Swedish Martini
Family History
The following presentation shows the steps that were taken to find Sophie's birth and marriage records - originally thought to have been destroyed in the Högseröd fire in 1889.
Sophie Jeppsson
2 May 1828-25 Aug 1877
Genealogical Data - Sophie Jeppsson
Sophie JEPPSSON[1], daughter of Pehr JEPPSSON and Johanna CRONBECK, was born on 2 May 1828 in Östraby, Malmöhus, Sweden.[2] She lived at Finnhult in Gudmuntorp, Malmohus, Sweden in 1828–1851.[3] She died on 25 Aug 1877 at the age of 49 in Veinge, Halland, Sweden.[4]
Sofia JEPPSON and Nils Elof MARTINI[5] were married on 13 Jun 1851 in Gudmuntorp, Malmohus, Sweden.[6] They lived at Bolestad No. 5 in Källnä, Kristianstad, Sweden in 1855–1858.[7] They lived at Östra Ljungby No. 3 in Östra Ljungby, Malmöhus, Sweden in 1858–1862.[8] Sofia and Nils lived at Lågenhelen: Sofiefält in Veinge, Halland, Sweden in 1862–1879.[9]
The Name Sophie
Sophie's name is found throughout the records with various spellings. This is common since spelling was not standardized until the late 19th century. Some of the variations are listed below
Birth Record: Sophie Household Records 1828- 1851: Sophia
Marriage Record: Sophie Household Record 1855-1862: Sophie
Death Record: Sofia Household Record 1862-1877: Sofia
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Understanding that spelling was not consistent helped accept records with different spellings to find the records from Sophie's life. I try to be consistent with spelling using the spelling found on her birth record. However, there are times I will refer to a record using the spelling found on that record.
Sophie Jeppsson Birth Record
#19 May 2 - Sophie/Oäkta born in Östraby; father's name not given; Mother (title) Johanna Cronbeck from Halland.
Marriage Record - 13 June 1851
(title) Nils Elof Martini ^from Högseröd^ och
(title) Sophie Jeppsson fro. Finnhult
(they received permission from her) father
Insp: Jeppssons of Finnhult (rest untranslated)
In the past, researchers have searched for the parents of Sofia Jeppsson. It was assumed that she married Nils Elof Martini in 1850 or 1851 in Högseröd, Malmöhus, Sweden. Högseröd is the place of birth for Nils and Sofia's first two children. According to Källnä household records, the family moved from Högseröd in 1855. In 1889, a fire destroyed the church records from 1844-1889 for Högseröd parish this presented a roadblock for researchers searching for Sofia. In 2015, in conjunction with a Scandinavian records class, I found the marriage record for Nils Elof Martini and Sofia Jeppsson in Gudmuntorp, Malmöhus, Sweden.
Östraby parish, Malmöhus, Sweden church where
Sofia was born 2 May 1828 in this parish.