Brief Life History of Elsa
When Elsa Pehrsdotter was born on 2 August 1839, her father, Pehr Pehrsson, was 25 and her mother, Sissa Eliaedotter, was 25. She lived in Osby, Östra Göinge, Kristianstad, Sweden in 1839.
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Family Time Line
Sources (1)
- Elsa Pehrsdotter, "Sweden Baptisms, 1611-1920"
Parents and Siblings
1814–1878 Male
1814– Female
Siblings (6)
1837– Male
1839– Female
1841– Male
1844– Male
1847– Female
+1 More Child
World Events (8)
1848 · The March Unrest
Age 9
1852
Age 13
1873 · The Swedish Krona Becomes National Currency
Age 34
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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