Career At Sea
Mads Lange started his career at sea at fourteen years of age. Three years later, in 1824, he worked aboard the ship North, where he met captain John Burd. They sailed together for many years, for instance to the Danish trading post Tranquebar in India. In 1833 the returned to Denmark en Mads seized this opportunity to visit his parents' home. He remained in Denmark for some time and was counted in the 1834 census.
In the meantime Burd sold the ship North in Hamburg. A little while later he and Mads bought the ship South, which they steered towards India and China. Burd was the captain, Mads the first mate. With them traveled Mads' three brothers: Hans, Carl Emil and Hans Henrik, 20, 18 and 14 years old respectively. None of the four brothers would ever return to their fatherland.
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