Searching for Family from sweden
AndrewostlundHello: I am searching for information on my family that emmigrated from Sweden, and am unsure if they went through Norway or not... The name is Aron (aaron) Krans - He emigrated from Sweden in 1881 Born in 1837. My grandfather tells me he emigrated from a town called Hangsdahl...I don't know of a town in Sweden with that name, so I thought maybe it was the port he came over from. He died in 1915. He had a son named Gustaf and a daughter named Hulda.... I have all the records on the other side of my family, but am really looking for these folks. Thank you for nay help
jwiborgHi, the emigrant lists from Oslo have several records of people named Krans, and many of them look to be from the Dalsland area of Sweden. [img]http://62.119.111.128/bilder/C1/003_karta1.gif[/img] [img]http://62.119.111.128/bilder/C1/003_karta2.gif[/img] As you see, Gothenburg or Oslo would be a natural port of emigration for people from that area. Dalsland is a common name for the swedish municipalities Bengtsfors, Dals-Ed, Färgelanda, Mellerud and Åmål, and is the white area on the map to the left. Maybe your Aron was from that area? [;)] The area belongs to Västra Götaland county. A query at the swedish [url="http://genealogi.aland.net/discus/messages/44/80.html?1114110188"]Anbrytarforum[/url] could help. Hit the button at the bottom of the page to create your topic. [img]http://www.o.lst.se/NR/rdonlyres/8CF47DCB-3C29-4785-8C8F-8C05169B6104/8313/landskap.jpg[/img] Jan Peter [:)]