Wednesday, April 20, 2016

Alma Josefina Carlsson Has Been Found Too

In a previous post, I shared the exciting news that I found little Frans Gustaf Carlsson in a Sweden Household Examination Book. He was the son my 2nd great-granduncle and aunt, Carl Gustaf Carlsson and Anna Katarina Persdotter. I also mentioned in that post that I had also found a previously unknown to me daughter of Carl and Anna.

Today I'd like to share information about this daughter. Her name was Alma Josefina Carlsson.

I found her listed with her parents in this Sweden Household Examination Book from Lista, Sodermanland, Sweden for the years 1886 - 1890.1



Link to image above: Sweden Household Examination Book - Lista AI 19, 1886 - 1890

Here's a cropped view of the page.

Left side of page:


Right side of page:


This document gives us so much information. It states that Alma Josefina's birth date was 8 April 1887 and she was born in Lista, Sodermanland, Sweden.

Take a look at the line above Alma Josefina. Another sister named Alma is listed there - Alma Charlotta. Her name is crossed out, just like little Frans Gustaf Carlsson's name was crossed out in the document I shared in my previous post. This document states that Alma Charlotta was born on 23 December 1885 in Lista, Sodermanland, Sweden. It also states that she passed away on 2 October 1886 under the column "Dod."

I already had Alma Charlotta in my database, but not her sister Alma Josefina. So, this was a wonderful discovery for me.

I have found that it is very important to look through all of the years of the Sweden Household Examination Books for the families you are researching. They can contain a wealth of valuable information.

I was able to find my 2nd great-granduncle and aunt, Carl Gustaf Carlsson and Anna Katarina Persdotter, and their family in several Sweden Household Examination Books. In another one, I found additional information about Alma Josefina. I'll share that in a future post.

Thanks for reading!

Jana

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1 "Sweden Household Examination Books, 1880 - 1920," database, MyHeritage.com (www.myheritage.com : accessed 3 April 2016), Alma Josefina Carlsson, page 95; citing Lista, Sodermanlands, Sweden, Book Lista AI 19, 1886 - 1890, image provide by ArkivDigital.

4 comments:

  1. What an exciting discovery Jana! That poor little family though, losing children so young. It's a way too frequent story for so many of our ancestors.

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    1. Yes, it must have been so heartbreaking for their family when those children passed away. So sad! And as you said, unfortunately an all too frequent occurrence for our ancestors.

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  2. Great find. And so good that you can document them into your tree and their little lives are not lost to history.

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    1. Thank you Raul! Yes, we need to remember these little ones.

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