Charles Peterson Norway ancestor help
Hi, Im searching for an ancestor named Charles Peterson who was born in or around Arendal, Aust-Agder, Norway in about 1828-1833. Then, he left Norway in about 1847-1854 for the USA. He then married a Ellen Cavanagh in 1855 in Troy, Rensselaer, New York and then they both moved to Australia to live. They arrived in Melbourne, Australia on a ship named Gertrude in January 1856. He could’ve changed is name from Carl and surname might’ve been Pettersson/Petterssen/ Petterson, etc. So, any help finding his birth certificate, baptism records, parents and/or siblings names, etc would be greatly appreciated. Thx Mark Peterson