Hello everybody, This is my first post on here. I have been going back through early records in Hässjö to find more family members for my ancestor Jacob Larsson. With a fresh set of eyes, I have now discovered that he used the name Svensson in early years, and actually the only record he is described as Larsson is his widow's burial record, which is the first one I found previously.
Jacob Larsson of Krigsbyn had several children with his wife, Helena Olofsdotter, including a son, Olof Jacobsson, in 16 Feb 1747. Looking at Olof's record again, it does seem to be Jacob Svensson. Have I got it all wrong, and mixed up two families, or has Jacob changed his name for some reason? Was this a usual occurrence?