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A Massive thank you to everyone who helped with this post. I have since found relatives of Alina Sophia (her other grandchildren) in Sweden.
Would not have been possible without you all.

Johan Arthur Karlsson (John Mikael Karlsson's father) Born 1873 in Jomala, Finland (I think!)
Need help finding out more.
Last doc I have of him is a Passenger List for the Saint Paul 16th April 1906 from South Hampton to New York.

Also looking for Johan's Spouse- Alina Sofia with unccertainty of maiden name, possibly Mattsson. Last known residence Mariehamn, Aland Islands, Finland. Unsure if she came from Finland or Sweden due to the Islands changing hands so many times. I know she was alive in 1950 according to information from my Nana, but that was the last she had heard from her.

Which direction to go now? lol Any suggestions?

Does anyone read Swedish? I have this document my Nana gave me, but it just happens to be in CURSIVE Swedish of all things! As if Swedish isn't hard enough to read already!

Hi Guys!

Found some new info on my family tree and it's got me pretty excited. Ive tried using Ancestry resources but only come up with info I already have.

I'm looking for information on a Jane Elliot, who at the time of her marriage to Andrew Graham in 1721, in St Stephen, Coleman Street London, was registered to be residing at Eton, Buckinghamshire.

I've searched the Buckinghamshire family history society, but Elliot does not seem a common name in that county. I was trying to access records from St John The evangelist Parish?

It appears she married Andrew later in life, and that she may not be my relative at all, but rather the second wife. I will continue to search out my options but would love some help here please!

Cheers,
Stacey

On his naturalization records, it states his mother and fathers names, but only that they lived in Finland. He didn't know their date of birth.
His records state that he left Finland when he was 20 years old, via France to sail to Australia on the  Hertzogen Cecelia.
I also have a photocopy of some form of census sheet here, but it's all in Finnish or Swedish and I can barely make out names other than his own, his mother (aged 29) and fathers (aged 33 I think) and maybe a couple of names in the same paragraph: Wilhelm Mathsson and Gloria Mathilda Karlsson.

Help? lol Finnish/Swedish is beyond my capabilities!