“A company of Saints numbering 57 souls, including the following named returning Elders, left Copenhagen, Oct. 8, [1896], for Utah: Andrew C. Jensen, leader of the company, William Georgesen, Michael Schow, Jorgen Jorgensen, Carl J. Rehnstrom, George S. Backman, Carl Edwin Cederstrom and Peter August Nordquist. Emma H. Jenson, wife of Elder Andrew Jenson, left with the same company. Three other Elders (Julius Johnson, Niels A. Morck and Nephi Anderson) and six emigrating Saints from Norway joined the Copenhagen company in Scotland. The company sailed on the steamship “Thursa” for Scotland on their way to America.” [HSM, 353]

“Thursday, October 15. A company of Saints (74 souls), consisting of 11 returning
Elders, 62 emigrating Saints and 1 visitor sailed from Glasgow, Scotland, per the steamship ‘Furnesia.’ The Elders were: Andrew C. Jensen, president of the company, Niels A. Mork, Carl J. Rehnstorm, William Georgson, Julius Johnson, Carl A. Cederstrom, E [BLANK SPACE] M. Ahlquist, Jorgen Jorgensen, M [BLANK SPACE] Schon, Nephi Anderson and Geo. [George] L. Backman, all returning from missions to Scandinavia. Of the emigrants 9 were from the British and 53 from the Scandinavian Mission. The visitor was Mrs. Emma H. Jenson (wife of Andrew Jenson), returning from a visit to Great Britain and Scandinavia.” (Orig. Doc.)” [BMMH, 1896]. (source abbreviations)