Lauritz Christensen arrived in New York City on the SS Frisia on  5 May 1880. His name was added to the Passenger List prepared at the time:



The image above was found at Ancestry.com in a database called: "New York Passenger Lists, 1851-1891."  This is assumed to be Lauritz Christensen as it is the correct name, age, and date of arrival, based on when he left Denmark. [Note: Ancestry.com incorrectly transcribes this name as "Lamis Christensen."]

The information from the ship manifest image online includes: Name: Christensen, Lauritz [looked like Lamis to the transcriber, but is Lauritz]; Age: 27; Sex: Male; Occupation: Workman; Country of which they severally belong: Denmark; The country to which they intend to become inhabitants: United States; Died on the voyage [blank]; Part of the vessel occupied by each passenger during the voyage [blank].

A jpg image of this entire page can he found here.

A jpg image of the first page of this passenger list can be found here.

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