Bo, Thank you so much for this information. I haven't come across a "wicked growth" as a cause of death before. Poor little baby. Annette On 12/29/12, Bo Johansson <bo.h.johan56@telia.com> wrote: > Annette Bowen wrote 2012-12-29 21:37: > > >> The last entry on the right side is for a child Kari in Hofdane. Then >> it says something about Kersti Tholsdotter, died in Feb, age 7 weeks, >> but then it looks like something was 7 1/2 months. Was Kersti the >> mother of an illegitimate premature child, who died? > > AD Köla F:3 (1748-1795) Image 118 / page 229 (AID: v6162.b118.s229, NAD: > SE/VA/13309) > > Hofdane - the child Kari, illegitimate, her mother is "L.P." (loose > maid? = maid without yearly contract) Kersti Tholsdotter, died [in > Febr.] of a wicked growth under the chin, 7 1/2 months old. > > They are found with Kersti's parents(?) at number 9 Hovdane in AD Köla > AI:14 (1785-1791) Image 65 / page 121 (AID: v11964.b65.s121, NAD: > SE/VA/13309). > > Kari's birth is recorded 11 July 1788 as illegitimate child Karin of > Hofdane, father stated to be farmhand Nils Andersson from Hälle, mother > maid Kerstin Tholsdotter. > AD Köla C:4 (1737-1789) Image 266 / page 523 (AID: v6142.b266.s523, NAD: > SE/VA/13309). > > // 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 >