Hans Jacob Elkjær Grung

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Michael B. Fisk: Debora passengers

Hans Jacob Elkjær Grung was the only Debora passenger to go to the police in Bergen to register as a passenger of "Debora". He registered on July 18, 1879 at the age of 21 1/2. He called himself a "Machine worker". In the 1875 census of Bergen we find him as a black-smith's apprentice. He was born on Jan. 2, 1858 and lived in a house un Bergen in the 7th section, numbers 25 and 26. His father was Johan Georg Grung, born 1828 - a former sea-captain - in 1875 trading in liquor. Apparently the liquor Business did not og too well for Johan Grung. He went bankrupt in 1877 and had to sell his home. It is interesting to note that "Debora" was built in 1878 and owned by "A. Grung". Was he related to Debora passenger Hans Grung?