Brief Life History of Gerda Amelia
When Gerda Amelia Holmberg was born on 23 April 1898, in Norberg, Västmanland, Sweden, her father, Johan Holmberg, was 48 and her mother, Johanna Carolina Jansson, was 45. She married Karl Georg Söderström on 1 November 1919, in Norberg, Västmanland, Sweden. They were the parents of at least 2 sons. She lived in Vestervåla, Västmanland, Sweden in 1900 and Ramnäs, Västmanland, Sweden in 1907. She died on 14 February 1978, in Farsta, Stockholm, Sweden, at the age of 79.
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Family Time Line
Sources (5)
- Gerda Amalia in household of Johan Holmberg, "Sweden, Household Examination Books, 1880-1930"
- Gerda Amalia in household of Johan Holmberg, "Sweden, Household Examination Books, 1880-1930"
- Gerda Amalia in household of Johan Holmberg, "Sweden, Household Examination Books, 1880-1930"
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World Events (8)
1901
First Nobel Prize awarded.
1905
Union of Norway and Sweden dissolved.
1920
Sweden joined League of Nations.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Lars, Nels, Anders, Hartvig, Lennart, Per, Britt, Helmer, Johan, Sven, Tor.
Swedish: ornamental name from holm ‘island’ (possibly as a placename element) + berg ‘mountain hill’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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