Janson/ Jansson, John P.B. (or Peter J.B.)

[Scott Janson]

Hi,
I am just starting my searches so I need lots of information.   But I'll start with the following questions:
 
My ggfather John P.B. Janson/Jansson was born in Stockholm on April 22, 1872 (or 1779).  He came to the U.S. around 1900 with his wife Emily A.(Soderstrom). Emily was also born in Stockholm in 1881.  They stayed in the Boston area for a few years before moving to Detroit, Michigan around 1904.
 
John's parents were Jacob Janson/Jansson and Hedwig Hokanson.
 
I am curious to find out:
The parish that John & Emily are from?
Did they have any siblings?
 
I am certain that I have relatives still in Sweden and am anxious to one day find them.
 
Best Regards,
Scott Janson

[Judy Olson Baouab]

Scott,
 
I wonder what birth year 1779 was supposed to be. I assume you meant a year close to 1872. I hope you meant 1869.
 
Here is someone who has all the initials you listed but in a different order. He is Per Johan Bernhard, and the Johan part was usually Americanized to John. He was born in 1869 (your 1779??) and his mother was Hedvig Håkansson (Hokanson is an Americanized spelling.) and the father's last name was Jansson. The father's first name doesn't fit.
 
From the 1890 Swedish Census cd (only in Swedish):
 
Post 145036
 
Jansson, Per
Smedsarb.(arbetare = worker. Smed = blacksmith. I don't know if he was a full blacksmith or just a helper but the Swedes should know.)
 
f. (born)1832 i (in) Asker (Örebro län (county), Närke)
 
Gift (married) man, far i familjen (father in the family)
 
Gäddan No 1.
Klara rote 2 (Stockholms stad (city) Uppland)
 
Födelseort i källan (birthplace in the source): Asker Örebro
 
Post 145037
 
Håkanson, Hedvig
 
(in) Ödeshög (Östergötlands län (county), Östergötland)
 
h.(wife)
Gift kvinna (married woman), mor i familjen (mother in the family)
 
Gäddan No 1.
Klara rote 2 (Stockholms stad (city), Uppland)
 
Födelseort i källan (birthplace in the source): Ödeshög Link.
 
Post 145038
 
Per Johan Bernhard
Jernarb.(iron worker?)
 
f.(born) 1869 i (in) Stockholm (Stockholms stad = city)
 
s.(son)
Ogift (unmarried) man, barn i familjen (child in the family)
 
Gäddan No 1.
Klara rote 2 (Stockholms stad = city, Uppland)
 
Födelseort i källan (birthplace in the source): St.(Stockholm)
 
He is probably yours since I looked on the Klara cd for the city of Stockholm and found his birthdate was 22 April 1869. I don't see a way to copy/paste this information, however. Klara doesn't appear to have that capability.
 
The father, Pehr Jansson, was born 26 October 1832. The mother was born 12 April 1833. They had a foster child and there was a daughter  
Anna Lovisa Jansson born 20 March 1862 in Stockholm. Per Johan Bernhard is crossed out and listed as registering to go to Amerika on 2 November 1892, which doesn't match the Emigranten information listed below. Perhaps he returned for a while. Yes, he is now listed as coming in from Amerika on 7 February 1896 and then going back to Amerika on 15 April 1897, which gave him time to get to the port by 23 April. He was listed as being married in Brooklyn 11 July 1895. The wife wasn't with him, apparently.
 
It looks as if he was in a part of Kungsholm in the city of Stockholm for a while and that cd will copy/paste. I will provide the entire household but everything is in Swedish.
 
We'll start with the father.
 
Häfte 4379 (1881-1886), s. 6, r. 1  (rote 4, Kungsholmen fs.)
 
Jansson, Pehr
Smed
 
f. 26/10 1832 (Asker, Örebro län)
Gift, HF, sammanboende med barn  
 
Fleminggatan 10;Reparebansgatan 4,10 (Tegelslagaren 17)
 
In 2/12 1881 från rote 3 (Klararoten)
Ut 1886 (kvarstår i fastigheten)
 
Övriga uppgifter:
 
Inflyttningdatum i flyttningslängd: 2/12 1881
Sida i infl.-längd/f.-bok: 145
HISCO: 83110, Smed
HISClass: 07. Utbildade arbetare
 
Källa: SSA, ÖÄ, Rotemansarkivet
 
Häfte 4387 (1881-1895), s. 1, r. 7  (rote 4, Kungsholmen fs.)
 
Jansson, Pehr
Smedsarbetare
 
f. 26/10 1832 (Asker, Örebro län)
Gift, HF, sammanboende med barn  
 
Fleminggatan 18;Reparebansgatan 12,18 (Tegelslagaren 22)
 
In 2/12 1881 från rote 3 (Klararoten)
Ut 1895 (kvarstår i fastigheten)
 
Övriga uppgifter:
 
Fastighetsägare: Byggmästare Anders Magnus Svensson (Fol 1)
 
Inflyttningdatum i flyttningslängd: 2/12 1881
Sida i infl.-längd/f.-bok: 145
HISCO: 83110, Smed
  Status: Arbetare
HISClass: 07. Utbildade arbetare
 
Källa: SSA, ÖÄ, Rotemansarkivet
 
Häfte 4380 (18860714-1892), s. 4, r. 18  (rote 4, Kungsholmen fs.)
 
Jansson, Per
Smed
 
f. 26/10 1832 (Asker, Örebro län)
Gift, HF, sammanboende med barn  
 
Fleminggatan 10 (Brädstapeln 2;Tegelslagaren 17)
 
In 14/7 1886 (kvarstår i fastigheten)
Ut 31/12 1888 (till roten, litt F 49/7)
 
Övriga uppgifter:
 
HISCO: 83110, Smed
HISClass: 07. Utbildade arbetare
 
Källa: SSA, ÖÄ, Rotemansarkivet
 
Häfte 4111 (18881002-1895), s. 7, r. 20  (rote 4, Kungsholmen fs.)
 
Jansson, Per
Smed
 
f. 26/10 1832 (Asker, Örebro län)
Gift, HF, sammanboende utan barn  
 
Fleminggatan 11;Pipersgatan 24 (Härolden 19)
 
In 31/12 1888 (från roten, litt T 6/4)
Ut 30/10 1889 till rote 2 (Klararoten)
 
Övriga uppgifter:
 
Utflyttningdatum i flyttningslängd: 30/10 1889
Sida i utfl.-längd/dödbok: 95
HISCO: 83110, Smed
HISClass: 07. Utbildade arbetare
 
Källa: SSA, ÖÄ, Rotemansarkivet
 
the mother:
 
Häfte 4379 (1881-1886), s. 6, r. 2  (rote 4, Kungsholmen fs.)
 
Jansson, Hedvig
Hustru
 
f. 12/4 1833 (Ödeshög, Östergötlands län)
Gift, sammanboende med HF, med barn  
 
Fleminggatan 10;Reparebansgatan 4,10 (Tegelslagaren 17)
 
In 2/12 1881 från rote 3 (Klararoten)
Ut 1886 (kvarstår i fastigheten)
 
Övriga uppgifter:
 
Inflyttningdatum i flyttningslängd: 2/12 1881
Sida i infl.-längd/f.-bok: 145
 
Källa: SSA, ÖÄ, Rotemansarkivet
 
Häfte 4387 (1881-1895), s. 1, r. 8  (rote 4, Kungsholmen fs.)
 
Jansson, Hedvig
Hustru
 
f. 12/4 1833 (Ödeshög, Östergötlands län)
Gift, sammanboende med HF, med barn  
 
Fleminggatan 18;Reparebansgatan 12,18 (Tegelslagaren 22)
 
In 2/12 1881 från rote 3 (Klararoten)
Ut 1895 (kvarstår i fastigheten)
 
Övriga uppgifter:
 
Fastighetsägare: Byggmästare Anders Magnus Svensson (Fol 1)
 
Inflyttningdatum i flyttningslängd: 2/12 1881
Sida i infl.-längd/f.-bok: 145
 
Källa: SSA, ÖÄ, Rotemansarkivet
 
Häfte 4380 (18860714-1892), s. 4, r. 19  (rote 4, Kungsholmen fs.)
 
Jansson, Hedvig
 
Hustru
 
f. 12/4 1833 (Ödeshög, Östergötlands län)
Gift, sammanboende med HF, med barn  
 
Fleminggatan 10 (Brädstapeln 2;Tegelslagaren 17)
 
In 14/7 1886 (kvarstår i fastigheten)
Ut 31/12 1888 (till roten, litt F 49/7)
 
Källa: SSA, ÖÄ, Rotemansarkivet
 
Häfte 4111 (18881002-1895), s. 7, r. 21  (rote 4, Kungsholmen fs.)
 
Jansson, Hedvig
Hustru
 
f. 12/4 1833 (Ödeshög, Östergötlands län)
Gift, sammanboende med HF, utan barn  
 
Fleminggatan 11;Pipersgatan 24 (Härolden 19)
 
In 31/12 1888 (från roten, litt T 6/4)
Ut 30/10 1889 till rote 2 (Klararoten)
 
Övriga uppgifter:
 
Utflyttningdatum i flyttningslängd: 30/10 1889
Sida i utfl.-längd/dödbok: 95
 
Källa: SSA, ÖÄ, Rotemansarkivet
 
Per (Pehr):
 
Häfte 4379 (1881-1886), s. 6, r. 3  (rote 4, Kungsholmen fs.)
 
Jansson, Pehr Johan Bernhard
Son
 
f. 22/4 1869 (Stockholm, Klara, Stockholms stad)
Ogift, barn fött inom äkenskapet  
 
Fleminggatan 10;Reparebansgatan 4,10 (Tegelslagaren 17)
 
In 2/12 1881 från rote 3 (Klararoten)
Ut 1886 (kvarstår i fastigheten)
 
Utbildningsuppgift:
1882;Kh Fsk
1883;Kl Aftonsk
 
Övriga uppgifter:
 
Inflyttningdatum i flyttningslängd: 2/12 1881
Sida i infl.-längd/f.-bok: 145
 
Källa: SSA, ÖÄ, Rotemansarkivet
 
Häfte 4387 (1881-1895), s. 1, r. 9  (rote 4, Kungsholmen fs.)
 
Jansson, Pehr Johan Bernhard
Son
 
f. 22/4 1869 (Stockholm, Klara, Stockholms stad)
Ogift, barn fött inom äkenskapet  
 
Fleminggatan 18;Reparebansgatan 12,18 (Tegelslagaren 22)
 
In 2/12 1881 från rote 3 (Klararoten)
Ut 1895 (kvarstår i fastigheten)
 
Övriga uppgifter:
 
Fastighetsägare: Byggmästare Anders Magnus Svensson (Fol 1)
 
Inflyttningdatum i flyttningslängd: 2/12 1881
Sida i infl.-längd/f.-bok: 145
 
Källa: SSA, ÖÄ, Rotemansarkivet
 
Häfte 4387 (1881-1895), s. 1, r. 9  (rote 4, Kungsholmen fs.)
 
Jansson, Pehr Johan Bernhard
Son
 
f. 22/4 1869 (Stockholm, Klara, Stockholms stad)
Ogift, barn fött inom äkenskapet  
 
Fleminggatan 18;Reparebansgatan 12,18 (Tegelslagaren 22)
 
In 2/12 1881 från rote 3 (Klararoten)
Ut 1895 (kvarstår i fastigheten)
 
Övriga uppgifter:
 
Fastighetsägare: Byggmästare Anders Magnus Svensson (Fol 1)
 
Inflyttningdatum i flyttningslängd: 2/12 1881
Sida i infl.-längd/f.-bok: 145
 
Källa: SSA, ÖÄ, Rotemansarkivet
 
 
Häfte 4380 (18860714-1892), s. 4, r. 20  (rote 4, Kungsholmen fs.)
 
Jansson, Per Johan Bernhard
 
Son
 
f. 22/4 1869 (Stockholm, Klara, Stockholms stad)
Ogift, barn fött inom äkenskapet  
 
Fleminggatan 10 (Brädstapeln 2;Tegelslagaren 17)
 
In 14/7 1886 (kvarstår i fastigheten)
Ut 31/12 1888 (till roten, litt F 49/7)
 
Källa: SSA, ÖÄ, Rotemansarkivet
 
Häfte 4111 (18881002-1895), s. 7, r. 19  (rote 4, Kungsholmen fs.)
 
Jansson, Per Johan Bernhard
Järnarbetare
 
f. 22/4 1869 (Stockholm, Klara, Stockholms stad)
Ogift, ensamstående, utan uppgift om HF  
 
Fleminggatan 11;Pipersgatan 24 (Härolden 19)
 
In 31/12 1888 (från roten, litt T 6/4)
Ut 1/11 1889 till rote 2 (Klararoten)
 
Övriga uppgifter:
 
Utflyttningdatum i flyttningslängd: 1/11 1889
Sida i utfl.-längd/dödbok: 96
HISCO: 83000, Smed eller verktygsmakare
  Status: Arbetare
HISClass: 09. Lågutbildade arbetare
 
Källa: SSA, ÖÄ, Rotemansarkivet
 
 
I found him on the Emihamn database of CD Emigranten, which shows registrations in the Swedish parish to go to a foreign country.
 
First name: PER J B
Last name: JANSSON
Age: 28     Gender: M
Parish: STOCKHOLM STAD = city     County: A (city of Stockholm)
Port: GÖTEBORG
Date: 1897 04 23 (registration date)
Destination: BOSTON MASS
Fellows: NEJ (Nej = no. He traveled alone on his ticket.)
Source: 59:385:10027
 
This seems to be his first emigration.
 
First name: P J B
Last name: JANSON
Age: 23     Gender: M
Parish:      County: A (city of Stockholm)
Port: GÖTEBORG
Date: 1892 11 11 (November 11; registration to leave Sweden)
Destination: NEW YORK
Fellows: NEJ (Nej = no. He traveled alone on his ticket.)
Source: 49:419:3243
 
The birthdate makes it easier to find him on the Emibas cd, which shows registrations in the Swedish parish to go to a foreign country. Arbetare = worker.
 
Post 1074836
 
Jansson, Pehr Johan Bernhard
Arbetare (unmarried man)
 
b. 4/22/1869 in Klara, Stockholms stad (Uppland)
 
Emigrated 11/2/1892
from Klarabergsgatan 72 Munklägersgatan 3 Mäster Samuelsgatan 69, Klara, Stockholms stad (Uppland)
to Amerika
 
Source: Rotemansarkivet, häfte 2388, s. 3
 
Un-normalized versions:
 
Parish of birth: Stockholm, Klara
 
By the next emigration, he was married and listed as an iron worker. (Järnarbetare)
 
Post 1072067
 
Jansson, Pehr Johan Bernhard
Järnarbetare (married man)
 
b. 4/22/1869 in Klara, Stockholms stad (Uppland)
 
Emigrated 4/15/1897
from Bryggargatan 20 Lilla Munklägersgatan 11, Klara, Stockholms stad (Uppland)
to Amerika
 
Source: Rotemansarkivet, häfte 3038, s. 14
 
Un-normalized versions:
 
Parish of birth: Stockholm, Klara
 
Try to find more information on his wife. For example, look in the 1900 U.S. Census to find a month and year of birth, and a year of immigration. The 1910-1920-1930 censuses will provide a year of immigration too.
 
Judy

[Scott Janson]

Judy,
I thank you very much for all of the information that you have provided to me.  You have provided me with a lot of answers to my questions.  
 
For the extra birth year I meant to write 1879.  The reason I had the two dates is that on his death certificate his year of birth was 1872, but on the 1930 U.S. census forms and the age he listed made me believe that he may have been born in 1879.  But one thing I have learned is that some of the U.S. census takers did not take the time to make sure that were clear on the information that the famliy was giving.
 
Where is the best place for me to look for Anna Lovisa Jansson?  It sounds like she may have stayed in Sweden.
 
Thank you again, I am very grateful for your help.
 
Kind Regards,
Scott Janson

[Judy Olson Baouab]

Hi Scott,
 
I hope this is the right person, since there is a lot of difference between 1869 and 1879. (The month and day matching, however, is a good sign that this may be your person.) Look for more information on your J.P.B. Jansson in the U.S. The Swenson Swedish Immigration Research Center at Augustana College in Rock Island, Illinois, is a great resource which has solved brick walls for many of us. It has a website but its extensive records aren't online.
 
http://www.augustana.edu/swenson/
 
As for the sister:
 
Anna Lovisa Jansson went out to Kungsholmen in Stockholm (city) on 2 December 1881, according to the Klara CD.
 
Here are her records from the Kungsholmen cd.
 
Häfte 4379 (1881-1886), s. 5, r. 26  (rote 4, Kungsholmen fs.)
 
Jansson, Anna Lovisa
Mamsell (Miss)
 
f. 20/3 1862 (Stockholm, Kungsholmen, Stockholms stad)
Ogift, ensamstående, utan uppgift om HF  
 
Fleminggatan 10;Reparebansgatan 4,10 (Tegelslagaren 17)
 
In 5/12 1881 från rote 3 (Klararoten)
Ut 1886 (kvarstår i fastigheten)
 
Social anteckning:
Rem Sjukh 1883-08-14   (I think she was perhaps in a hospital: Sjukhus?)
 
Övriga uppgifter:
 
Inflyttningdatum i flyttningslängd: 5/12 1881
Sida i infl.-längd/f.-bok: 147
 
Källa: SSA, ÖÄ, Rotemansarkivet
 
Häfte 4380 (18860714-1892), s. 3, r. 5  (rote 4, Kungsholmen fs.)
 
This record has her death date.
 
Jansson, Anna Lovisa
Mamsell
 
f. 20/3 1862 (Stockholm, Kungsholmen, Stockholms stad)
Ogift, ensamstående, utan uppgift om HF  
 
Fleminggatan 10 (Brädstapeln 2;Tegelslagaren 17)
 
In 14/7 1886 (kvarstår i fastigheten)
Ut 14/12 1887 (död)   (This is her death date: 14 December 1887)
 
Utflyttningsuppgift:
Utflyttningsdatum, intern kommentar: Enl.Db
 
Övriga uppgifter:
 
Sida i utfl.-längd/dödbok: 536
 
Källa: SSA, ÖÄ, Rotemansarkivet
 
 
Perhaps you will find a cause of death on the death microfilm for 1887, which you will need to order from a Family History Center. She will be on page 536 of the deathbook, but this film will have all the deathbooks from the city of Stockholm for that year, so keep looking if she isn't on the first page 536. These films include births, marriages, and deaths for all of the city of Stockholm, so look for Döda (Deaths).
 
http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/fhlcatalog/printing/titledetailsprint.asp?titleno=74967
 
Judy

[Scott Janson]

Judy,
Thank you again for taking the time to help.  The information that you have provided me here will keep me busy searching on new paths for some time.
 
Best Regards,
Scott

[Judy Olson Baouab]

Scott,
 
I said that Emihamn provided information on registrations in the parish. Emibas does that. Emihamn provides registrations with the Swedish port police before leaving Sweden.
 
Judy