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Do you, too, have family in Sweden? When your grandparent boarded the ship for North America or Australia, perhaps he or she left brothers and sisters behind in Sweden. If so, their children and grandchildren, your Swedish relatives, might be wondering about you, wanting to find you, but not know how and where. The reality is that it's much easier for you to find them in Sweden than for them to find you. But you might need some help! I have worked with Swedish genealogical research for many years, and have much experience and knowledge when it comes to finding families here in Sweden. In fact, there are few cases where I have not found a relative in Sweden! I’m very familiar with Swedish archives, church records, and most important, the Swedish language, the one I grew up with!
An initial consultation -
for free! Here is the information that would be useful, if you have it:
Here is an example: Remember that the names used by your emigrant in an English speaking country usually were different from the ones used in Sweden. Here are some common name changes: |
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English first names Charles, Charlie
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Swedish first names
Karl
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English last names
Bengston, Benson |
Swedish last names
Bengtsson |
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Just send an email or a letter to Bridge to Sweden, Marie Louise Bratt, Vigelsjöhöjden 1B, 76152 Norrtälje, Sweden. and I'll check the following databases, when appropriate. 1. Emigranten, especially Emihamn, based upon the Swedish passenger lists, when people boarded the ship, usually in Göteborg or Malmö. This is quite complete, but starts only around 1869. 2. Emibas, an incomplete (unfortunately) database of emigrants, with information taken from the church records. Often very useful when you know the emigrant’s date of birth (if he or she is included, of course) 3. Sveriges befolkning (Swedish census) from 1890 or 1900 The
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More
research - for a fee With enough information
from you and our initial research, I can find your emigrant's parents
and siblings, with dates and places of birth, and their residence. You
might also be interested in finding out what happened to those siblings
who stayed in Sweden (assuming some did), especially if they married and
had children, and grandchildren, who are alive today!
If
you are interested in finding living Swedish relatives:
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Useful links for your research (all in English): About genealogy
About
Swedes in America
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