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Research in Other Countries => Europe => Topic started by: lininberks on Wednesday 18 February 26 16:56 GMT (UK)
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Anders Qvarntstrom died on 18 Oct 1851, aged 16. In the attached picture, the first column on the right hand page states where they were born. I cannot work out what it says. Can anyone help? Thanks.
Forgot to say, this is from the Swedish Church in St Petersburg, Anders was Swedish, not Russian, so I am assuming it is a Swedish place.
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Do you have a link to this register online?
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The registers are on Ancestry, but not transcribed.
Link to the page:
https://www.ancestry.co.uk/imageviewer/collections/2225/images/AB-255_2740__65-017400?usePUB=true&_phsrc=olY1&pId=32399312
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Hi
Hard to read unfortunately. The place could be Finnish. The name underneath is Åbo in Finland.
He was a tailor (skräddare).
His cause of death is unknown (okänd).
He was also unmarried (ogift).
Ian
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Just taken another look. It could be Purmo in Finland.
Ian
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He was born 8 Nov 1835 in Pernå in Finland.
He is recorded in the household church book in St Petersburg:
https://sok.riksarkivet.se/bildvisning/C0060095_00069#?xywh=940%2C1775%2C1274%2C1922&cv=68 - half way down.
Ian
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Anders birth:
https://en.digihakemisto.net/item/1165785860/5839299399/60 - 2nd entry right page.
Father: Tailor Johan Qvarnström
Mother: Henrica Albertina
Ian
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Thank you for that information Ian, and all the links. Unfortunately not the line I am looking for, or at least so far not linked to the line I am looking for. I am searching for a Qvarnstrom family who were tailors, living in St Petersburg around 1850-1860. specifically a father called Peter and a child called Carl. They have eluded me for almost 20 years.
However that list of tailors looks very interesting so will have a wander through the pages.
Linda
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Ok, no worries.
Can you post the names and dates of the Qvarnströms you're interested in. I'll take a wee look for you.
Ian
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I have a few tailor Qvarnströms in Finland in the church books. They may well be related.
Ian
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I have a Carl Wilhelm Qvarnström born 1846.
Ian
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Unfortunately we have very little information. As far as we know Carl was born in St Petersburg sometime between 1850 and 1855. All our info is from censuses and marriage. When he married in London in 1891 he was 37, born ca 1854, father Peter, a tailor , deceased. 1891 census, dob 1854, in St Petersburg, Russia. 1901 census dob 1854, Russia (Swedish subject). 1911 census dob 1855 Russia. 1921 census dob Jan 1850, Petrograd. Died in 1928 at age 78. Never used a second name. The surname was anglicised first to Quarnstrom, then to Quanstrom
He is pretty consistent about where he was born and that he was Swedish. Finding any trace of him is another matter!
Thanks again
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Ok, great.
His father may well have come from the Swedish part of Finland. I'll dig around and see what pops up.
Ian
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I am sorry to say but I haven't been able to find anything on this Carl. I have checked the birth books in St. Petersburg but he doesn't seem to be there.
I've even checked for a father Peter but no go.
Ian
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Thanks very much for trying - he is definitely a puzzle. I will have to put him on the back burner again, and maybe sometime in the future something to help identify him will come along.