More from Tony Proctor on the problem of names in genealogy.
More from Tony Proctor on the problem of names in genealogy.
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Names are more complicated than you’d think.
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Names are more complicated than you'd think.
I think I might start writing a few letters to my ancestors.
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I think I might start writing a few letters to my ancestors.
Swedish Priests’ Names
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Scandinavians didn’t use hereditary surnames in most cases until about 1900. Their customs would surprise many Americans. The following information was adapted from a posting to the Norrbotten mailing list by Gwen Boyer Björkman. Before the Protestant Reformation, a clergyman used only his given name preceded by Herr (Sir). Thus Herr Johannes, Herr Mikael, Herr Petrus and Herr Wilhelmus. When it...
Swedish Soldiers’ Names
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Scandinavians didn’t use hereditary surnames in most cases until about 1900. Their customs would surprise many Americans. The following information was adapted from a posting to the Norrbotten mailing list by Gwen Boyer Björkman.Because Swedish soldiers typically came from rural backgrounds, they often used patronymics. These names might be very common, such as Andersson, Eriksson, Olsson or...