Arvid Gustaf Wernqvist

Brief Life History of Arvid Gustaf

When Arvid Gustaf Wernqvist was born on 1 April 1901, in Göteborg, Göteborgs och Bohus, Sweden, his father, Carl Larsson Wernqvist, was 44 and his mother, Maria Sofia Söderberg, was 41. He married Astrid Erika Pettersson on 8 August 1942, in Uppsala, Sweden. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He died on 12 March 1964, in Uppsala, Uppsala, Sweden, at the age of 62.

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Family Time Line

Arvid Gustaf Wernqvist
1901–1964
Astrid Erika Pettersson
1913–1989
Marriage: 8 August 1942
Per Erik Gustaf Wernqvist
1948–1948

Sources (4)

  • Arvid Gustaf in household of Carl Wenqvist Larsson, "Sweden, Household Examination Books, 1880-1930"
  • Arvid Gustaf in household of Carl Wenqvist Larsson, "Sweden, Household Examination Books, 1880-1930"
  • Arvid Gustaf in household of Carl Larsson Wernqvist, "Sweden, Household Examination Books, 1880-1930"

Spouse and Children

World Events (7)

1905

Union of Norway and Sweden dissolved.

1906 · Orthography Reform

A Royal decree was issued on April 7, 1906, which introduced a new way of spelling and orthography reform in schools. Many protested the new changes.

1918

Sweden recognized Finland as independent state. Swedish naval expedition sent to Aland Islands to protect against Russians. Spanish flu epidemic killed 38,000 in Sweden.

Name Meaning

From an Old Norse personal name from arn ‘eagle’ + viðr ‘wood, tree’.

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

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