Annette Bowen wrote 2013-01-06 23:21: > > Olof Olofsson, born 1724 in Kihl, is my ancestor. Here is his birth record: > Kil C:1 (1708-1764) Image 94/ page 90, Number 4, christened Feb 9, > born Feb 4. It plainly lists the parents as Oluf Nilson & his wife > Brita Olufsdotter from Kiallhult at Frösvidahl. --- OK > > This must be the family - Kiallhult at Frösvidahl. > AI:1 (1727-1740) Image 90/ page 85. > Oluf Nilson & his wife Brita Svensdr with the following children and Notice the the wife's name has ben changed from Bengtsdoter(?) to svesdotter. > > their birth records, all from ArkivDigital Kil C:1 (1708-1764) : > Nils - Image 36/ page 32, Num. 9 middle of right side --- 16 Aug 1714 Olof Nilsson, Brita Swänsdotter > Sven? (marked out and hard to read) - Image 73/ page 69, Num. 3 in 1718 --- 18 Jan 1718, Olof Nilsson, Brijta Svensdotter > > Catharina Jan 1721- Image 82/ page 78, first entry on right side --- 21 Jan 1721, Olof Nilsson, Brijta Svensdotter > > Oluf, Feb 1724 (see above) --- 4 Feb 1724, Oluf Nilsson, Brita Olufsdotter > > Brita, Mar 1727 - Image 106/ page 102, first entry on right side --- 15 Mar 1727, Oluf Nilsson, Brita Svensdotter > > Lena, Aug 1733 - Image 130/ page 126, christened August 5, Number 15 in 1733 --- 5 Aug 1733, Oluf Nilsson, Brita Svensdotter > > Lisa, Feb 1730 - Image 117/Page 113, first entry on right side, Elisabeth --- 25 Feb 1730, Oluf Nilsson, Brita Svensdotter > > In each of these birth records (except Nils, whose mother's name I > can't read) the mother is plainly given as Brita Svensdotter. I found > only one Oluf Olufsson born in Feb. 1724 in Kil, and the date matches > the age on his death record (Tysslinge C:3 (1760-1797) Image 243), Aug > 19). The above Oluf Nilsson was the only one in the Household > Examination at that location. Am I missing something? Should I > assume that the priest recorded the mother's name wrong? I know this > is a lot to look at, but I am confused and could use another opinion. --- Such errors did happen, and in this case where she was called Svensdotter for both earlier and later births, it seems safe to assume that Olofsdotter in Olof's birth record is an error. The alternative would be that Olof Nilsson had three wifes, named Brita Svensdotter, Brita Olofsdotter, and Brita Svensdotter. // Bo Johansson

Bo, Thanks for looking at all of these! It would be my ancestor whose mother's name is in question! I will look through the marriage records, but maybe the priest was just confused about Brita's name since he had to correct it on the Household Examination. The handwriting is really hard to read. I went through the marriage records one time, but I will look again for the time period between Catharina's birth and Olof's birth. What was the customary age at marriage? One HFL gave Brita's birth year as 1691, and the first child I have found was born in 1714. She was 75 when she died 25 Nov 1767, assuming this was the same person. The death record just gave her husband's name and address, but the HFL said she died in 1767. Annette On 1/7/13, Bo Johansson <bo.h.johan56@telia.com> wrote: > Annette Bowen wrote 2013-01-06 23:21: > > >> Olof Olofsson, born 1724 in Kihl, is my ancestor. Here is his birth >> record: >> Kil C:1 (1708-1764) Image 94/ page 90, Number 4, christened Feb 9, >> born Feb 4. It plainly lists the parents as Oluf Nilson & his wife >> Brita Olufsdotter from Kiallhult at Frösvidahl. > > --- OK > >> >> This must be the family - Kiallhult at Frösvidahl. >> AI:1 (1727-1740) Image 90/ page 85. >> Oluf Nilson & his wife Brita Svensdr with the following children and > > Notice the the wife's name has ben changed from Bengtsdoter(?) to > svesdotter. > > > >> their birth records, all from ArkivDigital Kil C:1 (1708-1764) : >> Nils - Image 36/ page 32, Num. 9 middle of right side > > --- 16 Aug 1714 Olof Nilsson, Brita Swänsdotter > >> Sven? (marked out and hard to read) - Image 73/ page 69, Num. 3 in 1718 > > --- 18 Jan 1718, Olof Nilsson, Brijta Svensdotter > > > >> Catharina Jan 1721- Image 82/ page 78, first entry on right side > > --- 21 Jan 1721, Olof Nilsson, Brijta Svensdotter > > > >> Oluf, Feb 1724 (see above) > > --- 4 Feb 1724, Oluf Nilsson, Brita Olufsdotter > > > > >> Brita, Mar 1727 - Image 106/ page 102, first entry on right side > > --- 15 Mar 1727, Oluf Nilsson, Brita Svensdotter > > > >> Lena, Aug 1733 - Image 130/ page 126, christened August 5, Number 15 in >> 1733 > > --- 5 Aug 1733, Oluf Nilsson, Brita Svensdotter > > > >> Lisa, Feb 1730 - Image 117/Page 113, first entry on right side, Elisabeth > > --- 25 Feb 1730, Oluf Nilsson, Brita Svensdotter > > >> >> In each of these birth records (except Nils, whose mother's name I >> can't read) the mother is plainly given as Brita Svensdotter. I found >> only one Oluf Olufsson born in Feb. 1724 in Kil, and the date matches >> the age on his death record (Tysslinge C:3 (1760-1797) Image 243), Aug >> 19). The above Oluf Nilsson was the only one in the Household >> Examination at that location. Am I missing something? Should I >> assume that the priest recorded the mother's name wrong? I know this >> is a lot to look at, but I am confused and could use another opinion. > > --- Such errors did happen, and in this case where she was called > Svensdotter for both earlier and later births, it seems safe to assume > that Olofsdotter in Olof's birth record is an error. > > The alternative would be that Olof Nilsson had three wifes, named Brita > Svensdotter, Brita Olofsdotter, and Brita Svensdotter. > > // Bo Johansson > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > SWEDEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message >

Annette Bowen wrote 2013-01-07 20:25: > Bo, > Thanks for looking at all of these! It would be my ancestor whose > mother's name is in question! I will look through the marriage > records, but maybe the priest was just confused about Brita's name > since he had to correct it on the Household Examination. The > handwriting is really hard to read. I went through the marriage > records one time, but I will look again for the time period between > Catharina's birth and Olof's birth. --- I think it is most likely the same woman who is mother to all the children. > > What was the customary age at marriage? --- Around 25, but there was quite a bit of variation, some were 20, some were 30-35... > > One HFL gave Brita's birth > year as 1691, and the first child I have found was born in 1714. She > was 75 when she died 25 Nov 1767, assuming this was the same person. > The death record just gave her husband's name and address, but the HFL > said she died in 1767. --- Fits reasonably well with someone born 1691. // Bo Johansson