Hi,
I am trying to find the death notice of my x2 great grandfather Johan Arthur Karlsson, also may go by John Arthur Carlson.
I am led to believe he died in Australia, only I have no clue where as family ties were cut.
Johan Arthur Karlsson was born in Svartsmara, Åland on the 9th of October 1872.
He was , from what I have gathered, a sailor (and probably a polygamist!) - traveling between Åland and the States often and also to Australia.
He Married Alina Sophia Danielsdotter in 1898 in Åland and they had seven children, one of them being my great grandfather, Johan Mikael Karlsson b.1905 (later naturalized in Australia to John Carlson).
From what I've been told (family myth), my great grandfather met with his father when he came to Melbourne, but there was a family rift and the two never spoke again (I would suspect this has something to do with Johan's treatment and later divorce of my x2 great grandmother. I vaguely remember my Nana saying he may have been working at a pub, but that cannot be confirmed.
I have him listed on electoral rolls as living in Gayndah, Wide Bay QLD in 1925 and then in Kerang, Wimmera, VIC in 1936 - but this is as far as I have got with him, he is otherwise a dead end.
I think there's a possibility he may be listed as an unassisted immigrant somewhere with a possible death year of 1970.
He apparently also lived in the States in 1900 according to a census.
Any help you can offer, but particularly in finding his date of death and burial place, would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!
