Roberta REAY

Notes:

CENSUS RECORDS

1940 United States Federal Census
Name: Roberta A Reay
Age: 11
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1929
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birthplace: Massachusetts
Marital Status: Single
Relation to Head of House: Granddaughter
Home in 1940: Arlington, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Street: Swan Place
House Number: 31
Inferred Residence in 1935: Arlington, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Residence in 1935: Same Place
Attended School or College: Yes
Highest Grade Completed: Elementary school, 4th grade
Household Members:
Carl W Olsen 77
Philip W Olsen 39
Anna Reay 49
Roberta A Reay 11

married Anna Alsen. Anna (daughter of Carl Wilhelm Alsen and Anna Wilhelmina Andersson) was born 30 Oct 1890, Arlington, Middlesex Co. MA. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

CENSUS RECORDS

1940 United States Federal Census
Name: Anna Reay [Anna Alsen]
Age: 49
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1891
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birthplace: Massachusetts
Marital Status: Widowed
Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Home in 1940: Arlington, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Street: Swan Place
House Number: 31
Inferred Residence in 1935: Arlington, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Residence in 1935: Same Place
Highest Grade Completed: Elementary school, 8th grade
Weeks Worked in 1939: 0
Income: 0
Income Other Sources: Yes
Household Members:
Carl W Alsen 77
Philip W Alsen 39
Anna Reay 49
Roberta A Reay 11

Birth:
Massachusetts, Birth Records, 1840-1915
Name: Annie Alsen
Gender: Female
Birth Date: 30 Oct 1890
Birth Place: Arlington, Massachusetts
Father: Carl W Alsen
Mother: Anna Anderson

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

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]