Niels
Hertzberg
"Peter Lawson"
Larsen
aka Pedersen
Born in Tromøya Arenda, Norway
Son of Peder Larsen
and Marthe Holst
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Louisa (Albury) Lawson
— married
7 Jul 1866 in Mudgee, New South Wales, Australia
Descendants 
Father of
Henry Archibald Hertzberg Lawson, Charles William Lawson, Peter James Lawson, Annette Elizabeth Lawson and Gertrude Eloise Lawson
Died
at age 56
in Mount Victoria, Blue Mountains, New South Wales, Australia
Profile last modified
| Created 28 Apr 2014
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Biography
- Niels or Nils Hertzberg Pedersen was born September 12, 1832 Tromøy, Aust-Agder, Norway. He was the son of Peder Larsen and Marthe Margrethe Holst. Not much is known about Niels except he was a ships carpenter that jumped ship when he reached Port Phillip Bay in Melbourne Victoria in abt 1855.[1] There is a clue about Niels in his son Henry Lawson's 1910 Poem;
‘The Song of Broken English’
Tis a Song of Broken English — German and Russian and Dane
Sung by a bush-bred mongrel, as mad as the Prince — or as sane;
Austrian, Swiss and Pole — and a song of greater things,
By a ‘beery Bulletin scribbler’ with the blood of Danish kings.
Henry the son of Peter; Peter the son of Lars,
Through a race of poets and pirates under the frozen stars.
Back to the Thirteen, sailing on Friga's Day to war,
To the pillage of Scotland and England, and the worship of Odin and Thor.
Joseph, the son of Henry, shall read it and understand.
The ‘song’ concludes with an implicit appeal to Lawson's own son.
- By Henry Lawson. Published; Bulletin Newspaper, 1910.
- It was signed Henry Hertzberg Larsen
Sources
- ↑ Mariners and ships in Australian Waters Psyche, July 21 1854. Sydney New South Wales. Niels Larsen, AB Seaman age 24, born Denmark (sic).
See also:
- Norway, Baptisms, 1634-1927 FamilySearch index, Nils Hertzberg Pedersen, 12 Sep 1832; citing Tromøy, Aust-Agder, Norway; FHL microfilm 123695.
- Norway, Marriages, 1660-1926 FamilySearch index, Peder Larsen and Marte Magrete Sivertsdr Fladom, 17 Dec 1804; citing Tromøy, Aust-Agder, Norway, reference ; FHL microfilm 123695. Parents Marriage.
- Australian Cemeteries Index Niels Hertzberg Larsen
- https://latrobejournal.slv.vic.gov.au/latrobejournal/issue/latrobe-70/t1-g-t10.html
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He arrived Sydney New South Wales July 21, 1854 on the "Psyche", this ship most likely went on to Port Philip Bay Victoria.
Mariners and ships in Australian Waters Psyche, July 21 1854. Sydney New South Wales. Niels Larsen, AB Seaman age 24, born Denmark (sic).