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Titel: SV: Persson Karl Leander *1859 utv fr Brandstorp 1887
Skrivet av: Maud Mårtensson skrivet 2017-08-11, 10:20
I do think Carl and Alma may have been on the same ship, at least in the beginning of the journey. SS Orlando sailed from Gothenburg to Hull April 29 1887 and on board was Alma with siblings and mother and one Carl L Person, 28, from Brandstorp. They were all heading for Chicago. (Göteborgs poliskammare före 1900, Inkomna uppgifter om utvandrade personer, SE/GLA/12703/E IX/31 (1887), pages 514-515, 518-519).

Sweden can be divided into landskap (not changing anymore) and län (still changing). Skaraborg was a län between 1634 and 1997. Most of the old Skaraborgs län is now part of Västra Götalands län but a small part (for instance Habo) belongs to Jönköpings län.

Map landskap: https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Landskap_i_Sverige.

Map län: https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sveriges_l%C3%A4n.

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