Brief Life History of Elsa
When Elsa Kristensson was born on 18 June 1865, in Genarp, Bara, Malmöhus, Sweden, her father, Christen Hansson, was 37 and her mother, Karna Hansson f. Bengtsdotter, was 39. She married Marten Henricksson on 25 October 1890, in Husie, Oxie, Malmöhus, Sweden. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. She lived in Malmöhus, Sweden in 1898 and Malmö, Malmö Slott, Malmöhus, Sweden in 1906.
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- Legacy NFS Source: Elsa Kristensson - Church record: birth-name: Elsa Kristensson
- Elsa Kristensson, "Sweden, Household Examination Books, 1880-1930"
- Else in household of Kristen Hansson, "Sweden, Household Examination Books, 1880-1930"
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World Events (3)
1873 · The Swedish Krona Becomes National Currency
The Swedish krona replaced the Swedish riksdaler as the national currency in 1873.
1884 · Fredrika Bremer Association is Founded
Fredrika Bremer Association was founded in 1884 and is Sweden's oldest women's rights organization.
1897
World exposition held in Stockholm. First Swedish car built.
Name Meaning
Shortened form of Elisabeth or Elizabeth . The name was borne by the English-born film actress Elsa Lanchester ( 1902–86 ). Elsa Belton was a character in Angela Thirkell's once widely read Barsetshire Chronicles. In the 1960s the name was also associated with the lioness named Elsa featured in the book Born Free, by Joy Adamson , which was made into a film.
Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.
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