Karin Håkansdotter

Female30 May 1849–1888

Brief Life History of Karin

When Karin Håkansdotter was born on 30 May 1849, in Tving, Blekinge, Sweden, her father, Håkan Persson, was 37 and her mother, Sissa Olasdotter, was 34. She married Sven Nilsson on 5 February 1881, in Eringsboda, Blekinge, Sweden. She died in 1888, in Tving, Blekinge, Sweden, at the age of 39.

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Family Time Line

Sven Nilsson
1856–
Karin Håkansdotter
1849–1888
Marriage: 5 February 1881

Sources (3)

  • Birth Record
  • Karin Håkans. in household of Sven Nilsson, "Sweden, Household Examination Books, 1880 - 1920"
  • Karin Håkansson in household of Sven Nilsson, "Sweden, Household Examination Books, 1880 - 1920"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    5 February 1881Eringsboda, Blekinge, Sweden
  • Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (5)

    World Events (3)

    1852

    Age 3

    Anti-Jewish riots broke out in Stockholm.

    1873 · The Swedish Krona Becomes National Currency

    Age 24

    The Swedish krona replaced the Swedish riksdaler as the national currency in 1873.

    1884 · Fredrika Bremer Association is Founded

    Age 35

    Fredrika Bremer Association was founded in 1884 and is Sweden's oldest women's rights organization.

    Name Meaning

    equivalent of Katherine , found as a less common variant of Karen in North America and Britain.

    Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.

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