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Grandfather Berg’s Swedish Family

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Adolf Wilhelm Bergman’s parents were:

Otto Bergman (Johansson) and Bertha Amalia Alexandra Dahlberg.

Otto Wilhelm Bergman (Johansson) was born on the 7th November 1847 in Klara, Stockholm, and died in an accident at Partille Railway Station, Göteborg on the 11th November 1884.

Otto’s parents were Johan Bergman and Lovisa Jansdr (Jansdotter). No information has been found about the lives of Otto’s parents, other than they had four sons.

Carl August b. 16 February 1835

Johan Oscar b. 10 April 1837

Axel Theodor b. 24 July 1839

Otto Vilhelm b. 7 November 1847.

Bertha Amalia Alexandra Dahlberg

Bertha Amelia Alexandra Dahlberg was born on the 25 September 1851 and died on the 1 June 1934, in Göteborg. Bertha’s parents were:

Carl Johan Dahlberg and Helena Bengtsdotter.

More information about Bertha’s family will be added progressively.

Siblings

Otto Bergman and Bertha Dahlberg had three children during their short married life:

Adolf Bergman b. 3 April 1877; d. 14 November 1959

Axel Bergman b. 13 December 1878; d. March 1968

Signe Bergman b. 13 March 1881;

Each of Grandfather Berg’s immediate Swedish family members will have a separate page dedicated to them throughout this site (see Menu Bar for updates).

Axel Mauritz Engelbert Bergman

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On the 13 December, 1878, Axel Mauritz Engelbert Bergman was born in Göteborg (Gothenburg). He was the second son of Otto Vilhelm Bergman (Johansson) and Bertha Amalia Alexandra Dahlberg, and the younger brother of Adolf Wilhelm Bergman.

While there seems to be a little more information available about Axel, his life story is still filled with significant gaps.

The Census records of 1890, 1900 and 1910 indicate that Axel was living at home with his mother, Bertha, and his sister, Signe, in Göteborg. Adolf only appears at the family residence on the Census of 1900.

Axel married Valfrida (Walfrida) Eleonora Hammerberg (b. 5 February 1876) on the 2 August 1914. This is verified through Swedish documents that I will post a reference to in the Documents section of this site.

Valfrida’s father was Johan Wilhelm Hammarberg and her mother was Kristina Larsdotter.

Axel and Valfrida had a son, Axel Gunnar Bergman, born on the 9 December 1919. I have verified this through various Swedish sites and will add documentation to the Documents list.

The most outstanding information came to light this morning as I was searching for confirmation of Axel’s date of death. On the website Swedish Graves, I found six people listed in the ‘grave’ information under the name of Axel Gunnar Bergman. The names are (in descending order of death):

  • Margit Hildergard Sofia Bergman (Bergholtz) – buried 4 October 2013 (Axel Gunnar Bergman’s wife)
  • Axel Gunnar Bergman – buried 6 March 2000 (Axel Bergman’s son)
  • Emy Elvira Johansson – buried 5 December 1991 (Emy’s name appears on a census form with Axel Gunnar Bergman, with no indication of relationship)
  • Axel Mauritz Englebert Bergman – buried 19 March 1968
  • Eleonora Valfrida Bergman (Hammarberg) – buried 21 October 1949
  • Berta Amalia Alexandra Bergman (Dahlberg) – buried 6 June 1934

Documenting the Berg Family History Across Two Continents

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The Man Who Started

The Australian Branch

of

The Berg Family

Grandfather Berg

There isn’t a lot of documented history, but I will share all that I have found and continue to find here in Australia, and Sweden.

Through these pages I will introduce you to…

My Swedish Grandfather.

Göteborg, Sweden 1877

Sweden (Image by freeflagicons.com)

Adolf Wilhelm Bergman’s birth on the 3rd April 1877 in Gothenburg (Göteborg) Sweden was the start of the Berg Family History as we know it today.

Adolf’s mother was Bertha Amelia Alexandra Dahlberg and his father was Otto Wilhelm (Johansson) Bergman (each will have their own page and story).

While little is known about them individually, we can piece together part of their lives through Census forms and other historical information.

Much of this would not have been possible without the assistance of a Swedish friend (thank you, Yvonne, for translating Swedish documents), and a contact from the Archives research team. Sylvia read my plea for help from the Archives Forum and used her research skills to provide valuable information, as well as to prompt more questions than we had answers for.

But most valuable of all is the information handed down through the family: the stories my father told us, and the photos and stories in Aunty Marie’s collection.

This story begins in Sweden, and ends in Australia.

Let the journey begin.