What parishes are near Ösmark?

[Mary Viavattine]

What parishes are near Östmark?  I am trying to find a birth record of a great great grandmother whose parents were not married at the time of her birth.  It lists Östmark as the parish of her birth on October 6,1842, but I am unable to locate it.  It also notes the same birthdate on her death record, so I am pretty sure it is accurate.   I want to check through nearby parishes to see if it is noted there.  Thanks for any help!

[Elisabeth Thorsell]

If you go to the following web site and click on the English link in the left hand margin, you will find a map of Värmland parishes at the bottom of the page: Värmland Genealogical Society.

[Don Tuthill]

Hi Mary,
Östmark is a parish in the county of Värmland, I believe the birth record you are looking for is in the records for Värmland, Östmark, C:2 Födde, Vigsel, Död, 1821-1861, page 185 and if you use Genline you can find the same record at GID: 550.20.47800 A illegitimate child named Kerstin was born Oct 8 1842 to Doctor Mattis Henriksson and Anna Andersdotter.
 
Hope this is the right person.
 
Have a nice day!
 
Don

[Mary Viavattine]

Thanks for the quick help!  I haven't been able to find her yet.  Her name was Karin Jonsdotter as far as I know, born on October 6, 1842 in Östmark to Jon Ersfon and Karin Arvidsdotter.  I guess it may be possible that Kerstin is really Karin, adopted by these two people, but I could never prove it.  Any other ideas?  I did a quick check of the neighboring parishes, (thanks to Elisabeth), but didn't come up with anything.  In 1842, were people required to register the births -- were there any fines for not registering?  The mother would have been 16 years old at the time of the birth.  Thanks again for all your help!

[Elisabeth Thorsell]

Don, the abbreviation dr stands for dräng farmhand, not for Doctor, which would have been an extremely rare profession in rural Sweden at that time.

[Elisabeth Thorsell]

Mary, the surname of your Jon, father of Karin, is Ersson. When writing double s they often used this longer letter, that almost looks like an f.
 
What happened to your Karin in later life? When did you  find her first in the records?

[Don Tuthill]

Hi Mary & Elisabeth,
First of all, I know that dr is the abbreviation for dräng, don't know what happen there.
 
Anyway, I have located Karin, not in the birth records for Östmark, but in the census records for that parish. This is the first time that I have come across a missing birth record. I was able to find her with the information you posted Mary. I found her using the subscription site SVAR, In the 1890 census for Östmark, Värmland  she was listed as a widow along with a Alfred Söderberg and her son Johan Hultman b 1866.
I will start these GID numbers with Karin Arvidsdotter's family  1836-1840 at GID: 550.27.969, 1841-1845 at GID: 550.15.31600, and then several census record with Karin Jönsdotter b Oct 6 1842 and her family. Starting at 1841-1845 GID: 550.15.30600, which also shows Jöns Ersson's family, then a jump to 1861-1866 at GID: 550.28.26000, 1861-1866 at GID: 550.28.33100, 1866-1870 at GID: 550.30.47800, 1871-1875 at GID: 550.33.59500, 1876-1880 at GID: 550.38.62100, 1881-1885 at GID: 550.40.54500,1886-1890 at 550.42.50100.
You can find Jan Hultman and Karin Jönsdotter's marriage record at GID: 550.20.68100.
 
Hope this info will help!
 
Have a nice Day!
 
Don

[Mary Viavattine]

Thanks Don & Elisabeth!
I have looked all of the GID numbers up that you have given me.  I hadn't found all of them mentioned - thanks!  I don't understand why Karin J. wouldn't be mentioned in the 41-45 census anywhere with Karin A. until Karin A. moves to GID 550.15.306.  On GID 550.15.316, if you have any more time to help me out, could you tell me what is said in the margin to the right?  Is that a clue?  Thanks again for all your help!  
 
Karin J., my great-great grandmother, moved to Wisconsin, USA, in the late 1800s, along with my great grandfather Alfred (Soderberg) Hultman.  I have pictures of them, so it is pretty neat.