Johan Johansson Lindström
| Johan Johansson Lindström | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Jan 5 1811[1] Elsarby, Angarn, Stockholm, Sweden[2] |
| Spouse | Eva Sophia Bergström (m. ?–)[3] |
| Children |
Carl Johan Lindström (b. 1839) Johanna Sophia Lindström (b. 1841) Gustaf Lindstrom (b. 1843)[4] |
The Name "Lindström"
It appears that Johan was born as Johan Johansson (after his father), and took the name Lindström some time between 1820 and 1840.
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].
Historical Records
Johan's parents/siblings/ancestors
- Census for his family, immediately before Johan's birth.
Johan with parents
- Johan was born in Elsarby, Angarn, Stockholm, Sweden on January 4, 1811, per the
Födde (Births) for Angarn, Stockholm (1771-1814). (Note: This is pretty uncertain... Also, if this is the right record, it appears he was actually born in 1810, but baptized (or something) in 1811.)
- Johan (age 0-2) lived with parents Johan (age 23-27) and Maria (age 19-23) in Elsarby, Angarn, Stockholm, Sweden from (at least) 1809 to 1813 in the Husförhör (Household examination) for Angarn, Stockholm (1814-1832)
- Johan (age 3-6) lived with parents Johan (age 28-31) and Maria (age 24-27) in Elsarby, Angarn, Stockholm, Sweden from 1814 to 1817 in the Husförhör (Household examination) for Angarn, Stockholm (1814-1832)
- Johan (age 6-7) lived with parents Johan (age 31-32) and Maria (age 27-28) in (Unknown), Vada, Stockholm, Sweden from 1817 to 1818 in the Husförhör (Household examination) for Vada, Stockholm (1814-1832) (Johan is not known as Lindström at this point.)
Johan with wife and children
- Johan (age 27-27), Eva Sophia, and Carl Johan lived in Grimsta (?), Fresta, Stockholm, Sweden in the Husförhör (Household examination) for Täby, Stockholm (1835-1845) from 1838 to 1840. (Johan is now known as Lindström.)
- Johan (age 29-32), Eva Sophia, Carl Johan, and Johanna Sophia lived in Ella, Taby, Stockholm, in the Husförhör (Household examination) for Täby, Stockholm (1841-1846) from 1840 to 1843.
- Daughter Johanna Sophia was born in 1841, in Täby
- Son Gustaf was born in 1843 in Täby.
- Johan (age 32), wife Eva Sophia, and children Carl Johan, Johanna Sophia, and Gustaf lived in Wifinge, Täby, Stockholm in the 1841-1846 Husförhör (Census) in 1844. They lived here only briefly, coming from Ella and en route to Karby.
- The Lindstroms lived in Karby, Täby, Stockholm in 1845, in the Husförhör (Household examination) for Täby, Stockholm (1841-1846)