The intent of this page is to seek information about my Danish great grandfather, Capt. Hansen (we don't know his first name), his origins and descendants. I've used my paternal grandfather's name (Capt. Hansen's son) for the title of this family home page.

The German authorities expelled Capt. Hansen from Schleswig-Holstein sometime after the German-Danish War of 1864 and he settled in Melbourne, Australia, around 1880. Capt. Hansen owned a farmstead in Schleswig-Holstein and a small fleet of cargo ships. Capt. Hansen retained two iron-hulled square-rigged cargo ships, on which he resettled his family, and employed in Trans-Pacific trade between Australia, the Pacific Islands and the United States West Coast.

Capt. Hansen had four children; two born in Schleswig-Holstein and two in Australia. An eldest son (we don't know his name) remained in Australia, was also a ship captain and national Australian sculling champion. In 1904, Capt. Hansen's wife (we don't know her name) emigrated to Richmond, California, with her three youngest children (who all married in Richmond and in birth order): Chris "Chrissie" Hansen (married Edwards "Ed" Woods); Eleanor "Ella" Hansen (married Elmer Vaughn) and George Hansen (married Lella Oma "Omi" Lightfoot).

My paternal grandfather, George Hansen, settled in Honolulu with his wife and son in 1917. I am using my grandfather's name in my home page title because we have very little information about his father, Capt. Hansen. And, I'm hoping to contact the descendants of my grandfather's siblings, add their information to this site, and find out if they have any information about Capt. Hansen, his wife, family and their roots in Denmark.

My grandfather: George Hansen b. April 16, 1887, Melbourne, Australia, and d. July 20, 1967, Honolulu. Wife: Lella Oma Lightfoot Hansen, b. December 25, 1889, Decatur, Illinois, and d. November 3, 1964, Honolulu. They were married December 10, 1910, Alameda County, California, and had a single child, George R. Hansen, b. September 26, 1911, Richmond, California, and, d. February 23, 2009, Honolulu.

• Michael Norman Hansen Family Tree (1 KB)
  This family tree shows the ancestors and siblings of Michael Norman Hansen. The paternal line is grandfather George Hansen and grandmother Lella Oma Lightfoot (parents Henry Lightfoot and Bettie Hancock). The maternal line is grandfather Michael Christiansen and grandmother Nicolina Kvalsund.

• Captain Hansen's Story (44 KB)
  A description of my paternal grandfather's father expulsion from Schlegwig-Holstein in about 1880, relocation of his family to Australia, participation in the Transpacific Trade with his own ships, and eventual emigration of his wife and three youngest children to Richmond City, Contra Costa County, California
• The Descendants of Captain Hansen (48 KB)
  A listing of the descendants of Captain Hansen including dates of birth, death and marriage, spouses and children in suceeding generations.
• The Decsendants of Henry Lightfoot (45 KB)
  A listing of the known descendants of Henry Lightfoot and Francis Elizabeth ("Bettie") Hancock, both born in the 1860's in Kentucky, to the present time.

• My GenForum Posting History

Michael Norman Hansen
1621 Dole Street, #1102
Honolulu, Hawaii 96822-4841
United States
808 947-4334
pacmar@hawaiiantel.net

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