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Between Deck - Steerage
(Norwegian: Mellomdekk or Mellemdekk)
Between deck, often shortened to
'tween deck, was the deck immediately below the main deck of a ship. It
was frequently used for cargo on the homeward journey, given a cursory
clean and temporary partitions erected after discharge of cargo and
used for steerage accommodation on the outward passage. The origin of
the expression "steerage", comes from "steers" (cattle), and indicates
that the emigrants traveled on the same decks as was used for
transporting livestock. Temporary quarters for passengers were set up
in many of the ships. The "steerage" term was used for the lowest price
accommodations on ships long time after they stopped using the same
quarters for cattle and human passengers. Around the turn of the
century it became more common to use the term "3rd class" for the low
price accommodation, some ships even had 4th class.
The information on the type and layout of the ship is taken from and
can be found at http://www.norwayheritage.com/articles/templates/ships.asp?articleid=22&zoneid=5
PASSENGER LIST OF THE BARK BERGEN
My great
grandfather, his wife, and his 2 children (including my father's,
father) are listed.
The full passenger list for the sailing of the bark "Bergen" from Trøndheim on May 14, 1865 and arriving in Quebec on July 3,1865 is available at the Norway Heritage web site. Following is an extract from their web site showing the section of the list containing my great grandfather Peter Satrum, his wife Sigrid, and his 2 children, Bartinus (my grandfather) and Bartinus' brother, Ole.
Notice the spelling of the names on the manifest. And how it differs from the names they were known by in Norway and later in America. Also the last name is shown as "Sæthergjerdet". We do not know why that name was used on the ships passenger list. Perhaps it is the last farm where they lived before sailing to America.
'-gjerdet' is a suffix that usually indicates a cotter's place. "Gjerdet" actually means 'the fence', so it could refer to a place beside or next to a fence--perhaps the "Sæther farm next to the fence".
Partial information taken from the ship's passenger list follows showing my grandfather Peter Olsen Satrum and his family. Notice the name used when sailing ("Sæthergjærdet"). This may be a reference to the last place they lived before the emigrated to America.