Hans Nilsson

Brief Life History of Hans

When Hans Nilsson was born on 13 January 1784, in Gräsö, Uppsala, Sweden, his father, Nils Pehrsson, was 25 and his mother, Greta Hansdotter Lofman, was 26.

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Family Time Line

Nils Pehrsson
1758–1809
Greta Hansdotter Lofman
1757–
Petrus Nilsson
1782–
Hans Nilsson
1784–
Nils Nilsson
1786–
Pehr Nilsson
1788–
Olof Nilsson Löhman
1793–
Ingrid Drakenlind Nilsson
1795–
Anna Greta Nilsdotter
1797–1873

Sources (1)

  • Hans, "Sweden Baptisms, 1611-1920"

World Events (7)

1809

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

1814

Denmark ceded Norway to Sweden.

1832

Göta Canal opened.

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Lars, Nils, Per, Anders, Egil, Lennart, Sven, Birgit, Fredrik, Sten, Algot. German Kurt, Hans, Otto, Gerhard, Gotthard, Karl-Heinz.

Swedish and German: patronymic from the personal name Nils, a shortened form of Nikolaus. Compare Nilson , Neilson 3, and Nielson 2.

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

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