Svanberg, Maggie Beatrice b1896. Emigr 1922 - Returned & died Sweden

[Lynda Hylander]

Hello,
I am researching my grandmother's family....... I know her maiden name was Svanberg and her mother was Josephina Bernadina Svanberg, but nothing more.  She (Maggie Beatrice) was born in Vastra Gotaland, Sweden, 9 January 1896 and she and her husand, Carl Axel Hammarstrom emigrated to America in 1922, just after my father was born.  My father was left with his grandmother, Josephina, who raised him till he was 9 years when his mother returned to bring him to America. Dad was born at home in Molndal, Sweden.  Farmor returned to Sweden in her later years and is buried in Ulland, Sweden.  From my father's Swedish birth certificate I found that my grandmother was married to Gustaf Westerberg before Carl and I know she had 2 daughters by him, Betsie Alinda and ?.  They divorced 3 Feb 1920.  My grandmother never talked about any of this, but I have been able to put together pieces of this puzzle from talking with my father and friends at ancestry.com.  If anyone has any more information about Josephina or any other possible family members I would be so grateful...... Thank you very much.

[Eva Almqvist]

Hello Lynda,
this is from the CD Swedish census 1900
 
Svanberg, Gustaf Reinhold   1869   Father
Andreasson, Josefina Bernhardina   1870   Mother
(Barn), Rosa Annie   1889   Child
(Barn), Sanfrid Harry   1893   Child
(Barn), Maggie Beatrice   1896   Child
(Barn), Inez Lizzie   1900   Child
 
Record 1537070
 
Svanberg, Gustaf Reinhold
Mureriarbetare
b. 1869 in Göteborgs domkyrkoförs (Göteborgs och Bohus län, Västergötland)
Man, married, father
6:e Roten 107 D
Göteborgs Masthugg (Göteborgs och Bohus län, Västergötland)
Place of birth (original source): Domkyrkoförsamlingen Göteborg
 
Record 1537071
 
Andreasson, Josefina Bernhardina
b. 1870 in Fässberg (Göteborgs och Bohus län, Västergötland)
h.
Woman, married, mother
6:e Roten 107 D
Göteborgs Masthugg (Göteborgs och Bohus län, Västergötland)
Place of birth (original source): Fässberg Göteborgs och Bohus län
 
Record 1537072
 
Maggie Beatrice
b. 1896 in Göteborgs Haga (Göteborgs och Bohus län, Västergötland)
d.
Girl, child
6:e Roten 107 D
Göteborgs Masthugg (Göteborgs och Bohus län, Västergötland)
Place of birth (original source): Göteborgs Haga Göteborgs och Bohus län

[Eva Dahlberg]

Hej Lynda, from the dvd Swedish death index 1901-2009
 
18960109-9303
Hammarström, Maggie Beatrice
Pionvägen 5D
311 33  Falkenberg
Dead 12/20/1988.
Registered (1984) in Stafsinge, Falkenbergs kn (Hallands län, Halland). Registered for taxation (1984) in the same parish.
Born 1/9/1896 in Göteborgs Haga (Göteborgs och Bohus län, Västergötland).
Widow (3/9/1965).
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A starting point at least.
regards,
Eva

[Eva Dahlberg]

Her parents:
 
18701001
Svanberg f. Andersson, Josefina Bernhardina
Brunnsgatan 12
Dead 9/1/1942.
Registered in Göteborgs Annedal, Göteborgs stad (Göteborgs och Bohus län, Västergötland).
Born 10/1/1870 (no place of birth i.e. it's not given in the sources that were transcribed for the dvd)
 
Widow.
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18691124
Andersson Svanberg, Gustaf Reinhold
Viktoriag 39
Dead 7/23/1916.
Registered in Göteborgs Vasa, Göteborgs stad (Göteborgs och Bohus län, Västergötland).
Born 11/24/1869 (no place of birth i.e. it's not given in the sources that were transcribed for the dvd)
 
Married man.
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regards,
Eva

[Lynda Hylander]

Ladies,
Tack så mycket, mahalo nui loa....... for this wonderful information!  You have found my great grandparents!  Dad never knew his grandfather, and when he was 15 or 16 he worked on a freighter to go home to Sweden to see his grandmother, Josephina.  That was the last he saw her before she died.  I only wish Dad was still alive to hear all this....... again, thank you very much.....
 
If it is not asking too much...... can you find any information about Gustaf Westerberg?  There is some brief info about him in my first posting......  I only know one of his and Maggie's daughter's names (I was named after her), but I know there were 2 daughters......  tack......

[Lynda Hylander]

It seems that the more answers you get, the more questions you have!  On the 1900 Swedish census it lists Sanfrid Harry as a sibling of my grandmother, Maggie Beatrice.  In America the name Harry is either short for Harriet (female), or Harry (male).  I am not familiar with the name Sanfrid, whether it is for a man or woman, but, I knew one of my grandmother's sisters, Moster Zerney (that is how we spelled it, don't know if that is correct)...... is that possibly a shortened version of Sanfrid?  Maybe we should have spelled it Serney?  I guess my real question is..... is Sanfrid Harry a female or a male!
 
Could someone please translate for me?  I am using the google translator, but sometimes come up with no translation.....
Goteborgs och Bohus Ian, Vastergotland
masthugg
domkyrkoforsamlingen
haga
annedal
 
I am gathering a list of these terms to refer back to when necessary.  When my sisters and I were children my mother encouraged my father to speak Swedish to us, but unfortunately he refused...... so I only learned a few phrases.  My son studied Swedish for a few semesters in university, but not enough to become fluent, so I say tack sa mycket for your help.......

[Bo Johansson]

Sanfrid is a male name, and Harry is a male name in Sweden.
 
Plus, Sanfrid Harry is recorded as boy in the 1900 Swedish census:
 
Sanfrid Harry
b. 1893 in Göteborgs domkyrkoförs (Göteborgs och Bohus län, Västergötland)
s.
Boy, child
 
6:e Roten 107 D
Göteborgs Masthugg (Göteborgs och Bohus län, Västergötland)
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Göteborgs och Bohus län = Göteborgs och Bohus county, consisting of the city Göteborg and the province Bohuslän.
 
In 1998 Västra Götaland county (Västra Götalands län) was created from Göteborgs och Bohus county, Älvsborg county, and Skaraborg county.
 
Västergötland = a province, part of  Västra Götaland county, before 1998 the west part belonged to Älvsborg county (together with the province Dalsland), the east part was Skaraborg county.
 
Göteborgs Masthugg = a parish in Göteborg city, created 1883 from part of the Domkyrko parish.
 
Domkyrkoförsamlingen (the Domkyrko parish) = a parish in Göteborg city, also called Göteborgs Gustavi parish.
 
Göteborgs Haga = a parish in Göteborg city, created 1883 from part of the Domkyrko parish.
 
Göteborgs Annedal = a parish in Göteborg city created 1908 from parts of Haga and Masthugg parishes.
 
// Bo Johansson
 
(Meddelandet ändrat av bojoha 2011-03-31 16:34)

[Bo Johansson]

Perhaps your Moster Zerney was born after 1900?
 
In Swedish Census 1900 there are 8 girls/women named Zerny, 1 Zerne, 2 Serna, 2 Serni, and 1 Sernea.
 
// Bo Johansson

[Lynda Hylander]

Hello friends in Sweden,
You have so generously helped me in my search, might I ask if you could help one more time...... now that I know my great grandparents names, Gustaf Reinhold Svanberg (b. 24 Nov 1869, d. 23 July 1916, Goteborgs och Bohus lan, Vastergotland), and Josefina Bernhardina Andreasson (b. 1 October 1870 in Fassberg, Vastra Gotaland, d. 1 September 1942 in Goteborgs och Bohus lan, Vastergotland);  I would be so happy if I could go back one more generation to their parents.......  any further help you can share with me will be greatly appreciated...... many, many thanks.....
 
Lynda

[Niklas Nyström]

Hi Lynda, I think this must be your Gustaf Reinhold:

 
I think it read:  
Nov 26 1869 Gustaf Reinhold, Oäkta (borned out of marrige, sorry for my bad translation)
father - Andersson Frans August arbetskarl, (worker).
Mother - Fattig (= poor), Carlsson Anna Maria (?)
her age 30
regards /Niklas
 
(Meddelandet ändrat av Niklas75 2011-04-13 21:33)

[Niklas Nyström]

...and this might be Josefina Bernhadina:

Borned okt 1, Baptised okt 2
father - arb. (Worker) Johannes Andreasson i Mölndal Letsegård
Mother - Britta Christina Andersdtr (short for Andersdotter)
 
this is from 1880 census:
Andreasson, Johannes   1843   Far
Andersdotter, Brita Kristina   1845   Mor
(Barn), Johan Verner   1877   Barn
(Barn), Josefina Bernhardina   1870   Barn
(Barn), Anna Emilia   1875   Barn
Post 1880-14-1-2445
 
Johan Verner
 
f. 1877 i Fässberg (Göteborgs och Bohus län, Västergötland)
 
s.
Pojke, barn i familjen
 
Knarrhögen
Fässberg (Göteborgs och Bohus län, Västergötland)
 
Registrerad födelseort: Fässberg Göteborgs- och Bohuslän
Post 1880-14-1-2446
 
Josefina Bernhardina
 
f. 1870 i Fässberg (Göteborgs och Bohus län, Västergötland)
 
d.
Ogift kvinna, barn i familjen
 
Knarrhögen
Fässberg (Göteborgs och Bohus län, Västergötland)
 
Registrerad födelseort: Fässberg Göteborgs- och Bohuslän
Post 1880-14-1-2447
 
Anna Emilia
 
f. 1875 i Fässberg (Göteborgs och Bohus län, Västergötland)
 
d.
Ogift kvinna, barn i familjen
 
Knarrhögen
Fässberg (Göteborgs och Bohus län, Västergötland)
 
Registrerad födelseort: Fässberg Göteborgs- och Bohuslän
 
this is from 1890 census, where you can see that Josefina Bernhadina is living with her family and now have a daughter:
Andreasson, Johannes   1843   Far
Andersdotter, Brita Christina   1845   Mor
(Barn), Anna Emilia   1875   Barn
(Barn), Johan Werner   1877   Barn
(Barn), Amanda Charlotta   1881   Barn
(Barn), Harald Sanfrid   1884   Barn
(Barn), Carl Hjalmar   1887   Barn
(Barn), Martha Alexandra   1889   Barn
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(Saknar efternamn), Josefina Bernhardina   1870   Mor
(Barn), Rosa Annie   1889   Barn
 
regards / Niklas
 
(Meddelandet ändrat av Niklas75 2011-04-13 21:49)
 
(Meddelandet ändrat av Niklas75 2011-04-13 23:44)

[Niklas Nyström]

Sorry, I forgot to give you the source to the pictures above.
The first one: Göteborgs Domkyrkoförsamling C:12 (1865-1871) Bild 354
The second: Fässberg C:7 (1869-1877) Bild 39
 
And this is from the 1890 census:
 
Post 2721656
Josefina Bernhardina
f. 1870 i Fässberg (Göteborgs och Bohus län, Västergötland)
d.
Ogift kvinna, mor i familjen
Annedal 148
Göteborgs Haga (Göteborgs och Bohus län, Västergötland)
Födelseort i källan: Fässberg Boh. l.
 
Post 2721657
 
Rosa Annie
f. 1889 i Göteborgs Haga (Göteborgs och Bohus län, Västergötland)
hennes oä. d.
Flicka, barn i familjen
Annedal 148
Göteborgs Haga (Göteborgs och Bohus län, Västergötland)
Födelseort i källan: Haga
 
/Niklas
 
(Meddelandet ändrat av Niklas75 2011-04-13 20:07)

[Niklas Nyström]

This could be your Gustaf Westerberg:
18900220-483
 
Westerberg, Gustaf Vilhelm
 
Forsåkersg 44
 
Död 12/9 1959.
 
Kyrkobokförd i Mölndal, Mölndals kn (Göteborgs och Bohus län, Bohuslän).
 
Född 20/2 1890 i Fässberg (Göteborgs och Bohus län, Västergötland).
 
Frånskild man (2/3 1920). (divorced)
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Motsvarande kyrkobokföringsförsamling(ar) 1/1 2010:
Fässberg, Mölndals kn (Västra Götalands län, Västergötland)
Stensjön, Mölndals kn (Västra Götalands län, Västergötland)
 
Födelseförsamling i källan:
Fässberg (Göteborgs och Bohus län)
 
Källor:
DB, FS / DOR 52-60
 
To find out who his children are you can order a bouppteckning at: http://www.riksarkivet.se/default.aspx?id=17462
 
If you are happy with just getting the info on e-mail there is often just a small cost, 1-2 dollar.
 
This man, who might be a relative, lived on the same adress in 1970:
1907-04-23
 
Westerberg, Gunnar Sigfrid
 
Forsåkersg 44
431 33  Mölndal
 
Kyrkobokförd i Mölndal (Mölndals kn, Göteborgs och Bohus län, Västergötland), distrikt 08, fastighet 56310. Mantalsskriven på samma ort.
 
Född 23/4 1907 i Fässberg (Göteborgs och Bohus län, Västergötland).
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Källa: Mtl Göteborgs och Bohus län 1971
 
19070423-4897

Westerberg, Gunnar Sigfrid
 
Forsåkersg 44
431 33  Mölndal
 
Död 1/9 1987.
 
Kyrkobokförd (1985) i Stensjön, Mölndals kn (Göteborgs och Bohus län, Västergötland). Mantalsskriven (1985) på samma ort.
 
Född 23/4 1907 i Fässberg (Göteborgs och Bohus län, Västergötland).
 
Änkling (13/9 1966).
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Motsvarande kyrkobokföringsförsamling(ar) 1/1 2010:
Stensjön, Mölndals kn (Västra Götalands län, Västergötland)
 
Födelseförsamling i källan:
Fässberg (Göteborgs och Bohus län)
 
Källor:
RTB 87 / SPAR 90
 
and this was Gunnar Sigfrids wife:
19111126-480
 
Westerberg f. Persson, Klara Gudrun Antoinetta
 
Forsåkersg 44
 
Död 13/9 1966.
 
Kyrkobokförd i Mölndal, Mölndals kn (Göteborgs och Bohus län, Bohuslän).
 
Född 26/11 1911 i Fässberg (Göteborgs och Bohus län, Västergötland).
 
Gift kvinna (13/2 1932).
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Motsvarande kyrkobokföringsförsamling(ar) 1/1 2010:
Fässberg, Mölndals kn (Västra Götalands län, Västergötland)
Stensjön, Mölndals kn (Västra Götalands län, Västergötland)
 
Födelseförsamling i källan:
Fässberg (Göteborgs och Bohus län)
 
Källor:
DB, FS / DOR 66
 
/Niklas
 
(Meddelandet ändrat av Niklas75 2011-04-13 22:09)

[Niklas Nyström]

...and pherhaps this is his family in 1900:
 
Vesterberg, Karl Herman   1855   Far
Johansson, Augusta   1862   Mor
(Barn), Johan Albert   1882   Barn
(Barn), Karl Arvid   1886   Barn
(Barn), Alma Konstantia   1888   Barn
(Barn), Gustaf Vilhelm   1890   Barn
(Barn), Hugo Anshelm   1892   Barn
(Barn), Anna Linnéa Elisabet   1894   Barn
(Barn), John Edvin   1896   Barn
(Barn), Hildur Sofia   1898   Barn
(Barn), Ellen Viktoria   1900   Barn
 
info on Gustaf Vilhelm:
Post 1252437
 
Gustaf Vilhelm
 
f. 1890 i Fässberg (Göteborgs och Bohus län, Västergötland)
 
s.
Pojke, barn i familjen
 
Roten A N:o 2
Fässberg (Göteborgs och Bohus län, Västergötland)
 
Födelseort i källan: Fässberg Göteborgs och Bohus län
 
 
/Niklas

[Niklas Nyström]

just for fun:

/Niklas

[Niklas Nyström]

I think I´ve found Brita Christinas parents:

Sätila C:6 (1842-1860) Bild 26 / sid 43
 
 
18450806
 
Andreasson f. Andersdotter, Brita Kristina
 
17 12/4 13
 
Död 28/2 1929.
 
Kyrkobokförd i Göteborgs Annedal, Göteborgs stad (Göteborgs och Bohus län, Västergötland).
 
Född 6/8 1845 (ingen uppgift om födelseort)
 
Änka.
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Motsvarande kyrkobokföringsförsamling(ar) 1/1 2010:
Göteborgs Annedal, Göteborgs kn (Västra Götalands län, Västergötland)
 
Källor:
SCB
 
/Niklas - time to go to bed

[Björn Sonesson]

A correction to Niklas' message April 13, 16:32.  
 
The mother Anna Maria Carlsson was NOT poor (fattig), the mother was a fiancée (fästeqvinna). In modern swedish, she shuould be called fästmö.  
Yours sincerely, Björn

[Lynda Hylander]

I am not able to read the picture about Brita Kristina's parents..... could you type it out for me?  My printer does not print up the entire frame.  Tack sa mycket....

[Niklas Nyström]

I´ll give it a try, but pherhaps some one else can help you out better?
 
I think it reads;
 
Par (parents) Anders Swensson and Britta Johansdotter living at Abborkärrskulle vid Backegl. (?)
 
The rest is present at the baptise:
Anders Olofsson i Hede Böreslagl (?)
Erik Andersson, ibid (=from the same place), H (Wife), Karin Andersdotter på Tokaslätt (?) und. Smälteryd
Christina Nilsdotter på Klätten (?) på Rno. (?)

[Björn Sonesson]

Hi again. I see that here we have abbreviations that makes that the endings -ården and -er arent't outspelled.  
 
My completions of what Niklas wrote earlier today.  
 
1.) vid Backegården
 
2.) i Hede Bössagården (it was two kind of s in old swedish)
 
3.) på Tokaslätt under Smälteryd ...
 
4.) på Klätten på Kronoallmänningen  
 
The last words in this document is about the fee they paid to the church. I think it means one (1) Skilling Banco. (swedish shilling)  
 
Yours sinserely, Bjoern Sonesson
 
(Meddelandet ändrat av Sone 2011-04-14 16:27)

[Eva Dahlberg]

Niklas, just a quick note for your information, the dvd Swedish Death Index 1901-2009  (which is the source you also should mention above), is bi-lingual (at least most information is available in both languages). So when you answer a thread in English it might be more useful to first press the American flag in the top right corner and then use the copy to clipboard function to paste the search results into your answer.  
 
The reference to the source is both because you always should mention this as stated in the rules for this forum, and due to the fact that information might differ between the different versions of the Swedish Death Index (corrections as well as complementary information, see article here pages 20-25, in Swedish for a comparison between versions 3 and 4 which is valid also for version 5).  
 
med vänliga hälsningar,
Eva

[Niklas Nyström]

Eva - thank you for useful information, I hadn´t noticed that function in SDI1901-2009!. And of course you´re right consearning mention the sources, I just got carried away last night...
 
best regards / Niklas - who dares wins!

[Lynda Hylander]

Hello,
I recently found the correct spelling of where my grandmother, Maggie Beatrice (Svanberg Westerberg) Hammarstrom is buried...... Ullared.  She died in Falkenberg...... I would like to find the cemetery but when I google Ullared all I get is a large department store!  She was born January 9, 1896 in Goteburg and died 20 December 1988.  Thank you for any help......
 
Lynda

[Britt Lind]

Lynda, if you Google ullareds kyrka (church) and Ullareds socken (parish) you will find pictures and a map.

[Martin Nilsson]

Hejsan!
 
Det verkar som att min mammas tremänning har skrivit till er här...
Min morfars Mamma var Zerny Daga Svanberg syster till Maggie Beatrice Svanberg gift Hammarström när hon dog.
 
Hi there! It seems that my mom's third cousin has written to you here ...
My grandfather's mother was Zerny Daga Svanberg sister to Maggie Beatrice Svanberg, Hammarstrom married when she died.
 
// Martin Nilsson

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