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Re: Help with information regarding the Marbeck or Mahrbeck family line

kypreo6 — 2013-02-17 00:20:40Z

Thanks everyone

Re: Help with information regarding the Marbeck or Mahrbeck family line

dlars1952 — 2013-02-16 20:10:34Z

I have uploaded the Mårbeck family information I have in my database to RootsWeb Family Trees. See the database: DAL9

David Larson, Board Admin

Re: Help with information regarding the Marbeck or Mahrbeck family line

martin48115 — 2013-02-16 08:08:28Z

I just now found out that the nice people over at www.arkivdigital.net have started on the Sjömanshus records. Here are the Måhrbeck brothers.

Visby sjömanshus DIa:10 (1871-1881) Image 270 / page 3

Visby sjömanshus DIa:10 (1871-1881) Image 1920 / page 170

Martin

Carl Niklas Pettersson 1854 Visby

martin48115 — 2013-02-16 07:35:11Z

Here is one Carl Niklas Pettersson, born 23 Sep 1854 in Visby. The last mention is from 8 May 1889. Could he be yours?

Visby sjömanshus DIa:10 (1871-1881) Image 2110 / page 189

Martin

Re: Help with information regarding the Marbeck or Mahrbeck family line

bohjohan — 2013-02-15 22:35:52Z

A "sjömanshus" was a combination of registry for seamen, an employment agency, and an insurance and pension provider.

It was mandatory for Swedish merchant seamen to be registered in a "sjömanshus".

// Bo Johansson

Re: Help with information regarding the Marbeck or Mahrbeck family line

sbuete — 2013-02-15 22:10:18Z

Hi Martin,

Is "Sjömanshus" something like a sailor's quarters? If so...

I am looking for a long-lost seaman from Gotland. He lived in Visby before he sailed to America on a merchant ship. The ship needed repairs off the coast of Savannah, GA and the younger men were given "one month to see America" while the older men fixed the ship. My g-g-grandfather swam to the shore but never returned. He should be somewhere in swedish records as "lost at sea"

His american name was Charlie Pearson, but his birth name was Carl Niklas Pehrsson. He was born in 1854 in Visby. Any help, anything at all, is sincerely appreciated.

Re: Help with information regarding the Marbeck or Mahrbeck family line

kypreo6 — 2013-02-14 23:36:39Z

Thanks Martin

Re: Help with information regarding the Marbeck or Mahrbeck family line

martin48115 — 2013-02-14 09:41:01Z

More records from the "Sjömanshus", in no special order.

Namn: C.A. Måhrbeck
Födelsedatum 1858
Födelseförsamling Visby
Hemförsamling: Visby
Civilstånd: Ogift
Inskrivningsnummer: 3B
Hyra / lön: 34 Kr
Befattning / Yrke: Matros
Påmönstrad: 18790825 i Härnösand
Avmönstrad: 18791103 i Härnösand

Fartyg:
Namn: Mathilda Christina (Skepp)
Hemmahamn: Härnösand
Destination: Cherbourg
Registerton: 481,01
Kapten: J.P. Lindström
Sjömanshus: Härnösands sjömanshus
Volym: EIII:29

Namn: C.P.A. Måhrbeck
Födelsedatum 1858
Födelseförsamling Visby
Hemförsamling: Visby
Civilstånd: Ogift
Inskrivningsnummer: 3B
Hyra / lön: 34
Befattning / Yrke: Matros
Påmönstrad: 18790825 i Härnösand
Avmönstrad: 18791103 i Härnösand

Fartyg:
Namn: Mathilda Christinn (Sk.)
Hemmahamn: Härnösand
Destination: Cherbourg
Registerton: 481,01
Kapten: J.P. Lindström
Sjömanshus: Härnösands sjömanshus
Volym: DIa:13 s. 98

Namn: C.P.A. Måhrbeck
Födelsedatum 1858
Födelseförsamling Visby
Hemförsamling: Visby
Civilstånd: Ogift
Inskrivningsnummer: 3B
Hyra / lön: 34
Befattning / Yrke: Matros
Påmönstrad: 18791029 i Härnösand

Fartyg:
Namn: Ida (Br.)
Hemmahamn: Härnösand
Registerton: 282,28
Kapten: E.J. Lodin
Sjömanshus: Härnösands sjömanshus
Volym: DIa:13 s. 161

Namn: C.P.A. Måhrbeck
Födelsedatum 1858- -
Födelseförsamling Visby
Hemförsamling: Visby
Civilstånd: Ogift
Inskrivningsnummer: 3
Hyra / lön: 10 Rdr
Befattning / Yrke: Kock
Påmönstrad: 1873-07-09 i Visby
Avmönstrad: 1873-09-24 i Klinte

Fartyg:
Namn: Hazard (Skonert)
Hemmahamn: Visby
Nyläster: 26,5
Fartygets redare / ägare: L. Arveson
Kapten: Johan Math. Olde
Sjömanshus: Visby sjömanshus
Volym: DIII:20 s. 91

Namn: C.P.A. Måhrbeck
Födelsedatum 1858- -
Födelseförsamling Visby
Hemförsamling: Visby
Civilstånd: Ogift
Inskrivningsnummer: 3B
Hyra / lön: 34 Kr
Befattning / Yrke: Lättmatros
Påmönstrad: 1877-08-09 i Visby
Avmönstrad: 1878-02-22 i Rone

Fartyg:
Namn: Gotland (Skepp)
Hemmahamn: Visby
Registerton: 269,42
Kapten: E.N. Sandquist
Sjömanshus: Visby sjömanshus
Volym: DIII:24 s. 18

Namn: C.P.A. Måhrbeck
Födelsedatum 1858- -
Födelseförsamling Visby
Hemförsamling: Visby
Civilstånd: Ogift
Inskrivningsnummer: 3B
Hyra / lön: 40 Kr
Befattning / Yrke: Matros
Påmönstrad: 1878-03-15 i Visby
Avmönstrad: 1878-12-17 i Visby

Fartyg:
Namn: Otto (Skonert)
Hemmahamn: Visby
Registerton: 123,53
Fartygets redare / ägare: E. Liljewalch
Kapten: J.R. Pettersson
Sjömanshus: Visby sjömanshus
Volym: DIII:24 s. 37

Namn: C.P.A. Måhrbeck
Födelsedatum 1858- -
Födelseförsamling Visby
Hemförsamling: Visby
Civilstånd: Ogift
Inskrivningsnummer: 3B
Hyra / lön: 11 Rdr
Befattning / Yrke: Kock
Påmönstrad: 1874-05-29 i Visby
Avmönstrad: 1874-10-20 i Visby

Fartyg:
Namn: Carl (Skonert)
Hemmahamn: Visby
Nyläster: 28
Fartygets redare / ägare: Carl L. Ekman
Kapten: J.P. Endermark
Sjömanshus: Visby sjömanshus
Volym: DIII:21 s. 61

Namn: C.P.A. Måhrbeck
Födelsedatum 1858- -
Födelseförsamling Visby
Hemförsamling: Visby
Civilstånd: Ogift
Inskrivningsnummer: 3B
Hyra / lön: 22 Kr
Befattning / Yrke: Lättmatros
Avmönstrad: 1876-11-25 i Visby

Fartyg:
Namn: Tielvar (Skonert)
Hemmahamn: Visby
Nyläster: 54
Fartygets redare / ägare: Carl L. Ekman
Kapten: C.N. Sandquist
Sjömanshus: Visby sjömanshus
Volym: DIII:22 s. 105

Namn: C.P.A. Måhrbeck
Födelsedatum 1858- -
Födelseförsamling Visby
Hemförsamling: Visby
Inskrivningsnummer: 3
Hyra / lön: 50 Kr
Befattning / Yrke: Matros
Påmönstrad: 1879-05-28 i Stockholm
Avmönstrad: 1879-06-09 i Visby

Fartyg:
Namn: Posedon (Ångare)
Hemmahamn: Stockholm
Registerton: 115,75
Kapten: J. Th. Wiksell
Sjömanshus: Visby sjömanshus
Volym: DIII:24 s. 196

Namn: C.P.A. Måhrbeck
Födelsedatum 1858- -
Födelseförsamling Visby
Hemförsamling: Visby
Civilstånd: Ogift
Inskrivningsnummer: 3B
Hyra / lön: 16 Kr
Befattning / Yrke: Jungman
Påmönstrad: 1875-03-03 i Visby
Avmönstrad: 1875-11-18 i Visby

Fartyg:
Namn: Tielvar (Skonert)
Hemmahamn: Visby
Nyläster: 54
Fartygets redare / ägare: Carl L. Ekman
Kapten: E.N. Sandquist
Sjömanshus: Visby sjömanshus
Volym: DIII:22 s. 13

Namn: C.P.A. Måhrbeck
Födelsedatum 1858- -
Födelseförsamling Visby
Hemförsamling: Visby
Civilstånd: Ogift
Inskrivningsnummer: 3B
Hyra / lön: 32 Kr
Befattning / Yrke: Lättmatros
Påmönstrad: 1877-04-07 i Visby
Avmönstrad: 1877-08-08 i Visby

Fartyg:
Namn: Tielvar (Skonert)
Hemmahamn: Visby
Registerton: 177,71
Fartygets redare / ägare: Carl L. Ekman
Kapten: E.N. Sandquist
Sjömanshus: Visby sjömanshus
Volym: DIII:23 s. 59

Re: Help with information regarding the Marbeck or Mahrbeck family line

Lawton83 — 2013-02-14 07:10:03Z

Thank you Martin, I would appreciate it if you could copy
records on SVAR, www.svar.ra.se. I will reimburse you for any costs incurred.
Jennifer

Re: Help with information regarding the Marbeck or Mahrbeck family line

kypreo6 — 2013-02-14 00:45:37Z

Hi Martin,

It would be greatly appreciated if you could copy those records from SVAR - I was uncertain what year he arrived in Australia, but I knew it was in the 1880s.

There should also be corresponding Australian records of his arrival in South Australia.

Thanks for your help, it is very much appreciated.

Anthony

Re: Help with information regarding the Marbeck or Mahrbeck family line

martin48115 — 2013-02-13 10:27:22Z

Maybe you already have this information. It is the record of when he came to Australia on the ship Atlantic. He was paid off in Port Adelaide 23 Dec 1882.

Namn: E.A. Måhrbeck (I think the E. is an error and should be C.)
Födelsedatum 1858- - (Born 1858)
Födelseförsamling Visby
Hemförsamling: Visby
Civilstånd: Ogift (Unmarried)
Inskrivningsnummer: 3
Hyra / lön: 42 Kr
Befattning / Yrke: Matros
Påmönstrad: 1882-08-19 i Sundsvall
Avmönstrad: 1882-12-23 i Adelaide

Fartyg:
Namn: Atlantic (Skepp)
Hemmahamn: Gävle
Destination: Port Adelaide
Registerton: 955,64
Fartygets redare / ägare: Engström & Luth
Kapten: Johan Axel Söderström
Sjömanshus: Gävle sjömanshus
Volym: DIaa:27 s. 132

There are more such records on SVAR, www.svar.ra.se (subscription). I can copy them if you are interested in them.

His mother died 1 May 1916 in Visby.
Visby stadsförsamling AIIa:20 (1910-1927) Image 110 / page 1031

Martin

Re: Help with information regarding the Marbeck or Mahrbeck family line

Lawton83 — 2013-02-13 04:20:36Z

I am visiting Visby later this year trying to trace my great grandfather Carl Petter August Mahrbeck, son of Anna Eugina Mahrbeck. i know of his life and family in Australia, but would like to find out more of his previous life in Visby. Where do i start?
Thank you
Jennifer

Re: Help with sourcing information on Visby landsförsamling

CastlemanInc — 2013-02-03 00:29:32Z

Thank you.

That information is very helpful.

Re: Help with sourcing information on Visby landsförsamling

martin48115 — 2013-02-02 21:26:07Z

He died in Visby stadsförsamling 23 Mar 1839. He was a "Stadsvakt", City guard.

Source: Visby stadsförsamling CI:10 (1831-1839) Image 2000 / page 447

More info here:
http://www.anarkiv.com/anarkiv/forskn/sok/personakt.asp?pnr=...

Martin

Help with sourcing information on Visby landsförsamling

CastlemanInc — 2013-02-02 19:39:17Z

If I knew my ancestor died in 1839 in Visby landsförsamling, Gotland, Sweden, what resources would help me build on that information ?

My ancestor is named Herman Salomon Ekström he was married to Brita Maja Berggren.

I'm assuming I could follow a trail of church records, and possibly dig up more info. That's about all I have and it was handed down through family records.

Re: Surname Conventions

JOBaouab — 2012-08-12 16:55:01Z

Ingela Martenius has written an excellent and very interesting article about Swedish naming customs.

http://web.comhem.se/~u31263678/genealogy/Names.pdf

Judy

Re: Surname Conventions

ErickGriffin — 2012-08-12 12:10:36Z

For what it's worth, please also note that besides the articles pointed out in another reply, if your ancester was in the military or Life-Guards, they usually adopted the last name of the individual they replaced. You may want to research that a bit as well. Hans Hogman has assembled some very useful information for those who may have been in the military: http://www.algonet.se/~hogman/swegen.htm

Re: Surname Conventions

david9861 — 2012-08-03 21:54:35Z

You can google for Swedish naming practices, and read various articles.

This is an article on Rötter, written by Nils William Olsson:

http://www.genealogi.se/namneng.htm

Or try this page from the FamilySearch Wiki:

https://www.familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Swedish_naming_pr...

Surname Conventions

sbuete — 2012-08-03 17:49:13Z

Greetings. I know the -son and -dotter conventions, but once in a while I seem to have a random last name thrown in with a set of siblings. For example, where would -strom come from? Etc? Any insight is much appreciated!

Update- I found him! Are you connected?

sbuete — 2012-08-03 17:46:35Z

I am 99% sure that this is my ancestor:

Carl Niklas Pehrsson
Birth 23 SEP 1854 in Visby, Gotland, Sverige

Occupation listed as Sailor. No spouse, marriage, or death information. Presumed lost at sea?

I believe this to be my great-great-grandfather (see original message). The birthdates are off by less than one week, the county of Gotland is correct, the occupation is correct, the phonetic spelling of the last name is correct, and (as expected) he seems to be "missing" from the swedish records.

If you are related to this person and would like information on his descendants in America, I am happy to share!

Re: Household records: great-grandparents from Visby, Gotland

TarynMN — 2012-07-24 23:45:50Z

Glad to help. It was a good luck to find her email address. I can read Swedish so it helps. My daughter lives on Gotland. Start saving up for your trip to Sweden, and Gotland is a very interesting and special place to visit.

Taryn from Minnesota

Re: Household records: great-grandparents from Visby, Gotland

fordhammsw — 2012-07-23 19:11:26Z

Taryn, thank you, thank you, you have given me such a gift! I got a reply from the email address you sent me from 2002. The woman who replied was so happy to hear from me, and her husband and I share common ancestors. He was as thrilled as she is, especially as it is his birthday!

She also told me that my great-grandmother Augusta Josefina Jonsson, was born in Smaland. Another wonderful gem of information.

Thank you so much for taking such an interest. I certainly hope I will be able to "pay it forward" for others.

Best, Dale

Re: Household records: great-grandparents from Visby, Gotland

fordhammsw — 2012-07-23 14:59:21Z

Ah, thank you, that might explain it!

Re: Household records: great-grandparents from Visby, Gotland

TarynMN — 2012-07-23 14:54:55Z

The vowel a in Swedish is pronounced ah, so Jansson would be pronouncd like we say Jonsson. Maybe that is the spelling difference.

Re: Household records: great-grandparents from Visby, Gotland

fordhammsw — 2012-07-23 14:54:49Z

Wow! Thank you, I will email her right away!

Dale

Re: Household records: great-grandparents from Visby, Gotland

fordhammsw — 2012-07-23 14:51:32Z

Thank you, Martin. I am not sure what to make of these records. It never occurred to me that the name might be "Jansson", not "Jonsson". It was always pronounced "Jonsson" and was told it was the same surname (but perhaps different spelling) than the Norwegian Johnsons in my family. In the ship's passenger list for Augusta Jonsson, the transcriber appears to have made an error in transcribing it as "Jansson" - if you look closely at it the "a" is clearly an "o", and matches the other "o's" written elswhere on the page. Still, it would be good to pursue Jansson, I suppose. I have to keep an open mind! Thank you for your efforts.

Dale

Re: Household records: great-grandparents from Visby, Gotland

TarynMN — 2012-07-23 14:47:14Z

Oops, pressed enter before I finished.

There is someone in Sweden who posted in 2002, who is descended from Carl (Karl) Herman Hejdenberg's sister Märta Maria Hejdenberg Löfqvist. Here is the email they left:
am.rosengren@telia.com

Here is what she wrote:

Postat måndagen 04 mars 2002 - 00:16
Hej!
Mina döttrars farmors mor hette Märta, född Hejdenberg år 1885. Hennes far hette Anders Hejdenberg och modern Johanna, född Danielsson.
Skulle väldigt gärna vilja ha information om den här släkten!
Anne-Marie Rosengren

Posted Monday, 4 March 2002,
Hi,
My daughter's father's mother's mother (that's how they do it in Sweden) (Paternal grandmother's mother) was called Märta, maiden name Hejdenberg, born 1886. Her father was Anders Hejdenberg, and mother Johanna Danielsson.

Same as yours. Email her, I hope the address is the same!
I think that is the connection to today's relatives in Sweden.

Taryn

Re: Household records: great-grandparents from Visby, Gotland

TarynMN — 2012-07-23 14:40:45Z

I found a person who posted a query for this same family Hejdenberg, on the Swedish genealogy forum, called the Anbytar Forum.

Re: Household records: great-grandparents from Visby, Gotland

TarynMN — 2012-07-23 14:40:44Z

I found a person who posted a query for this same family Hejdenberg, on the Swedish genealogy forum, called the Anbytar Forum.

Re: Household records: great-grandparents from Visby, Gotland

martin48115 — 2012-07-23 09:52:21Z

Emma Ottilia Albertina Jansson emigrated from Lärbro 20 Apr 1897.

Lärbro AIIa:1 (1897-1910) Image 3900 / page 380

Efternamn: JANSSON
Förnamn: ALBERTINA
Ålder: 16 Kön: K
Född: 1880/1881
Församling: LÄRBRO Län: I
Titel/Anm:
Utresehamn: GÖTEBORG
Utvandrdag: 1897 05 07
Destination: NEW YORK
Medåkande: NEJ
Källkod: 59:459:2482

http://www.ellisisland.org/EIFile/popup_weif_5a.asp?src=%2Fc...

Martin

Re: Household records: great-grandparents from Visby, Gotland

martin48115 — 2012-07-23 09:21:35Z

Herman August Petter Jansson emigrated from Fleringe 21 Sep 1901. With him was the illegitimate daughter of Maria Olivia Elisabeth Jansson, Edith Augusta Marianna, born 23 Dec 1894 in Fleringe.

Maria seems to be married to Carl Newman in the US.

Fleringe AIIa:1 (1897-1937) Image 210 / page 11

Efternamn: JANSSON
Förnamn: HERMAN
Ålder: 23 Kön: M
Född: 1877/1878
Församling: FLENINGE Län: M
Titel/Anm:
Utresehamn: GÖTEBORG
Utvandrdag: 1901 09 27
Destination: NEW YORK
Medåkande: JA
Källkod: 68:412:775

Huvudman: JANSSON HERMAN
Förnamn: EDITH
Ålder: 7 Kön: K
Född: 1893/1894
Församling: FLENINGE Län: I
Titel/Anm: SYSTERDOTTER
Utresehamn: GÖTEBORG
Utvandrdag: 1901 09 27
Destination: NEW YORK
Medåkande: JA
Källkod: 68:412:775

http://www.ellisisland.org/EIFile/popup_weif_5a.asp?src=%2Fc...

Martin

Re: Household records: great-grandparents from Visby, Gotland

martin48115 — 2012-07-23 08:54:08Z

What do you think of this family from Gotland?

Olof August Jansson, 16 Aug 1832 Lärbro
Anna Christina Lovisa Nordahl, 28 Apr 1845 Rute

Maria Olivia Elisabeth, 1 Sep 1866 Lärbro
Augusta Lovisa Lorentina, 9 Apr 1869, Lärbro. Died 28 Sep 1870, Lärbro
Hjalmar August Niklas, 26 June 1871 Lärbro, Died 28 Jan 1876, Fleringe
Augusta Lovisa, 1 Nov 1873, Lärbro
Anna Elvina, 10 May 1876 Fleringe
Herman August Petter, 23 Nov 1878 Fleringe
Emma Ottilia Albertina, 10 Apr 1881, Fleringe
Hilma Vendla Mathilda, 7 May 1883, Fleringe
Elin Christina Julia, 12 Apr 1887, Fleringe

Augusta Lovisa Jansson emigrated from Eskelhem 11 Sep 1893. See # 7137 on the attached image.
http://www.ellisisland.org/EIFile/popup_weif_5a.asp?src=%2Fc...

Maria Olivia Elisabeth Jansson emigrated from Fleringe (Rute) 22 July 1895.
http://www.ellisisland.org/EIFile/popup_weif_5a.asp?src=%2Fc...

Re: Household records: great-grandparents from Visby, Gotland

fordhammsw — 2012-07-22 20:11:11Z

Taryn, thank you very much! What you sent builds on some information sent to me previously. I do not know Swedish; I've been watching Swedish movies on Netflix but it's pretty clear I either need Rosetta Stone or private lessons. I've been trying to use Google Translate to help me. I've been quite amazed at what has been unearthed about the Hedjenbergs. Where I am completely stumped is with the Jonssons or Johnsons. I only heard the name pronounced, but never written, when I was a child. I have a passenger list record for Augusta Jonsson aged 19, from Visby, bound for Brooklyn, NY for 9 Oct 1893. All the dates line up perfectly. She is listed as Jansson, but it is clearly a transcription error. All I know is that she had either sisters or cousins named Albertina and Berhardina. I knew her as a small child; I have fond memories of Christmas cookies in her kitchen with a black coal stove, and wonderful dinners. I was 6 1/2 when she died.

Re: Household records: great-grandparents from Visby, Gotland

TarynMN — 2012-07-22 04:33:14Z

I found an online database that shows your relatives. If you know a little bit of Swedish, you can figure out the relationships?

The mother of Charles Herman (Carl Herman) Hejdenberg, showing her parents. The page is interactive, so you can click around on the different names and see their relationships.

http://www.anarkiv.com/anarkiv/forskn/sok/personakt.asp?pnr=...

Johanna Lovisa Danielsson [tav] [tab]
Född: (born) 1847-12-31 Korsberga (F)
Källa: >S1199
Död: (died)

Föräldrar (parents)
Nils Petter Danielsson *1823-04-15 Kronobergs län
Clara Sofia Gustafsdotter *1819-08-29 Jönköpings län Skede

Make (spouse)
Anders Helmer Hejdenberg *1846-07-14 Lärbro (I)
Barn (children)
1 Karl Herman Hejdenberg *1874 Visby (I)
2 Märta Maria Hejdenberg *1885-06-25 Visby (I) †1976-01-23 Visby (I)

If you click on Johanne Lovisa Danielsson's father, you see that the youngest two children are born in parishes on Gotland. Roma and Visby.

Nils Petter Danielsson [tav] [tab]
Född: 1823-04-15 Kronobergs län
Källa: >S1199
Död:

Make
Clara Sofia Gustafsdotter *1819-08-29 Jönköpings län Skede
Barn
1 Carolina Sofia Danielsson *1845-01-29 Korsberga (F)
2 Johanna Lovisa Danielsson *1847-12-31 Korsberga (F)
3 Christina Mathilda Danielsson *1850-03-31 Småland Alsheda
4 Ida Charlotta Danielsson *1852-08-08 Roma (I)
5 Johan Gustaf Danielsson *1856-12-30 Visby (I)

Carl Gustaf's sister, named Märta Maria Hejdenberg, married and seems to stay on Gotland.

http://www.anarkiv.com/anarkiv/forskn/sok/personakt.asp?pnr=...

Märta Maria Hejdenberg [tav] [tab]
Född: 1885-06-25 Visby (I)
Källa: >S477
Död: 1976-01-23 Visby (I)
Källa: >S477

Märta Maria Hejdenberg was married to Löfqvist, and born in Visby, died in Visby.

Föräldrar (parents)
Johanna Lovisa Danielsson *1847-12-31 Korsberga (F)
Anders Helmer Hejdenberg *1846-07-14 Lärbro (I)

Make (spouse)
Carl Gustaf Hesekiel Löfqvist *1877-04-10 Klinte (I) †1948-08-17 Visby (I)
born in Klinte parish on Gotland, died in Visby, Gotland.

Re: Household records: great-grandparents from Visby, Gotland

fordhammsw — 2012-07-17 19:14:15Z

A quick question: I looked up "Korsberga" on Google maps. There are two different Korsbergas, one in Vastra Gotaland County, and one near a town called Vetlanda. How would I know which Korsberga Johanna Lovisa Danielsson was born in?

Thank you!

Re: Sw. Census 1910: great-grandparents from Visby, Gotland

fordhammsw — 2012-07-17 16:43:10Z

Thank you, Martin! This is very valuable. I am just taken aback by the kindness of people putting in so much time and effort. I'm so grateful to finally have a verified link to my great-grandparent's homeland.

Re: Sw. Census 1910: great-grandparents from Visby, Gotland

fordhammsw — 2012-07-17 16:40:22Z

Thank you again! This is so valuable. Dates that I have on official US documents confirm that Karl Herman Hedjenberg is indeed my great-grandfather. I so appreciate the time and effort you have put into this.

Re: Sw. Census 1910: great-grandparents from Visby, Gotland

martin48115 — 2012-07-17 15:32:11Z

There is a database of sailors, called "Sjömanshus".

This should be when he registered.

Namn: Karl Herman Hejdenberg
Födelsedatum 18740705
Födelseförsamling Visby
Hemförsamling: Visby
Faderns namn: Anders Herman Hejdenberg
Moderns namn: Johanna Danielsson
Sjömanshus: Visby
Inskrivningsnummer: 382
Inskrivningsdatum: 18900408
Orsak: Avmönstrad
Anmärkning: avförd
Arkiv: Visby sjömanshus
Volym: DId: 2 s. 89

This is the last entry found, 15 Oct 1891.

Namn: C.H. Hejdenberg
Födelsedatum 1874-06-05
Födelseförsamling Visby
Hemförsamling: Visby
Civilstånd: Ogift
Inskrivningsnummer: 382
Hyra / lön: 25 Kr
Befattning / Yrke: Jungman
Påmönstrad: 1891-03-02 i Visby
Avmönstrad: 1891-10-15 i Kappelshamn

Fartyg:
Namn: Gustaf (Skonert)
Hemmahamn: Lärbro Gotland
Destination: Utrikes orter
Registerton: 121,47
Fartygets redare / ägare: H. Hägvall Lärbro
Kapten: J.E. Johansson
Sjömanshus: Visby sjömanshus
Volym: DIV: 7

There may be more information in the archives. Write to the "Visby landsarkiv" and send them the two records.

forskarservice.vila[ at ]riksarkivet.se (without the brackets)

Martin

Re: Sw. Census 1910: great-grandparents from Visby, Gotland

bohjohan — 2012-07-17 15:09:47Z

According to Swedish Death index 1901-2009, Anders Herman Hejdenberg died 1919:

18460714
Hejdenberg, Anders Herman
Visborgsroten 7:4

Dead 12/21/1919.

Registered in Visby (Gotlands län, Gotland).

Born 7/14/1846 (no place of birth)

Married man.
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18471231
Hejdenberg f. Danielsson, Johanna Lovisa
Visborgsroten 7:4

Dead 6/2/1926.

Registered in Visby (Gotlands län, Gotland).

Born 12/31/1847 (no place of birth)

Unmarried woman. [actually widow!]
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This is probably the sister:

18850625-3205
Löfquist, Märta Maria
Gotl Sjukhem, 62100 Visby
(Address as of Nov 1, 1970)

Dead 1/23/1976.

Registered (1971) in Visby, Gotlands kn (Gotlands län, Gotland). Registered for taxation (1971) in the same parish.

Born 6/25/1885 in Visby (Gotlands län, Gotland).

Widow (8/17/1948).
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Her husband:

18770410-321
Löfquist, Carl Gustaf Hezekiel
Björken 5

Dead 8/17/1948.

Registered in Visby (Gotlands län, Gotland).

Born 4/10/1877 in Klinte (Gotlands län, Gotland).

Married man (12/28/1906).
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Their marriage is recorded 28 Dec 1906, Carl Gustaf Hezekiel Löfquist born 1877-04-10 and Märta Maria Hejdenberg born 1885-06-25. GID 2534.288.7200, [Gotland] Visby Stadsförsamling, SCB, Marriages, 1898-1920, Image 72 of 182.

// Bo Johansson

Re: Sw. Census 1910: great-grandparents from Visby, Gotland

fordhammsw — 2012-07-17 14:35:29Z

Bo, thank you so much! I am so grateful for this information. This is undoubtedly my great-grandfather. For reasons unknown to me, I was given much misleading information about my relatives and ancestors as a child. I think it was an attempt to "save face". If Karl (Charles) was a sailor, it would explain why he is not on passenger lists. The reason he was missing from the 1910 census and there is no death record is that he came to the US, presumably in 1896, according to the US census records, married Augusta Josefina Jonsson or Johnson, and settled in Brooklyn, NY. I know that he traveled back to Sweden in the 1920's to settle his father's estate, based on a passport application. He died in Brooklyn in 1957. I am 61, and I remember both my great-grandparents very well. Thank you, you have given me a huge gift!

Sw. Census 1910: great-grandparents from Visby, Gotland

bohjohan — 2012-07-17 08:42:05Z

In the 1910 extracts from the Visby parish book, sailor Karl Herman Hejdenberg born 1874 is recorded as a missing person, in GID 2534.299.27200, [Gotland] Visby Stadsförsamling, AIISCB, Parish book, 1910, Image 272 of 276.

// Bo Johansson

Household records: great-grandparents from Visby, Gotland

bohjohan — 2012-07-17 08:32:23Z

The family is found at "Söder för Staden" in GID 2534.297.14200, [Gotland] Visby Stadsförsamling, AI.68, Household examination, 1893-1899, page 191, Image 142 of 212.

- Anders Herman Hejdenberg, born 1846-07-14 Lärbo, married 1874-04-06.
- wife Johanna Lovisa Danielsson, born 1847-12-31 Korsberga.
- s. Karl Herman, born 1874-07-05 Visby, sailor since 1890.
- d. Märtha Maria, born 1885-06-25 Visby.

Before that in GID 2534.268.16500, [Gotland] Visby Stadsförsamling, AI.78, Household examination, 1883-1893, page 448, Image 85 of 306.

And before that in GID 2534.241.3400, [Gotland] Visby Stadsförsamling, AI.75, Household examination, 1872-1882, page 184, Image 34 of 196.

// Bo Johansson

Re: great-grandparents from Visby, Gotland

bohjohan — 2012-07-17 08:19:30Z

Swedish census 1880 and 1890 have no Karl Herman Hedenberg born 1873-1876, and no Karl Herman born 1873-1876 living with a father with surname Hedenberg.

So perhaps your Charles Herman Hedenberg took the name Hedenberg after emigrating.

Or there is this family in 1890:

Hejdenberg, Anders Helmer
Arbetare [worker]
f. 1846 i Lärbro (Gotlands län, Gotland)
Gift man, far i familjen [married man, father]

Danielsson, Johanna Lovisa
f. 1847 i Korsberga (Jönköpings län, Småland)
h. [wife]
Gift kvinna, mor i familjen [married woman, mother]

Karl Herman
f. 1874 i Visby (Gotlands län, Gotland)
s.
Ogift man, barn i familjen [unmarried man, child]

Märtha Maria
f. 1885 i Visby (Gotlands län, Gotland)
d.
Flicka, barn i familjen [girl, child]

Wisby
Visby stadsförs (Gotlands län, Gotland)
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Karl Herman Hejdenberg is still recorded in Swedish census 1900, but he is a sailor, and COULD have left ship in a foreign port several years before:

Karl Herman (Hejdenberg)
Sjöman [sailor]
b. 1874 in Visby (Gotlands län, Gotland)
s.
Man, single, child

Söder n:o 21
Visby stadsförs (Gotlands län, Gotland)
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I don't see him in the Swedish Death Index 1901-2009, but that is not complete before 1947.

// Bo Johansson

great-grandparents from Visby, Gotland

fordhammsw — 2012-07-17 05:30:34Z

I am trying to make the jump from the US to Sweden through my great-grandparents Augusta Josefina Jonsson or Johnson, born in 1875, and Charles Herman Hedenberg born in 1874. I can find no record of Charles' arrival in the US,supposedly in 1896 but found an Ellis Island record for Augusta for 1893. How do I start finding birth records without knowing a parish? Charles worked as a "foreman riveter" on the Brooklyn Bridge, but I was told by my grandmother that he had been an engineer in Sweden. I've run out of options on Ancestry, Familysearch, and Italiangen. Without learning Swedish, does anyone have any suggestions for me? Thank you!

Re: Need look up please!

Pooziej — 2012-07-15 18:58:28Z

I am still looking for information on Charles B. Johnson born Sept. 1843 from the Isle of Gotland. I have information on his wife Emma C. Goodman of Faro but none for Charles (Carl/Karl & etc.)
Any information would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you,
Donna

Charley Pearson possibly from Gotland

sbuete — 2012-07-13 00:12:01Z

This is a long shot- I am searching for my great-grandfather's origins. He said he came from Gotland. I know nothing about his family other than that he had a brother named Julius- he later named a son after him. My g-g-grandfather was Charley Pearson in the USA. He worked on a merchant ship that was stranded off the coast of Savannah. Charley "swam ashore" and never returned. His birth date on his tombstone is 1854. Could this be your "gold nugget" ancestor? Or do you know that person went farther west? Charley, to my knowledge, never left Georgia once he arrived. I have extensive research on his descendants which I am glad to share.

Re: Need look up please!

Pooziej — 2012-06-23 14:39:23Z

I am still looking for information on Charles. Any immigration data would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,
Donna

Re: Petr Oscar Johansson/Svensson and Anna Maria Svensson

arnegranquist — 2012-04-21 07:31:13Z

Sister Anna

1890 in Stockholm
Post 188311

Svensson, Anna Maria Elisabeth
Piga

f. 1861 i Lummelunda (Gotlands län, Gotland)

Ogift kvinna, ensam i familjen

Barnhuset N:o 17
Adolf Fredrik rote 5 (Stockholms stad, Uppland)

Kyrkobokföringsort: Visby

Födelseort i källan: Lummelunda Gotlands län

1900 in Nyköping
Record 4244230

Svensson, Anna Maria Elisabet

b. 1861 in Lummelunda (Gotlands län, Gotland)

Woman, single

Första Qvarteret
Nyköpings västra (Södermanlands län, Södermanland)

Place of birth (original source): Lummelunda Gotl.l.

She is still in Nyköping when she dies 1946
18610331

Svensson, Anna Maria Elisabet

Stg 132

Dead 4/9/1946.

Registered in Nyköpings västra (Södermanlands län, Södermanland).

Born 3/31/1861 in Lummelunda (Gotlands län, Gotland).

Unmarried woman.
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Corresponding parish(es) as of Jan 1, 2010:
Nyköpings Sankt Nicolai, Nyköpings kn (Södermanlands län, Södermanland)

Parish of birth in the records:
Lummelunda (Gotlands)

Source records:
DB, FS

Anna´s son Karl Gunnar is 1900 fosterson in this family
Record 5148157

Björkqvist Svensson, Karl Gunnar

b. 1884 in Lummelunda (Gotlands län, Gotland)

Fosters.
Boy, child

Nors
Väskinde (Gotlands län, Gotland)

Place of birth (original source): Lummelunda

Record 5148155

Björkqvist, Olof Petter
Fjerdingsman Hemmansägare

b. 1843 in Tingstäde (Gotlands län, Gotland)

Man, married, father

Nors
Väskinde (Gotlands län, Gotland)

Place of birth (original source): Tingstäde

Record 5148156

Norström, Kajsa Lisa

b. 1842 in Fole (Gotlands län, Gotland)

h.
Woman, married, mother

Nors
Väskinde (Gotlands län, Gotland)

Place of birth (original source): Fole

Karl Gunnar is in the books of Väskinde 1899-1921 noted as a sailor with unknown adress
He is not found later in Sweden

Arne

Re: Petr Oscar Johansson/Svensson and Anna Maria Svensson

dlars1952 — 2012-04-21 05:13:40Z

Today I looked in the church books and found this: Petter Oscar Johansson lives out his live at Kambs in Lummelunda. In 1898 he marries at Stenkyrka. His wife dies in 1917 and he dies in 1919. His father died in 1883, and mother in 1897. Sister Anna has a son in 1884, and moves to Visby in 1886, but I did not found her there.

I made pdf files of the various records. I can email them to you, if you send your email address to the admin address.

David Larson

Petr Oscar Johansson/Svensson and Anna Maria Svensson

jokur996 — 2012-04-20 22:25:59Z

Born May 24, 1859 Lummelunda to Johannes Svensson and Helena Maria Olofsdr. What happened to him? Also looking for Anna Maria Elisabeth Johansdr/Svensson, his sister. Where did they live, where are they buried, etc?