This is a page from the Hardemo Parish Church Books for 1801-1810. This is in Sumpen, Hardemo, Orebro, Narke, Sweden.
Olof is living with his mother, his grandparents, his mother's boyfriend, a half sister and his mother's boyfriend's daughter.
The head of the household is the grandfather, Olof Ersson, his wife is Carin Erssdotter. Their daughter is Carin Olsdotter. Carin's son is Olof born 21 May 1792. He has moved to the Parish of Lerback in 1807. Olof has a half sister Caisa who was born in 5 Jan 1797. Hallsten Hallstensson is living with the family and he is the father of Stina. Carin and Hallsten married on 26 Nov 1813.
The following pages from the Swedish Parish Records are courtesy of ArkviDigital a Swedish website.
This page is from the Parish of Ekeby. It shows Olof Olofson born in 1792 in the Parish of Hardemo was working as a farm laborer. He moved to Boo Parish in 1815 and changed his name from Olof Olofson to Olof Djurfeldt. In 1815 Olof became a soldier in Boo and the soldier name at Djurnastorp was Djurfeldt. Whoever was the solier there was always called Djurfeldt.
This page is from the Bo Parish records for 1808-1815. It is unknown when Olof married Maja Lena Bengtsdotter. It may have been 17 Nov 1815. Anyway that date must be shortly after their marriage because that is when Maja moved to Bo Parish. She and Olof had their first child in 1817.
This is the Bo Parish record for 1831-1835. It shows that Anna Katrina Karstrom moved to Djurnastorp in 1832 as a servant. Maja Lena died 1 Jun 1832. Anna's name is crossed off as a servant and rewritten as wife. You can also see that Olof and Maja's child Johanna Sophia died in 1833. Olof and Anna have had Albertina in 1833 and Lars Peter in 1835. Also Lars Peter has died in 1835.
This is the Bo Parish record for 1846-1850. All the names are crossed off. Olof has died 10 Nov 1850. Anna ran away in 1844. She told her family she was going to the market for food and never returned home. In reality she ran off with another man. Olof took care of his children until he died. At his death all the children went to fosterhomes.
This is the Bo Parish record for 1836-1840. Anna has gotten rid of all of Maja's children. All the children that are old enough to work have been sent off to work as laborers. The youngest child, Maria Helena has been placed in a fosterhome.
This is the Bo Parish record from 1851-1855. This shows that Gustava is a fosterdaughter living in Gamby with Carl Andersson and his wife Anna Pehrsdotter.
This is from the Bo Parish records for 1856 to 1860. This shows that Gustava moved to Svalnas in 1859 as a servant. Pige is used to mean an unmarried girl or servant. Pige is crossed off and then it is written Hustru which means wife. Gustava and Carl Johan Larsson married on 26 Dec 1859. Our family had lived at Svalnas since 1784.
