Brief Life History of Per
When Per Nilsson was born on 8 September 1889, in Gualöv, Villand, Kristianstad, Sweden, his father, Nils Knutsson, was 33 and his mother, Karna Andersdotter, was 35. He married Elin Malvina Bernhardina Nilsson on 22 March 1913. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters. He died on 18 January 1961, in Köpinge, Gärd, Kristianstad, Sweden, at the age of 71.
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Family Time Line
Sources (4)
- Per in household of Nils Knutsson, "Sweden, Household Examination Books, 1880-1930"
- Pehr in household of Nils Knutsson, "Sweden, Household Examination Books, 1880-1930"
- Per in household of Nils Knutsson, "Sweden, Household Examination Books, 1880-1930"
Parents and Siblings
Siblings (7)
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World Events (8)
1897
World exposition held in Stockholm. First Swedish car built.
1901
First Nobel Prize awarded.
1909 · Swedish General Strike
The Swedish General Strike of August 4 to September 4, 1909, was joined by over 300,000 people across Sweden. The Swedish General Strike was the first major dispute between the Swedish Trade Union Confederation and the Swedish Employers Association.
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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