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This request has been received by the Society. Anyone any ideas? I've tried on Liverpool Aliens and on the National Archives but nothing.

A brother of my grandmother mentioned that my grandmother's uncle who moved to England died before my great grandmother, i.e. in 1938. This is, if I understood (or remember) it correctly. Unfortunately, I was not told the name of this person. But since I have researched my family history on and off since the 1970s, he was one of two persons:

1. Hjalmar Fredrik August Carlberg/Karlberg born in the town of Sundsvall, Sweden, 17 Sep 1858. He was probably a seaman and left Sweden around 1878. He got his inheritance in Liverpool in the Fall of 1882 and one of the necessary papers was witnessed by the Swedish and Norwegian (combined) vice consulate in Liverpool 8 Nov 1882. That is the last sign of him.

2. His brother Karl (Carl) Ferdinand Carlberg/Karlberg born Sundsvall 18 Sep 1863. He is registered as leaving Stockholm for England 5 May 1879 - that's it. He vanished. Maybe he joined his brother?

One other information is that their older sister died in the US in March 1902 and none of these two brothers are mentioned in her obituary. It could be that they were not known or maybe that they were already dead.

My question is if it is possible for You to help me by, perhaps, in some way try to locate Hjalmar in Liverpool in 1882? Maybe then there are ways to follow him.

All help gratefully received

Hilary
Ed Officer

Hi

just looking at the 1881 census and there are a number of Swedish citizens, but no names

here is one about right age, although I realise you are looking at 1882

22
Estimated birth year: abt 1859
Gender: Male
Where born: Sunswall, Sweden

Civil Parish: Vessels
County/Island: Yorkshire
Country: England

Street address: "Lady Elizabeth"
Education:

Employment status: View image
Occupation: A B

Registration district: Middlesbrough
Sub-registration district: Middlesbrough
ED, institution, or vessel: Lady Elizabeth (1)
Neighbors: View others on page

closest I'm getting for Karl is

1901
RG13; Piece: 4813; Folio: 228
Karl Kellberg -married
Age: 40
Estimated birth year: abt 1861
Relation: Crew
Where born: Danick Subject, Sweden

Civil Parish: Vessels
Town: Horton
County/Island: Northumberland
Country: England

Registration district: Tynemouth
Sub-registration district: Blyth
ED, institution, or vessel: Urania
Neighbors: View others on page

I like it! Thanks Simone.

Hilary
Ed Officer

I hope it is of some help Hilary trouble is that they are names that can get so easily messed around aren't they