I am trying to help someone with their immigrant ancestor.  In America, he was known as B. Nels Holmquist and lived in Wisconsin. Census records give his birth as April 1860 and his immigration as 1882 or 1883. The family member says Nels changed his name for the Swedish military, but doesn't know his family name. Nels' marriage record (1887 Polk County, Wisconsin) lists his parents as Nels Olson and Anna Johnson.  I have been unable to find a close match in the immigration records for B Nels Holmquist (or Holmqvist or Nilsson), so I tried the Central Soldiers registrar to see if I could find anything. I found this strong possibility: HOLMQVIST Bengt Family name: Nilsson Birth date: 18600418 Death date: - Enlisted: 1880 Discharged: 1882 File number: SS-06-0010-1880 Regiment: S. Sk. Infanteriregementet File: Ölycke Company: Färs Parish: Högseröd Croft Number: SS-06-0010 And there's where the Högseröd question comes in. I figured out Högseröd is in Malmöhus, but when I check for household examinations there's a big gap from 1844 to 1889, so I can't locate Bengt Holmqvist at the place he was serving. Does anyone know if the records simply don't exist anymore for that period or if they are combined with another parish? The other location clues the family member gave: He lived in Skåne and may have also lived in Alingsås, Sweden. Högseröd is in Skåne Alingsås is in Älvsborg Would appreciate any ideas! Joy K

I have replied to Joyce with more info but the person below's birth record can be found at Öved CI:5 (1836-1861) Image 232 / page 281 (AID: v114018.b232.s281, NAD: SE/LLA/13535) This seems to be a match with the record and below. (same birth date as the soldier, same parents as expected) -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of jkersteter via Sent: Wednesday, August 06, 2014 4:57 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [SWEDEN] Högseröd parish question I am trying to help someone with their immigrant ancestor. In America, he was known as B. Nels Holmquist and lived in Wisconsin. Census records give his birth as April 1860 and his immigration as 1882 or 1883. The family member says Nels changed his name for the Swedish military, but doesn't know his family name. Nels' marriage record (1887 Polk County, Wisconsin) lists his parents as Nels Olson and Anna Johnson. I have been unable to find a close match in the immigration records for B Nels Holmquist (or Holmqvist or Nilsson), so I tried the Central Soldiers registrar to see if I could find anything. I found this strong possibility: HOLMQVIST Bengt Family name: Nilsson Birth date: 18600418 Death date: - Enlisted: 1880 Discharged: 1882 File number: SS-06-0010-1880 Regiment: S. Sk. Infanteriregementet File: Ölycke Company: Färs Parish: Högseröd Croft Number: SS-06-0010 And there's where the Högseröd question comes in. I figured out Högseröd is in Malmöhus, but when I check for household examinations there's a big gap from 1844 to 1889, so I can't locate Bengt Holmqvist at the place he was serving. Does anyone know if the records simply don't exist anymore for that period or if they are combined with another parish? The other location clues the family member gave: He lived in Skåne and may have also lived in Alingsås, Sweden. Högseröd is in Skåne Alingsås is in Älvsborg Would appreciate any ideas! Joy K ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

jkersteter via wrote 2014-08-06 22:56: > > In America, he was known as B. Nels Holmquist and lived in Wisconsin. > Census records give his birth as April 1860 and his immigration as > 1882 or 1883. The family member says Nels changed his name for the > Swedish military, but doesn't know his family name. Nels' marriage > record (1887 Polk County, Wisconsin) lists his parents as Nels Olson > and Anna Johnson. > > I have been unable to find a close match in the immigration records > for B Nels Holmquist (or Holmqvist or Nilsson), so I tried the Central > Soldiers registrar to see if I could find anything. I found this > strong possibility: > > HOLMQVIST Bengt > Family name: Nilsson > Birth date: 18600418 > Death date: - > Enlisted: 1880 > Discharged: 1882 > File number: SS-06-0010-1880 > Regiment: S. Sk. Infanteriregementet > File: Ölycke > Company: Färs > Parish: Högseröd > Croft Number: SS-06-0010 > > And there's where the Högseröd question comes in. I figured out > Högseröd is in Malmöhus, but when I check for household examinations > there's a big gap from 1844 to 1889, so I can't locate Bengt > Holmqvist at the place he was serving. Does anyone know if the > records simply don't exist anymore for that period or if they > are combined with another parish? --- A fire 1889 destroyed many of the records. > > The other location clues the family member gave: > He lived in Skåne and may have also lived in Alingsås, Sweden. > > Högseröd is in Skåne > Alingsås is in Älvsborg > > Would appreciate any ideas! He might be this man in Swedish Census 1880: Nilsson Holmqvist, Bengt Arbetskarl [worker] b. 1860 in Öved (Malmöhus län, Skåne) Man, single Vesterstad Västerstad (Malmöhus län, Skåne) -------------------- He was a missing person in 1890: Nilsson Holmqvist, Bengt Jordbr.arb. [farm worker] f. 1860 i Öved (Malmöhus län, Skåne) Frånskild man, ensam i familjen [divorced man, single] Qvarstående obefintlige sedan åren 1881-1890: Västerstad (Malmöhus län, Skåne) ----------------------------- His birth is recorded as Bengt born 18 Apr 1860, parents Nils Olsson and Anna Jönsdotter of Skotthusa. Öved CI:5 (1836-1861) Image 232 / page 281 (AID: v114018.b232.s281, NAD: SE/LLA/13535). They are found at Skotthusa in Öved AI:22 (1861-1865) Image 51 / page 47 (AID: v113995.b51.s47, NAD: SE/LLA/13535). - farmhand Nils Olsson, born 1823-03-30 Harlösa. - wife Anna Jönsdotter, born 1825-04-22 Åsum. - 3 children born 1850-1856 Harlösa. - son Bengt, born 1860-04-18 Öved. They move 1863-10-24 to Västerstad. // Bo Johansson