Need help translating Malmo birth and HFL for Nils Andersson (Sten) 1800 05 06 Birth record Malmo St Caroli CI:6 Ver:a 1797-1805 image 260 page 45 HFL Malmo St Caroli AI:1 1813-1818 image 393 page 777 My records of him are in Hoor where he soldiered, married and had his family but those indicate a year difference in birth 1801 May 06 vs 1800 May 06 Rhonda

rhonda simpson wrote 2014-06-11 15:11: > > Need help translating Malmo birth and HFL for Nils Andersson (Sten) 1800 05 06 > > Birth record Malmo St Caroli CI:6 Ver:a 1797-1805 image 260 page 45 --- May 1800 The 6th was born by the boat-man(?) Anders Nilsson's wife Kiersti Mathisdoter, a son who the next day was baptised and called Nils. Witnesses were... > > HFL Malmo St Caroli AI:1 1813-1818 image 393 page 777 --- Number 16 - "Båtk." (boat-man) Anders Nilsson, born 1765, came 1813 from 428 in the city. - wife(?) Lucie(?) Olsdotter, born 1781-04-30 Östra Ljungby, came 1815 from Höör. - wife Kiersti Mathisdotter, born 1774, died 1815. - son Nils, born 1800-05-06 Malmö, moved to Höör. - son Jöns, born 1802-05-28, moved to 39. - son Petter, born 1804-07-03, moved to Åkarp. - daughter Christina Maria, born 1810-05-03(?), moved to Hallaryd. - son Christian, born 1812-08-28, died 1816. - son Ola, born 1815-04-03(?) Malmö, died 1815. - daughter Kersti, born 1816-06-07 Malmö. - daughter Johanna, born 1810-10(??). Unclear who Johanna is, perhaps Lucie's(?) daughter? > > My records of him are in Hoor where he soldiered, married and > had his family but those indicate a year difference in birth > 1801 May 06 vs 1800 May 06 --- Such errors were not unusual, especially for people who moved between parishes where the priests had bad handwriting. // Bo Johansson