Re: Wallström from Lerbäck, Örebro, Sweden
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In reply to:
Re: Wallstru00f6m from Lerbu00e4ck, u00d6rebro, Sweden
7/21/99
I have been researching the probate records for Lulea from c1750-1870, I have found 13 different spellings of "Walstrom". From V for the W, single l, double ll, hl, several different accent marks over and through the "o" to a "u".I do not know if there is different languages that influenced the spelling or if illiteracy that made these differences.Or if the fact that when people where told they needed a surname and just took a name and spelled it the way they wanted.It is interesting and confusing.Pat