A 'Swenglish' journey through family photos, notes and postcards
from the early 20th century.

2012-02-14

Family Graves / Familjegravar

Våra släktgravar på kyrkogården i Fristad (2011).
Our family graves in the churchyard at Fristad.

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Samuel Emanuelsson * 27/2 1835 + 15/2 1907
STOREGÅRDEN (Fristad)

Farmors far / my father’s mother’s father

 

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Selma Emanuelsson * 1861 +1941
Carl Emanuelsson * 1870 + 1928
Gustav Samuelsson *1878 + 1952
STOREGÅRDEN (Fristad)

Farmors mor + två av farmors halvbröder (Samuels söner).
My father’s mother’s mother + two of her husband’s, i.e. my great-grandfather Samuel’s sons from his first marriage

 

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Ester Ekman * 1876 + 1959
Gerda Ekman * 1881 + 1973

Två av farmors halvsystrar (Samuels döttrar)
Two of great-grandfather Samuel’s daughters from his first marriage

 

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Olivia Emanuelsson * 6/1 1868 + 22/2 1899

Dotter till Samuel som dog innan farmor föddes.
Daughter from my great-grandfather Samuel’s first marriage, who died the year before my grandmother Sally was born.

 

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Hildur (f. Lundgren) Hellsten * 1892 + 1964
g.m. Olof Hellsten

Farmors halvsyster, dotter till Selma i hennes första äktenskap.
Great-grandmother Selma’s daughter from her first marriage; and her husband

 

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Sally (f. Emanuelsson) Thulin *3/2 1900 + 27/2 1979
g.m. Gustaf Thulin * 23/6 1904 + 9/4 1969
Farmor och farfar / My paternal grandparents

 

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Nils Emanuelsson * 1902 + 1971
g.m. Carin Emanuelsson *1903 + 1986

Farmors helbror
My grandmother Sally’s younger brother and his wife

 

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Birgit (f. Nordstedt) Thulin * 1930 + 2009
Bertil Thulin * 1931 + 2011

Mamma och pappa / My mother and father

 

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Rebecka Thulin * 1843 + 1922
Alfred Thulin * 1855 + 1932

Farfars morföräldrar (han växte upp hos dem)
My grandfather’s mother’s parents (he was raised by them)

1 comment:

  1. It's noticeable that the gravestones are a lot smaller than they usually are in England.

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