Aslaug Ovidie Aarum was born in Valer (Waaler), Ostfold, Norway, on September 5, 1895. She was one of at least nine children of Gunne Lauritz Martenson Aarum and his wife Karoline Kolsrud. Her known siblings were Magnhild born in 1894, Gundrum in 1897, Eigil born in 1899, Ragna Sijnnøve born on December 17, 1900, Torbjørn Kolsrud born on March 10, 1902, Ambjørg Elfrida born on December 13, 1903, Reiulf Strand Martinsen born on October 21, 1908. and one more born in 1910.
She left Oslo, Norway aboard the S S Bergensfjord on September 14, 1926 and arrived on September 24 in New York City. The 30 year old was an office clerk at the time of her departure. She filed a Declaration of Intention to seek citizenship, and was residing at The Clarendon, 137 Riverside Drive, in the borough of Manhattan, New York City, New York. It is unclear who her employer was during this period, but newspaper icon William Randolph Hurst occupied a three-floor penthouse apartment there. At that time, she was described as single with brown hair, brown eyes, fair skin, weighing 118 pounds, and was 5' 5" tall. She was employed as a chambermaid.
In 1930, Aslaug was working in Manhattan for the Stone family made up of Robert E, a stockbroker, his wife Frances M and 1 year old daughter Alice. Aslaug was listed as a servant (specifically a maid) as were three Irish women, Helen Jones (maid), Margaret Fitzpatrick (cook) and Florence Smith (maid).
On April 6, 1933, she petitioned the U S District Court of the Southern District of New York for naturalization (petition #258125) At that time, she was living at 318 E 2nd Street in New York City still working as a chambermaid.
On May 4, 1936, Aslaug abandoned her allegiance to Haakon VII, King Of Norway, and took the oath of allegiance to the United States of America
In the 1940 census, 44 year old Aslaug is listed as a maid in the Manhattan apartment home of Bradley Martin, a widower, his four sons, three daughters-in-law, three other maids and a butler. The Martin family home was valued at $6000, the highest all those noted in the building. The highest valued property in the building, the five-bedroom six and a half bath penthouse formerly occupied by Mr Martin's sister-in-law, is now (2012) listed on the market at $45 million. The fourteen story, 45 unit co-op featuring units ranging from nine to fourteen rooms was built in 1926. The address of 1 Sutton Place South was later home to such celebrities as designer Bill Blass and actress Sigourney Weaver. Additional information in that census records indicates that she lived in the same location in 1935. No members of the Martin family have any employment listed as one would expect of the socially elite.
By 1950, Aslaug was living at the Lutheran Home for Women at 318-320 East 82nd Street and was looking for work as a domestic servant in a private home..
Aslaug Aarum passed away at the Anthony House, 119 E 29th Street, in the Kip's Bay neighborhood in Manhattan. Despite serving some incredibly wealthy families, Aslaug's earthly remains were discarded in an unmarked grave in a potter's field.
Hart Island records have Aslaug's name transcribed incorrectly as 'Ashlane Aaron'.
She left Oslo, Norway aboard the S S Bergensfjord on September 14, 1926 and arrived on September 24 in New York City. The 30 year old was an office clerk at the time of her departure. She filed a Declaration of Intention to seek citizenship, and was residing at The Clarendon, 137 Riverside Drive, in the borough of Manhattan, New York City, New York. It is unclear who her employer was during this period, but newspaper icon William Randolph Hurst occupied a three-floor penthouse apartment there. At that time, she was described as single with brown hair, brown eyes, fair skin, weighing 118 pounds, and was 5' 5" tall. She was employed as a chambermaid.
In 1930, Aslaug was working in Manhattan for the Stone family made up of Robert E, a stockbroker, his wife Frances M and 1 year old daughter Alice. Aslaug was listed as a servant (specifically a maid) as were three Irish women, Helen Jones (maid), Margaret Fitzpatrick (cook) and Florence Smith (maid).
On April 6, 1933, she petitioned the U S District Court of the Southern District of New York for naturalization (petition #258125) At that time, she was living at 318 E 2nd Street in New York City still working as a chambermaid.
On May 4, 1936, Aslaug abandoned her allegiance to Haakon VII, King Of Norway, and took the oath of allegiance to the United States of America
In the 1940 census, 44 year old Aslaug is listed as a maid in the Manhattan apartment home of Bradley Martin, a widower, his four sons, three daughters-in-law, three other maids and a butler. The Martin family home was valued at $6000, the highest all those noted in the building. The highest valued property in the building, the five-bedroom six and a half bath penthouse formerly occupied by Mr Martin's sister-in-law, is now (2012) listed on the market at $45 million. The fourteen story, 45 unit co-op featuring units ranging from nine to fourteen rooms was built in 1926. The address of 1 Sutton Place South was later home to such celebrities as designer Bill Blass and actress Sigourney Weaver. Additional information in that census records indicates that she lived in the same location in 1935. No members of the Martin family have any employment listed as one would expect of the socially elite.
By 1950, Aslaug was living at the Lutheran Home for Women at 318-320 East 82nd Street and was looking for work as a domestic servant in a private home..
Aslaug Aarum passed away at the Anthony House, 119 E 29th Street, in the Kip's Bay neighborhood in Manhattan. Despite serving some incredibly wealthy families, Aslaug's earthly remains were discarded in an unmarked grave in a potter's field.
Hart Island records have Aslaug's name transcribed incorrectly as 'Ashlane Aaron'.
Aslaug Ovidie Aarum was born in Valer (Waaler), Ostfold, Norway, on September 5, 1895. She was one of at least nine children of Gunne Lauritz Martenson Aarum and his wife Karoline Kolsrud. Her known siblings were Magnhild born in 1894, Gundrum in 1897, Eigil born in 1899, Ragna Sijnnøve born on December 17, 1900, Torbjørn Kolsrud born on March 10, 1902, Ambjørg Elfrida born on December 13, 1903, Reiulf Strand Martinsen born on October 21, 1908. and one more born in 1910.
She left Oslo, Norway aboard the S S Bergensfjord on September 14, 1926 and arrived on September 24 in New York City. The 30 year old was an office clerk at the time of her departure. She filed a Declaration of Intention to seek citizenship, and was residing at The Clarendon, 137 Riverside Drive, in the borough of Manhattan, New York City, New York. It is unclear who her employer was during this period, but newspaper icon William Randolph Hurst occupied a three-floor penthouse apartment there. At that time, she was described as single with brown hair, brown eyes, fair skin, weighing 118 pounds, and was 5' 5" tall. She was employed as a chambermaid.
In 1930, Aslaug was working in Manhattan for the Stone family made up of Robert E, a stockbroker, his wife Frances M and 1 year old daughter Alice. Aslaug was listed as a servant (specifically a maid) as were three Irish women, Helen Jones (maid), Margaret Fitzpatrick (cook) and Florence Smith (maid).
On April 6, 1933, she petitioned the U S District Court of the Southern District of New York for naturalization (petition #258125) At that time, she was living at 318 E 2nd Street in New York City still working as a chambermaid.
On May 4, 1936, Aslaug abandoned her allegiance to Haakon VII, King Of Norway, and took the oath of allegiance to the United States of America
In the 1940 census, 44 year old Aslaug is listed as a maid in the Manhattan apartment home of Bradley Martin, a widower, his four sons, three daughters-in-law, three other maids and a butler. The Martin family home was valued at $6000, the highest all those noted in the building. The highest valued property in the building, the five-bedroom six and a half bath penthouse formerly occupied by Mr Martin's sister-in-law, is now (2012) listed on the market at $45 million. The fourteen story, 45 unit co-op featuring units ranging from nine to fourteen rooms was built in 1926. The address of 1 Sutton Place South was later home to such celebrities as designer Bill Blass and actress Sigourney Weaver. Additional information in that census records indicates that she lived in the same location in 1935. No members of the Martin family have any employment listed as one would expect of the socially elite.
By 1950, Aslaug was living at the Lutheran Home for Women at 318-320 East 82nd Street and was looking for work as a domestic servant in a private home..
Aslaug Aarum passed away at the Anthony House, 119 E 29th Street, in the Kip's Bay neighborhood in Manhattan. Despite serving some incredibly wealthy families, Aslaug's earthly remains were discarded in an unmarked grave in a potter's field.
Hart Island records have Aslaug's name transcribed incorrectly as 'Ashlane Aaron'.
She left Oslo, Norway aboard the S S Bergensfjord on September 14, 1926 and arrived on September 24 in New York City. The 30 year old was an office clerk at the time of her departure. She filed a Declaration of Intention to seek citizenship, and was residing at The Clarendon, 137 Riverside Drive, in the borough of Manhattan, New York City, New York. It is unclear who her employer was during this period, but newspaper icon William Randolph Hurst occupied a three-floor penthouse apartment there. At that time, she was described as single with brown hair, brown eyes, fair skin, weighing 118 pounds, and was 5' 5" tall. She was employed as a chambermaid.
In 1930, Aslaug was working in Manhattan for the Stone family made up of Robert E, a stockbroker, his wife Frances M and 1 year old daughter Alice. Aslaug was listed as a servant (specifically a maid) as were three Irish women, Helen Jones (maid), Margaret Fitzpatrick (cook) and Florence Smith (maid).
On April 6, 1933, she petitioned the U S District Court of the Southern District of New York for naturalization (petition #258125) At that time, she was living at 318 E 2nd Street in New York City still working as a chambermaid.
On May 4, 1936, Aslaug abandoned her allegiance to Haakon VII, King Of Norway, and took the oath of allegiance to the United States of America
In the 1940 census, 44 year old Aslaug is listed as a maid in the Manhattan apartment home of Bradley Martin, a widower, his four sons, three daughters-in-law, three other maids and a butler. The Martin family home was valued at $6000, the highest all those noted in the building. The highest valued property in the building, the five-bedroom six and a half bath penthouse formerly occupied by Mr Martin's sister-in-law, is now (2012) listed on the market at $45 million. The fourteen story, 45 unit co-op featuring units ranging from nine to fourteen rooms was built in 1926. The address of 1 Sutton Place South was later home to such celebrities as designer Bill Blass and actress Sigourney Weaver. Additional information in that census records indicates that she lived in the same location in 1935. No members of the Martin family have any employment listed as one would expect of the socially elite.
By 1950, Aslaug was living at the Lutheran Home for Women at 318-320 East 82nd Street and was looking for work as a domestic servant in a private home..
Aslaug Aarum passed away at the Anthony House, 119 E 29th Street, in the Kip's Bay neighborhood in Manhattan. Despite serving some incredibly wealthy families, Aslaug's earthly remains were discarded in an unmarked grave in a potter's field.
Hart Island records have Aslaug's name transcribed incorrectly as 'Ashlane Aaron'.
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