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Anders Johan Andersson

Anders Johan Andersson
Anders Johan Andersson

Mr Anders Johan Andersson, 39, was born 21 January 1873, the son of Kristina Lovisa Andersson from Årtesmåla, Horn, Kisa, Sweden.

Anders worked as a farmer at Kättestorp farm, Kisa, Östergötland, Sweden. He was married to Alfrida and they had five children: Ebba, Ellis, Ingeborg, Sigrid and Sigvard. They were quite well off but still decided to emigrate, tempted to America by Ernst Danbom who was married to Alfrida's sister Anna.

Anders and Alfrida were travelling from Kättestorp to the home of Anna's sister Mrs Andrew Zakrisson, Hartcourt St., Sturgeon creek, Saint James, Winnipeg, Canada. Other sources give the address as Stanton, Iowa so it is likely that they were going to stay with the Danbom family for a time.

The Andersson and Danbom families were accompanied by Anna Nysten from Farsbo farm outside Kisa. She was the only survivor of the company. Anders' body was never found.

Mansion House Fund paid 875:52 Kr (£48) to mother, 912 (£50) to seven siblings. 456:50 Kr damage claims paid to mother 25 August 1914.

Images

Anders Johan and Alfrida Konstantia Andersson with their five children who were all lost
A goodbye photo of Anders Andersson (and family) Anna Nysten, Ernst Danbom (and family) and extended family and friends. Photo taken circa 5 April 1912, Kisa, Sweden

Documents and Certificates

Mansion House Titanic Relief Fund Booklets and Minute Books, London Metropolitan Archives (COL/MH/AD/06/009)

Movies

Bibliography

Claes-Göran Wetterholm (1988) Titanic, Prisma, Stockholm. ISBN 91 518 3644 0
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  1. coderoyal

    This article is written by Axel Hansson on april 15 1967 . He belonged to the same church as the family Brogren, and as such he was a friend of the family and participated as such in the gathering. He recalls how Ernest captured the audience with his depicition of the unsinkable ship that would transfer them across the Atlantic Ocean. How every passenger now could travel with dignity (earlier forms of travel was not very pleasant for third class passengers). Many in the audience felt envy, to travel with the largest and most modern ship in the world. Yet they were of course happy for their comrades and family traveling abroad, and many psalms and sermons where held in their name (Both Brogren and Danbom were religious). As such, it was very hard for them to grasp the fact that all but Anna Nysten survived the journey. Credit: Kisa – Västra Eneby hembygdsförening (Emil Turreson)
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  2. coderoyal

    A postcard sent by Anna Nysten to congratulate her mother on her birthday in 1912. She is aware it will arrive late, knowing that it takes time for letter to arrive. ”But better late than never”, perhaps nodding to her own experiences… She expresses much gratitude over her fortune to endure the recent hardships. Credit: Kisa – Västra Eneby hembygdsförening (Emil Turreson)
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  3. coderoyal

    In this article, ”Titanicpassagerarna från Horn” was published in Östgöta Correnspondenten on May 13 1972, also written by Axel Hansson. In this article he estimates around 60 participants during the day. You might also note how mr Danbom is named Ernst. Ernest is considered an older form, and I believe it was spelled different even during contemporary times. On formal occasions, Ernest is probably how he spelled it out, though in everyday life and our time, Ernst is the name mostly used. Even though spring was far away, the weather was kind and allowed the company to commemorate with their photo taken outdoors. Once again, Axel describes the colourful depiciton of Titanic, the journey, and the country where the company were heading to. Ernst was an agent of White Starline, and was recieved payment for every emigrant he could convince to travel through their line. Credit: Kisa – Västra Eneby hembygdsförening (Emil Turreson)
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  4. bwarpup

    Thank you for providing all of this great information! I'll add my own opinions about some of what you have posted. -I don't think that photo is of the Andersson children. To me, there is no resemblance whatsoever. -About Kättestorp farm: I don't have an exact year Anders got the farm, but from a website I've found online it says "Alfrida married Anders Johansson on 25 June 1898 and they settled in Kättestorp. Anders became the owner of his father-in-law's third of the farm." So it appears it was shortly after they got married. Also this says that he only owned 1/3 of it. -I recently saw this postcard for the first time a few months ago, and although the English translation I have of it differs slightly it more or less says the same thing. -The photo of the farewell party was not taken by Ernst Danbom, or at least this particular one wasn't. He is visible in this photo, sitting right behind Ingeborg Andersson (he's the first man in the second row).... Read full post
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  5. coderoyal

    Thank you for providing all of this great information! I'll add my own opinions about some of what you have posted. -I don't think that photo is of the Andersson children. To me, there is no resemblance whatsoever. -About Kättestorp farm: I don't have an exact year Anders got the farm, but from a website I've found online it says "Alfrida married Anders Johansson on 25 June 1898 and they settled in Kättestorp. Anders became the owner of his father-in-law's third of the farm." So it appears it was shortly after they got married. Also this says that he only owned 1/3 of it. -I recently saw this postcard for the first time a few months ago, and although the English translation I have of it differs slightly it more or less says the same thing. -The photo of the farewell party was not taken by Ernst Danbom, or at least this particular one wasn't. He is visible in this photo, sitting right behind Ingeborg... Read full post
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  6. Karina Fox

    I do not believe this photo is the Andersson children. Apart from not looking very much like them; the little boy is clearly older than the toddler girl which is supposed to be Ebba. The actual Ebba was older than Sigvard. He was 4 years old and she 6.
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  7. coderoyal

    Hi! I am in agreement that it's not them. Unfortunately this photo is being circulated at the family online and offline so I posted it to raise discussion. Thanks for sharing!
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  8. coderoyal

    Thank you for providing all of this great information! I'll add my own opinions about some of what you have posted. -I don't think that photo is of the Andersson children. To me, there is no resemblance whatsoever. -About Kättestorp farm: I don't have an exact year Anders got the farm, but from a website I've found online it says "Alfrida married Anders Johansson on 25 June 1898 and they settled in Kättestorp. Anders became the owner of his father-in-law's third of the farm." So it appears it was shortly after they got married. Also this says that he only owned 1/3 of it. -I recently saw this postcard for the first time a few months ago, and although the English translation I have of it differs slightly it more or less says the same thing. -The photo of the farewell party was not taken by Ernst Danbom, or at least this particular one wasn't. He is visible in this photo, sitting right behind Ingeborg... Read full post
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  9. bwarpup

    It's all written in Swedish, and since I can't read that I used google translate to translate it into English. Perhaps reading it in Swedish can tell you the proper terminology. Sometimes that gets lost in translation. The author didn't provide any citations for the info, so I'm not sure where they got it from. But this is the most detailed info I've been able to find online without digging through records and other primary sources that I don't have access to.
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  10. Stéfany Royer

    I examined the picture and a few things caught my attention. Now I am not an expert, but I still thought it would be interesting to share them with you: I'm going to start with the little girl believed to be Ingeborg, whose resemblance stroke me the most; the thin curvy eyebrows, the eyeshape, the button nose, the mouth, even the cheeks... If only her hair was tucked behind her ears... It would have been so useful. The ears, in my opinion, play a huge factor when it comes to identifying a person with only a few pictures to base yourself on (especially when they're... Read full post
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Titanic Passenger Summary

Name: Mr Anders Johan Andersson
Age: 39 years 2 months and 25 days (Male)
Nationality: Swedish
Marital Status: Married to Alfrida Konstantia Brogren
Last Residence: in Kisa, Östergötland, Sweden
Occupation: General Labourer
Embarked: Southampton on Wednesday 10th April 1912
Ticket No. 347082, £31 5s 6d
Died in the Titanic disaster (15th April 1912)
Body Not Identified

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