Monday, January 28, 2013

Mystery Monday : Where did Sissa Jönsdotter go?


Sissa was the youngest sister of my greatgrandfather Bengt Jönsson. She was born in Kyrkhult on August 27 in 1873. She was child number 10 of Jöns Bengtsson and Inga Persdotter. Four of her siblings were already dead when she was born, and only 22 days before her birth her father Jöns died on August 5th.

Sissa birth: Kyrkhult CI:1 page 162

In 1893 she goes to Malmö and according to the houseexamineroll. In the movingbook it says she is heading to Malmö Petri, and so is another Sissa Jönsdotter from the same place on the same day, May 5.

In the movingbook it says Sissa has returned to Slagesnäs or it might also be that she returned her movingpapers on November 6 in 1893. In 1895 she is listed at the end of the book of people who has left without permission.

Kyrkhult AI:3 page 570

Sissa & Sissa moving out May 5 1893: Kyrkhult B:1 Page 176

Sissa moving back Nov 6 1893 : Kyrkhult B:1 Page 176


From that point, I cant find her.

I have looked and done all kind of searches on:


  • 1900 Swedish Census CD - no match
  • 1901 - 2007 Swedish Deathbook CD - no match
  • Emibas CD - no match
  • Buried in Sweden 2 CD - no match


So, where did she go? Some of her sisters went working in both Germany and Denmark for a couple of years, maybe she went there as well? Or maybe she went to the US, I dont know.

It would be nice to find her.

Treeview of Sissa, her siblings, parents and grandparents

Finally, two pictures of the house where Sissa grew up with her mother and my great grandfather in Slagesnäs.





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