Hans Anderson

Brief Life History of Hans

When Hans Anderson was born on 19 November 1772, in Morlanda, Göteborgs och Bohus, Sweden, his father, Anders Håkansson, was 29 and his mother, Maren Nilsdotter, was 28. He married Cicilia Olofsdotter on 18 October 1797, in Morlanda, Göteborgs och Bohus, Sweden. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 3 daughters. He died in 1825, at the age of 53.

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Family Time Line

Hans Anderson
1772–1825
Cicilia Olofsdotter
1772–1801
Marriage: 18 October 1797
Inger Hansdotter
1789–
Malena Hansdotter
1790–
Sven Hansson
1792–
Anna Hansdotter
1798–1829
Olof Hansson
1800–1802

Sources (8)

  • Hans Andersson, "Sweden Marriages, 1630-1920"
  • Hans Andersson in entry for Inger Hansdotter, "Sweden Baptisms, 1611-1920"
  • Hans Andersson in entry for Malena Hansdotter, "Sweden Baptisms, 1611-1920"

World Events (2)

1809

Sweden declared independence. Constitutional monarchy established. Russia took Aland Island group from Sweden.

1814

Denmark ceded Norway to Sweden.

Name Meaning

Scottish and northern English: patronymic from the personal name Ander(s), a northern Middle English form of Andrew , + son ‘son’. The frequency of the surname in Scotland is attributable, at least in part, to the fact that Saint Andrew is the patron saint of Scotland, so the personal name has long enjoyed great popularity there. Legend has it that the saint's relics were taken to Scotland in the 4th century by a certain Saint Regulus. In North America, this surname has absorbed many cognate or like-sounding surnames in other languages, notably Scandinavian (see 3 and 4 below), but also Ukrainian Andreychenko etc.

German: patronymic from the personal name Anders , hence a cognate of 1 above.

Americanized form (and a less common Swedish variant) of Swedish Andersson , a cognate of 1 above.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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