Locale of Forshipping, Sweden

[Gary S. Agre]

In doing research on my great, great grandparents, Andrew and Johanna Peterson, born 1846, I found an obituary for Johanna that lists her birthplace as Forshipping, Sweden.  No maps that I've looked at have Forshipping on them.  Is it a parish? Is it misspelled?  Thanks!  You can e-mail me at agregjsj@stlnet.com

[Stefan Karlsson]

Hi Gary,
 
There is no place spelled Forshipping in Sweden. My suggestion is that it may be Falköping, a town in former Skaraborgs län (county) in the province of Västergötland. Falköping may sound like Forshipping in English. Good luck.