Brief Life History of Olof Alfred
When Olof Alfred Svensson was born on 1 November 1861, in Backaryd, Blekinge, Sweden, his father, Swen Andersson, was 34 and his mother, Ingeborg Olsdotter, was 30.
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Family Time Line
Sources (3)
- Olof Alfred in household of Sven Andersson, "Sweden, Household Examination Books, 1880-1930"
- Olof Alfred in household of Sven Andersson, "Sweden, Household Examination Books, 1880-1930"
- Olof Alfred in household of Ingeborg Olsson, "Sweden, Household Examination Books, 1880-1930"
Parents and Siblings
World Events (8)
1873 · The Swedish Krona Becomes National Currency
The Swedish krona replaced the Swedish riksdaler as the national currency in 1873.
1884 · Fredrika Bremer Association is Founded
Fredrika Bremer Association was founded in 1884 and is Sweden's oldest women's rights organization.
1897
World exposition held in Stockholm. First Swedish car built.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Lars, Anders, Erik, Lennart, Sven, Ejnar, Johan, Bent, Bjorn, Gunn, Holger, Mats. German Ernst, Kurt, Markus, Otto.
Swedish: patronymic from the personal name Sven, from Old Norse Sveinn, originally a byname meaning ‘boy, servant’. It is also found in Denmark, northern Germany, and Norway. Compare Svenson , Swainson , Swanson , Swenson , Swensson , and Swinson .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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