Dorothy A. Alsen

Notes:

CENSUS RECORDS

1930 United States Federal Census
Name: Dorothy A Olsen [Alsen]
Gender: Female
Birth Year: abt 1923
Birthplace: Massachusetts
Race: White
Home in 1930: Arlington, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Marital Status: Single
Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Father's Name: Nils Olsen [Alsen]
Father's Birthplace: Massachusetts
Mother's name: Nella A Olsen [Nellie Alsen]
Mother's Birthplace: England
Household Members:
Nils Alsen 36
Nella A Alsen 38
Margaret C Alsen 8
Dorothy A Alsen 7
Edith M Alsen 5
[Note: Her grandparents, Arthur and Ellen Clare lived next door, along with her uncle, Harold Clare.]

1940 United States Federal Census
Name: Dorothy A Olsen [Alsen]
Age: 17
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1923
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birthplace: Massachusetts
Marital Status: Single
Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Home in 1940: Arlington, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Street: Jason Terrace
House Number: 9
Inferred Residence in 1935: Arlington, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Residence in 1935: Same House
Attended School or College: Yes
Highest Grade Completed: High School, 2nd year
Weeks Worked in 1939: 0
Income: 0
Income Other Sources: No
Household Members:
Nils Olsen 45
Nellie C Olsen 48
Magaret C Olsen 18
Dorothy A Olsen 17
Edith M Olsen 16

OBITUARY

Barnstable Patriot, [Massachusetts]; 24 May 2013

Dorothy A. (Alsen) Place, 90

Acton

Dorothy A. (Alsen) Place, formerly of Arlington and Cummaquid, died May 14, 2013, in Acton at age 90.

The daughter of the late Nils and Nellie (Clare) Alsen, Mrs. Place was born and raised in Arlington, and attended Arlington High School where she excelled in academics and loved starring in operettas. After graduating with honors, Mrs. Place attended the Pierce Secretarial School and was employed at B.U. Law and Polaroid until she married in 1946.

A tireless volunteer at Symms Hospital, Emerson Hospital, and Cape Cod Hospital, she was a member of the First Baptist Church in Arlington and First Congregational Church in Yarmouthport.

A lifetime member of the Cummaquid Golf Club, her hobbies included knitting, needlepoint, rug making, basket weaving, and reading. She was a member of Quidnuncs, Quilters, Meetneats.

She was the wife of 50 years to the late Kenneth V. Place. Mrs. Place was the mother of Stephen C. Place and his wife Paula of Bristol, CT, and Karl W. Place and his wife Mary of Maynard; grandmother of four; and great-grandmother of two. She was the sister of the late Margaret C. Alsen of St. Petersburg, FL, and the late Edith C. Holcomb of Charleston, WV.

A private burial service will be held at the Massachusetts National Cemetery in Bourne.

Donations in her name may be made to the charity of one?s choice.

Birth:
Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
Name: Dorothy A Place
BORN: 11 Feb 1923
Died: 14 May 2013
State (Year) SSN issued: Massachusetts (Before 1951)


Buried:
Grave location and obituary:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=place&GSiman=1&GScid=109426&GRid=110861562&
Plot: Sec. 20, Site 89

Dorothy married Kenneth Varney Place. Kenneth (son of Karl Merton Place and Marion E.) was born 02 Mar 1923, Massachusetts; died 18 Sep 1997, Massachusetts; was buried , Massachusetts National Cemetery, Bourne, Barnstable Co. MA. [Group Sheet]

1. Stephen PLACE
2. Karl W. Place

Notes:

CENSUS RECORDS

1930 United States Federal Census
Name: Nils Olsen [Alsen]
Gender: Male
Birth Year: abt 1894
Birthplace: Massachusetts
Race: White
Home in 1930: Arlington, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Head
Spouse's Name: Nella A Olsen [Alsen]
Father's Birthplace: Sweden
Mother's Birthplace: Sweden
Household Members:
Nils Alsen 36
Nella A Alsen 38
Margaret C Alsen 8
Dorothy A Alsen 7
Edith M Alsen 5
Note: They lived next door to his in-laws, Arthur and Ellen Clare, plus his brother-in-law, Harold.]

1940 United States Federal Census
Name: Nils Olsen [Alsen]
Respondent: Yes
Age: 45
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1895
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: Massachusetts
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Head
Home in 1940: Arlington, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Street: Jason Terrace
House Number: 9
Inferred Residence in 1935: Arlington, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Residence in 1935: Same House
Occupation: Designer Furniture
House Owned or Rented: Rented
Value of Home or Monthly Rental if Rented: $44
Highest Grade Completed: High School, 2nd year
Hours Worked Week Prior to Census: 40
Class of Worker: Wage or salary worker in private work
Weeks Worked in 1939: 52
Income: $2600
Income Other Sources: No
Household Members:
Nils Alsen 45
Nellie C Alsen 48
Magaret C Alsen 18
Dorothy A Alsen 17
Edith M Alsen 16

WORLD WAR II DRAFT CARD

World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942
Name: Nils Alsen
Birth Date: 23 Apr 1894
Birth Place: Arlington, Mid[dlesex], Massachusetts
Residence: 9 Jason Terrace, Arlington, Massachusetts
Race: White
Next of kin: Mrs. Nellie C. Alsen
Employer: Irving J. Casson-A. H. Davenport Co., 37 Newbury St., Boston, MA

Birth:
Massachusetts, Birth Records, 1840-1915
Name: Nels Allen [Nils Alsen]
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 23 Apr 1894
Birth Place: Arlington, Massachusetts
Father: Carl W Allen [Alsen]
Birthplace: Sweden
Occupation: cabinet maker
Mother: Anna W Andersen
Birthplace: Sweden

World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
Name: Nils Alsen
City: Arlington
County: Middlesex
State: Massachusetts
Birthplace: Arlington, Massachusetts
Birth Date: 23 Apr 1894
Race: Caucasian (White)
Occupation: Furniture designer, Irving J. Casson-A. H. Davenport & Co., Boston, MA
Marital status: Single

Died:
Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
Name: Nils Alsen
SSN: 028-01-9986
Last Residence: 02174 Arlington, Middlesex, Massachusetts
BORN: 23 Apr 1894
Died: Apr 1969
State (Year) SSN issued: Massachusetts (Before 1951)

Nils married Nellie Clare. Nellie (daughter of Arthur Clare and Ellen Morris) was born 24 Oct 1891, Worcestershire, Enlgand; died Nov 1982, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

CENSUS RECORDS

1900 United States Federal Census
Name: Nellie N Close or Clore [Clare]
Age: 8
Birth Date: Oct 1891
Birthplace: England
Home in 1900: Arlington, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Race: White
Gender: Female
Immigration Year: 1893
Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Marital Status: Single
Father's Name: Arthur Close [Clare]
Father's Birthplace: England
Mother's name: Ellen Close [Clare]
Mother's Birthplace: England
Household Members:
Arthur Clare 37
Ellen Clare 40
Frank J Clare 10
Nellie N Clare 8
Eunice A Clare 6
Pauline Clare 4
Arthur Clare 3
Harold Clare 1

1910 United States Federal Census
Name: Nellie A Ilar [Clare]
Age in 1910: 18
Birth Year: abt 1892
Birthplace: England
Home in 1910: Arlington, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Race: White
Gender: Female
Immigration Year: 1894
Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Marital Status: Single
Father's Name: Arthur Ilau [Clare]
Father's Birthplace: England
Mother's name: Ellen Ilar [Clare]
Mother's Birthplace: England
Household Members:
Arthur Clare 47 [49]
Ellen Clare 49 [47]
Frank J Clare 20
Nellie A Clare 18
Gennie A Clare 16 [Eunice]
Pauline Clare 14
Arthur A Clare 13
Harold Clare 11

1920 United States Federal Census
Name: Nellie A Clare
Age: 26
Birth Year: abt 1894
Birthplace: England
Home in 1920: Arlington, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Race: White
Gender: Female
Immigration Year: 1895
Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Marital Status: Single
Father's Name: Arthur Clare
Father's Birthplace: England
Mother's name: Ellen Clare
Mother's Birthplace: England
Naturalization Status: Naturalized
Able to Read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Occupation: Secretary
Industry: Hospital
Employment Field: Wage or Salary
Household Members:
Arthur Clare 56
Ellen Clare 60
Nellie A Clare 26
Eunice Clare 25
Pauline Clare 23
Arthur Clare 22
Harold Clare 20

1930 United States Federal Census
Name: Nella A Olsen [Nellie Alsen]
Gender: Female
Birth Year: abt 1892
Birthplace: England
Race: White
Home in 1930: Arlington, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Marital Status: Married
Immigration Year: 1898
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Spouse's Name: Nils Olsen [Alsen]
Father's Birthplace: England
Mother's Birthplace: England
Household Members:
Nils Alsen 36
Nella A Alsen 38
Margaret C Alsen 8
Dorothy A Alsen 7
Edith M Alsen 5
[Note: They lived next door to her parents, Arthur and Ellen Clare, and her brother, Harold.]

1940 United States Federal Census
Name: Nellie C Olsen [Alsen]
Age: 48
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1892
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birthplace: England
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Home in 1940: Arlington, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Street: Jason Terrace
House Number: 9
Inferred Residence in 1935: Arlington, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Residence in 1935: Same House
Citizenship: Naturalized
Highest Grade Completed: High School, 4th year
Weeks Worked in 1939: 0
Income: 0
Income Other Sources: No
Household Members:
Nils Alsen 45
Nellie C Alsen 48
Magaret C Alsen 18
Dorothy A Alsen 17
Edith M Alsen 16

Birth:
England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index, 1837-1915
Name: Nellie Ann Clare
Registration Year: 1891
Registration Quarter: Oct-Nov-Dec
Registration district: King's Norton
Parishes for this Registration District: View Ecclesiastical Parishes associated with this Registration District
Inferred County: Worcestershire
Volume: 6c
Page: 482

Died:
Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
Name: Nellie Alsen
SSN: 014-50-6765
Last Residence: 02637 Cummaquid, Barnstable, Massachusetts
BORN: 24 Oct 1891
Died: Nov 1982
State (Year) SSN issued: Massachusetts (1973)

Notes:

Swedish birth records list him as Carl Wilhelm Ersson, Carl Wilhelm Pehrsson, and Carl Wilhelm Persson.

In 1901 a law required people to adopt permanent surnames to be passed onto successive generations. Before that time, most Swedish surnames are patronymic. Patronymic surnames changed with each generation. His father's name was Pehr Ersson, but under the Swedish naming system, Carl's last name would have been Pehrsson [Pehr's son] or Persson [Pers' son]. while a sister would be known as Pehrsdotter (daughter of Pehrs). When people used patronymics, a woman did not change her name at marriage.

The leads to the confusion that Carl was known as Pehrsson, Persson or Petterson not Alsen when he left Sweden. He was the son of Pehr Ersson. For his naturalization record in 1893 he dropped the Swedish naming system and used used his father's last name, but evidently changed it from Ersson to Alsen.

IMMIGRATION

According to his wife's passport application, Carl came to the US on the USS Catalonia, operated by the Cunard Line. Launched on May 14, 1881, the ship operated between Liverpool and Boston until 1889. It could carry 200 first-class passengers and 1,500 third-class passengers. Most likely Carl came as a third class passenger.

His own naturalization application indicated he arrived in Boston on 27 Aug 1887.

Swedish Emigration Records, 1783-1951

Name: Carl W Petterson
Birth Year: 1863
Gender: Man
Place of Origin: Floda Södermanland Län, Sverige
Destination: Boston Massachusetts
Record Date: 12 Aug 1887
Port of Departure: Göteborg
Database Name: EmiHamn
Archive Call Number: 32:573:13460
Principal Person: Petterson Carl W

From Sweden

During the peak of the emigration, ships left from Göteborg every week, usually on Friday afternoon. Once underway, the trip to Hull took about 40 to 50 hours. The ships usually approached the eastern coast of England during the day or early evening of the following Sunday. The primary port city was Kingston-upon-Hull, commonly referred to as Hull. It was the home of the Wilson Line, which owned these three ships. The final hours of the journey took the immigrants up the River Humber where they would dock at the wharf.

Gothenburg, Sweden, Passenger Lists, 1869-1951

Name: Carl W Petterson
Departure Date: 12 Aug 1887
Departure Place:Göteborg, Göteborg och Bohus, Sverige
Ship Name: Romeo
Birth Date: 1863
Birth Place: Floda
Age: 24
Destination: Hull, England

The trains left for Liverpool on Monday morning around 11:00 AM, arriving in Liverpool between 2:00 and 3:00 PM. The route took them through Leeds and Manchester, giving them a glimpse of those two thriving cities. The trains were filled solely with immigrants.

The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; Series Title: Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at Boston, Massachusetts, 1820-1891; Record Group Title: Records of the U.S. Customs Service; Record Group Number: 36; Series Number: M277; NARA Roll Number: 104

Name: Carl W Petterson
Gender: Male
Age: 24
Birth Date: abt 1863
Departure Place: Queenstown Ireland and Liverpool England, Ireland and Liverpool England
Arrival Date: 27 Aug 1887
Arrival Place: Boston, Massachusetts
Ship: Catalonia

CITY DIRECTORIES

Publication Title: Arlington, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1896
Name: Carl W Alsen
Residence Year: 1896
Street address: 18 Teel
Residence Place: Arlington, Massachusetts
Occupation: Cabinetmaker
Publication Title: Arlington, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1896

Publication Title: Arlington, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1906
Name: Carl W Alsen
Residence Year: 1906
Street address: 94 Franklin
Residence Place: Arlington, Massachusetts
Occupation: Cabinet Maker

Publication Title: Arlington, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1923
Name: Carl W Alsen
Gender: Male
Residence Year: 1923
Street address: 30 P1
Residence Place: Arlington, Massachusetts
Occupation: Cabinet Maker
Spouse: Anna W Alsen

CENSUS RECORDS

1900 Census
Name: Carl W Alunr [Carl W Alsen]
Age: 37
Birth Date: Apr 1863
Birthplace: Sweden
Home in 1900: Arlington, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Street: Franklin Street
Race: White
Gender: Male
Immigration Year: 1888
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Anna Alunr [Alsen]
Marriage Year: 1890
Years Married: 10
Father's Birthplace: Sweden
Mother's Birthplace: Sweden
Years in US: 12
Naturalization: Yes
Occupation: Cabinet Maker
Can Read: Yes
Can Write: Yes
Can Speak English: Yes
House Owned or Rented: O
Home Free or Mortgaged: M
Farm or House: H
Household Members:
Name Age
Carl W Alunr 37 [Alsen]
Anna Alunr 39 [Alsen]
Anna Alunr 9 [Alsen]
Carl Alunr 7 [Alsen]
Nels Alunr 5 [Alsen]
Eva Alunr 4 [Alsen]
Carine Aleer 3 [Alsen]
Ruth Aleer 7 months [Alsen]

1910 Census
Name: Carl W Atsen [Alsen]
Age in 1910: 47
Birth Year: abt 1863
Birthplace: Sweden
Home in 1910: Arlington, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Street: Franklin Street
Race: White
Gender: Male
Immigration Year: 1887
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Anna W Atsen [Alsen]
Father's Birthplace: Sweden
Mother's Birthplace: Sweden
Native Tongue: English
Occupation: Cabinet Maker
Industry: Furniture Factory
Employer, Employee or Other: Wage Earner
Home Owned or Rented: Rent
Farm or House: House
Naturalization Status: Naturalized
Able to Read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Years Married: 20
Out of Work: No
Number of weeks out of work: 0
Household Members:
Name Age
Carl W Atsen 47 [Alsen]
Anna W Atsen 49 [Alsen]
Anna Atsen 19 [Alsen]
Carl Atsen 17 [Alsen]
Nils Atsen 15 [Alsen]
Eva W Atsen 14 [Alsen]
Carine Atsen 12 [Alsen]
William P Atsen 9 [Alsen]
Esther Atsen 7 [Alsen]
Walter Atsen 5 [Alsen]

1920 Census
Name: Carl W Olsen [Alsen]
Age: 57
Birth Year: abt 1863
Birthplace: Sweden
Home in 1920: Arlington, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Street: Swan Place
House Number: 30
Race: White
Gender: Male
Immigration Year: 1887
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Anna W Olsen
Father's Birthplace: Sweden
Mother's Birthplace: Sweden
Native Tongue: Swedish
Able to Speak English: Yes
Occupation: Cabinet Maker
Industry: Factory
Employment Field: Wage or Salary
Home Owned or Rented: Own
Home Free or Mortgaged: Mortgaged
Naturalization Status: Naturalized
Able to Read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Household Members:
Name Age
Carl W Olsen 57 [Alsen]
Anna W Olsen 59 [Alsen]
Anna Olsen 29 [Alsen]
Carl W Olsen 27 [Alsen]
Nils Olsen 25 [Alsen]
Eva W Olsen 23 [Alsen]
Karin E Olsen 22 [Alsen]
Philip W Olsen 19 [Alsen]
Esther Olsen 16 [Alsen]
Walter Olsen 14 [Alsen]

1930 Census
Name: Carl W Alsen
Gender: Male
Birth Year: abt 1862
Birthplace: Sweden
Race: White
Home in 1930: Arlington, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Marital Status: Married
Immigration Year: 1884
Relation to Head of House: Head
Spouse's Name: Anna W Alsen
Father's Birthplace: Sweden
Mother's Birthplace: Sweden
Household Members:
Carl W Alsen 68
Anna W Alsen 69
Philip W Alsen 29
Esther Alsen 26
Walter Alsen 24

1940 United States Federal Census
Name: Carl W Olsen Senior [Alsen]
Age: 77
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1863
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: Sweden
Marital Status: Widowed
Relation to Head of House: Head
Home in 1940: Arlington, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Street: Swan Place
House Number: 31
Farm: No
Inferred Residence in 1935: Arlington, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Residence in 1935: Same House
Citizenship: Naturalized
Occupation: Cabinet Maker
House Owned or Rented: Owned
Value of Home or Monthly Rental if Rented: $2000
Highest Grade Completed: High School, 4th year
Duration of Unemployment: 2
Class of Worker: Wage or salary worker in private work
Weeks Worked in 1939: 26
Income: $780
Income Other Sources: No
Household Members:
Carl W Olsen 77
Philip W Olsen 39
Anna Reay 49
Roberta A Reay 11

Birth:
Swedish Church Records Archive; Johanneshov, Sweden; Sweden, Indexed Birth Records, 1880-1920; GID Number: 100004.11.14700; Roll/Fiche Number: SC-516; Volume: 106; Year Range: 1863

Child's Given Name: Carl Wilhelm
[Carl Wilhelm Ersson]
[Carl Wilhelm Pehrsson]
[Carl Wilhelm Persson]
Gender: Man (Male)
Birth Date: 5 apr 1863
Birth Place: Västra Vingåker, Södermanland, Sweden
Father: Pehr Ersson
Mother: Anna Ersdotter
Mother Birth Date: abt 1834
Mother Age: 29
GID Number: 100004.11.14700
Roll/Fiche Number: SC-516
Volume: 106

[Note: This most likely is his birth record as the dates and names of his parents match.]

National Archives at Boston; Waltham, Massachusetts; ARC Title: Petitions and Records of Naturalization , 8/1845- 12/1911; NAI Number: 3000057; Record Group Title: Records of District Courts of the United States, 1685-2009; Record Group Number: RG 21

Name: Carl W Alsen
Petition Age: 30
Record Type: Petition
Birth Date: 5 Apr 1863
Birth Place: Floda, Sweden
Arrival Date: 27 Aug 1887
Arrival Place: Boston
Petition Date: 6 Nov 1893

Died:
Department of Public Health, Registry of Vital Records and Statistics. Massachusetts Vital Records Index to Deaths [1916-1970]. Volumes 66-145. Facsimile edition. Boston, MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, Massachusetts.

Name: Carl William Alsen
Death Date: 1956
Death Place: Arlington, Massachusetts
Index Volume Number: 118
Reference Number: F63.M363 v.118

Social Security Applications and Claims, 1936-2007.
Name: Carl W Alsen
SSN: 019125848
Birth Date: 5 Apr 1863
Birth Place: Sweden
Claim Date: 18 Mar 1942
Type of Claim: Life Claim
Notes: 26 Aug 1977: Name listed as CARL W ALSEN

Carl married Anna Wilhelmina Andersson 07 Dec 1889, Cambridge, MA. Anna (daughter of Anders Wilhelm Andersson and Anna Elisabeth Johansson/Johannsdotter) was born 02 Mar 1861, Adolf Fredrik parish, Stockholm, Sweden; died Bef 1940, Arlington, Middlesex Co. MA. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

IMMIGRATION RECORDS

Swedish Emigration Records, 1783-1951
Göteborgs Poliskammare, EIX 1-143, 1869?1950. Landsarkivet i Göteborg, Göteborg, Sweden.

Name: Anna W Andersson
Departure Date: 7 Okt 1887
Departure Place:Göteborg, Göteborg och Bohus, Sverige
Ship Name: Romeo
Birth Date: 1861
Birth Place: Stockholm
Age: 26
Destination: Hull, England

During the peak of the emigration, ships like these left from Göteborg every week, usually on Friday afternoon. Once underway, the trip to Hull took about 40 to 50 hours. The ships usually approached the eastern coast of England during the day or early evening of the following Sunday. The primary port city was Kingston-upon-Hull, commonly referred to as Hull.

The trains left for Liverpool on Monday morning around 11:00 AM, arriving in Liverpool between 2:00 and 3:00 PM. The route took them through Leeds and Manchester, giving them a glimpse of those two thriving cities. The trains were filled solely with immigrants. The ticket purchased back in Sweden included the trip to Hull, the train to Liverpool, and then the steamship to America.

Interestingly, Carl and Anna traveled on the same ship, the Romeo from Göteborg to Hull within a month of each other.
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The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; Series Title: Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at Boston, Massachusetts, 1820-1891; Record Group Title: Records of the U.S. Customs Service; Record Group Number: 36; Series Number: M277; NARA Roll Number: 105

Name: Anna W Anderson
Gender: Female
Age: 26
Nationality: Swedish
Birth Date: abt 1861
Departure Place: Queenstown Ireland and Liverpool England, Ireland and Liverpool England
Arrival Date: 28 Oct 1887
Arrival Place: Boston, Massachusetts and Charleston, South Carolina, Massachusetts
Ship: Scythia

CENSUS RECORDS

1900 Census
Name: Anna Alunr [Alsen]
Age: 39
Birth Date: Mar 1861
Birthplace: Sweden
Home in 1900: Arlington, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Street: Franklin Street
House Number: 94
Race: White
Gender: Female
Immigration Year: 1888
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Carl W Alunr [Alsen]
Marriage Year: 1890
Years Married: 10
Father's Birthplace: Sweden
Mother's Birthplace: Sweden
Mother: number of living children: 6
Mother: How many children: 6
Years in US: 12
Can Read: Yes
Can Write: Yes
Can Speak English: Yes
Household Members:
Name Age
Carl W Alunr 37 [Alsen]
Anna Alunr 39 [Alsen]
Anna Alunr 9 [Alsen]
Carl Alunr 7 [Alsen]
Nels Alunr 5 [Alsen]
Eva Alunr 4 [Alsen]
Carine Aleer 3 [Alsen]
Ruth Aleer 7 months [Alsen]

1910 Census
Name: Anna W Atsen [Alsen]
Age in 1910: 49
Birth Year: abt 1861
Birthplace: Sweden
Home in 1910: Arlington, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Street: Franklin Street
Race: White
Gender: Female
Immigration Year: 1887
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Carl W Atsen [Alsen]
Father's Birthplace: Sweden
Mother's Birthplace: Sweden
Native Tongue: English
Able to Read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Years Married: 20
Number of Children Born: 9
Number of Children Living: 8
Household Members:
Name Age
Carl W Atsen 47 [Alsen]
Anna W Atsen 49 [Alsen]
Anna Atsen 19 [Alsen]
Carl Atsen 17 [Alsen]
Nils Atsen 15 [Alsen]
Eva W Atsen 14 [Alsen]
Carine Atsen 12 [Alsen]
William P Atsen 9 [Alsen]
Esther Atsen 7 [Alsen]
Walter Atsen 5 [Alsen]

1920 Census
Name: Anna W Olsen [Alsen]
Age: 59
Birth Year: abt 1861
Birthplace: Sweden
Home in 1920: Arlington, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Street: Swan Place
Race: White
Gender: Female
Immigration Year: 1887
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Carl W Olsen [Alsen]
Father's Birthplace: Sweden
Mother's Birthplace: Sweden
Native Tongue: Swedish
Able to Speak English: Yes
Naturalization Status: Naturalized
Able to Read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Household Members:
Name Age
Carl W Olsen 57 [Alsen]
Anna W Olsen 59 [Alsen]
Anna Olsen 29 [Alsen]
Carl W Olsen 27 [Alsen]
Nils Olsen 25 [Alsen]
Eva W Olsen 23 [Alsen]
Karin E Olsen 22 [Alsen]
Philip W Olsen 19 [Alsen]
Esther Olsen 16 [Alsen]
Walter Olsen 14 [Alsen]

1930 Census
Name: Anna W Alsen
Gender: Female
Birth Year: abt 1861
Birthplace: Sweden
Race: White
Home in 1930: Arlington, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Marital Status: Married
Immigration Year: 1884
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Spouse's Name: Carl W Alsen
Father's Birthplace: Sweden
Mother's Birthplace: Sweden
Household Members:
Carl W Alsen 68
Anna W Alsen 69
Philip W Alsen 29
Esther Alsen 26
Walter Alsen 24

Birth:
Swedish Church Records Archive; Johanneshov, Sweden; Sweden, Indexed Birth Records, 1880-1920; GID Number: 2728.294.18000; Roll/Fiche Number: AB-1739; Volume: CIA:8; Year Range: 1860-1869

Child's Given Name: Anna Wilhelmina
[Anna Wilhelmina Andersson] [Anna Wilhelmina Andersdotter]
Gender: Kvinna (Female)
Birth Date: 2 mar 1861
Birth Place: Adolf Fredrik, Stockholm, Sweden
Father: Anders Wilhelm Andersson
Mother: Anna Elisabeth Johansson
Mother Birth Date: abt 1822
Mother Age: 39
GID Number: 2728.294.18000
Roll/Fiche Number: AB-1739
Volume: CIA:8

National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington D.C.; NARA Series: Passport Applications, January 2, 1906-March 31, 1925; Roll #: 2266; Volume #: Roll 2266 - Certificates: 290350-290849, 19 May 1923-21 May 1923

Name: Anna Wilhelmine Alsen
Gender: Female
Age: 62
Birth Date: 2 Mar 1861
Birth Place: Stockholm, Sweden
Residence Place: Boston, Massachusetts
Passport Issue Date: 19 May 1923
Spouse: Carl Alsen
Has Photo: Yes

Name:
Her maiden name is from her son Nils' birth record.

Massachusetts, Birth Records, 1840-1915
Name: Nels Allen [Nils Alsen]
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 23 Apr 1894
Birth Place: Arlington, Massachusetts
Father: Carl W Allen [Alsen]
Birthplace: Sweden
Occupation: cabinet maker
Mother: Anna W Andersen
Birthplace: Sweden

Notes:

Married:
Massachusetts Vital Records, 1840-1911. New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, Massachusetts.
Name: Carl W Alsen
Birth Year: abt 1863
Birth Place: Sweden
Marriage Date: 7 Dec 1889
Marriage Place: Cambridge, Massachusetts
Age at Marriage: 26
Father: Per E
Mother: Anna
Spouse: Anna W Anderson
Spouse Birth Place: Sweden
Spouse Age at Marriage: 28
Spouse Father: Anders W
Spouse Mother: Anna E

Notes:

CENSUS RECORDS

England and Wales Census, 1871
Name: Arthur Clare
Gender: Male
Age: 8
Head of Household: Ann Clare
Relationship to Head of Household: Son
Birthplace: Birmingham, Warwickshire
Schedule Type: Household
Registration District: Birmingham
Sub-District: Lady Wood
Parish: Birmingham
County: Warwickshire

1881 England Census
Name: Arthur Clare
Age: 18
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1863
Relationship to Head: Son
Mother: Ann Clare
Gender: Male
Where born: Birmm, Warwickshire, England
Civil Parish: Birmingham
County/Island: Warwickshire
Country: England
Street address: 128 Grosr St W
Occupation: Boot Clicker
Registration district: Birmingham
Sub-registration district: Lady Wood
Piece: 2965
Folio: 54
Page Number: 45
Household Members:
Ann Clare 52
Alfred Clare 24
Alice Clare 22
Edwd Clare 20
Arthur Clare 18
Frank Clare 14

1900 United States Federal Census
Name: Arthur Close or Clore [Clare]
Age: 37
Birth Date: Feb 1863
Birthplace: England
Home in 1900: Arlington, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Race: White
Gender: Male
Immigration Year: 1893
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Ellen Close [Clare]
Marriage Year: 1889
Years Married: 11
Father's Birthplace: England
Mother's Birthplace: England
Occupation: shoe cutter
Household Members:
Arthur Clare 37
Ellen Clare 40
Frank J Clare 10
Nellie N Clare 8
Eunice A Clare 6
Pauline Clare 4
Arthur Clare 3
Harold Clare 1

1910 United States Federal Census
Name: Arthur Ilau [Clare]
Age in 1910: 47 [49]
Birth Year: abt 1863 [abt 1861]
Birthplace: England
Home in 1910: Arlington, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Race: White
Gender: Male
Immigration Year: 1894
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Ellen Ilar [Clare]
Father's Birthplace: England
Mother's Birthplace: England
Occupation: Cutter, shoe factory
Household Members:
Arthur Clare 47 [49]
Ellen Clare 49 [47]
Frank J Clare 20
Nellie A Clare 18
Gennie A Clare 16 [Eunice]
Pauline Clare 14
Arthur A Clare 13
Harold Clare 11

1920 United States Federal Census
Name: Arthur Clare
Age: 56
Birth Year: abt 1864
Birthplace: England
Home in 1920: Arlington, Middlesex, Massachusetts
House Number: 11
Race: White
Gender: Male
Immigration Year: 1895
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Ellen Clare
Father's Birthplace: England
Mother's Birthplace: England
Home Owned: Own
Naturalization Status: Naturalized
Able to Read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Occupation: Cutter
Industry: Shoes
Employment Field: Wage or Salary
Household Members:
Arthur Clare 56
Ellen Clare 60
Nellie A Clare 26
Eunice Clare 25
Pauline Clare 23
Arthur Clare 22
Harold Clare 20

1930 United States Federal Census
Name: Arthur Clare
Gender: Male
Birth Year: abt 1862
Birthplace: England
Race: White
Home in 1930: Arlington, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Marital Status: Married
Immigration Year: 1898
Relation to Head of House: Head
Spouse's Name: Ellen Clare
Father's Birthplace: England
Mother's Birthplace: England
Occupation: None
Military service: No
Rent/home value: Own,$5,000
Age at first marriage: 26
Parents' birthplace: England
Household Members:
Arthur Clare 68
Ellen Clare 68
Harold Clare 29
[Note: They were living next door to their daughter, Nellie Clare Alsen]



Birth:
England and Wales, Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008
Name: Arthur Clare
Event Type: Birth Registration
Registration Quarter: Jan-Feb-Mar
Registration Year: 1863
Registration District: Birmingham
County: Warwickshire
Event Place: Birmingham, Warwickshire, England
Volume: 6D
Page: 34
Line Number: 100

Arthur married Ellen Morris Jan-Feb-Mar 1889, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England . Ellen was born Oct 1859, Enlgand. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

CENSUS RECORDS

1900 United States Federal Census
Name: Ellen Close or Clore [Clare]
Age: 40
Birth Date: Oct 1859
Birthplace: England
Home in 1900: Arlington, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Race: White
Gender: Female
Immigration Year: 1893
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Arthur Clase [Clare]
Marriage Year: 1889
Years Married: 11
Father's Birthplace: England
Mother's Birthplace: England
Mother: number of living children: 6
Mother: How many children: 6
Household Members:
Arthur Clare 37
Ellen Clare 40
Frank J Clare 10
Nellie N Clare 8
Eunice A Clare 6
Pauline Clare 4
Arthur Clare 3
Harold Clare 1

1910 United States Federal Census
Name: Ellen Ilar [Clare]
Age in 1910: 49 [47]
Birth Year: abt 1861 [abt 1863]
Birthplace: England
Home in 1910: Arlington, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Race: White
Gender: Female
Immigration Year: 1894
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Arthur Ilau [Clare]
Father's Birthplace: England
Mother's Birthplace: England
Household Members:
Arthur Clare 47 [49]
Ellen Clare 49 [47]
Frank J Clare 20
Nellie A Clare 18
Gennie A Clare 16 [Eunice]
Pauline Clare 14
Arthur A Clare 13
Harold Clare 11

1920 United States Federal Census
Name: Ellen Clare
Age: 60
Birth Year: abt 1860
Birthplace: England
Home in 1920: Arlington, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Race: White
Gender: Female
Immigration Year: 1895
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Arthur Clare
Father's Birthplace: England
Mother's Birthplace: England
Naturalization Status: Naturalized
Able to Read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Household Members:
Arthur Clare 56
Ellen Clare 60
Nellie A Clare 26
Eunice Clare 25
Pauline Clare 23
Arthur Clare 22
Harold Clare 20

1930 United States Federal Census
Name: Ellen Clare
Gender: Female
Birth Year: abt 1862
Birthplace: England
Race: White
Home in 1930: Arlington, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Marital Status: Married
Immigration Year: 1898
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Spouse's Name: Arthur Clare
Father's Birthplace: England
Mother's Birthplace: England
Household Members:
Arthur Clare 68
Ellen Clare 68
Harold Clare 29
[Note: They were living next door to their daughter, Nellie Clare Alsen]

Name:
Maiden name is from the following source:

Massachusetts, Birth Records, 1840-1915
Name: Pauline Clara [Clare]
Gender: Female
Birth Date: 12 Nov 1895
Birth Place: Revere, Massachusetts, USA
Father: Arthur Clara [Clare]
Occupation: Shoecutter
Born: England
Mother: Ellen Morris
Born: England

Notes:

Married:
England and Wales, Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005

Name: Arthur Clare
Event Type: Marriage
Registration Quarter: Jan-Feb-Mar
Registration Year: 1889
Registration District: Birmingham
County: Warwickshire
Event Place: Birmingham, Warwickshire, England
Volume: 6D
Page: 23
Line Number: 136

Pehr married Anna Ersdotter. Anna was born Abt 1834, Sweden. [Group Sheet]

Anders married Anna Elisabeth Johansson/Johannsdotter. Anna was born ca 1822. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Birth:
England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975
Name: Joseph Clare
Gender: Male
Christening Date: 21 Apr 1828
Christening Place: Saint Martin,Birmingham, Warwick, England
Birth Date: 04 Apr 1828
Father's Name: Thomas Clare
Mother's Name: Sarah

Died:
England and Wales, Death Registration Index 1837-2007
Name: Joseph Clare
Event Type: Death
Registration Quarter: Jul-Aug-Sep
Registration Year: 1868
Registration District: Birmingham
County: Warwickshire
Event Place: Birmingham, Warwickshire, England
Age (available after 1866): 40
Birth Year (Estimated): 1828
Volume: 6D
Page: 42
Line Number: 39

Joseph married Ann Bowen 15 Feb 1852, St. Philip's, Birmingham, Warwick, England . Ann (daughter of James Bowen and Susannah or Susan Andrews) was born 21 Dec 1828, Worcestershire, England; died Oct-Nov-Dec 1911, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England . [Group Sheet]

Notes:

CENSUS RECORDS

England and Wales Census, 1871
Name: Ann Clare
Gender: Female
Age: 42
Relationship to Head of Household: Self
Birthplace: Worcestershire
Registration District: Birmingham
Sub-District: Lady Wood
Parish: Birmingham
County: Warwickshire
Household Age Birthplace
Ann Clare 42 Worcestershire
Charles Clare 18 Birmingham, Warwickshire
Ernest Clare 15 Birmingham, Warwickshire
Alfred Clare 14 Birmingham, Warwickshire

1881 England Census
Name: Ann Clare
Age: 52
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1829
Relationship to Head: Head
Gender: Female
Where born: Worcestershire, England
Civil Parish: Birmingham
County/Island: Warwickshire
Country: England
Street address: 128 Grosr St W
Marital Status: Windower (Widower)
Occupation: Stay Maker
Registration district: Birmingham
Sub-registration district: Lady Wood
Piece: 2965
Folio: 54
Page Number: 45
Household Members:
Ann Clare 52
Alfred Clare 24
Alice Clare 22
Edwd Clare 20
Arthur Clare 18
Frank Clare 14

Birth:
England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975
Name: Ann Bowen
Gender: Female
Christening Date: 21 Dec 1828
Christening Place: Saint Martin,Worcester, Worcestershire, England
Father's Name: James Bowen
Mother's Name: Susannah

Died:
Exact date 25 Oct 1911 is unconfirmed.

England and Wales, Death Registration Index 1837-2007
Name: Ann Clare
Registration Quarter: Oct-Nov-Dec
Registration Year: 1911
Registration District: Birmingham
County: Warwickshire
Event Place: Birmingham, Warwickshire, England
Age (available after 1866): 82
Birth Year (Estimated): 1829
Volume: 6D
Page: 67
Line Number: 148

Notes:

Married:
England Marriages, 1538?1973

Name: Joseph Clare
Birth Date: 1828
Age: 24
Spouse's Name: Ann Bowen
Spouse's Birth Date: 1829
Spouse's Age: 23
Event Date: 15 Feb 1852
Event Place: St. Philip's, Birmingham, Warwick, England
Father's Name: Thomas Clare
Spouse's Father's Name: James Bowen
p 240; FHL microfilm 813736.