 Nyora kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Erlandson akaberekwa munenge muna 1790 muCopenhagen, Denmark. Iye nababa vake vaishanda savapfuri muCopenhagen dockyards, iyo, pasinei nekusava nekwavakarerekera kweDenmark, yakamborwiswa neUnited Kingdom panguva yeChipiri Hondo yeCopenhagen muna 1807, kutanga kweGunboat neAnglo-Russian Wars.. Muna December 1813, pakati peHondo yeChitanhatu Chibvumirano, Erlandson akabatwa neRoyal Navy pazera remakore 23 achishanda semufambisi wengarava muKattegat. Akaiswa mungarava yaiva mujeri kuChatham, Kent. Rwisano pakati peBritain neDenmark yakaguma gore rakatevera racho, uye Hudsons Bay Company yakashandira Erlandson nevamwe vanhu vokuScandinavia kuti vashande kuchamhembe uye kumadokero kweCanada. 