Blomquist (?), Charles b1857 (abt) Sweden. Emigr to Dundee. Origin in Sweden ?

[Anthea Fisher]

Hello, I'm hoping someone might be able to help me find the birth parish of Charles John Thomson Blomquist born about 1857 in Sweden. He was a merchant seaman and settled in Dundee, marrying Mary Walker in 1879. Their marriage entry shows Charles' parents as Charles John Thomson Blomquist (deceased, occupation was farmer) and Anna Christina Verkolin. Are both these names Swedish and are they spelled correctly?
 
I'm really hoping someone can help me solve this very old puzzle.

[Claes-Göran Magnusson]

In the middle of the 1900th century they used patronymics. Blomquist is a rather common name, while Verkolin (if that is spelled right) is unusual.

[Claes-Göran Magnusson]

There was a Werkelin family on Fårö (I) according to Disbyt ...

[Claes-Göran Magnusson]

This might be the one - Karl Johan Blomqvist, b. 1857-10-26 in Sala (U). He emigrated to England 1879-08-02 from (3:e Kvarteret) Gävle (X). [Source: Emiweb]

[John Bentley]

And from Sala town parish records, father was Carl Blomquist (farm hand at time of birth, father was a farmer) and the mother was Anna Stina Wikström. Pretty consistent with your original, given Stina is a shortening of Christina and the likely corruption of Wikström when pronounced the Swedish way to an English ear or as misreading of the written word. Though the origin of the John Thomson is a bit more elusive.  
John
 
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