Einar Jensen | Født 24 Aug 1903 | Emigrert til Canada i 1923

[Tom Høgseth]

Hei alle.

Einar Jensen ble født den 24/8-1903 på Dilkestad i Hemnes, Nordland. Døpt 18/10-1903.
No 44
Ministerialprotokoller, klokkerbøker og fødselsregistre - Nordland, SAT/A-1459/825/L0362: Ministerialbok nr. 825A16, 1886-1908, s. 108
Brukslenke for sidevisning: https://www.digitalarkivet.no/kb20050921030114

Siste opplysning på han i Norge er Folketelling 1920 hvor han bor på Hemnesberget, Nordland. 
https://www.digitalarkivet.no/census/pe ... 4255000195

Jeg trodde først han emigrerte til Sverige, men den gode hjelperen Astrid Mollan har funnet ut at han faktisk dro til Canada den 26 Apr 1923. 

Trondheim politikammer Name: Einar Jensen
Emigration Age: 20
Birth Date: 1903
Emigration Date: 1923
Emigration Place: Trondheim, Norge
Emigration Destination: Hemnes
Household Members (Name)
Einar Jensen

Source
Name: Einar Jensen
Gender: Mannlig (Male)
Marital Status: Ugift (Single)
Emigration Age: 20
Birth Date: 1903
Last Known Residence Place: Hemnes
Emigration Date: 26 Apr 1923
Emigration Place: Trondheim, Norge
Emigration Destination: Canada
Emigration Ship: Canadian
Household Members (Name)
Einar Jensen

Han reiste sammen med en annen person fra Hemnes: Hans Gullson (Hans Martin Gullesen | 12 MAY 1878, Hemnes, Nordland - 8 JAN 1952 • Fullerton, Orange, California)
Her er Hans Gulson i 1816 Census i Alberta, Canada:

Name: Hans Gulson
Gender: Male
Racial or Tribal Origin: Norwegian
Nationality: Canadian
Age: 38
Marital Status: Single
Birth Year: 1878
Birth Place: Norway
Year of Immigration: 1880
Home in 1916: Victoria, Alberta, Canada
Address: Camrose, Alberta Avenue
Relation to Head of Household: Son
Mother: Mary Gulson
Sub-District: 16
Sub District Description: Town of Camrose
Enumeration District: 43
Dwelling House: 103
Military service: Alberta Ave
Religion: Lutheran
Naturalization Status: Naturalized
Can Speak English: Yes
Can Speak French: No
Mother Tongue: Norwegian
Can Read: Yes
Can Write: Yes
Occupation: Clerk
Employment Status: Worker
Employer: Hol House
Household Members (Name) Age Relationship
Mary Gulson
75 Head
Hans Gulson 38 Son

Den opprinnelige etterlysningen, men informasjonen som Astrid Molland har funnet ligger her: https://slektogdata.no/slektsforum/view ... 1&t=167547 

Er det noen som kan hjelpe meg videre?

Mvh Tom H. 

[Erik Aasland]

Hello,

Einar Jensen arrived in Ville de Québec, Province of Québec, Dominion of Canada on or about May 10, 1923, having left Southampton, England on May 2, 1923. He arrived on the Canadian Pacific Steamship "Empress of Scotland". After arriving in Ville de Québec he would have travelled by Canadian Pacific Railway to Camrose (rather to the closest station servicing Camrose and its evirons). 

As you'll see from his Canadian customs arrival form, his destination, Camrose (and to his friend Hans Gullson), is in the Province of Alberta. He also intends to farm, therefore it is possible that he sought and proved a homestead, be it in the Province of Alberta, or one of the other Canadian Prairie Provinces (i.e., Saskatchewan or Manitoba).

The last Canadian census of Alberta was taken in 1916 (a special census of the Canadian Prairie Provinces taken between taking of the national censuses). The national 1921 Census of Canada won't help you, but the 1931 Census of Canada, assuming that Einar Jensen remained in Canada, might be of help to you. Canadian censuses are released to the public 92.5 years after their taking; hence, the 1931 census is expected to be released sometime this year.

I'll look look to see if he sought from the Canadian government a homestead which were available to immigrants settling on the Canadian Prairie Provinces. I'll also check to see if he was naturalised a British Subject (all Canadians prior to 1951 were British Subjects), which was a requirement of obtaining patent to any homestead that he might have proved. If I find something, I'll post it.

Erik   
 
 

[Tom Høgseth]

Hi Erik,

Thank you for looking into this and would appreciate all you can share. I will be looking forward to to the 1931 census being published.

Rgds Tom H.
 

[Erik Aasland]

Here are some possibilites as to where Einar ended up:

1. You can search this Western Canada Land Grants database (https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/ ... .aspx#toc2). There is an explanation and a series of maps on the land-grant programme used in Canada. There are a few men with the name Einar Jensen. 

2. There is an Einar Jensen who was naturalised British Subject in 1935 in Bonanza, Alberta. This could be him (see the attached document). You can order the document from Library and Archives Canada. It will provide a record of his life from his arrival in Canada in 1923 and when he became a British Subject (Canadian) in 1935, including any information on a wife or children (https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/ ... aspx#toc05).

3. Birth records are closed for 120 years, marriage 75 years, and death records 50 years. In the case of Alberta, they are held by the ministry of Vital Statistics for the province of Alberta and should you desire to order one, you can contact the ministry here (https://www.alberta.ca/ordering-certifi ... ments.aspx).

4. The 1931 census is explained in greater detail here (https://publications.gc.ca/site/fra/9.8 ... ation.html). Release shall likely occur on June 1, 2023. It shall be transferred from the Dominion Bureau of Statistics (the holder of the census) to the national library and archives (Library and Archives Canada) for digitisation and indexing. You can check Libary and Archives Canada's website for updates on its release (https://library-archives.canada.ca/?req ... /home.aspx).

I'll check to see if a local history book (bydgebok) was written on Bonaza and its families. If so, he should be listed in it.

Erik