Name LUTSHOZI, Maguda Born Natal South Africa, 1858 Died 10 March 1914 Age 56 Cemetery Prince Olav Grave Ref Unknown Register 25 The Register of Deaths tells us that he was a labourer on the ‘S/S Restitution’. This was the factory ship at Prince Olav Harbour from 1911 to 1916.
Name ELIASEN, Hans Otto Born Skien, Norway 10 November 1899 Died 8 March 1917 Age 17 Cemetery Unknown, possibly Stromness Grave Ref Register 44 SPRI Ref 1228/17/22 A message from his great grand-nephew tells us: Hans Otto jr came from a family of sailors – most of his brothers were sailors, except my great grand
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Name LAURITSEN, Carl Johan Born Norway, 16 November 1880 Died 9 May 1916 Age 35 (31?) Cemetery Leith (Old) Grave Ref Unknown Register 39 The Register of Deaths entry gives his age as 31.
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Name KRISTIANSEN, Erling Born Sandefjord, 29 November 1905 Died 26 October 1924 Age 18 Cemetery Stromness Grave Ref Unknown Register 81 SPRI Ref 1228/17/41;D The Magistrate’s records at SPRI show that he died in Stromness hospital, so is probably buried there.
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Name: LARSEN, Ludvig M Born: 16 November 1878 Died: 6 November 1925 Age: 46 Cemetery: Husvik Grave Ref: 17 Register of Deaths: 85 Husvik Grave Book: Page 6 The Husvik Grave Book tells us that ‘Mate Ludvig M Larsen disappeared from a quarter to six in the afternoon of 6 December 1925. When nothing more
Name: LARSEN, Harald Johan Born: Norway, 26 July 1903 Died: 25 January 1929 Age: 25 Cemetery: Husvik Grave Ref: 20 Register of Deaths: 101 Husvik Grave book: Page 7
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Name LARSEN, Erling Nordahl Born Norway, 14 March 1901 Died 14 April 1930 Age 28 or 29 Cemetery Leith (Main) Grave Ref B11 Register 115
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Name LARSEN, Arne Vigulf Born 11 June 1915 Died 8 March 1937 Age 21 Cemetery Leith (Main) Grave Ref B13 Register None SPRI Ref. 1228/17/84;D Larsen’s death is not registered in the Register of Deaths. The SPRI Records tell us that he worked on the catcher ‘Bouvet III’ to the factory ship ‘Salvestria’. Larsen had
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Name: KRISTOFFERSEN, Kjell O. Born: Norway, 27 December 1899 Died: 7 November 1914 Age: 14 or 20 Cemetery: Husvik Grave Ref: 6 Register of Deaths: 29 Husvik Grave book: Page 3 The Husvik Grave Book tells us that Kjell died on board the Orwell, a factory ship that worked whalers at Signy in the South
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Name: KRISTENSEN, Petter Karl Born: Denmark, 13 November 1863 Died: 28 August 1915 Age: 52 Cemetery: Husvik Grave Ref: 7 Register of Deaths: 35 Husvik Grave Book: Page 4 The name is spelt ‘CHRISTENSEN, Peter Carl’ in the Register of Deaths.
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