Johan Johansson Lindström

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Johan Johansson Lindström
Born Jan 5 1811[1]
Elsarby, Angarn, Stockholm, Sweden[2]
Spouse Eva Sophia Bergström (m. ?–) «Not recognized as a date. Years must have 4 digits (use leading zeros for years < 1000).»"Marriage: Eva Sophia Bergström to Johan Johansson Lindström" Location: (linkback:http://jimlindstrom.com/mediawiki/index.php/Johan_Johansson_Lindstr%C3%B6m)[3]
Children Carl Johan Lindström (b. 1839)
Johanna Sophia Lindström (b. 1841)
Gustaf Lindstrom (b. 1843)[4]


The Name "Lindström"

Between 1800 and 1900, Sweden was undergoing a transition from Patronymic names (e.g., Nils Andersson's son Pehr becomes Pehr Nilsson) to family names between 1800 and 1900. Some families apparently "froze" their most recent patronymic name, taking it as a family name; some combined nature and or topographical elements (e.g., linden tree + stream = Lindström); and others took place names. Many Swedish families began to take family names by the 1860s and Sweden finally passed a law prohibiting patronymic naming in 1901[5].

It appears from a 1841-1846 Husförhör (Census) that Gustaf's father's name was Johan Johansson Lindström. This may mean that Gustaf's father was born as Johan Johanson (patronymic surname) but later (between 1811 and 1843) took Lindström as the new family name.

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