"DLM" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:GVFqa.363$%[email protected] > Hi Kurt, > > Thank you so much for looking this up for me. > I have printed this out & will save it. > The only thing that throws me off is the middle name for Anna. > 1890 Swedish census claims it is Anna Greta. > In swedish language could this be a short version for Margareta? Greta is the short version of Margareta. She must have been baptised Margareta. Most people with that name was called Greta. (Including my mother.) > Today I found on the Ellis Island web site & it's close. > Peter Jonas Bergstrom - 61 years, contractor, Foreman - born in Sweden came > from Nyland. > Imm 10/12/1914. > Anna Magrete - 62 years, Son Karl Ragna 18 years, Daughter Lillay Sigrid The sons name must be Karl Ragnar. (Ragna is a female name.) Magrete must be the recipients interpretation of Margareta. Likewise Lillay for Lillian. Margareta must have celebrated her birthday during the trip, as she is noted 61 when departing and 62 at arrival. > 20 years > Meeting son in law Albert Johnson Boston Massachusetts. > Again aside for these middle names which don't match against the 1890 > swedish census that > I wrote in my previous note. I am totally confused. > Now to go check out the other names you gave me to see if I can find them in > Ellis Island's web site. > Or in our census. Thank you again for your help! > > Diane Glad I could help Kurt F

Hi Kurt, Again thank you! Thanks for clearing up the Greta/Margareta for me. Please excuse my ignorance but on the Swedish 1890 census it shows Karl August Konrad not Karl Ragnar. Does this name Ragnar mean anything in Swedish? Is it that easy to change ones name if they chose so? I do appreciate your help with this because all relatives that would know are now deceased. Have a good day! Diane "Kurt Fredriksson" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:[email protected] > > "DLM" <[email protected]> wrote in message > news:GVFqa.363$%[email protected] > > Hi Kurt, > > > > Thank you so much for looking this up for me. > > I have printed this out & will save it. > > The only thing that throws me off is the middle name for Anna. > > 1890 Swedish census claims it is Anna Greta. > > In swedish language could this be a short version for Margareta? > > Greta is the short version of Margareta. She must have been baptised > Margareta. Most people with that name was called Greta. (Including my > mother.) > > > Today I found on the Ellis Island web site & it's close. > > Peter Jonas Bergstrom - 61 years, contractor, Foreman - born in Sweden > came > > from Nyland. > > Imm 10/12/1914. > > Anna Magrete - 62 years, Son Karl Ragna 18 years, Daughter Lillay Sigrid > > The sons name must be Karl Ragnar. (Ragna is a female name.) > Magrete must be the recipients interpretation of Margareta. Likewise Lillay > for Lillian. > Margareta must have celebrated her birthday during the trip, as she is noted > 61 when departing and 62 at arrival. > > > 20 years > > Meeting son in law Albert Johnson Boston Massachusetts. > > Again aside for these middle names which don't match against the 1890 > > swedish census that > > I wrote in my previous note. I am totally confused. > > Now to go check out the other names you gave me to see if I can find them > in > > Ellis Island's web site. > > Or in our census. Thank you again for your help! > > > > Diane > > Glad I could help > Kurt F > >

"DLM" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:[email protected] > Hi Kurt, > Again thank you! Thanks for clearing up the Greta/Margareta for me. > Please excuse my ignorance but on the Swedish 1890 census it shows Karl > August Konrad > not Karl Ragnar. Does this name Ragnar mean anything in Swedish? Ragnar is just Ragnar. But thinking of how they misspelled the other names at Ellis Island they might have heard Ragna when he said Konrad. I admit it is a longshoot, but itŽs my guess. I havenŽt access to the church records for Härnösand or Wiksjö, that would give you the correct names. Sorry. You could try to find them in the LDS collection of films. > Is it that easy to change ones name if they chose so? No. > I do appreciate your help with this because all relatives that would know > are now deceased. > Have a good day! > > Diane The same to you Kurt F > "Kurt Fredriksson" <[email protected]> wrote in message > news:[email protected] > > > > "DLM" <[email protected]> wrote in message > > news:GVFqa.363$%[email protected] > > > Hi Kurt, > > > > > > Thank you so much for looking this up for me. > > > I have printed this out & will save it. > > > The only thing that throws me off is the middle name for Anna. > > > 1890 Swedish census claims it is Anna Greta. > > > In swedish language could this be a short version for Margareta? > > > > Greta is the short version of Margareta. She must have been baptised > > Margareta. Most people with that name was called Greta. (Including my > > mother.) > > > > > Today I found on the Ellis Island web site & it's close. > > > Peter Jonas Bergstrom - 61 years, contractor, Foreman - born in Sweden > > came > > > from Nyland. > > > Imm 10/12/1914. > > > Anna Magrete - 62 years, Son Karl Ragna 18 years, Daughter Lillay > Sigrid > > > > The sons name must be Karl Ragnar. (Ragna is a female name.) > > Magrete must be the recipients interpretation of Margareta. Likewise > Lillay > > for Lillian. > > Margareta must have celebrated her birthday during the trip, as she is > noted > > 61 when departing and 62 at arrival. > > > > > 20 years > > > Meeting son in law Albert Johnson Boston Massachusetts. > > > Again aside for these middle names which don't match against the 1890 > > > swedish census that > > > I wrote in my previous note. I am totally confused. > > > Now to go check out the other names you gave me to see if I can find > them > > in > > > Ellis Island's web site. > > > Or in our census. Thank you again for your help! > > > > > > Diane > > > > Glad I could help > > Kurt F > > > > > >