Andreas Kristensen

Andreas seems to have died or disappeard on his way to Australia or New Zealand. His family was waiting for him in NZ, but no one heard from him again.

Baptized September 23 1849: Ministerialbok Lier 1843 - 1854, p. 88. no. 148.

Marriage December 26 1870: Andreas Kristensen and Birthe Olsdatter

SAKO, Lier kirkebøker, F/Fa/L0013: Ministerialbok nr. I 13, 1865-1874, s. 292 Brukslenke for sidevisning: https://www.digitalarkivet.no/kb20061101360259

SAKO, Lier kirkebøker, G/Ga/L0003: Klokkerbok nr. I 3, 1861-1873 Brukslenke for sidevisning: https://www.digitalarkivet.no/kb20061215610540

Census Lier 1875: https://www.digitalarkivet.no/census/person/pf01052124007293

Did he leave for Australia and/or New Zealand?

According to this listing from SAKO, Lier kirkebøker, F/Fa/L0014: Parish register (official) no. I 14, 1875-1882, p. 429 he was leaving for Queensland, Australia in the spring of 1881.

SAKO, Lier kirkebøker, F/Fa/L0014: Ministerialbok nr. I 14, 1875-1882, s. 429 Brukslenke for sidevisning: https://www.digitalarkivet.no/kb20061101370014

When his family emigrated from Norway to New Zealand in 1887, his wife was registered as "widow Berte Olsdatter".

SAKO, Sylling kirkebøker, F/Fa/L0001: Parish register (official) no. 1, 1883-1910, p. 276 Quick link: https://www.digitalarkivet.no/kb20050203020263

When did he emigrate to NZ? His family followed him in 1887, he was already there by then, according to this: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-D133-G6R?i=9&cc=16...