Carl and Karen (nee Andreasdatter) both aged 25, married in Norway and arrived in New Zealand on-board the "Celaeno" with their young son Oscar B. The family were allotted a section on the Karere Scandinavian Block. Carl worked as a wheelwright, having been trained in Norway as a cabinet maker. In 1886 Carl founded C A Bergersen - Engineer, Gunsmith, Locksmith and Machinist. He was also an inventor and filed several patents including one for a radical type of sash window. Carl died in Palmerston North in 1922, there is no available information of Karen's death. Their children were: Oscar (b. 1870), Alexander Marthinius (b. 1871), Hildas Emmuanuel (b. 1872), Olga Lenora Constantina (b. 1875-1876), Hildas Laurence Constance (b. 1878) and Ragna Doretta Amalie (b. 1881).
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Carl August and Karen Bergersen
Identification
- Object type
- Image
- Date
- circa 1900
- Digitisation ID
- 2013N_Pi651_006885
- Held In
- Coolstore
Creation
- Created By
- Billens and Bunting
- Place
- Manawatu
Object rights
- License
- No Known Restrictions
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