Träslöv Husförhör 1812-1829 (1823 - 1829)

[Eli Pearson]

I found both Carl Linderholm b. 1817 and his mother Anna Maria Blommer b. 1787 on two different pages p. 13 and p. 24 (Ancestry.com images 172 and 178).  I am guessing that p. 24 is the first one and that they arrived in 1828.  I'm not sure what it says on p. 13, but I am guessing it says she is homeless.  I was wondering if I am missing any clues as to where Anna Maria went after.  I already know where Carl went afterwards.
Thanks, Eli

[Leif Lundkvist]

On page 13 (Träslöv AI:5 (1812-1829) Bild 162 / sid 13 (AID: v93532.b162.s13, NAD: SE/LLA/13420)) it say "Se Åby quarn", but I don't know what it means, I don't find her there, page 27 ff.

[Harald Nordius]

She is at the bottom of page 21 in Träslöv AI:7 1829-1831. She is at the same place in Träslöv AI:8 1831-1852 (1831-1833 p. 30). There she is crossed out without any note of where she went.

[Harald Nordius]

Although she was crossed out, she's still in the same household in following records, Lars Trulsson in Göthar Svensgård (Klastorp nr 16). She remains there until her death 10 December 1852, Träslöv (N) AI:11 1852-1859 Bild 55 / Sida 104 (AID: v93523.b55.s104, NAD: SE/LLA/13420)

[Eli Pearson]

Wow - I don't know how I missed that.  I spent several hours last night trying to figure out where she went to.  I even looked through the death records at Träslöv up to 1860 and I didn't see her.  I had completely given up.  Thank you so much again Harald.  You completely figured that out.  Now I have birth and death dates for all of my 5th great grandparents on my father's father's side (except for Carl Linderholm's father).  Do you suppose it's possible that Lars Trullsson may have been Carl's father and that's why she was living there?  I found Anna Maria's parents at Varbergs slottsförsamling in 1787, and his name is Johan Christian Blommer not Trull, so Lars isn't a brother, but he is about the same age.

[Harald Nordius]

No, I don't think that Lars Trulsson is Carl's father. In the records she is called "fattighjon". That means that the parish recognised that she was not able to support herself and had to be supported by the parish. So Lars Trulsson was most likely paid by the parish for having her living in his house.


In the moving certificate I mentioned earlier, she is said to have been in Majorna by Gothenburg, Gällinge and Valinge. I have found an earlier certificate (Träslöv (N) HII:3 1812-1822 Bild 2670) dated 28 May 1821. It says that she has moved from her brother, the navy sailor Johan Peter Hallberg in Valinge to Gällinge. On that certificate there is also a note in different handwriting that she has been absolved (for having an illegitimate child) in Valinge in 1821.


So now we have Valinge and Gällinge still missing Majorna. Majorna was then a suburb outside Gothenburg, Gothenburg's port town. As often in those societies with lots of "loose" persons, the church records are somewhat brief. I have however found one Anna Mar. Blom that might be Carl's mother (Göteborgs Marieberg (O) AI:2 1812-1818 Bild 196 / Sida 361).


A possible scenario is that she was in Majorna, got pregnant and went to her brother in Valinge and had the child there. If you want to search for more about her in Majorna, the name of the parish in the archives is Göteborgs Marieberg.

[Eli Pearson]

I think that sounds like a pretty good theory.  Those moving certificates seem to be quite helpful.  Some of them are on Ancestry.com, but I don't think they have all of them, and they are very poorly organized.  I also have difficulty reading the ones that they do have.  I found Johan Peter and his family and followed them from 1815 to 1849 and entered them into my tree on Ancestry.com.  It doesn't look like any other family trees on there had him or his family yet, so maybe it will help someone in the future.  Anna Maria isn't listed with them, but maybe she just wasn't listed.  I also didn't have much luck finding her in any of the moving lists for Majorna or Valinge, and I looked through the Gällinge Husförhör but could find no trace of her name.  Maybe someday, I can use DNA to connect her and Carl with someone in Majorna - although 5th great grandparents is pretty far back for DNA verification.  Thanks again for all your hard work Harald.  I think I have a pretty clear picture of her life now (at least after age 28), and Carl appears to be her only child.  With appreciation, Eli

[Harald Nordius]

As mentioned, the parishes were obliged to support those who couldn't support themselves. As a consquence the parishes were reluctant to accept that persons in need of support or risking to be in need of support moved in from another parish. Valinge would certainly not accept an unmarried, pregnant woman without employment. Therefore she is not recorded in Valinge. However, a parish couldn't refuse to register a person who was employed in the parish. In the earlier moving certificate it's said that she has employment in Gällinge, though she seems not to be registered there. Anyway, at some time she has returned to Träslöv as the certificate is archived there. To start with she must have had employment there, as she is recorded as "pigan" (servant maid).