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Activating and using the Swedish Keyboard in Windows 7 or XP
The 10 key pad method
Doing a copy…"
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Geoffrey Fröberg Morris replied to Cheryl Palmer's discussion Making character letters? in the group Sweden and Swedish AncestryGeoffrey Fröberg Morris replied to Jennifer Woods's discussion Translation of Cause of Death in the group Sweden and Swedish Ancestry"It is common to find Latin words in the Swedish parish records. For example, Feast Days written for a date instead of the calendar date we'd recognize, a cause of death, or even names that have been Latinized (if that's a real word?) If…"
Geoffrey Fröberg Morris replied to Jennifer Woods's discussion Translation of Cause of Death in the group Sweden and Swedish Ancestry"As a side note, the word is a Latin word (that's why you won't find it in a Swedish dictionary.)
I looked this up out of curiosity in Ordbok för Släktforskare and found it listed as:
Submeraid, a Latin word for…"
Geoffrey Fröberg Morris replied to Jennifer Woods's discussion What does Klamparen mean? in the group Sweden and Swedish Ancestry"Hi Jennifer,
When I checked Nordisk Familjebok for Klampare it said:
A foreman or supervisor at a lumberyard whose task it is to oversee the sorting of wood that is left over from the saw mill. This sorting was organized into six…"
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- What surnames are you interested in researching?
- Lists of Surnames doesn't work well for Swedish research (for a few reasons). Here's a list of parishes where I have family:
Alunda, Arnäs, Asarum
Bollerup, Boteå, Bygdeå
Dal
Fors
Gideå, Gislöv, Glimåkra, Graninge, Grundsunda, Gålsjö
Hammerdal, Hedemora, Hemsö, Häggdånger, Hällefors, Hällesjö, Härnösand, Hässjö, Högsjö
Kroppa, Köpinge
Lagfors, Långsele
Malung
Njurunda, Nora, Nordingrå, Nordmaling, Nätra, Nås
Oppmanna, Orsa
Ragunda, Ramsele, Rödön
Silvåkra, Själevad, Skurup, Sollefteå
Stockholm: Jakob/Johannes
Stockholm: Katarina
Stockholm: Maria
Stockholm: Ulrika Eleonora
Stigsjö, Stugun, Sundsvall, Säbrå, Säfsnäs
Torsåker, Träne
Ullstorp, Ullånger, Umeå, Undersåker
Vankiva, Viksjö, Vä
Ytterlännes
Äppelbo
Here's are some non-patronymic names: Angermund, Anzenius, Asp, Aspling, Dahlström, Berg, Berlin, Björnås, Boija, Bruse, Burman, Estman, Halin, Hamren, Hellström, Fahlen, Fröberg, Gene, Gillberg, Granström, Grönberg, Hamreus, Helmer, Hindbeck, Hump, Huss, Kempe, Klefberg, Krapp, Lindblad, Litholander, Lundström, Lögdberg, Moell, Nyberg, Nyström, Parment, Roselius, Sjöstedt, Schoug, Stenklyft, Tillroth, Tysk, Walanger, Westerlund, Westman, Vankif, Vestin, Vikberg, Viklund, Åberg, Åkerberg, Öman, Örn, Östman. The non-patronymic list is crazylong :)
- What countries and other locations are you interested in researching?
- Sweden, Denmark
- What is your level of genealogy knowledge?
- Professional Genealogist
- If you are a genealogy expert, what are your specialties?
- Sweden, Denmark
Swedish: Speak, Read, Write
Danish: Read
- Do you have a genealogy website or blog?
- http://sites.google.com/site/gfrobergmorrishomepage/
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