When Mathilda Andersson was born on 24 January 1852, in Madesjö, Kalmar, Sweden, her father, Andreas Magnusson, was 34 and her mother, Maria Johansdottir, was 35. She married Gustaf Ferdinand Lander on 31 October 1882. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 1 daughter.
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The Swedish krona replaced the Swedish riksdaler as the national currency in 1873.
Fredrika Bremer Association was founded in 1884 and is Sweden's oldest women's rights organization.
World exposition held in Stockholm. First Swedish car built.
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Bjorn, Lars, Mats, Lennart, Nils, Per, Anders, Berndt, Hokan, Olle, Sten. German Hans, Kurt, Alfons, Ernst, Gerd, Monika.
Swedish: patronymic from the personal name Anders, a vernacular form of Andreas .
Americanized form of Norwegian, North German, and very rare Danish patronymic Anderssen, a cognate of 1 above. Compare Andersen and Anderson .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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