CD lookup please

[Bob Carlson]

Beda Karlsson applied for a passport 13.7.1900
she was from Söderby, Lemland, Sverige.
She is believed to have joined the merchant navy about this time. She is thought to have gone to the UK and stayed. She was born 3rd May 1875 or 1876.

[Elisabeth Thorsell]

Lemland is a parish in the province of Åland, that belongs to Finland. There is however a discussion about Åland further down this page, as it is a Swedish-speaking part of Finland with close ties to the Swedish mainland. Try a query under Åland.