Sunday, December 14, 2008

Household Examination for Selma Antonsson

Next I look into the household examination records for Selma Antonson's family. I find them listed in Alvsborg for the years 1861 - 1872, 1873 - 1880, and 1881 - 1890.

Selma has brothers Gustuv Aldof and Karl Rudolf. She also has a sister Augusta Matilda. Augusta is mentioned as Selma's sister on the Ellis Island record when Selma came to the United States on July 28, 1917. Augusta's last name is difficult to determine. It may be Samson. She lives in Linnared Sweden.

All the birthdates are listed for each member of the family in the household examination records.

Usually when a line is drawn through a name that means the person has left the parish. The entry for the 1873 - 1880 record has a line drawn through everyone and a word written on the side that starts with fattig. Fattig means poor.