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Author: mdjonson1
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Hi -
Here is a possibility for your Frank and Johanna from the Emibas CD (made from extracts
from the Swedish parish records of persons who intended to emigrate):
Post 222416
Carlsson, Frans Wilhelm
Married man
b. 7/27/1843 in Svenarum, Jönköpings län (Smålan
Emigrated 4/20/1869
from Stenstorp, Svenarum, Jönköpings län (Smålanto Amerika
Source: Household Examination Roll, p. 319
Emibas migration file ID: Svenarum F 1869 045
Post 222417
Lindberg, Gustafva
Married woman
b. 6/11/1842 in Svenarum, Jönköpings län (Smålan
Emigrated 4/20/1869
from Stenstorp, Svenarum, Jönköpings län (Smålanto Amerika
Source: Household Examination Roll, p. 319
Emibas migration file ID: Svenarum F 1869 046
Post 222418
Fransdotter, Johanna Fredrika
Unmarried woman
b. 10/22/1866 in Svenarum, Jönköpings län (Smålan
Emigrated 4/20/1869
from Stenstorp, Svenarum, Jönköpings län (Smålanto Amerika
Source: Household Examination Roll, p. 319
Emibas migration file ID: Svenarum F 1869 047
This appears to be the same family on the Emihamn database on the Emigrant CD (made from
reports to police authorities in the port of departure):
First name: FRANS
Last name: CARLSSON
Age: Gender: M
Parish: SVANERUM County: F [code for Jönköpings län (county)Title/Note: ÅLDER SAKNAS
[age missing]
Port: GÖTEBORG
Date: 1869 04 23
Destination: NEW YORK
Fellows: JA [ja = yes; means others were traveling on the same ticket]
Source: 1:214:1169
First name: STAFVA
Head: CARLSSON FRANS
Age: 26 Gender: K
Parish: SVANERUM County: F
Title/Note: H
Port: GÖTEBORG
Date: 1869 04 23
Destination: NEW YORK
Fellows: JA
Source: 1:214:1169
First name: JOHANNA
Head: CARLSSON FRANS
Age: 1 Gender: K
Parish: SVANERUM County: F
Title/Note: D
Port: GÖTEBORG
Date: 1869 04 23
Destination: NEW YORK
Fellows: JA
Source: 1:214:1169
The names are rather common in Sweden, so this could be just a coincidence, but it seems
like a good possibility.
Hope this helps -
Mark Johnson
Oconomowoc, Wisconsin
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