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Death in infancy and childhood was common among children born prior to 1900. Infant mortality in pre-1900 Sweden stood at about 40-50%. It was commonplace among families of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries to name a newborn for a deceased older sibling. However, before deciding that this is what actually happened, make a diligent effort to find the death record of the older sibling. Perhaps, some parents just enjoyed the sound of certain names and assigned the same given name(s) to multiple children. In a family with five sons each named “Olof”, the parents, and hopefully the intended child, knew who was wanted when his name was called. | Death in infancy and childhood was common among children born prior to 1900. Infant mortality in pre-1900 Sweden stood at about 40-50%. It was commonplace among families of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries to name a newborn for a deceased older sibling. However, before deciding that this is what actually happened, make a diligent effort to find the death record of the older sibling. Perhaps, some parents just enjoyed the sound of certain names and assigned the same given name(s) to multiple children. In a family with five sons each named “Olof”, the parents, and hopefully the intended child, knew who was wanted when his name was called. | ||
In a Swedish Church Record of death you can expect to find: | In a Swedish Church Record of death you can expect to find: | ||
When working with Swedish Church Records of Death <br>REMEMBER | *The name of the deceased | ||
*The date of burial and/or death | |||
*The residence of the deceased | |||
*The age of the deceased (usually estimated) | |||
*Sometimes, the cause of death | |||
*Some death records include obituaries that contain a summary of the deceased's life | |||
When working with Swedish Church Records of Death <br>REMEMBER | |||
*Ages at death are highly suspect | |||
*Causes of death are suspect because of uncertain diagnosis | |||
*The interval between death and burial could be an extended time | |||
*Do NOT assume because two children in a family have the same given name(s) that the older child died<br> | |||