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Where can my FIL post unidentified Scandinavian Pictures for possible ID?

tessiebylund1 — 31 Aug 2008 5:09:32 GMT

Hello everyone. I hope this is in English.
I'm writing, not for myself, but for my FIL (father-in-law). His dad was b. in Denmark, his mom from Sweden. His wife's family is from Norway.
Here's the problem: I'm not sure which relative, but one brought him 2 boxes of photos. His sister could identify only 1 or 2.
Is there a website or place you'd recommend, or just a mssg. board maybe, where he could display some pictures for possible identification? Or if you have any other suggestions, I'll be happy to pass replies along. thanks. tessie (who mostly deals with French ancestors, right now.:)

Frank Nelson , Maria Nikula Sweeden/Finland?

BarbaraBN — 24 May 2006 1:50:07 GMT

Frank Nelson and Maria Nikula were my great grandparents.
Their son Alfred(Lakaraius Alfred as given name in Finland)
was born in 1888. I know Alfred emigrated to the USA and settled in West Quincy Ma, and later in 1908 married my grandmother Sylvia Maria Piispanen. But its Frank and Maria that are my brick walls. Can anyone help?
I was told that in my case the Nelson is Finish, wasn't changed from Nielsen/Nilson etc) and that Frank was born in Finland, but I am wondering about that.
Maybe he was born in Sweeden and moved to Finland at some point before he met and Married Maria.
Any help would be very much appreciated.
Thank you
Barbara Nsambradley@aol.com

Genalogi in Denmark/Sweden

grlei — 6 Aug 2007 10:08:49 GMT

Behøver du hjælp til slægtsforskning i danmark eller sverige kan du få hjælp på følgende side.
http://www.onlineslaegtsforskning.dk

Alexander BRUEN and Fredericka CARLSON in Finland or Norway

AnnGrant41 — 7 Sep 2008 4:33:47 GMT

I am looking information on the above, born somewhere in either Finland, Norway. Their son Charles Andrew Bruen was born 1855 somewhere. He married Allison Black in the German Church of Scotland Dec 27 1883. The certificate is very poorly written . Charles's father was a sargent of something. Are there any census records for the 1800's or birth records. I believe the family had something to do with a fishing or boat line that stopped in Leith Scotland. The name Nelson appears as a name in the family.

BARGINALL Family - Scandinavian origin?

MARYJASON161 — 4 Sep 2008 1:57:52 GMT

Hi,
Is there anyone out there who knows whether or not the surname BARGINALL is of Scandinavian origin at all?
On various census' it has been spelt differently ie:
BARGNEIL , BARGNEL, BARGNEERL, BARGINELL..

Generations of the family can be found living in St George in the East in London from 1803. Their occupations are Watermen, Lightermen and a Thames Water Constable.

If anyone could help I would be most grateful.
Thanks, in anticipation.

Mary

Held(Bavaria); Hess(switzerland) DeGroot (Holland) Duhen

MicheleJackson41 — 22 Oct 2001 7:35:08 GMT

I am in search of some help in researching my G grandparents family.
Fredrick Held 1865, Mahlheim Bavaria
his wife Catherine Hess 1868 , Schleitheim Switzerland
Their daughter's inlaws:
Harry DeGroot, 1851, Holland and his wife Mary Duhen 1857, unknown Place of birth. (she later remaried a Van Hawling)
All that I know about these four people are that they have children and I know the children's names and some dates.
If there is any help available out there please email me. These four would be our GG grandparents. so as you can see, we are not very far into our gene pool.

Ozdych in the 17th century Scandinavian countries

triplejdad — 19 May 2005 11:56:29 GMT

I was told that we are from the area around sweden and Denmark . The name is Ozdych we have always been told it was Polish but a New branch says we are from this area so is there any one that can help me . Thanks Jerome
My new email address is jpapa24@charter.net

English speaking sites in Sweden, Denmark and Norway

Karen_Hagg — 11 Sep 2008 2:44:17 GMT

Does anybody know of record sites in Sweden, Denmark and Norway that post in English? I know the names of many of my ancesters there, but I don't read Swedish, Danish or Norwegian to be able to search for them.

Sweden Denmark maps

Erick537 — 31 Jul 2004 11:58:13 GMT

where at is anderstorp (Sweden? Denmark?)
where at is Socknen Qvarstaende (Sweden? Denmark?)
where at is Bastad Parish

Located in (Sweden?or Denmark?)

Rootweb's Scandianavian Reseach Guide website

kancelled — 22 Dec 2004 9:46:34 GMT

For information on Scandinavian Genealogy Research
at > Rootsweb's Guide Index
http://www.rootsweb.com/~rwguide/index.html

Scroll down to Numerical Index to Guides > #23 > Scandinavian (Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, Finnish and Icelandic) Roots
=>
http://www.rootsweb.com/~rwguide/lesson23.htm

Best Regards
Kate

Help researching information from Scandinavian Countries

Leia — 3 Mar 2004 10:49:11 GMT

Hi!
If anyone could give me any advice on researching a man called Johan Frederick Nielson Poulsen. I think he may have been born in a Scandanavian country, and he was a seaman and married an english woman in Durham. I dont know how to go about researching names or census' in those countries. If anyone could give me any links or advice that would be great. Many thanks.

Is Gruver a Scandinavian name?

C Gruver — 5 Nov 2002 2:45:25 GMT

I have always been curious about the orgin of my surname. There was some thought that it was German but the closest known German surname is Gruber which according to my father I don't think that our name was not derived from this variation. I then noticed that some pages on the Internet in what I think is some sort of Scandinavian language uses the word gruver.

Haby Surname

pdawn — 2 Mar 2000 7:15:49 GMT

I'm looking for any infomation on the family name HABY. I think it might be Scandinavian
I saw a "haby sofa in an ikea catologe" and I ruled out German and Polish.

WIXTRUM - Help Please

Leigh Brookland — 27 Aug 2002 12:32:06 GMT

I am hoping someone can tell me if this name WIXTRUM is of Scandinavian Origins.
I have only a small amount of info : I am looking for any connections at all to this name.
My ancestor apparently was named Andreus / Andrew Wixtrum, born approx 1835. He worked on a Whaling Ship that came to NZ approx 1859, when the ship returned home he jumped ship and changed his name to Charles Smith.On his marriage and death certs he lists his parents as Edward Smith & Margaret Bayley/Bailey and states that he was born in Flintshire , North Wales.
The family story has always been that he came from Norway or somewhere near.
I am hoping someone may be able to give me some clues as to how I go about finding him.

Regards
Leigh
NZ

desperately seeking SVEDBERG / SWEDBERG name origin

ptilda — 24 Jan 2006 12:06:21 GMT

I have SVEDBERGS (later changed it to SWEDBERG when imigrated to America) in my family, and I would like to know if ANYONE has any clues to the origen of the name and/or it's literal meaning.
ptilda@hotmail.com

BRYNOLF, BRYNJOLF, BRYNJULF, BRYNJULFFR, BRYNDOLF, BRYNJU.

CBrynolf — 14 Jan 2002 3:08:16 GMT

Seeking information about my surname, which has several old spellings and has, in the past, been used as a first name. In particular my great grand father John Brynolf, and his family. He was born in 1840(?) in Sweden, we think at Bareio Fiold, Newsonboulg. Cannot locate that place, it may be spelled incorrectly. He may well have been born in Denmark, Finland, Norway, or Iceland, as the name has Old Norse origins (=brown(?) wolf), and he may have anglicized his surname on arrival in England. He married in England in 1870, so must have left for England in the period 1840 - 1869 (?). Any help or information, no matter how small, or how vague, gratefully recieved.

Latvian men looking for ajob

ARTIS — 26 Jan 2002 11:59:03 GMT

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