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Hvarf in Skaraborg County. Parish inVartofta härad on and below Hvarfsbergetseastern slope, across the Tidaholm-Svensbro railroad, whose stationEkedalen, which lies just out of parish,…"
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Can anyone tell me where # 20 Johannes Jonasson on the attached document moved to it looks like to me it says Wesmdo? but I have no clue where in Sweden that is I do not think I am seeing it…Continue
Started this discussion. Last reply by RICHARD L.TRUDEL Mar 24, 2012.
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Lynn Milton Anderson replied to Rebekah Seymour's discussion Looking for help with a place in the group Skaraborg County Ancestry – SwedenLynn Milton Anderson replied to Rebekah Seymour's discussion Looking for help with a place in the group Skaraborg County Ancestry – Sweden"Your place name is Hvarf. I found two parishes called Varv today. One is in Skaraborgs län the other in Östergötland. Since duplicated place names are common, it is important to narrow it down.In my…"
Lynn Milton Anderson replied to Rebekah Seymour's discussion Looking for help with a place in the group Skaraborg County Ancestry – Sweden"I found this on another discussion forum. (Note to posters in the future. We can be a lot more helpful if you give us more information like the parish and county.) Is this your place????
"Hello!Today is Hvarf spelled Varf or Varv…"
Rebekah Seymour added a discussion to the group Skaraborg County Ancestry – Sweden
Looking for help with a place
Hello,I am wondering if anyone can tell me the place of birth of two people one each on the attached files. Christina Johansdotter and Lars Larsson they were both born in the same place if you notice it looks to me like Hvarf? but I am not very good at looking. Any help is greatly appreciated.Thanks,RebekahSee More
RICHARD L.TRUDEL replied to Rebekah Seymour's discussion Question About a place"I read 'WERMDO' which is an area in Stockholm-Sweden
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Lynn Milton Anderson replied to Rebekah Seymour's discussion Looking for confirmation on a guess in the group Skaraborg County Ancestry – Sweden"Ok. Just doing a little search for the place with home resources...
Vermdö is possible (modern spelling Värmdö). It is kommun in the island area about 15 km east of Stockholm.
The industry of the municipality was dominated by…"
Lynn Milton Anderson replied to Rebekah Seymour's discussion Looking for confirmation on a guess in the group Skaraborg County Ancestry – Sweden"
Undergått vapenöfning med Svea Lifgarde 1862, enligt rapport. Wesmda 1864 20
Underwent weapon training with SL 1862, according to report. At least that is what I get. Not knowing the…"
Lori in Illinois replied to Rebekah Seymour's discussion Question About a place"It looks like Wermdo, to me. I did a quick search for that, and found a location, Varmdo in Sweden."
Rebekah Seymour posted a discussionQuestion About a place
Can anyone tell me where # 20 Johannes Jonasson on the attached document moved to it looks like to me it says Wesmdo? but I have no clue where in Sweden that is I do not think I am seeing it right....Please, Please help....Thanks to anyone who canSee More
Lynn Milton Anderson replied to Rebekah Seymour's discussion Obituaries and cemeteries in the group Skaraborg County Ancestry – Sweden"I have seen published death notices in newspapers back to the mid-1900s. It seems that they would be of much less interest in publishing such notices in rural setting... few people would have access to a newspaper.
As for where…"
Rebekah Seymour added a discussion to the group Skaraborg County Ancestry – SwedenObituaries and cemeteries
Does Sweden do obituaries and if so how can I find them or how far back do they even go? Also how would I find out where someone was buried in Sweden?See More
Viktoria Tropp replied to Rebekah Seymour's discussion Help in transcribing records in the group Skaraborg County Ancestry – Sweden"Pehr moved to Segerstad and Johanna to Alingsås. There is a place called Segerstad outside Mariestad (where I live) and Alingsås is a town a bit north of Gothenburg."
Rebekah Seymour replied to Rebekah Seymour's discussion Help in transcribing some records in the group Skaraborg County Ancestry – Sweden"I tried to look up the household examination for Petter's parents. I tried several year groups and found one on genline that has the write parents names but Petter is not listed here nor can I find them on any other. And if I am reading that…"
Rebekah Seymour replied to Rebekah Seymour's discussion Help in transcribing some records in the group Skaraborg County Ancestry – Sweden"Thank you very very much for all of your help. You have unlocked things for me I may have never figured out without you."
Lynn Milton Anderson replied to Rebekah Seymour's discussion Help in transcribing some records in the group Skaraborg County Ancestry – Sweden"Christina was born at Åbo inTönestorp or Törestorp. The HFL shows the place as Åboarp but it must be the same place. Parents are Johannes Jonsson and Lisa Jonsdotter as near as I can tell.
You need to verify the exact…"
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