen til Amerika 1825–1975 (Oslo: Gyldendal, 2009).
Contributor: Katelin Parsons