Carlsson Family
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Karl Victor Karlson
during a visit to Sweden
(click for full photograph)
photo provided by Roger Andersson
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Karl Victor Karlsson (seated), Elin
Elizabet (Nyberg) Karlsson, Elna Elizabeth Karlson and Otto
Waldemar Karlson
scanned from Trons
Segrar
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Carl Victor Carlsson
also spelled Karl Victor Karlsson and Karl Victor Karlson
18 June 1868, at Ehrendahl
(or Ärendal), in Frustuna, Södermanland, Sweden
24 June 1868, in Frustuna,
Södermanland, Sweden
Carl
August
Andersson
Johanna
Sophia
Jansdotter
1883, in Frustuna,
Södermanland, Sweden
Elin
Elisabet
Nyberg on 21 May 1898, in the Scandinavian Chapel, Durban, Natal
Karl Victor Karlson is recorded as a bachelor, aged 29. He is a missionary,
living in Glendale. Elin Elisabet Nyberg is recorded as a spinster, aged 22,
living in Durban. The marriage was witnessed by K. J. Johanson and N.
?ruedson
Trons Segrar records that a meeting of the
missionary society was scheduled to be held on 19 and 20 May to welcome Elin
and another missionary to Natal, and to celebrate Elin and Karl's marriage
(as well as to discuss church issues).
Trons
Segrar 1898 p350-1
Den 19:de och 20:de maj voro
bestämda för vårt sedvanliga årsmöte i Durban, för att vi på samma gång
skulle få tillfälle att möta systrarna Elin Nyberg och Kerstin Larson,
(den sistnämnda tillhörande brödraskapet), som kommo från Sverige, samt
fira syskonen Karlsons bröllop.
Eftersom de flesta af syskonen förlorat alla sina oxar och hästar
under det gångna året. och jernvägen ännu ej är färdig uppåt kusten, så
äro kommunikationerna svåra. Dertill inträffade flera dagars ihållande
regn, hvilket allt gjorde att endast några få kunde komma ned till
Durban. Alltså blef det ej mycket af mötet, i synnerhet som första dagen
blef helt upptagen med att invänta båten och få systrarnas saker genom
tullen o. s. v.
...
På lördagen kl. ½ 3 e. m. vigdeg syskonen Karlson i det
skandinaviska kapellet, som af kärleksfulla händer blifvit smakfullt
smyckadt med flaggor, blommor och grönt; och säkerligen uppsteg mången
önskan och bön, att Herren skulle göra dem till välsignelse för
hvarandra och hans rikssak.
Kl. 6 på kvällen var brudparet till ära, en liten fest anordnad;
och sedan kaffe- och thé-drickningen blifvit så skyndsamt som möjligt
undanstökad, vidtog mötet, under hvilket vi erforo att Herren var ibland
oss. Äfven på söndagen voro goda möten. På måndagen och tisdagen reste
syskonen hvar till sitt. Om Gud vill, hoppas jag att efter någon tid få
gå till syskonen Karlsons, den enda af förbundets stationer, jag ännu
icke varit på.
which roughly translates to:
The 19th
and the 20th May were scheduled for our customary annual meeting in
Durban, so that at the same time, we would have the opportunity to meet
with the sisters Elin Nyberg and Kerstin Larson, (the latter belonging
to Brotherhood), who came from Sweden, as well as celebrating the
siblings Charles's wedding.
Since most of the siblings lost all their oxen and horses during the
past year. and the railway is not yet ready up the coast, so
communications are difficult. Additionally there were several days of
persistent rain, all of which meant that only a few could come down to
Durban. Thus not much came from the meeting, especially as the first day
was quite busy with waiting for the boat and get the sisters' things
through customs etc.
...
On Saturday 2:30 pm siblings Karlson were married in the
Scandinavian chapel, that, with loving hands, had been tastefully
decorated with flags, flowers and vegetables; and certainly many a
desire and prayer ascended that the Lord would make them a blessing to
each other and his Kingdom.
At 6 o'clock in the evening the bride and groom were honored, and
a small party arranged; and then, coffee and tea-drinking not having
been as swift as possible, eventually took the meeting, during which we
experienced that the Lord was among us. Likewise on Sunday were good
meetings. On Monday and Tuesday traveled every one to his siblings. God
willing, I hope that after some time get go to the siblings Karlsson,
the only one of the union's stations, I still not been on.
Missionary
Carl Victor was born on 18 June 1868
on the farm Ehrendahl in Frustuna parish, Södermanland where his father was
a farmhand (dräng). The family
moved shortly after his birth to the nearby torp
Märrön where his father was a tenant farmer (torpare).
On 12 October 1886, aged 20, Carl moved for a year to Smedsbohl in the
nearby parish of Ludgo, working as a farmhand (dräng).
He returned to Märrön on 2 November 1887. In 1888 he moved to the farm
Smedsta, also in Frustuna parish, where he spent another year working as a
farmhand, after which he again returned to Märrön. In October 1890, the
family left Märron. His parents went to Solvik in Lästringe parish, but Carl
struck out on his own to Salthälla in Bälinge parish. On 24 October 1891
Karl moved to Djupvik, in Ripsa parish, still working as a farmhand. He
moved back to his father's torp at Solvik under Weda in Lästringe on 30
September 1893 and in October 1894 Karl was granted a royal edict allowing
him to leave the country. On 21 November 1894, Karl left Sweden, probably
bound for Hull in England and then made his way to Southampton where he
embarked on the liner Grantully Castle,
arriving in Durban in January 1895. He was probably already engaged to Elin
at this time - she came out to South Africa in May 1898, and two days after
her arrival they were married in Durban.
The surname was until this time patronymic, and Karl was the first in his
line to name his children using his own surname. It is likely that Karl
always used the K-spelling of both his first and last name, but in the
formal church records in Sweden, it appears with the C-spelling. When Karl
emigrated to South Africa (arriving on 11 January 1895, the claim in his
obituary in the Daily News notwithstanding)
he continued to spell his name as Karlsson for a number of years in the
mission journals. These were formal notes, written in Swedish and it seems
reasonable to assume that the old spelling would have been held on to
longest in these records. In about 1913, he started to change the spelling
in these records to Karlson. The change happened slowly, and until 1916 we
see it both ways, after that Karl and Elin only spell the name as Karlson,
although others in the mission continued to use Karlsson. Outside of the
mission journals, for example in his wedding certificate in Durban in 1898,
Karl uses the Karlson form. All records we have of the children show their
names as Karlson.
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The house in Port Shepstone where Karl and
Elin lived
photograph by Chris Gosnell
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Karl and Elin Karlson lived in Port Shepstone, where he worked in the
church. The house he lived in there is now a pre-school.
The National Archives of South Africa contains a document submitted by K.V.
Karlson of Natal in 1910 containing an "alleged cure for East Coast fever".
In 1918, Karl, together with Anton Gotfud Hayer, obtained a patent for fiber
and pulp manufacture from Strelitzia augusta. (S. A. Mining Journal and Engineering Record 30
March 1918 p723)
Karl wrote a letter from Port Shepstone dated 15 April 1920, and published
in Trons Segrar, in which he describes the
activities of his children:
Trons
Segrar 1920 p179-80
Från
Zulu.
Port Shepstone den 15 april 1920.
Älskadt missionsvänner! Nåd och frid!
Det är nu lång tid sedan något var synligt i Trons Segrar från
denna plats. Herren har uppehållit och bevarat oss under dessa hårda
tider, så vi ha kunnat hålla på i arbetet. Många av våra vänner ha hört,
att vår äldste son var i kriget i Frankrike och där miste sitt högra
ben, efter endast 5 veckors vistelse där. När han sedan blev så mycket
återställd, att han kunde, började han studera i universitetet i London,
där han fick fri skola ett år jämte sin armélön. Han studerade kemi.
Återkommen till Afrika, fick han plats hos ett sockerbolag som
sockerkontröllör. Nu har detta bolaget sänt honom till Amerika för 4 år,
till Louisiana statsuniversitet, for att utbildas till sockerfabrikör.
Så det har gått särskilt bra för honom, som ju blott är en 20 års
yngling.
Våra andra barn har också Herren hjälpt oss med. Vår dotter går
nu på statens folkskollärarinneseminarium, och vår yngste son fick ett
statsstipendium; han går nu i tekniska högskolan i Durban. Vår önskan
är, att de skola bliva till ljus i detta land, i vad arbete de än taga
sig för.
Någon sade till mig för några dagar sedan: »Det synes som om
missionärernas barn bliva de bästa medborgare i detta land.» Gott om det
i allmänhet vore så. Vi önskade ju helst, att våra barn bleve
missionärer, men de kunna nog bliva till nytta ändå, vad plats de få i
livet, om Gud får helt
hand om dem. Säkert är, att hemförsamlingens förböner för missionärernas
barn äro ej förgäves.
För en månad sedan var jag uppe i en köping, 50 engelska mil
härifrån, på en konferens. Det var härliga dagar vi hade. Vi hade möte
för européer i en kyrka, i en annan lör hottentotter och i en tredje för
infödda. Ämnet för denna konferens var Kristi tillkommelse.
Hjärtligt tack till alla vänner, som hjälpa till att underhålla
oss! Min hustru förenar sig med mig i hjärtliga hälsningar till
alla vänner.
Eder i Herren förbundne
K. V. Karlson.
which roughly translates to:
Some
observations during the trip.
From Zululand.
Port Shepstone April 15, 1920.
Beloved missionary friends! Grace and peace!
It is now a long time since anything was visible in Trons Segrar
from this place. The Lord has kept and preserved us during these hard
times, so we have been able to stay on at work. Many of our friends have
heard that our oldest son was in the war in France and there lost his
right leg after only five weeks of stay there. When he was so much
restored, he could, he began studying at the University of London, where
he received free school one year along with his army salary. He studied
chemistry. Back in Africa, he got place of a sugar company sugar
inspector. Now, this company sent him to America for four years, to
Louisiana State University, for training in sugar manufacturing. So it
has gone very well for him, which of course is a mere 20 years of youth.
Our second child also has the Lord helped us. Our daughter is now
the state's public school teacher training college, and our youngest son
got a state scholarship; he is now in the Technical College in Durban.
Our wish is that they will be the light in this country, in what work
they take him for.
Someone said to me a few days ago: "It seems as if the
missionaries' children be the best citizens in this country." Plenty of
it in general were so. We wanted the time, that our children would
become missionaries, but they could probably be useful anyway, what
place they have in life, God will completely care of them. It is certain
that home church prayers for missionaries' children are not in vain.
A month ago I was up in a market town, 50 English miles from here,
at a conference. It was a lovely day we had. We had a meeting of the
Europeans in a church, in another sat Hottentots, and a third for the
natives. The topic of this conference was the coming of Christ.
Heartfelt thanks to all friends who help to entertain us! My wife
joins me in cordial greetings to all friends.
You in the Lord ally
K. V. Karlson
In 1923-4, Karl traveled back to Sweden for a year long visit. Letters
describing his trip were published in Trons Segrar
and provide an interesting look into his activities and views.
Trons
Segrar 1924 p121-2
Några iakttagelser under färden.
»Ja, de gå, våra år.»
Nu lia 10 veckor redan gått på 1924. Allt ilar framåt och
vi följa med. Snart äro vi framme vid sista stationen, och vi ha att
stiga av, antingen vi vilja det eller ej.
Jul och nyår fick jag fira hos min bror och min gamla mor.
O, huru många gamla, kära minnen döko ej upp sedan barndomen. Men man
har ju vant sig vid andra förhållanden under åren.
Vad som nu har varit svårast att åter vänja sig vid, har
varit den kalla vintern och den myckna snön. Vi sydlänningar ha ju
varmast vid jultiden och ha numera svårt att känna julstämning, när man
huttrat av köld. Dock, en oförvillad nordbo menar sig ej få julstämning
utan frost och snö.
Efter en tids vistelse hos min gamla mor reste jag två och
en halv vecka i Södermanland, i trakter där jag traskat omkring i min
barndom och ungdom. Särskilt kärt var det att besöka mina gamla kära
vänner i Tystberga. Mycket har ju förändrats i yttre avseende, men nog
voro de varma till sitt andliga liv.
Vi hade ett mycket, dyrbart möte där en afton. Jag hade
tillfälle att gästa hos min gamle gode vän och broder Alfred Karlsson,
där vi förr haft så många dyrbara stunder. I synnerhet gladde mig deras
varma missionsintresse. Detta intresse har framväxt som en välsignad
frukt av de stora offer de gjort för missionen. Först och främst ha de
offrat sin egen dotter för missionen i Kongo, därjämte har fru Karlsson
både en syster och en brorsdotter ute på samma missionsfält. Tänk, vilka
stora uppoffringar en del få göra för hednavärldens evangelisering!
Under tiden ha andra gjort till sin uppgift att klaga och knota över att
så och sä mycket personer och medel sändes ut på hednamarkerna!
Från Tystberga reste jag till våra kära vänner i Åkra. Ett
kärt hem för evangelister och missionärer! Här råkade jag ut för en
händelse, som våra afrikaner knappt skulle tro vara verklighet, om den
berättades för dem: jag blev insnöad och därigenom hindrad att bevista
ett av de utlysta kvällsmötena.
Efter att ha besökt åtskilliga platser i Södermanland reste
jag till Linköping, där »Senapskornet» firade sitt årsmöte, och därifrån
till Närke, där jag övervar »Korsbanerets» årsmöte i Nalavi missionshus.
Sedan jag besökt ytterligare några platser i Närke och framburit livets
och frälsningens budskap, reste jag till Mariestad, till »Segerbanerets»
årsmöte. I Mariestad pågick en ganska livlig väckelse. Men tänk ändå,
vad människor äro hårda nu för tiden, och vad predikanter få nödga och
truga! I mina unga år sutto människorna och bara väntade på att någon
skulle komma och tala och bedja med dem. Andra kommo mitt på dagen,
gråtande, och bådo om förbön. Enkla, olärda personer, som ej visste
något mer än att Jesus kunde frälsa, fingo leda syndare till Jesus. Jag
kommer ihåg en man, som var olycklig över sin ställning och gick till en
gammal broder, som ej då kunde läsa. Sitt »Fadervår» kunde han dock
utantill. Detta läste han över mannen, och han blev frälst. O, att man
finge ännu en gång vara med om en sådan där »gammaldags väckelse»!
Sedan jag besökt några platser i Västergötland, kom Efraim
Andersson ned för att resa med mig genom Småland och Skåne. Vår första
plats i Småland var Norrahammar. Där var rätt livaktigt. Ett par unga
systrar, utgångna från senaste kursen vid Götabro, ha arbetat där sedan
nyåret, och åtskilliga ha lämnat sig åt Gud. Flera avfällingar voro
olyckliga över sin ställning men hade ej mod att ta steget ut.
Vi besökte missionär Lundins hemort, likaså missionär
Fridolvs hem, där vi gästade. Småland går före andra provinser med gott
exempel, i det att de först och främst underhålla sina egna missionärer
och se till deras behov.
Från Småland reste vi till norra Skåne. Vår första plats i
denna provins var Örkelljunga, missionär Gerda Abrahamssons hemort. Där
sammanträffade vi med en gammal kär missionär, C. N. Börrison från
Kongo. Missionärer från hednafälten, även om dessa äro skilda, förstå
varandra bäst. Vännerna Abrahamsson voro så glada att få ett besök av
någon som var från deras dotters missionsfält. Där gjordes även rätt
goda insatser för missionen.
Från Örkelljunga reste vi över Vittsjö och Bjärnum, där vi
hade goda möten, ned till Tyringe, till det kära missionshemmet, där vi
fingo åtnjuta en dags välbehövlig vila samt hålla ett par möten.
Därifrån ställdes färden ned till skånska slätten och Malmö, där så
många missionsvänner bo. Vi besökte åtskilliga platser och hem, från
vilka missionärer hava gått ut. Överallt synes det vara hunger efter det
gamla kärnfriska evangelium, och på många platser förefanns ett stort
intresse för vår mission. På de flesta platserna beklagade vännerna, att
de så sällan fingo besök av evangelister eller ens hörde av några. Skåne
är ett fält, som är öppet för evangelium. Låt oss gå in genom de öppna
dörrarna!
Hjärtliga hälsningar till alla vänner och ett hjärtligt tack för
allt I haven gjort för oss under färden!
Eder i Herren förbundne
K. V. Karlsson.
Mjölby den 19 mars 1924.
which roughly translates to:
Some
observations during the trip.
"Yes, they go, our years."
Now have 10 weeks already gone on 1924. Everything rushing ahead
and we follow. Soon we arrived at the last station, and we have to get
off, whether we like it or not.
Christmas and New Year I celebrate with my brother and my old
mother. Oh, how many old, treasured memories not dived up since
childhood. But we've become accustomed to other conditions over the
years.
What now has been the most difficult to re used to, has been the
cold winter and the great amount snow. We southerners have the warmest
at Christmas and have now difficult to feel the Christmas spirit, while
shivering with cold. However, an unprejudiced Northerner thinks he does
not get the Christmas spirit without frost and snow.
After a period of time with my elderly mother, I traveled two and
a half weeks in Södermanland, in areas where I trudged around in my
childhood and youth. Especially dear it was to visit my dear old friends
in Tystberga. A lot has changed in the external sense, but probably they
were warm to his spiritual life.
We had a very, precious meeting, where an evening. I had the
opportunity to guest in my old dear friend and brother Alfred Karlsson,
where we formerly had so many precious moments. In particular, I was
pleased their warm missionary interest. This interest has grown as a
blessed fruit of the great sacrifices they made for the mission. First
of all they have sacrificed his own daughter for the mission in Congo,
has in addition wife Karlsson both a sister and a niece out on the
mission field. Imagine what great sacrifices some have made for the
evangelization of heathen worlds! Meanwhile, having others made their
business to complain and grumble that so and so much people and agents
were sent out on heathen marking!
From Tystberga, I went to our dear friends in Åkra. A cherished
home of evangelists and missionaries! Here I happened out for an event
which our Africans would hardly believe to be true, if it was told to
them: I was snowed in and thus prevented from attending one of the
advertised evening meetings.
After visiting several places in Sodermanland, I traveled to
Linköping, where the "Senapskornet" celebrated its annual meeting, and
from there to Narke, where I attended "Korsbanerets" Annual Meeting in
Nalavi chapel. Then I visited a few more places in Narke and not brought
life and salvation message, I traveled to Mariestad to the
"Segerbanerets" Annual Meeting. In Mariestad lasted quite a lively
revival. But think anyway, what people are hard these days, and what
preachers get compel and coax! In my younger years, people were sitting
and just waiting for someone to come and talk and pray with them. Others
came at noon, crying, and asked for prayer. Simple, uneducated people
who do not know anything more than that Jesus could save, and saw lead
sinners to Jesus. I recall a man that was unhappy over his position and
went to an old brother, who was not then able to read. His "Lord's
Prayer", he could from memory. This, he read over the man, and he was
saved. Oh, that man should once again be part of one of those
"old-fashioned revival"!
Then I visited some places in Västergötland, Efraim Andersson came
down to ride with me through Småland and Skåne. Our first place in
Småland was Norrahammar. There was quite lively. A pair of young
sisters, proceeding from the last course at Götabro, having worked there
since the New Year, and many have given themselves to God. Several
apostates were unhappy about his position but had not the courage to
take the step.
We visited the missionary Lundin's domicile, also a missionary
Fridolvs home, where we visited. Småland is ahead of other provinces by
example, in that they primarily maintain their own missionaries and see
to their needs.
From Småland, we traveled to northern Skåne. Our first place in
this province was Örkelljunga, missionary Gerda Abraham's hometown.
There, we met with a dear old missionary, C. N. Börrison from Congo.
Missionaries from heathen fields, even if they are divided, to
understand each other better. Friends Abrahamsson were so happy to get a
visit from someone who was from their daughter's mission field. There
was also the right good efforts for the mission.
From Örkelljunga we traveled over Vittsjö and Bjärnum, where we
had good meetings, down to Tyringe, to the dear mission home, where we
were given time to enjoy a much-needed rest and to keep a couple of
meetings. From there, made the trek down to the plains of Skåne and
Malmö, where so many missionary friends to stay. We visited several
places and homes, from which missionaries have gone out. Everywhere it
seems hunger for the old pithy gospel, and in many places there was a
great interest in our mission. In most places regretted friends, they
were given as infrequently visited by evangelists or even heard of a
few. Scania is a bar, which is open to the Gospel. Let us go in through
the open doors!
Cordial greetings to all friends and a heartfelt thank you for
everything you have done for us during the ride!
You in the Lord ally
K. V. Karlsson.
Mjölby March 19, 1924.
Trons
Segrar 1924 p240
Utresande zulumissionär.
Vår missionär K. V. Karlsson, som något mer än ett år vistats i
hemlandet, avreste från Malmö den 7 juli för att via Esbjerg och London
återvända till sitt arbetsfält och sin familj i Sydafrika. Avresan från
London skulle ske den 11 juli. Herren göre hans färd lyckosam! Han
anbefalles åt syskonens förböner.
which roughly translates to:
Outgoing
Zulu missionary.
Our missionary K. V. Karlsson, slightly more than a year lived in the
home country, departed from Malmo July 7 to Esbjerg through London to
return to his work place and his family in South Africa. Departure from
London would take place on 11 July. Lord make his journey successful! He
commands its siblings prayers.
Trons
Segrar 1924 p279-81
Resebrev.
Mitt förra brev till T. S:s läsare var avsänt fr. Malmö. Jag
reste fr. Malmö med ångfärjan över till Kjøbenhavn. Många vänner voro
samlade nere vid hamnen för att säga farväl. Sent skall jag glömma denna
avskedsstund och de kära vännerna samt deras sång: »Hans ansikte går
med.»
Avskedsstunder äro alltid vemodiga, men vad det är att ämna
fosterjorden och kära vänner och ensam fara till främmande land kunna
svårligen de fatta, som ej prövat på det. Men Herren beskär kraft till
allt.
Varje knop, som färjan gjorde, förde mig obarmhärtigt längre och
längre från Sverige. Jag hörde danskarna säga: »vor deilige By med de
månge Taarn». Men mina tankar ilade tillbaka till Sverige med de många
kära missionsvänner jag skildes ifrån. Jag hyste ett svagt hopp, att
några vänner skulle vara mig till mötes i Kjøbenhavn, men då jag ej såg
till några, tog jag in på missionshotellet. O, vad jag kände mig ensam!
Några timmar förut stod jag omgiven av vänner i Malmö, och nu — alldeles
ensam i den stora staden Köpenhamn! Men för en missionär måste ju alla
band slitas och varje återtåg omöjliggöras. Framåt! är hans lösen.
Från Kjøbenhavn reste jag med tåg över Stora och Lilla Bält till
Esbjerg på Danmarks västkust, där ångaren Dronning Maud låg och väntade
på oss. Efter 24 timmars färd över Nordsjön voro vi i England. Vi voro
rätt många passagerare, de flesta dansk-amerikanare, som återvände till
Amerika. Jag kunde ej finna någon som trodde på Gud, men jag kom i
samtal med en man, som var avfälling. Han har en gång tillhört
metodistkyrkan i Amerika. Då vi skildes åt, tryckte han min hand och
sade: »Bed för mig!» Jag lovade att så göra. Det vore en glädje för
honom, sade han, att veta, att någon i Afrika både för honom. Han
omtalade även, att han har en hustru i Danmark, som beder för honom.
Vid framkomsten till England hade vi åter vid passerandet genom
tullen en del bestyr med våra saker; sedan bar det av med järnväg till
London. Allt går, såsom vanligt är i England, med svindlande fart, och
snart voro vi i världsstaden. Som jag hade endast en dag att vara i
London, och åtskilligt fanns att göra med biljett och pass, så blev
ingen tid övrig att bese staden eller utställningen. På fredagsmorgonen
den 11 juli reste jag med tåg från Waterloo i London till Southampton
och gick strax ombord på ångaren Arundel Castle, som skall föra oss till
Afrika. Vädret var vackert, och färden genom Engelska kanalen utåt
Biscayaviken var skön. Kl. 9 på aftonen sågo vi endast svagt de sista
blinkarna av fyren på engelska kusten. Vi gingo sedan till vila och
vaggades så ljuvt till sömn av de små rörelser båten gjorde genom
dyningarna utifrån havet.
Första morgonen, då jag uppvaknade, kände jag mig ensam ute i
världen bland främlingar men var glad att äga en vän, som förstod mig.
Jag tog min kära bibel, gick upp på däck och satte mig för att läsa.
Strax kom en skotte till mig och sade: »Jag är glad att se någon som
älskar denna bok.» Jag frågade honom, om han kände min vän den bäste.
Han svarade: »Den vännen är också min.» Dagen därefter såg jag ännu en
sysselsatt med att läsa sin bibel. Jag närmade mig honom och frågade, om
han hörde till vår familj. Han sade, att båda han och hans hustru gjorde
det, och de voro på väg till Afrika för första gången som missionärer.
Vi fyra samlades sedan varje dag kl. 9 f. m. till bibelläsning och hade
dyrbara stunder omkring ordet. På söndagskvällarna hade vi offentliga
möten.
Sport, lekar och dans är vad passagerarna i allmänhet sysselsätta
sig med ombord. Det är vemodigt att se, huru leken och den i många fall
omoraliska dansen mer och mer fångar världens intresse i våra dagar. Man
kan ibland undra, vart det skall taga vägen med dessa lättsinniga
människor. Då man under sexton dagars tid har tillfälle att vara
tillsammans med sådana massor som här och se allt på nära håll, kan man
ej undgå att göra sina reflektioner.
Komna till ekvatorn, fingo vi återigen skåda den underbara södra
stjärnhimmeln med det härliga Sydkorset, vilket påminner oss om korset
på Golgata och honom som hängde där för vår skull.
Den ångbåt vi fara med är mycket stor, med en dräktighet av
20,000 ton. Vi äro omkring 400 passagerare ombord. Nästan alla
europeiska nationer äro här representerade. En stor del judar finnas
också bland dessa. Maten på denna båt är sämre än på de båtar jag förut
rest med och ej heller så väl kokad. Men vi få tacka Gud för vad som är.
De första missionärerna, som reste ut, hade det ej så gott som vi ha det
här. Jag tänker ofta på huru dessa fingo färdas på dåliga segelfartyg. —
Tack, Gud, för allt, som gör resorna bättre!
I går förökades passagerareantalet mitt ute på havet, i det att
ett barn föddes på 2:dra klass. Bland passagerarna sysselsätter man sig
nu med spörsmålet vad som skall uppgivas som detta barns födelseort
.....
Om ett par dagar äro vi i Kapstaden, och jag vill här avsluta
brevet för att kunna sända det med första post till Europa. Jag väntar
att, om allt går väl, vara i Durban den 2 augusti. När jag kommer hem,
skall jag återkomma med fortsättningen av resan.
Hjärtliga hälsningar till alla kära evangelister, missionärer och
missionsvänner i hemlandet!
Min adress är: Box 25, Port Shepstone, Natal, South Africa.
Eder i Herren förbundne
K. V. Karlson.
Ombord på ångaren Arundel Castle den 26 juli 1924.
which roughly translates
to:
Travelogues.
My last letter to T. S's readers was dispatched from Malmo. I
traveled from Malmo by steam ferry over to Kjøbenhavn. Many friends were
gathered near the harbor to say goodbye. Late will I forget this
farewell moment and the dear friends and their song: "His face goes
with."
While parting are always sad, but what it is intending motherland
and dear friends and alone go to a foreign country could scarcely they
make, not tried it. But the Lord cropping force to everything.
Each knots, which made the ferry, brought me mercilessly farther
and farther from Sweden. I heard Danes say, 'vor deilige Village with
the many men Taarn ». But my thoughts flew back to Sweden with the many
dear missionary friends, I parted from. I harbored a faint hope that
some friends would be to meet me in Kjøbenhavn, but then I did not see
any, I took up the mission of the hotel. Oh, how I felt lonely! A few
hours before, I stood surrounded by friends in Malmö, and now - all
alone in the big city of Copenhagen! But for missionary must surely all
bands wear and any retreat impossible. Forward! his ransom.
From Kjøbenhavn I traveled by train across the Great and Little
Belt to Esbjerg on the west coast of Denmark, where the steamer Queen
Maud was waiting for us. After the 24 hour journey across the North Sea
we were in England. We were quite a few passengers, the majority of
Danish-American who returned to America. I could not find anyone who
believed in God, but I got into conversation with a man who was a
renegade. He once belonged to the Methodist Church in America. When we
parted, he pressed my hand and said, "Pray for me!" I promised to do so.
It would be a joy for him, he said, to know that someone in Africa, both
for him. He told also that he has a wife in Denmark, who prays for him.
Upon arrival in England, we had again when passing through customs
some chores with our things; then took off with the train to London.
Anything goes, as is usual in England, with dizzying speed, and soon we
were in the metropolis. As I had only one day to be in London, and there
was a great deal to do with the ticket and passport, you got no time to
inspect other city or exhibition. On Friday 11 July, I traveled by train
from London Waterloo to Southampton and went on board the steamer
Arundel Castle, which will take us to Africa. The weather was beautiful,
and the journey through the English Channel outward Biscay Bay was
beautiful. At 9 o'clock in the evening we saw only dimly the last
flicker of the lighthouse on the English coast. We then went to sleep
and rocked so sweet to sleep in the small boat movements made by the
waves from the sea.
The first morning when I awoke, I felt alone in the world among
strangers but was happy to take a friend who understood me. I took my
dear Bible, went up on deck and sat down to read. Soon came a Scotsman
to me and said, "I'm glad to see someone who loves this book." I asked
him if he knew my friend the best. He said, "It is also my friend." The
next day I saw another busy to read his Bible. I approached him and
asked if he belonged to our family. He said that both he and his wife
did, and they were on their way to Africa for the first time as
missionaries. The four were then collected every day at 9 o'clcok a.m.
to Bible reading and had precious moments around the word. On Sunday
evenings, we had public meetings.
Sports, games and dancing is what passengers generally occupy
themselves with the board. It is sad to see how the game and in many
cases immoral dance more and more captures the interest of the world in
our day. One may sometimes wonder where it will take the road with these
frivolous people. When the sixteen-day period has the opportunity to be
together with such plenty here and see everything up close, one can not
fail to make their reflections.
Come to the equator, and saw again we behold the wonderful
southern starry sky with beautiful Southern Cross, which reminds us of
the cross on Calvary, and he hung there for our sake.
The steamboat we go with is very large, with a tonnage of 20,000
tons. We are about 400 passengers on board. Almost all European nations
are represented here. A large portion of Jews were also among them. The
food on this boat is worse than at the boats I had previously traveled
by, nor so well cooked. But we thank God for what is. The first
missionaries, who went out, it would not be as good as we have it here.
I often think about how they had the travel on bad sailing ships. -
Thank you, God, for everything, making the trips better!
Yesterday multiplied the number of passengers in the middle of the
ocean, with a child born in the 2nd class. Among the passengers it
employs now of the recognition what will faint as this child's birth
.....
In a few days we are in Cape Town, and I want to finish this
letter in order to send it to the first entry into Europe. I'm expecting
that, if all goes well, be in Durban on August 2nd. When I get home, I
will come back with the continuation of the journey.
Cordial greetings to all dear evangelists, missionaries and
missionary friends in their home country!
My address is: PO Box 25, Port Shepstone, Natal, South Africa.
You in the Lord ally
K. V. Karlson.
On board the steamer Arundel Castle July 26, 1924.
Brev
från K. V- Karlson.
Mitt förra brev var avsänt från Oceanen, före vår ankomst
till Kapstaden. Måndagen den 28 juli närmade vi oss staden, och de
flesta voro före dagningen på däck för att i mörkret se stadens
praktfulla gatubelysning. Särskilt vackert tindrade ljusen från Roben
Island, då vi seglade förbi. Men icke desto mindre föra de spetälska,
som uppehålla sig där, en dyster tillvaro. Avstängda från den yttre
världen, täras de bort av den hemska sjukdomen.
I Kapstaden måste vi inställa oss för emigrantofficern, som
skulle granska våra pass och taga reda på om vi hade någon i Afrika, som
ansvarade för oss. Vi, som hade vårt hem i Afrika, sluppo här lindrigt
undan. Värre gick det för några unga flickor, som voro på resa ut till
sina trolovade. De blevo kvarhållna som fångar på båten, tills deras
blivande män kommo för att ta hand om dem.
Så voro vi då i Afrika igen, och vårt första göra var att växla
våra engelska pengar i afrikanskt mynt och likaså att förskaffa oss
afrikanska frimärken för de brev vi ville avsända. Vi hade att i allt
böja oss under landets lagar. Jag tänkte då på huru viktigt det är att
lyda himmelrikets lagar, om vi vilja få del av himmelrikets
välsignelser.
Efter 36 timmars uppehåll i Kapstaden fortsatte vi resan uppåt
Natal. Båten hade lossat en stor del av lasten och landsatt en stor del
av passagerarna, varför den var åtskilligt lättare, något som gjorde,
att den gungade rätt försvarligt vid passerandet av själva udden. Men vi
voro nu vana vid sådant, varför det ej besvarade oss något nämnvärt.
Efter 30 timmars sjöresa voro vi vid Port Elizabeth. Här finnas
inga dockor för båtarna att gå in uti, utan vi hade att ligga för ankar
i viken, medan lossningen verkställdes i mindre båtar. Och detta gick
raskt undan. På 10 timmar lossades 1,800 ton! Några av oss voro i land
och besågo staden.
På torsdagskvällen fortsattes färden till East London, där åter
några hundra ton av lasten skulle lossas. Här fingo vi ligga för ankar
ute i öppna havet, vilket för oss, som voro i den stora båten, ej var så
farligt men så mycket mer för dem som voro i de små båtarna och togo
emot lasten.
På fredagsaftonen voro vi åter klara att avgå, och på
lördagsmorgonen kl. 10 landade vi i Durban. Bröderna Johanson och
Anderson mötte mig där, men förgäves såg jag efter någon av de mina. Ett
brev från min hustru förklarade orsaken: de hade haft mässlingen i
hemmet och voro förbjudna att resa ut — en stor missräkning för både dem
och mig.
Jag fick mina saker genom tullen och skyndade mig till
järnvägsstationen för att resa hem med första tåg. Min kära hustru
väntade mig dock ej hem på lördagen, enär det skulle vara konferens i
Durban på måndagen. — Ack huru kärt det var att vara hemma igen och få
välkomnas av hustru och barn! De båda, som varit sjuka, voro bättre fast
svaga. Söndagen förflöt lugnt och stilla. Jag gick ej till något möte
och besökte ej heller någon av våra grannar utan njöt i hemmet en
välbehövlig vila.
På måndagen reste jag tillbaka till Durban för att deltaga i
konferensen, som var sammankallad för att diskutera åtskilliga saker
angående missionen. Huru underligt det kändes att åter befinna sig i
detta i andligt avseende så torra och kalla land! Jag förnam en djup
saknad efter mina kära varma och bedjande missionsvänner och
evangelistkamrater i Sverige, och hade jag fått handla efter mina
känslor, så hade jag tagit de mina med mig och rest hem igen. Men en
missionär har ju att lossa alla tåg, som binder honom vid sina kära i
hemlandet.
På konferensen förelågo en del torra och svårlösta frågor till
behandling. Jag känner, att även här behövs mera självförsakelse, kraft
och Ande, om vi skola komma igenom.
Br. Kaminsky har här under min bortovaro utfört ett gott arbete.
Många ha lämnat sig åt Gud, och mycket folk besöker mötena. Br. Kaminsky
är svag; han synes ej tåla klimatet.
Nu till sist ett hjärtligt tack för alla edra förböner, kära
vänner! Herren välsigne eder! Särskilt eder, I kära evangelister, både
unga och gamla, samt eder, missionärer, som ären hemma! Hjärtliga
hälsningar till eder alla samt till vår kära styrelse. Tack för allt
samförstånd i arbetet! Låt oss mötas vid nådens tron!
Jag skall snart återkomma med något från mina erfarenheter i
arbetet.
Eder i Herren förbundne
K. V. Karlson.
Box 25, Port Shepstone, Natal, South
Africa. Den 18 aug. 1924.
which roughly translates to:
Letter
from K. V Karlson.
My last letter was sent from Ocean, prior to our arrival in
Cape Town. Monday, July 28 we approached the city, and most of them were
before daybreak on deck to see in the dark city's glorious street
lighting. Particularly beautiful twinkled the lights of Roben Island,
when we sailed past. But nonetheless bring the lepers, who reside there,
a bleak existence. Banned from the outer world, the wasting away of the
horrible disease.
In Cape Town, we have set ourselves for emigrant officers, which
would examine our passports and find out whether we had any in Africa,
which was responsible for us. We, who had been our home in Africa,
escaped this lightly. Unfortunately, it went for some young girls who
were on the trip out to his betrothed. They were detained as prisoners
on the boat until their prospective men came to take care of them.
So were we in Africa again, and our first to do was to switch our
English money in African coins and also to procure for us African stamps
for the letters we wanted dispatched. We had that in everything bend
under the country's laws. I then thought of how important it is to obey
the laws of the kingdom of heaven, if we want to get part of the kingdom
of heaven's blessings.
After 36 hours in Cape Town, we continued the journey upward
Natal. The boat had unloaded a large part of the load and landed a large
part of the passengers, so it was considerably easier, as did the
tossing right justified at the crossing of the cape. But we were now
accustomed to such a thing, why not answered us something significant.
After 30 hours of sea travel we were at Port Elizabeth. There are
no docks for the boats to enter in, but we had to lie at anchor in the
bay, while unloading is executed in smaller boats. And that walked
briskly away. At 10 hours were unloaded 1,800 tons! Some of us were in
the country and examined the city.
On Thursday, he continued to East London, where again a few
hundred tons of cargo were unloaded. Here we were given lie at anchor in
the open sea, which for us, who were in the big boat, was not so
dangerous, but so much more for those who were in the small boats and
took the load.
On Friday evening we were again ready to resign, and on Saturday
morning at 10 o'clock we landed in Durban. The brothers Johanson and
Anderson met me there, but I looked in vain for any of the mine. A
letter from my wife explained the reason: they had had measles in the
home and were forbidden to travel out - a big disappointment for both
them and me.
I got my stuff through customs and rushed me to the train station
to go home with the first train. My dear wife was expecting but not home
on Saturday, since there would be a conference in Durban on Monday. -
Oh, how dear it was to be back home and get welcomed by his wife and
children! The two, who had been ill, were better though weak. Sunday
passed quietly. I did not go to any meeting and visited nor any of our
neighbors but enjoyed in the home a much needed rest.
On Monday, I traveled back to Durban to participate in the
conference, which was convened to discuss several things about the
mission. How strange it felt to be back in this spiritually so cold and
dry land! I sensed a deep regret for my loved ones warm and prayerful
missionary friends and fellow evangelist in Sweden, and I had been
shopping for my feelings, so I had brought my family with me and gone
home again. But a missionary has got to unload all the trains, which
binds him to his loved ones in their home country.
At the conference there were some dry and difficult issues for
consideration. I know, that even require more self-denial, the power and
the Spirit, we will come through.
Br. Kaminsky has been here during my absence done good work. Many
have given themselves to God, and the people visiting the meetings. Br.
Kaminsky is weak; he does not seem able to withstand the climate.
Now, finally, many thanks for all your prayers, my dear friends!
The Lord bless you! Especially you, dear evangelists, both young and
old, and you, missionaries, as ye are at home! Cordial greetings to you
all and to our dear Board. Thanks for all the consensus in the work!
Let's meet at the throne of grace!
I will soon come back with something from my experiences at work.
You in the Lord ally
K. V. Karlson.
PO Box 25, Port Shepstone, Natal, South Africa. August
18 1924th
29 September 1960
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Imbezane Cemetery in Natal, South Africa,
where Karl is buried
photograph by Chris Gosnell
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Headstone of Karl and Elin Karlson
photograph by Chris Gosnell
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In the Imbezane mission cemetery in
Natal, South Africa. This is a serene cemetery on the grounds of the old
Norwegian mission, now part of a private farm.
Undated clipping from the Daily
News:
Funeral of
the Rev. K. V. Karlson
Daily News Correspondent
PORT SHEPSTONE, Monday -
The funeral took place at the Imbezane mission cemetery on Saturday
afternoon of one of the best known and oldest residents of the Lower South
Coast, the Rev. Karl Victor Karlson of Port Shepstone, a veteran of
Swedish mission work in Natal. He was 93.
Mr. Karlson was born in Stockholm, Sweden, and came to South Africa
in 1868 in the Grantully Castle. His first introduction to Durban was
being hauled dripping wet from the surf when the basket, which in those
days transported passengers ashore, capsized.
At Port Shepstone he built a Swedish mission church and he served
as preacher and teacher at a school belonging to the church until a few
years ago.
When Mr. Karlson came to Durban in 1898 to meet the girl he was to
marry, he did a trip in a sailing boat that left from Port Shepstone
harbour. For several years Mr. Karlson was a member of the Port Shepstone
Town Board and in 1932 he was elected as its chairman.
He is survived by his wife Elin, a son, Mr. Otto Karlson of
Durban, and a daughter, Mrs. Elma Emslie, of the staff of the Port
Shepstone school.
1868:
Ehrendahl, Frustuna, Södermanland (Husförhörslängd)
1868-1870:
Märön, Frustuna, Södermanland (Husförhörslängd)
1871-1875:
Märrön, Frustuna, Södermanland (Husförhörslängd)
1876-1880:
Märrön, Frustuna, Södermanland (Husförhörslängd)
1881-1885:
Märrön, Frustuna, Södermanland (Husförhörslängd)
1886:
Märrön, Frustuna, Södermanland (Husförhörslängd)
1886 - 1887:
Smedsbohl, Ludgo, Södermanland (Husförhörslängd)
1887-1888:
Märrön, Frustuna, Södermanland (Husförhörslängd)
1888-1889:
Smedsta, Frustuna, Södermanland (Husförhörslängd)
1889-1890:
Märrön, Frustuna, Södermanland (Husförhörslängd)
1890:
Salthälla, Bälinge, Södermanland (Husförhörslängd)
1891:
Salthälla, Bälinge, Södermanland (Husförhörslängd)
1891-1892:
Djupvik, Ripsa, Södermanland (Husförhörslängd)
1892-1894:
Solvik, Lästringe, Södermanland (Husförhörslängd)
1898: Glendale, Natal (marriage record)
1920: Port Shepstone, Natal (manifest
of the Adriatic 12 March 1920)
Claus Hjalmar (Carlsson) Ahlvén
also spelled Klas Hjalmar Karlsson and Klas Hjalmar Alvén 12 August 1875, at Märrön, Frustuna, Södermanland, Sweden
29 August 1875, in Frustuna,
Södermanland, Sweden
Carl
August
Andersson
Johanna
Sophia
Jansdotter
Johanna Lovisa Warnander on 15
October 1905 in Adolf Frederik parish, Stockholm, Sweden
Banns were read in Adolf Frederik on 10 September, 17 September and 24
September. Klas Hjalmar Carlsson Ahlvén is recorded as a preacher (predikant),
born on 12 August 1875, and resident at Carlskoga. Johanna Lovisa Warnander
is recorded as being born on 12 January 1878 and resident at Odengatan 47.
Johanna was born on 12 January 1878 at Perlunda, Frustuna, Södermanland, the
daughter of Claus Johan Warnander, the torpare,
and Johanna Carolina Petersson, and baptised in Frustuna on 20 January 1878.
She lived with her family at Perlunda until 1896 when she moved to Stensta
no. 136 where she worked as a maid (piga).
In 1897 Johanna moved back to Perlunda briefly and in November 1897 she
emigrated to the United States, sailing from Southampton, England, on the St Paul on 27 November and arriving in
Ellis Island, New York on 4 December. In the immigration record, Johanna is
described as a domestic, possessed of $5 and having the intended destination
of Providence, Rhode Island. The 1900 US census finds Johanna working as a
house servant in the household of Walter Durfee at 157 Elmwood Ave,
Providence. Johanna returned to Sweden on 3 December 1901, working as a piga and living at Kungsgatan 7,
Drottninggatan 63 B and Kungsgatan 49 in Klara parish, Stockholm until 1902,
then Adolf Fredriks torg 6 (now Mariatorget 6) in Maria Magdalena parish
until 1904 when she moved to Villagatan 21 in Hedvig Eleanora parish and in
1905 Johanna moved to Odengatan 47 in Adolf Frederik parish where she was
resident when she married Klas Hjalmar Carlsson Ahlvén on 15 October 1905
and moved with him to Elim in Karlskoga parish, Örebro. Their first child
was born at Elim and in 1907 the family moved to Bregårdstorp, then to
Bottesbol in Degerfors parish, Örebro, in 1908. Their second child was born
in Degerfors, and the family remained there until 1915 when they moved to
Lundby Pilgård in Mjölby parish, Östergötland, then to Hulje norrgård in
Högby parish in 1916 and back to Mjölby in 1917, where they lived at
Grafgården until 1921, Niklas Eskilsgatan 8 until 1922, Brunnsviksgatan 12
until 1926 and Bockarpsvägen 15 until 1931 when they moved to Högalid parish
in Stockholm and are recorded as livig at Wollmar Yxkullsgatan 42. In 1934,
Klas and Johanna moved to Sankt Eriksgatan 12 in Kungsholm parish, Stockholm
and in 1943 they moved to Sättersta parish back in Södermanland. Johanna
died on 26 November 1944, at Albro, Sättersta parish, Södermanland.
Husförhörslängd & Församlingsböcker & Census:
1878-1880:
Perlunda, Frustuna, Södermanland
1881-1885:
Perlunda, Frustuna, Södermanland
1886-1890:
Perlunda, Frustuna, Södermanland
1891-1895:
Perlunda, Frustuna, Södermanland
1896:
Perlunda, Frustuna, Södermanland
1896-1897:
Stensta no. 136, Frustuna, Södermanland
1897:
Perlunda, Frustuna, Södermanland
1900:
157 Elmwood Avenue, Providence, Rhode Island
1901-1902:
Kungsgatan 7, Drottninggatan 63 B and Kungsgatan 49, Klara, Stockholms
stad
1902-1903: Adolf Fredriks torg 6, Maria Magdelena, Stockholm (Maria
Magdelena Inflyttningslängde 1902 p203 #65, Maria
Magdelena Utflyttningslängde 1904 p226)
1903-1904:
Willagatan 21, Hedvig Eleanora, Stockholm
1905: Odengatan 47, Adolf Frederik, Stockholm (Stockholms
stad Adolf Frederick Vigselböcker 1905 p110 #369)
1905-1906:
Elim, Karlskoga, Örebro
1906-1907:
Elim, Karlskoga, Örebro
1907-1908:
Bregårdstorp, Karlskoga, Örebro
1908-1909:
Bottesbol, Degerfors, Örebro
1910-1915:
Bottesbol, Degerfors, Örebro
1915-1916:
Lundby Pilgård, Mjölby, Östergötland
1916-1917:
Hulje norrgård, Högby, Östergötland
1917-1920:
Grafgården, Mjölby, Östergötland
1921-1922:
Niklas Eskilsgatan 8, Kv. Måns Persson, Mjölby, Östergötland
1922-1926:
Brunnsviksgatan 12, Kv Finnstugan, Mjölby, Östergötland
1926-1930:
Bockarpsvägen 15, Kv Finnstugan, Mjölby, Östergötland
1930-1931:
Bockarpsvägen 15, Kv Finnstugan, Mjölby, Östergötland
1931-1934: Wollmar Yxkullsgatan 42, Högalid, Stockholms stad (Högalid Inflyttningslängde
1931 p18)
1934: Sankt Eriksgatan 12, Kungsholm, Stockholms stad (Kungsholm Inflyttningslängde
1934 p15)
1934-1943: Kungsholm, Stockholms stad (Kungsholm Utflyttningslängde
1943 p3 #67)
1943: Albro, Sättersta, Södermanland (Kungsholm Utflyttningslängde
1943 p3 #67)
Baptist preacher
Claus was born in 1875 at the torp Märrön in Frustuna parish, where
his father was the torpare. The
family lived at Märrön until October 1890 when they moved to Solvik in
Lästringe parish. In 1895 Claus moved to Fogelbol where he worked as a
farmhand (dräng), moving in 1896 to
Hult in Frustuna parish where his eldest brother, Johan was torpare
and Claus worked as a dräng, then back to his parent's farm at
Solvik in 1897. Klas appears to have taken on the surname Ahlvén or Alvén
and under this name we see him moving to Fridhem in Lunda parish in 1900,
where he is listed as a tailor's apprentice (skrädd
arb[etare]). Klas moved to Östermalm (a.k.a Hedvig Eleonora) parish
on Stockholms stad in 1901, where the Inflyttningslängde
notes that he is unemployed (ledig).
In July 1905, Klas move from Hedvig Eleonora to Elim in Karlskoga parish in
Örebro where Klas was a Baptist preacher (predikant).
In September he went to Adolf Frederik parish, Stockholm where he married
Johanna Lovisa Warnander on 15 October 1905, returning to Elim in November
of that year. Their first child was born at Elim and in 1907 the family
moved to Bregårdstorp, then to Bottesbol in Degerfors parish, Örebro, in
1908. Their second child was born in Degerfors, and the family remained
there until 1915 when they moved to Lundby Pilgård in Mjölby parish,
Östergötland, then to Hulje norrgård in Högby parish in 1916 and back to
Mjölby in 1917, where they lived at Grafgården until 1921, Niklas
Eskilsgatan 8 until 1922, Brunnsviksgatan 12 until 1926 and Bockarpsvägen 15
until 1931 when they moved to Högalid parish in Stockholm and are recorded
as livig at Wollmar Yxkullsgatan 42. In 1934, Klas and Johanna moved to
Sankt Eriksgatan 12 in Kungsholm parish, Stockholm and in 1943 they moved to
Sättersta parish back in Södermanland.
14 August 1955, at Tre Liljor 3,
Matteus parish, Stockholm, Sweden
1875:
Märrön, Frustuna, Södermanland
1876-1880:
Märrön, Frustuna, Södermanland
1881-1885:
Märrön, Frustuna, Södermanland
1886-1890:
Märrön, Frustuna, Södermanland
1890-1891:
Solvik, Lästringe, Södermanland
1891-1894: Solvik, Lästringe, Södermanland
1895:
Solvik, Lästringe, Södermanland
1895-1896:
Fogelbol, Lästringe, Södermanland
1896-1897:
Hult, Frustuna, Södermanland
1897-1900:
Solvik, Lästringe, Södermanland
1900:
Fridhem, Lunda, Södermanland
1901:
Fridhem, Lunda, Södermanland
1901-1905:
Engelbrektsgatan 18, Hedvig Eleonora, Stockholms stad
1905-1906:
Elim, Karlskoga, Örebro
1906-1907:
Elim, Karlskoga, Örebro
1907-1908:
Bregårdstorp, Karlskoga, Örebro
1908-1909:
Bottesbol, Degerfors, Örebro
1910-1915:
Bottesbol, Degerfors, Örebro
1915-1916:
Lundby Pilgård, Mjölby, Östergötland
1916-1917:
Hulje norrgård, Högby, Östergötland
1917-1920:
Grafgården, Mjölby, Östergötland
1921-1922:
Niklas Eskilsgatan 8, Kv. Måns Persson, Mjölby, Östergötland
1922-1926:
Brunnsviksgatan 12, Kv Finnstugan, Mjölby, Östergötland
1926-1930:
Bockarpsvägen 15, Kv Finnstugan, Mjölby, Östergötland
1930-1931:
Bockarpsvägen 15, Kv Finnstugan, Mjölby, Östergötland
1931-1934: Wollmar Yxkullsgatan 42, Högalid, Stockholms stad (Högalid Inflyttningslängde
1931 p18)
1934: Sankt Eriksgatan 12, Kungsholm, Stockholms stad (Kungsholm Inflyttningslängde
1934 p15)
1934-1943: Kungsholm, Stockholms stad (Kungsholm Utflyttningslängde
1943 p3 #67)
1943: Albro, Sättersta, Södermanland (Kungsholm Utflyttningslängde
1943 p3 #67)
Elin Charlotta (Carlsson, Sundström) Palmé
also spelled Elin Charlotta Karlsson
18 August 1879, at Märrön, Frustuna,
Södermanland, Sweden
27 August 1879, in Frustuna,
Södermanland, Sweden
Carl
August Andersson
Johanna
Sophia Jansdotter
Valfrid Sundström on 9
November 1901 in Lästringe, Södermanland, Sweden
Banns were read in Bälinge on 6 October, 13 October and 20 October. Valfrid
Sundström is recorded as a dräng, born on 30 April 1874, resident at
Elghammar, Bälinge. Elin Charlotta Carlsson is recorded as a piga, born on
18 August 1879 and resident at Elghammar, Bälinge.
The marriage was entered in the marriage books in both Lästringe and
Bälinge. My understanding is that banns were read in October 1901 in
Bälinge, where both Valfrid and Elin lived, then a certificate of the banns
was sent to Lästringe, where Elin's parents lived and where she had lived
until recently, on 8 November. The couple were married in Lästringe on 9
November and a certificate of marriage was returned to Bälinge on 11
November. The two parishes are next to each other, so this all may not have
been as complicated as it seems!
Walfrid was born on 30 April 1874 and baptised on 19 May 1874, in Bälinge,
Södermanland, the illegitimate (oäkta)
son of Augusta Ulrika Sundström of Brokugstugan. Augusta was living with her
father at Brokugstugan, but when Walfrid's grandfather died a few months
after his birth, Augusta and her three children were placed on the welfare
of the parish (på socknen skrifne) - possibly rotationally placed with other
families. Walfrid and his family remained in this system until 1887 when
they were moved to the poorhouse (fattighus)
on Fattigstugan. In 1890 Walfrid moved to Långmyran where he began work as a
farmhand (dräng), staying there
until 1892 when he moved to Elghammar. In 1894 Walfrid joined the Norrlands
Train battalion (trängbataljon),
returning to Elghammar in 1896. In 1897 he went to Nyköpings Västra parish,
returning to Elghammar in 1898 where he was living when he married, in 1901,
Elin Charlotta Carlsson who was also working at Elghammar at that time. The
couple moved to a torp on the farm, Elghammarstugan, where Valfrid was torpare, then moved to Maria Magdelena
parish in Stockholm in June 1905, living first at Brännkyrkagatan 62 then at
Brännkyrkagatan 85, and his occupation is listed as a joiner (snickare).
Valfrid died later that year, on 16 December 1905, at Maria hospital (sjukhus). The cause of death is listed
as a ruptured liver (ruptina hepatis).
His address is listed as Brännkyrkagatan 85 and his occupation as a worker (arbet[are]). Valfrid was buried on 22
December 1905, in Bälinge parish, Södermanland.
Husförhörslängd & Församlingsböcker:
1874:
Brokugstugan, Bälinge, Södermanland
1874-1875:
På socknen skrifne, Bälinge, Södermanland
1876-1880:
På socknen skrifne, Bälinge, Södermanland
1881-1885:
På socknen skrifne, Bälinge, Södermanland
1886-1887:
På socknen skrifne, Bälinge, Södermanland
1887-1890:
Fattigstugan, Bälinge, Södermanland
1890:
Långmyran, Bälinge, Södermanland
1891-1892:
Långmyran, Bälinge, Södermanland
1892-1894:
Elghammar, Bälinge, Södermanland
1894-1896: Norrlands trängbataljon
1896-1897:
Elghammar, Bälinge, Södermanland
1897-1898: Nyköpings Västra, Södermanland
1898-1900:
Elghammar, Bälinge, Södermanland
1901:
Elghammar, Bälinge, Södermanland
1901-1905:
Elghammarstugan, Bälinge, Södermanland
1905:
Brännkyrkagatan 62, Maria Magdelena, Stockholms stad
1905-1907:
Brännkyrkagatan 85, Maria Magdelena, Stockholms stad
Klas Henning Malmström Palmé
on 29 December 1907 in Engelbrekt, Stockholms län, Sweden
Banns were read in Överjärna, Stockholms län on 1 December, 8 December and
15 December. Klas Henning (Malmström) Palmé is recorded as a shoemaker (skomakare), born on 14 October 1868,
resident at Sofieberg. Elin Charlotta Sundström born Karlsson is recorded as
a ???, born on 18 August 1879 and resident at Sofieberg (ibidem).
Claës Henning was born on 14 October 1868 and baptised on 25 October 1868 in
Lerbo, Södermanland, the son of Claës August Malmström and Stina Lotta Kling
from Östra Vegred in Lerbo, where the elder Claës was a tenant farmer (hyresgäst). The family moved to Asplund
in 1873 where the elder Claës is recorded as a shoemaker (skom[akare]).
The younger Claës moved from Asplund to Hornsgatan 74B in Maria parish in
Stockholm city in September 1888, where he is recorded as a shoeworker (skoarbetare). Claës returned to Asplund
in December of that year, and then back to Hornsgatan 74B in February 1889
now shown as a skomakeriarbetare.
He moved to Storkyrkoförsamlingen parish (aka Sankt Nikolai) in October 1889
when his occupation is shown as a shoemaker (skom[akare]),
then to Klara Östra Kyrkogata 12 in Klara parish in 1890 and Grefturegatan
48 in Hedvig Elenora parish at the end of 1892. In 1894 Claës moved to
Katrineholm in Stora Malm parish in Södermanland, now sporting an additional
surname of Palmé. In 1897 he returned to his parent's home in Asplund, Lerbo
parish for a year, then back to Katrineholm until 1899 when he moved to
Victoriaberg in Frustuna parish. Claës married Anna Erica Augusta Österholm
in Frustuna on 27 April 1902 and the couple moved to nearby Bergfana, where
they had three children, Claes, Karin and Edit. Anna died in October 1905,
and Claës and his three children moved to Fredericsdal later that year. At
around this time, he started to spell his first name as Klas. In September
1907 the family moved to Sofieberg in in Järna, Överjärna parish in
Stockholms län and two months later married Elin Charlotta (Karlsson)
Sundström, who had also moved to Sofieberg in October. The couple continued
to live at Sofieberg until 1909 when they moved to Karlberg, also in Järna.
In 1911 the family returned to Frustuna parish in Södermanland, living at
Opperby, until 1912 when they moved to Helvilla in Gryt parish. In 1915 they
moved to the town of Södertälje in Stockholm county, living at Ekenberg 74
until 1916, the kvarta 102 until 1917 and Näset AB Bostäder until 1918 when
they settled at Bolagsbostäderna, still in Södertälje, where Elin died in
1923. In 1925 Klas moved to Parkhem in Östertälje parish and then to Alborg
back in Södertälje parish in October 1926. Klas died in Södertälje on 15
December 1926. The cause of death is listed as valvular heart disease (vitium org[anicum] cordis). Klas was
buried on 19 December 1926.
Husförhörslängd & Församlingsböcker:
1868-1870:
Östra Vegred, Lerbo, Södermanland
1871-1873:
Östra Vegred, Lerbo, Södermanland
1873-1875:
Asplund, Lerbo, Södermanland
1876-1880:
Asplund, Lerbo, Södermanland
1881-1885:
Asplund, Lerbo, Södermanland
1886-1888:
Asplund, Lerbo, Södermanland
1888:
Hornsgatan 74 B, Maria Magdelena, Stockholms stad
1888-1889:
Asplund, Lerbo, Södermanland
1889:
Hornsgatan 74B, Maria Magdelena, Stockholms stad
1889-1890: W. l. g. 44, Storkyrkoförsamlingen, Stockholms stad (Storkyrkoförsamlingen
Inflyttningslängde 1889 p5 #25)
1890-1892:
Klara Östra Kyrkogata 12, Klara, Stockholms stad
1893-1894:
Grefturegatan 48, Hedvig Elenora, Stockholms stad
1894-1895:
Katrineholm stationer, Stora Malm, Södermanlands
1896-1897:
Katrineholm, Stora Malm, Södermanlands
1897-1898:
Asplund, Lerbo, Södermanland
1898-1899:
Katrineholm, Stora, Södermanland
1900:
Victoriaberg, Frustuna, Södermanland
1901-1902:
Victoriaberg, Frustuna, Södermanland
1902-1905:
Bergfana, Frustuna, Södermanland
1905-1906:
Fredericsdal B, Frustuna, Södermanland
1906-1907:
Fredericsdal B, Frustuna, Södermanland
1907-1909:
Sofieberg, Järna Stad, Överjärna, Stockholms län
1909-1910:
Karlberg, Järna Stad, Överjärna, Stockholms län
1911:
No. 22 Karlberg, Överjärna, Stockholms län
1911-1912:
Opperby, Frustuna, Södermanland
1912-1915:
Hevilla, Gryt, Södermanland
1915-1916:
Ekenberg 74, Södertälje, Stockholms län
1916-1917:
Kv. 102, Södertälje, Stockholms län
1917-1918:
Näset AB Bostäder, Södertälje, Stockholms län
1918-1920:
Bolagsbostäderna, Södertälje, Stockholms län
1921-1924:
Bolagsbostäderna, Södertälje, Stockholms län
1924:
Furusund, Södertälje, Stockholms län
1924-1925:
Bolagsbostäderna, Södertälje, Stockholms län
1925-1926:
Parkhem, Östertälje, Stockholms län
1926:
Alborg, Södertälje, Stockholms län
Elin was born in 1879 at the torp
Märrön in Frustuna parish, where her father was the torpare.
The family lived at Märrön until October 1890 when they moved to Solvik in
Lästringe parish. In 1897, Elin moved to Elghammar in Bälinge parish to work
as a maid (piga). Her sister
Johanna and brother Gustaf had both previously worked at Elghammar as well,
although they had left in 1895. Elin returned to Solvik in November 1899,
then went back to Elghammar in October 1900. She married Valfrid Sundström,
who also worked at Elghammar, on 9 November 1901 back in Lästringe, and the
couple then moved to Elghammarstugan where Valfrid was torpare.
In 1905 they moved to Brännkyrkagatan 62 and later that year to
Brännkyrkagatan 85 both in Maria Magedelena parish in Stockholm, where
Valfrid died in late 1905. As a widow, Elin's worked, perhaps as a
haircutter. A "hairworker" in Swedish would be a hårarbeterska
and the occupation as listed in the Överjärna
Inflyttningslängde, the marriage
record and the Sofieberg
Församlingsböcker all look to me to be more like harkåderska
but that doesn't seem to be a word, so hairworker is my best guess. Elin
moved to Sofieberg in in Järna, Överjärna parish in Stockholms län in
October 1907 and two months later married Klas Henning Malmström Palmé, a
shoemaker who had also moved to Sofieberg in October. Klas, whose first
spouse had also died in 1905, had three young children all under the age of
five - Klas, Karin and Edit. The couple continued to live at Sofieberg until
1909 when they moved to Karlberg, also in Järna. In 1911 the family returned
to Frustuna parish in Södermanland, living at Opperby, until 1912 when they
moved to Helvilla in Gryt parish. In 1915 they moved to the town of
Södertälje in Stockholm county, living at Ekenberg 74 until 1916, the kvarta
102 until 1917 and Näset AB Bostäder until 1918 when they settled at
Bolagsbostäderna, still in Södertälje, where Elin died in 1923.
28 May 1923, in Södertälje,
Stockholms län, Sweden
The cause of death is listed as pernicious
anemia (anamia perniciosa)
3 June 1923, in Södertälje,
Stockholms län, Sweden
1879-1880:
Märrön, Frustuna, Södermanland
1881-1885:
Märrön, Frustuna, Södermanland
1886-1890:
Märrön, Frustuna, Södermanland
1890-1891:
Solvik, Lästringe, Södermanland
1891-1894: Solvik, Lästringe, Södermanland
1895-1897:
Solvik, Lästringe, Södermanland
1897-1899:
Elghammar, Bälinge, Södermanland
1899-1900:
Solvik, Lästringe, Södermanland
1900:
Elghammar, Bälinge, Södermanland
1901:
Elghammar, Bälinge, Södermanland
1901-1905:
Elghammarstugan, Bälinge, Södermanland
1905:
Brännkyrkagatan 62, Maria Magdelena, Stockholms stad
1905-1907:
Brännkyrkagatan 85, Maria Magdelena, Stockholms stad
1907-1909:
Sofieberg, Järna Stad, Överjärna, Stockholms län (note: two entries,
line 11 before she was married in 1907 and line 6 after)
1909-1910:
Karlberg, Järna Stad, Överjärna, Stockholms län
1911:
No. 22 Karlberg, Överjärna, Stockholms län
1911-1912:
Opperby, Frustuna, Södermanland
1912-1915:
Hevilla, Gryt, Södermanland
1915-1916:
Ekenberg 74, Södertälje, Stockholms län
1916-1917:
Kv. 102, Södertälje, Stockholms län
1917-1918:
Näset AB Bostäder, Södertälje, Stockholms län
1918-1920:
Bolagsbostäderna, Södertälje, Stockholms län
1921-1923:
Bolagsbostäderna, Södertälje, Stockholms län
Eric Emil Carlsson
7 August 1877, at Märrön, Frustuna,
Södermanland, Sweden
6 September 1877, in Frustuna,
Södermanland, Sweden
Carl
August
Andersson
Johanna
Sophia
Jansdotter
27 February 1881, in Frustuna,
Södermanland, Sweden, aged 3 years, 6 months and 20 days
The cause of death is listed as scarlet fever (skarlakansfeber).
5 March 1881, in Frustuna,
Södermanland, Sweden
1877-1880:
Märrön, Frustuna, Södermanland
1881:
Märrön, Frustuna, Södermanland
Eric Emil Carlsson
19 February 1882, at Märrön,
Frustuna, Södermanland, Sweden
11 March 1882, in Frustuna,
Södermanland, Sweden
Carl
August
Andersson
Johanna
Sophia
Jansdotter
19 April 1882, at Märrön, Frustuna,
Södermanland, Sweden
The cause of death is listed as chest disease (bröståkomma).
22 April 1882
1882:
Märrön, Frustuna, Södermanland
Frans Gottfrid Carlsson
also spelled Frans Gottfrid Karlsson
14 March 1886, at Märrön, Frustuna,
Södermanland, Sweden
5 May 1901, in Lästringe,
Södermanland, Sweden
Carl
August
Andersson
Johanna
Sophia
Jansdotter
Anna Josefina Varnander on 6 June
1908 in Engelbrekt parish, Stockholm, Sweden
Banns were read in Engelbrekt on 12 April, 19 April and 26 April. Frans
Gottfrid Karlsson is recorded as a stock clerk (lagerbiträde),
born on 14 March 1896, and resident at Arbetaregatan 22. Anna Josefina
Varnander is recorded as being born on 16 January 1881 and resident at
Sturegatan 12.
Anna was the sister of Joanna Lovisa Warnander, who married Frans's brother
Klas in 1905. She was born on 16 January 1881 at Perlunda, Frustuna,
Södermanland, the daughter of Claus Johan Warnander, the torpare, and Johanna Carolina Petersson, and
baptised in Frustuna on 30 January 1881. She lived with her family at
Perlunda until 1900 when she moved to Gustafsvik to work as a piga,
and in 1901 she moved to Fredmansgatan W 13 in Maria parish, Stockholm. Anna
moved to Adolf Fredriks parish in 1902 and to Sturegatan 12 in Hedvig
Eleonora parish in 1903, where she is still recorded as a piga.
This was still Anna's address at her marriage to Frans Gottfrid Karlsson in
June 1908, and she moved to Frans's residence, Arbetaregatan 22 in Kungsholm
parish in August. Their first child, Marianna, was born in Kungsholm in
1909. In 1909 the family moved to Krassboda in Bromma parish, Stockholm
county, and in April 1910 they moved to Eriksberg in Sundbyberg parish,
Stockholm county. In October 1910 the family moved back to Frans's birth
parish of Frustuna in Södermanland, living at Berga, and moving in 1912 to
Degerfors parish in Örebro county, living at Bottesbol with Frans's elder
brother Klas who had married Anna's sister Johanna. In 1915, Klas left
Bottesbol, and Frans and family also left, going to 70 Afsöndringen Fristad,
still in Degerfors parish then to Solhem in Frustuna parish in 1918 and
Augustenborg, Frustuna in 1919. In 1923 they moved to Furuhill also in
Frustuna parish and in 1924 the family moved to Brännkyrka parish in
Stockholm. Frans died in Brännkyrka in 1952 and Anna died at Blåmesstigen1
in Brännkyrka on 26 April 1958, and was buried at Skogskyrkogården in
Stockholm.
Husförhörslängd & Församlingsböcker:
1881-1885:
Perlunda, Frustuna, Södermanland
1886-1890:
Perlunda, Frustuna, Södermanland
1891-1895:
Perlunda, Frustuna, Södermanland
1896-1900:
Perlunda, Frustuna, Södermanland
1900:
Gustafsvik, Frustuna, Södermanland
1901:
Gustafsvik, Frustuna, Södermanland
1901-1902:
Fredmansgatan 6AB & Bellmansgatan,27, Maria, Stockholms stad
1902-1903: Adolf Fredriks parish, Stockholms stad (Adolf Fredriks
Inflyttningslängde 1902 p219, Adolf
Fredriks Utflyttningslängde 1903 p99)
1903-1908:
Sturegatan 12, Hedvig Eleonora (split off into Engelbrekt parish in 1906),
Stockholms stad
1908-1909:
Arbetaregatan 22 & Arbetaregatan 4, Kungsholm, Stockholms stad
1909:
Krassboda, Bromma, Stockholms län
1909-1910:
Krassboda, Bromma, Stockholms län
1910:
Eriksberg, Sundbyberg, Stockholms län
1910-1911:
Berga, Frustuna, Södermanland
1911-1912:
Berga, Frustuna, Södermanland
1912-1915:
Bottesbol, Degerfors, Örebro
1915-1917:
70 Afsöndringen Fristad, Degerfors, Örebro
1917-1918:
70 Afsöndringen Fristad, Degerfors, Örebro
1918-1919:
Solhem, Frustuna, Södermanland
1919-1923:
Augustenborg, Frustuna, Södermanland
1923-1924:
Furuhill, Frustuna, Södermanland
1924-1926:
Ersta Villastad, Brännkyrka, Stockholms stad
Frans was born in 1886 at the torp Märrön in Frustuna parish,
Södermanland, where his father was the torpare.
The family lived at Märrön until October 1890 when they moved to Solvik in
Lästringe parish and in 1900 retired to next door Karlberg, then moved to
Albro in Sättersta parish in November 1901. In 1903 Frans moved away from
the family home to Bråten in Björnlunda parish where he worked as a farmhand
(dräng) until 1904 when he joined
the Svea Training Battalion (Svea trängkår) based in
Marieberg, Stockholm until 1907 and then in Örebro. Frans reached the rank
of corporal (korporal) in the
battalion before returning to his parent's residence at Albro in 1907. In
April 1908 Frans moved to Arbetaregatan 22 in Kungsholm parish in Stockholm
where he is listed as a stock clerk (lagerbitr[äde]),
and shortly thereafter he married Anna Josefina Varnander on 6 June 1908 in
Engelbrekt parish, Stockholm. Anna was the sister of Joanna Lovisa
Warnander, who married Frans's brother Klas in 1905. Their first child,
Marianna, was born in Kungsholm in February 1909 when Frans is again
recorded as a lagerbitr[äde]. In
1909 the family moved to Krassboda in Bromma parish, Stockholm county, where
Frans is recorded initially as a stock clerk and later as an agent (agent).
In April 1910 they moved to Eriksberg in Sundbyberg parish, Stockholm county
where Frans worked as a debt collector (inkasserare).
In October 1910 the family moved back to Frans's birth parish of Frustuna in
Södermanland, living at Berga where Frans is recorded first as a
construction worker (byggn[ads] arb[etare]),
then a railway worker (järnv[ägs]
arb[etare]). In 1912 the family moved to Degerfors parish in Örebro
county, living at Bottesbol with Frans's elder brother Klas. Frans is listed
as a mill worker (valsarb[etare]).
In 1915, Klas left Bottesbol, and Frans and family also left, going to 70
Afsöndringen Fristad, still in Degerfors parish then to Solhem in Frustuna
parish in 1918 and Augustenborg, Frustuna in 1919. In 1923 they moved to
Furuhill also in Frustuna parish, where Frans is again recorded as a
construction worker (byggn[ads] arb[etare]),
then in 1924 the family moved to Brännkyrka parish in Stockholm county.
Frans died at Blåmesstigen 1 in Brännkyrka in 1952.
14 May 1952 at Blåmesstigen 1,
Brännkyrka, Stockholms stad, Sweden
1886-1890:
Märrön, Frustuna, Södermanland
1890-1891:
Solvik, Lästringe, Södermanland
1891-1894: Solvik, Lästringe, Södermanland
1895-1900:
Solvik, Lästringe, Södermanland
1901:
Karlberg, Lästringe, Södermanland
1901-1903:
Albro no. 2, Sättersta, Södermanland
1903-1904:
Bråten, Björnlunda, Södermanland
1904-1907:
Kongl Svea Träng Bataljon 1-sta Kompaniet, Kungsholmen, Stockholms stad
1907-1908:
Albro no. 2, Sättersta, Södermanland
1908-1909:
Arbetaregatan 22 & Arbetaregatan 4, Kungsholm, Stockholms stad
1909:
Krassboda, Bromma, Stockholms län
1909-1910:
Krassboda, Bromma, Stockholms län
1910:
Eriksberg, Sundbyberg, Stockholms län
1910-1911:
Berga, Frustuna, Södermanland
1911-1912:
Berga, Frustuna, Södermanland
1912-1915:
Bottesbol, Degerfors, Örebro
1915-1917:
70 Afsöndringen Fristad, Degerfors, Örebro
1917-1918:
70 Afsöndringen Fristad, Degerfors, Örebro
1918-1919:
Solhem, Frustuna, Södermanland
1919-1923:
Augustenborg, Frustuna, Södermanland
1923-1924:
Furuhill, Frustuna, Södermanland
1924-1926:
Ersta Villastad, Brännkyrka, Stockholms stad
Gustaf Reinhold Carlsson
also spelled Gustaf Reinhold Karlsson
21 August 1870, at Märrön, Frustuna,
Södermanland, Sweden
8 September 1870, in Frustuna,
Södermanland, Sweden
Carl
August
Andersson
Johanna
Sophia
Jansdotter
1885, in Frustuna,
Södermanland, Sweden
Anna Sofia Gustafsson on 27 April
1901 in Torsåker, Södermanland, Sweden
Banns were read on 31 March, 2 April and 14 April 1901. Gustaf Reinhold
Karlsson is recorded as a son from
Solvik in Lästringe. Anna Sofia Gustafsson
is recorded as a dotter from
Solbergastugan.
Anna was born on 10 July 1872 at Solbergastugan, Torsåker, Södermanland, the
daughter of Gustaf Adolf Solberg and Anna Stina Larsdotter. She was baptised
on 21 July 1872, in Torsåker. Anna lived with her family at Solbergstugan, a
båtsmanstorp or small holding
provided to a naval seaman, until 1890 when she moved to Hällesta in
Frustuna parish to work as a maid (piga).
Anna returned to her family at Solbergastugan in 1892. Her father died in
October 1900, and Anna married Gustaf Reinhold Karlsson on 27 April 1901,
moving with her husband to Mellangården in Lästringe parish on 29 April. In
1902 they moved to Tuve kvarn in Sättersta where Anna gave birth to her
first and only child, Gustaf Algot. The family moved back to Lästringe in
1904, first to Veda, then to Lilla Brink in 1905. In March 1908, they moved
to Öfverby no.3 (also known as Lillgården) in Hyltinge parish, living now
with Anna's widowed mother who had still been living at Solbergastugan until
this time. Gustaf Reinhold died at Öfverby in 1914, and Gustaf Algot moved
out in 1915 to find work in Frustuna parish. The widowed Anna and her
widowed mother remained at Lillgården until her mother's death in February
1919, and Anna moved to the farm of her brother-in-law, Johan August
Karlsson at Rånäng (also known as Rönberga) in Frustuna parish in November
of that year. Anna remained at Rönberga even after Johan and family left in
1921, staying until 1924 when she moved to Ehrendals skola (school) when her
son Gustaf Algot became a teacher there. In 1927, Gustaf married, and Anna
moved to Gustafslund, then to Ragnhildsborg in 1928 where she lived until
1940. In 1940 Anna moved to Konradsborg where she was still living in 1941.
Husförhörslängd & Församlingsböcker:
1872-1875:
Solbergastugan, Torsåker, Södermanland
1876-1880:
Solbergastugan, Torsåker, Södermanland
1881-1885:
Solbergastugan, Torsåker, Södermanland
1886-1890:
Solbergastugan, Torsåker, Södermanland
1890:
Hällesta, Frustuna, Södermanland
1891-1892:
Hällesta, Frustuna, Södermanland
1892-1894:
Solbergastugan, Torsåker, Södermanland
1895-1900:
Solbergastugan, Torsåker, Södermanland
1901:
Solbergastugan, Torsåker, Södermanland
1901-1902:
Mellangården, Lästringe, Södermanland
1902-1904:
Tufve kvarn, Sättersta, Södermanland
1904-1905:
Veda, Lästringe, Södermanland
1905-1908:
Lilla Brink, Lästringe, Södermanland
1908-1909:
Öfverby No. 3 (or Lillgården), Hyltinge, Södermanland
1909-1918:
Öfverby No. 3 (or Lillgården), Hyltinge, Södermanland
1919:
Öfverby No. 3 (or Lillgården), Hyltinge, Södermanland
1919-1924:
Rånäng, Frustuna, Södermanland
1924:
Ehrendals skola, Frustuna, Södermanland
1925-1927:
Ehrendals skola, Frustuna, Södermanland
1927-1928:
Gustafslund, Frustuna, Södermanland
1928-1934:
Ragnhildsborg, Frustuna, Södermanland
1935-1940:
Ragnhildsborg, Frustuna, Södermanland
1940-1941:
Konradsborg, Frustuna, Södermanland
Gustaf was born in 1870 at the torp Märrön in Frustuna parish, where
his father was the torpare. The
family lived at Märrön until 1890 when they moved to Solvik in Lästringe
parish. In 1893, Gustaf moved to Mellanvik in Sättersta parish where he
worked as a farmhand (dräng), then,
in 1894, to Elghammar in Bälinge parish where his sister had been working
since 1891, where he worked as a dräng
and back to his father's torp
Solvik in 1895. In 1901 Gustaf moved with his parents to next door Karlberg,
and then married Anna Sofia Gustafsson on 27 April 1901 in Torsåker parish.
The couple moved to Mellangården back in Lästringe parish, where Gustaf is
listed as a workman (arbetare) and
in 1902 moved to Tuve kvarn in Sättersta where Gustaf was a farmhand (statsdräng). With their first child in
tow, Gustaf and Anna moved back to Lästringe in 1904, first to Veda (as a statsdräng), then to Lilla Brink in
1905 where Gustaf is listed as a torpare.
In March 1908, the family moved to Öfverby (or Lillgården) in Hyltinge
parish where Gustaf is listed as a home owner (hem-ägare)
and remained there until Gustaf's death in 1914.
7 December 1914 at Öfverby no. 3 (or
Lillgården), Hyltinge, Södermanland, Sweden
The cause of death is listed as tuberculosis (lungtuberkulos).
13 December 1914 in Hyltinge,
Södermanland, Sweden
1870:
Märrön, Frustuna, Södermanland
1871-1875:
Märrön, Frustuna, Södermanland
1876-1880:
Märrön, Frustuna, Södermanland
1881-1885:
Märrön, Frustuna, Södermanland
1886-1890:
Märrön, Frustuna, Södermanland
1890-1891:
Solvik, Lästringe, Södermanland
1891-1893: Solvik, Lästringe, Södermanland
1893-1894:
Mellanvik, Sättersta, Södermanland
1894-1895:
Elghammar, Bälinge, Södermanland
1895-1900:
Solvik, Lästringe, Södermanland
1901:
Karlberg, Lästringe, Södermanland
1901-1902:
Mellangården, Lästringe, Södermanland
1902-1904:
Tufve kvarn, Sättersta, Södermanland
1904-1905:
Veda, Lästringe, Södermanland
1905-1908:
Lilla Brink, Lästringe, Södermanland
1908-1909:
Öfverby No. 3 (or Lillgården), Hyltinge, Södermanland
1909-1914:
Öfverby No. 3 (or Lillgården), Hyltinge, Södermanland
Johan August Carlsson
also spelled Johan August Karlsson
26 November 1865, at Fiskartorp,
Vårdinge, Stockholm, Sweden
11 December 1865, in Vårdinge,
Stockholm, Sweden
Carl
August
Andersson
Johanna
Sophia
Jansdotter
1881, in Frustuna,
Södermanland, Sweden
Johanna Matilda Ek on 21
October 1894 in Frustuna, Södermanland, Sweden
Banns were read on 30 September, 7 October and 14 October 1894. Johan August
Carlsson is recorded as a drängar
from Betseläng. Johanna Mathilda Ek is recorded as a pigan
of the same place (das samma städer).
Johanna was born on 16 January 1862, at Betseläng, Frustuna, Södermanland,
the daughter of Eric Adolph Ek and Ulrica Cristina Persdotter, and baptised
in Frustuna on 19 January 1862. She lived at Betseläng until 1879 when she
moved to the nearby farm Gransjön to work as a servant (piga).
Johanna moved back to Betseläng in 1887, where her parents still lived (both
her parents died in 1889) and where she met Johan when he moved there in
1890, marrying him in 1894. The couple moved to Vinberga in 1894, then to
next door Smedsta in 1895 and to Hult in 1896, where Johanna gave birth to
her only child, Johan Walfrid. In 1904 the family moved to Rånäng (also
known as Rönberga), where Johanna died on 20 April 1908. The cause of death
is listed as stomach cancer (magkräfta).
Johanna was buried on 26 April 1908.
Husförhörslängd & Församlingsböcker:
1862-1865:
Betseläng, Frustuna, Södermanland
1866-1870:
Betseläng, Frustuna, Södermanland
1871-1875:
Betseläng, Frustuna, Södermanland
1876-1879:
Betseläng, Frustuna, Södermanland
1879-1880:
Gransjön, Frustuna, Södermanland
1881-1885:
Gransjön, Frustuna, Södermanland
1886-1887:
Gransjön, Frustuna, Södermanland
1887-1890:
Betseläng, Frustuna, Södermanland
1891-1894:
Betseläng, Frustuna, Södermanland
1894-1895:
Vinberga, Frustuna, Södermanland
1895-1896:
Smedsta, Frustuna, Södermanland
1896-1900:
Hult, Frustuna, Södermanland
1901-1903:
Hult, Frustuna, Södermanland
1904-1906:
Rånäng, Frustuna, Södermanland
1906-1908:
Rånäng, Frustuna, Södermanland
Augusta Maria Björkholm on 3
July 1910 in Frustuna, Södermanland, Sweden
Banns were read on 5 June, 12 June and 19 June 1910. Johan August Carlsson
is recorded as a widower (enkling)
and leaseholder (brukare) from
Rönberga. Augusta Maria Björkholm is
recorded as a tricot
knitter (trikästickerska)
of Lindsdal.
Augusta was born on 21 January 1872, at Lida, Sättersta, Södermanland, the
daughter of Carl Eric Björkholm and Sophia Mathilda Jansdotter. She was
baptised in Sättersta on 30 January 1872. The family moved from Lida to
Bergastugan in Sättersta in 1876 and then to Nytorp in Bogsta parish on 24
April 1880. In 1887, aged 15, Augusta left her family home and moved to
Berga back in Sättersta, Södermanland, where she worked as a piga,
returning to her parents' torp at
Bergastugan in Bogsta in 1892, then on to Nälberga in Tystberga parish in
1893 and then to Frustuna parish moving to Gnesta in 1895, Gnestaby in 1896,
Tabersberg in 1897, Lindsdal in 1900, Lugnet in 1903 and back to Lindsdal in
1908, working in these places as a piga.
In 1910 Augusta married Johan August Carlsson and moved to his leasehold at
Rånäng. They continued to live at Rånäng until 1921 when the family moved to
Granö living there at least until 1945.
Husförhörslängd & Församlingsböcker:
1872-1875:
Lida, Sättersta, Södermanland
1876:
Lida, Sättersta, Södermanland
1876-1880:
Bergastugan, Sättersta, Södermanland
1880:
Nytorp, Bogsta, Södermanland
1881-1885:
Nytorp, Bogsta, Södermanland
1886-1887:
Nytorp, Bogsta, Södermanland
1887-1890:
Berga, Sättersta, Södermanland
1891-1892:
Berga, Sättersta, Södermanland
1892-1893:
Bergastugan, Bogsta, Södermanland
1893-1895:
Nälberga, Tystberga, Södermanland
1895:
Gnesta No. 2, Frustuna, Södermanland
1896-1897:
Gnestaby No. 2, Frustuna, Södermanland
1897-1900:
Tabersberg, Frustuna, Södermanland
1900:
Lindsdal, Frustuna, Södermanland
1901-1903:
Lindsdal, Frustuna, Södermanland
1903-1906:
Lugnet, Frustuna, Södermanland
1906-1908:
Lugnet, Frustuna, Södermanland
1908-1910:
Lindsdal, Frustuna, Södermanland
1910-1911:
Rånäng, Frustuna, Södermanland
1911-1916:
Rånäng, Frustuna, Södermanland
1916-1921:
Rånäng, Frustuna, Södermanland
1921-1924:
Granö, Frustuna, Södermanland
1925-1934:
Granö, Frustuna, Södermanland
1935-1941:
Granö, Frustuna, Södermanland
Farmworker (dräng),
tenant farmer (torpare) and
leaseholder (brukare)
Johan was born on his uncle's torp at
Fiskartorp in Vårdinge, Stockholms län in 1865. His family moved to
Ehrendahl in Frustuna parish, Södermanland in 1866 and then to Märrön, torp
under Ehrendahl in 1868. Johan left the family torp in 1887 for next-door
Malmsjöstugan where he is listed as a farmworker (dräng),
then moved to Carlsro in 1889 and that same year back to Märrön. In 1890,
Johan moved to Betseläng, still in Frustuna parish, again listed as a
farmworker. Here he met and married Johanna Ek in January 1894 and later
that year they moved to Vinberga where Johan is listed as a statsdräng
- a farm worker receiving wages partly in provisions, then to next door
Smedsta in 1895, still shown as a statsdräng.
The couple moved from Smedsta to Hult in 1896 where Johan was listed as a
tenant farmer (torpare), then in
1904 Johan and family moved to Rånäng (also known as Rönberga) where he is
listed as a leaseholder (brukare).
Johanna died in 1908 and Johan married Augusta Maria Björkholm in 1910. They
continued to live at Rånäng until 1921 when the family moved to Granö where
Johan is listed as another sort of leaseholder (arrendator).
Johan and Augusta lived at Granö at least until 1945.
1865:
Fiskartorp, Vårdinge, Stockholms län
1866:
Fiskartorp, Vårdinge, Stockholms län
1866-1868:
Ehrendahl, Frustuna, Södermanland
1868-1870:
Märrön, Frustuna, Södermanland
1871-1875:
Märrön, Frustuna, Södermanland
1876-1880:
Märrön, Frustuna, Södermanland
1881-1885:
Märrön, Frustuna, Södermanland
1886-1887:
Märrön, Frustuna, Södermanland
1887-1889:
Malmsjöstugan, Frustuna, Södermanland
1889:
Carlsro, Frustuna, Södermanland
1889-1890:
Märrön, Frustuna, Södermanland
1890:
Betseläng, Frustuna, Södermanland
1891-1894:
Betseläng, Frustuna, Södermanland
1894-1895:
Vinberga, Frustuna, Södermanland
1895-1896:
Smedsta, Frustuna, Södermanland
1896-1900:
Hult, Frustuna, Södermanland
1901-1903:
Hult, Frustuna, Södermanland
1904-1906:
Rånäng, Frustuna, Södermanland
1906-1911:
Rånäng, Frustuna, Södermanland
1911-1916:
Rånäng, Frustuna, Södermanland
1916-1921:
Rånäng, Frustuna, Södermanland
1921-1924:
Granö, Frustuna, Södermanland
1925-1934:
Granö, Frustuna, Södermanland
1935-1941:
Granö, Frustuna, Södermanland
Johanna Augusta (Carlsson) Johansson
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Johanna Augusta (Carlsson) Johansson
holding a child on her lap
(click for full photograph)
photo provided by Roger Andersson
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also spelled Johanna Augusta Karlsson
28 March 1872, at Märrön, Frustuna,
Södermanland, Sweden
13 April 1872, in Frustuna,
Södermanland, Sweden
Carl
August Andersson
Johanna
Sophia Jansdotter
1887, in Frustuna,
Södermanland, Sweden
Carl
Johan Johansson on 20 October 1895 in Bälinge, Södermanland, Sweden
Banns were read on 22 September, 29 September and 6 October. Carl Johan
Johansson is recorded as a dräng, born on 13 August 1866, resident at
Salthälla. Johanna Augusta Carlsson is recorded as born on 28 March 1872 and
resident at Elghammar.
Johanna was born in 1872 at the torp Märrön in Frustuna parish, where
her father was the torpare. The
family lived at Märrön until October 1890 when they moved to Solvik in
Lästringe parish. In October 1891, Johanna moved to Elghammar in Bälinge
parish where she worked as a maid (piga)
until 1895, when she married Carl Johan Johannson who was working as a dräng at Salthälla, also in Bälinge.
The couple moved to Gärdesta
in Lästringe parish where they lived until 1898, then moving to Grömstatorp
where Karl was initially a farmworker (statdräng)
but later a leaseholder (arrendator).
Here Johanna had her first child, a son named Johan. In 1900 the family
moved to next door Stafstugan where Karl was the tenant farmer (torpare).
Johanna bore three more children at Stafstugan before the family moved to
Grindstugan in 1904. In 1907 the family moved to Solberga in Torsåker parish
where they added five more children to the clan before departing for
Frustuna parish in 1917. There they lived at Öster-Kärf until 1923 when they
moved to Oskarshäll and then to Konradsberg in 1924. Karl died in 1929, but
Johanna continued to live at Konradsberg where she was still living in 1941.
She lived her last years at street Mosebacke in Gnesta, Södermanland.
Johanna used the surname Carlsson, rather than the true patronymic which
would have been Carlsdotter, presumably as part of the transformation
of patronymic names into permanent family names that was occurring in
Sweden at this time. From about 1900 on, the surname was more commonly
spelled Karlsson. She also seems to have started to use her husband's
surname, another more modern practice, around 1917, when the
församlingsböcker begin to refer to her as Johanna Augusta formerly Karlsson
and after her husband's death as Johanna Augusta Johansson formerly
Karlsson. Johanna used the name Augusta as her first name.
13 May 1956
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Gravestone of Carl Johan Johansson and
family, including his wife Johanna Augusta (Carlsson) Johansson,
son Bror Gustav Harry Johansson and daughter Astrid Augusta Adelia
Johansson, in Frustuna cemetery, Södermanland, Sweden
photograph from Roger Andersson
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Frustuna cemetery, Frustuna,
Södermanland, Sweden. Grave number F 04 188.
1872-1875:
Märrön, Frustuna, Södermanland (Husförhörslängd)
1876-1880:
Märrön, Frustuna, Södermanland (Husförhörslängd)
1881-1885:
Märrön, Frustuna, Södermanland (Husförhörslängd)
1886-1890:
Märrön, Frustuna, Södermanland (Husförhörslängd)
1890-1891:
Solvik, Lästringe, Södermanland (Husförhörslängd)
1891: Solvik, Lästringe, Södermanland (Husförhörslängd)
1891-1895:
Elghammar, Bälinge, Södermanland (Husförhörslängd)
1895-1898:
Gärdesta, Lästringe, Södermanland (Församlingsböcker)
1898-1900:
Grömstatorp, Lästringe, Södermanland (Församlingsböcker)
1900:
Stafstugan, Lästringe, Södermanland (Församlingsböcker)
1901-1904:
Stafstugan, Lästringe, Södermanland (Församlingsböcker)
1904-1907:
Grindstugan, Lästringe, Södermanland (Församlingsböcker)
1907-1910:
Solberga, Torsåker, Södermanland (Församlingsböcker)
1911-1917:
Solberga, Torsåker, Södermanland (Församlingsböcker)
1917-1923:
Öster-Kärf, Frustuna, Södermanland (Församlingsböcker)
1923-1924:
Oskarshäll, Frustuna, Södermanland (Församlingsböcker)
1924:
Konradsberg, Frustuna, Södermanland (Församlingsböcker)
1925-1934:
Konradsberg, Frustuna, Södermanland (Församlingsböcker)
1935-1941:
Konradsberg, Frustuna, Södermanland (Församlingsböcker)
Maria Sophia Carlsson
13 January 1884, at Märrön, Frustuna,
Södermanland, Sweden
1 May 1884, in Frustuna,
Södermanland, Sweden
Carl
August Andersson
Johanna
Sophia Jansdotter
25 May 1885, at Märrön, Frustuna,
Södermanland, Sweden
The cause of death is listed as measles (messling).
29 May 1885
1884-1885:
Märrön, Frustuna, Södermanland
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