Brief Life History of Kersti
When Kersti Persson was born on 14 May 1863, in Lund, Malmöhus, Sweden, her father, Pehr Andersson, was 49 and her mother, Anna Gunnarsdotter, was 35. She married Åke Hansson on 29 May 1885, in Lilla Harrie, Harjager, Malmöhus, Sweden. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Hofterup, Harjager, Malmöhus, Sweden in 1898 and Keflinge, Harjager, Malmöhus, Sweden in 1904.
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- Birth record for Kerstin(1863) - Lunds landsförsamlings kyrkoarkiv, Födelse- och dopböcker, SE/LLA/13253/C/2 (1862-1894) - Riksarkivet
- Marriage record for Kersti Persson and Åke Hansson(1885) Lilla Harrie kyrkoarkiv, Lysnings- och vigselböcker, SE/LLA/13244/E I/1 (1867-1895) - Riksarkivet
- Kjersti Persson, "Sweden, Household Examination Books, 1880-1930"
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World Events (8)
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
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Nils, Anders, Erik, Lars, Erland, Lennart, Agnar, Arnell, Bjorn, Helmer, Hilma, Joakim. German Kurt, Darrold, Hans, Mathias, Frieda, Oskar.
Swedish: patronymic from the personal name Per, vernacular shortened form of Peter . It is also established in Denmark and northern Germany. Compare Parson 3 and Person 1.
English: variant of Parson .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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