Mårten Nilsson b. 19 Jan 1803 Skivarp, Malmöhus, Sweden d. 22 Feb 1889 No. 8 Öremölla, Skivarp, Sweden: Our Family History

1803 - 1889 (86 years)

Person ID: I1507 | Tree: Import from RootsMagic | Last Modified: 23 Oct 2025

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Name	Mårten Nilsson
Birth	19 Jan 1803	Skivarp, Malmöhus, Sweden [1]
Gender	Male
Died	22 Feb 1889	No. 8 Öremölla, Skivarp, Sweden [2]
	cause of death not stated
		22 Feb 1889 Mårten Nilsson death record
Buried	3 Mar 1889	Skivarp, Malmöhus, Sweden [2]

Parents

Family ID: F495 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Father Nils Mårtensson (ID:I1646), b. 8 Aug 1761, Öremölla, Skivarp, Malmöhus, Sweden d. 15 Apr 1819, No. 6 Skivarp, Skivarp, Malmöhus, Sweden (Age 57 years)

Mother Berta Pehrsdotter (ID:I1647), b. 25 May 1764, Skivarp, Malmöhus, Sweden d. Yes, date unknown

Marriage 23 Jan 1795 Skivarp, Malmöhus, Sweden [24]

23 Jan 1795 Marriage Nils Mårtensson and Bertha Pehrsdotter

Children

	1. Mårten Nilsson (ID:I11735), b. 12 Mar 1795, Skivarp, Malmöhus, Sweden d. 5 Apr 1795, Skivarp, Malmöhus, Sweden (Age 0 years)
	2. Mårten Nilsson (ID:I11736), b. 20 Mar 1796, Skivarp, Malmöhus, Sweden d. 14 Apr 1796, Skivarp, Malmöhus, Sweden (Age 0 years)
	3. Mårten Nilsson (ID:I11737), b. 14 Jul 1797, Skivarp, Malmöhus, Sweden d. 21 Aug 1797, Skivarp, Malmöhus, Sweden (Age 0 years)
	4. Else Nilsdotter (ID:I11738), b. 6 Sep 1798, Skivarp, Malmöhus, Sweden d. 20 Feb 1799, Skivarp, Malmöhus, Sweden (Age 0 years)
	5. Pehr (Nilsson) Lindström (ID:I1648), b. 3 Jun 1800, Skivarp, Malmöhus, Sweden d. 20 Mar 1877, No. 8 Mossby, Västra Nöbbelöv, Malmöhus, Sweden (Age 76 years)
	6. Mårten Nilsson (ID:I1507) (current person) , b. 19 Jan 1803, Skivarp, Malmöhus, Sweden d. 22 Feb 1889, No. 8 Öremölla, Skivarp, Sweden (Age 86 years)
	7. Bengta Nilsdotter (ID:I1649), b. 31 Aug 1806, Skivarp, Malmöhus, Sweden d. 4 Nov 1826, Skivarp, Malmöhus, Sweden (Age 20 years)

Family

Family ID: F457 Group Sheet | Family Chart | Last Modified: 23 Nov 2025

Wife Anna Jönsdotter (ID:I1508), b. 15 Nov 1807

Marriage 14 Jul 1829

Children

	1. Nils Mårtensson (ID:I1509), b. 7 Jul 1831, Ölöf, Östra Vemmenhög, Malmöhus, Sweden d. 1 Dec 1913, Swedeburg, Saunders, Nebraska, United States (Age 82 years)
	2. Jöns Mårtensson (ID:I425), b. 23 Sep 1833, Ölöf, Östra Vemmenhög, Malmöhus, Sweden d. 25 Jan 1901, Swedeburg, Saunders, Nebraska, United States (Age 67 years)
	3. Bengta Mårtensdotter (ID:I1510), b. 28 Feb 1836 d. 16 Oct 1915, Swedeburg, Saunders, Nebraska, United States (Age 79 years)
	4. Elna Mårtensdotter (ID:I1511), b. 8 Aug 1838 d. 15 Jan 1904, Randall Creek, Charles Mix, South Dakota, United States (Age 65 years)
	5. Anders Mårtensson (ID:I1512), b. 26 Aug 1840, Ölöf, Östra Vemmenhög, Malmöhus, Sweden d. 24 May 1847, Sweden (Age 6 years)
	6. Lars Mårtensson (ID:I1513), b. 19 Dec 1843 d. 14 Jul 1920, Lincoln, Lancaster, Nebraska, United States (Age 76 years)
	7. Sven Mårtensson (ID:I11734), b. 7 May 1846, No. 11 Öremölla, Skivarp, Malmöhus, Sweden d. Yes, date unknown

Other Personal Events

Swedish HER	Between 1810 and 1813	No. 6 Skivarp, Skivarp, Malmöhus, Sweden [3]
	No. 6 Skivarp Åbo Nils Mårtensson, Örmölla 8 Aug 1761 Hustru Berta Pehrsdotter, Skivarp 25 May 1764 Son Pehr Nilsson, Skivarp 3 June 1800 Son Marten, Skivarpt 19 Jan 1803 Dotter Bengta Nilsdotter, Skivarpt 31 Aug 1806 Alson Drang Pehr Truedsson from Ö Vgög
		Nilsson family household exam
Probate	25 Apr 1810	No. 6 Skivarp, Skivarp, Malmöhus, Sweden [4]
Swedish HER	Between 1813 and 1825	No. 6 Skivarp, Skivarp, Malmöhus, Sweden
	Skivarp no. 6 Åb. Nils Mårtensson, 8 Aug 1761, Örmölla; died 15 Apr 1819 Hust. Berta Pehrsdotter, 25 May 1764 Skivarp Son Mårten, b. 19 Jan 1803 Skivarp (to No. 9 Ormta) Dotter Bengta, b. 31 Aug 1806 Skivarp Also, "gesäll" (journeyman) Magnus Lundahl in 1823-24 from Lyngby and his wife Cathrina Bengtsdotter
		Nels Mårtensson family
Swedish Move-In	26 Oct 1828	Västra Nöbbelöv, Malmöhus, Sweden [5]
		Moving certificae 1828 Mårten Nilsson
Swedish HER	Between Nov 1828 and 1829	Wallhall, Östra Vemmenhög, Malmöhus, Sweden [6]
	Arrived from Nobbelöf 1828; left for Ölöf No. 16 1829. Marriage to Anna Jönsdotter is noted.
		1828-1829 Household Exam Mårten Nilsson
Swedish HER	Between 1829 and 1833	Ölöf No. 16, Östra Vemmenhög, Malmöhus, Sweden [7]
	Original entry is for Äg. (owner) Jöns Larsson, wife Sissa and daughter Else. It appears that Mårten and his wife and child moved into the household in 1829. Jöns and Else born at Dybeck; Sissa born at Skoghuset. Jöns is listed as "utfattig", Sissa as "fattighjon", and Else as "krympling".
		1827-1833 Household Exam Jöns Larsson family
Swedish HER	Between 1832 and 1839	Ölöf No. 16, Östra Vemmenhög, Malmöhus, Sweden [8]
	Jöns Larsson with his wife Sissa and daughter Else all die during this period. Daughter Anna is living with husband Mårten Nilsson and their children Nils, Jöns and Bengta.
		1832-1839 Jöns Larsson and Mårten Nilsson families
Swedish HER	Between 1839 and 1841	Ölöf No. 16, Östra Vemmenhög, Malmöhus, Sweden [9]
	Daughter Elna and son Anders are added to the family.
		1839-1841 HER Mårten Nilsson family
Swedish HER	Between 1841 and 1843	Ölöf No. 16, Östra Vemmenhög, Malmöhus, Sweden [10]
		1841-1843 Mårten Nilsson family HER
Swedish HER	Between 1843 and 1845	Ölöf No. 16, Östra Vemmenhög, Malmöhus, Sweden [11]
	Son Lars is added to the family in 1844. In 1845, the family leaves for a new residence (Öremölla) in the nearby parish of Skivarp.
		1843-1845 HER Mårten Nilsson family
Swedish Move-Out	29 Oct 1845	Ölöf No. 16, Östra Vemmenhög, Malmöhus, Sweden [12]
	Serial No. 90 on 29 Oct - Åbo Mårten Nilsson with wife, 4 sons and 2 daughters. To Skifvarp.
		1845 Moving Out Register
Swedish Move-In	11 Nov 1845	Skivarp, Malmöhus, Sweden [13]
	Serial No. 24 - 11 Nov 1845 - Arrend. Mårten Nilsson, wife Anna Jönsdotter with children Nils, Jöns, Bengta, Elna, Anders and Lars with all birthdates listed.
		1845 Moving In Register for Mårten Nilsson family
Swedish HER	Between 12 Nov 1845 and 1850	No. 11 Öremölla, Skivarp, Malmöhus, Sweden [14]
	Son Sven added to the family in 1846 but son Anders dies in 1847. Mårten is an "arrendatore" meaning he is a tenant farmer paying a cash lease.
		1845-1850 Skivarp HER Mårten Nilsson family
Swedish HER	1850	No. 11 Öremölla, Skivarp, Malmöhus, Sweden [15]
	Mårten is leasing farm from F? Wallis. The family leaves to another farm in 1851. Nils, however, moves to Hemmesdynge parish and Jöns moves to another farm to work.
		1850-1856 HER Mårten Nilsson family
Swedish HER	From 1851 to 1856	No. 13 Öremölla, Skivarp, Malmöhus, Sweden [16]
	Arrived in 1851, although Nils arrived 1853 and Jöns arrived in 1854. Bengta and Jöns leave in 1855.
		Mårten Nilsson family
Swedish HER	Between 1857 and 1860	No. 13 Öremölla, Skivarp, Malmöhus, Sweden [17]
	Mårten is identified as an "åbo" farmer, meaning he has the right to hold his lease and it can be passed to his heirs. Jöns leaves home in 1857. Nils marries and leaves home in 1861.
		1857-1860 Skivarp HER Mårten Nilsson family
Swedish HER	Between 1861 and 1868	No. 13 Öremölla, Skivarp, Malmöhus, Sweden [18]
	Lars leaves for Önnestad in 1862
		1861-1868 Skivarp HER Mårten Nilsson family
Swedish HER	Between 1869 and 1871	No. 13 Öremölla, Skivarp, Malmöhus, Sweden [19]
	Elna leaves home in 1869, Sven in 1870. Mårten and Anna move away in 1870 as well.
		1869-1871 Skivarp HER Mårten Nilsson family
Swedish HER	Between 1870 and 1876	No. 8 Öremölla, Skivarp, Malmöhus, Sweden [20]
	Mårten and Anna are now at No. 8 Öremölla, all the chidren have left. He is still listed as "Åbo" but it doesn't seem as though any of his sons have taken the farm at No. 13. Bengta is with her husband and family at another place at No. 13, but it doesn't appear to be the Wallis property. More research needed.
		1870-1876 Skivarp HER Mårten Nilsson family
Swedish HER	Between 1877 and 1888	No. 8 Öremölla, Skivarp, Malmöhus, Sweden [21]
	Mårten is identified as "Eg" meaning owner of No. 8 Öremölla.
		1877-1888 Skivarp HER Mårten Nilsson family
Swedish HER	Between 1889 and 1891	No. 8 Öremölla, Skivarp, Malmöhus, Sweden [22]
	Mårten dies in 1889 and Anna dies in 1891.
		1889-1891 Skivarp HER Mårten Nilsson family
Probate	4 Mar 1889	No. 8 Öremölla, Skivarp, Malmöhus, Sweden [23]
	All children listed - all except Elna are in "Amerika"
		4 Mar 1889 Estate Inventory for Mårten Nilsson
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Source Citations

[S327] Skivarp Födde (births), Skivarp (M) CI:1 (1779-1813) Image 1160 / Page 112 (AID: v111743a.b1160.s112, NAD: SE/LLA/13346). [S333] Skivarp Döda (Deaths), Skivarp (M) CI:4 (1861-1894) Image 437 (AID: v111746.b437, NAD: SE/LLA/13346). [S326] Skivarp HER, Skivarp (M) AI:1 (1810-1813) Image 8 (AID: v111724.b8, NAD: SE/LLA/13346). [S296] Swedish Bouppteckningar, Vemmenhögs häradsrätt (M) FIIa:69 (1819) Image 3420 / Page 63 (AID: v160097.b3420.s63, NAD: SE/LLA/10068). [S328] Skivarp Moving, Östra Vemmenhög (M) HII:4 (1826-1830) Image 2820 (AID: v829500.b2820, NAD: SE/LLA/13531). [S322] Östra Vemmenhög HER, Östra Vemmenhög (M) AI:4 (1827-1833) Image 160 / Page 153 (AID: v113939.b160.s153, NAD: SE/LLA/13531). [S322] Östra Vemmenhög HER, Östra Vemmenhög (M) AI:4 (1827-1833) Image 81 / Page 74 (AID: v113939.b81.s74, NAD: SE/LLA/13531). [S322] Östra Vemmenhög HER, Östra Vemmenhög (M) AI:6 (1832-1839) Image 117 / Page 112 (AID: v113941.b117.s112, NAD: SE/LLA/13531). [S322] Östra Vemmenhög HER, Östra Vemmenhög (M) AI:8 (1839-1841) Image 153 / Page 149 (AID: v113943.b153.s149, NAD: SE/LLA/13531). [S322] Östra Vemmenhög HER, Östra Vemmenhög (M) AI:9 (1841-1843) Image 132 / Page 126 (AID: v113944.b132.s126, NAD: SE/LLA/13531). [S322] Östra Vemmenhög HER, Östra Vemmenhög (M) AI:10 (1843-1846) Image 142 / Page 136 (AID: v113945.b142.s136, NAD: SE/LLA/13531). [S374] Östra Vemmenhög Flyttning (Moving), Östra Vemmenhög (M) B:1 (1834-1850) Image 23 / Page 35 (AID: v113956.b23.s35, NAD: SE/LLA/13531). [S328] Skivarp Moving, Skivarp (M) B:1 (1845-1860) Image 3 / Page 1 (AID: v111739.b3.s1, NAD: SE/LLA/13346). [S326] Skivarp HER, Skivarp (M) AI:6 (1844-1850) Image 111 / Page 226 (AID: v111729.b111.s226, NAD: SE/LLA/13346). [S326] Skivarp HER, Skivarp (M) AI:7 (1850-1856) Image 143 / Page 284 (AID: v111730.b143.s284, NAD: SE/LLA/13346). [S326] Skivarp HER, Skivarp (M) AI:7 (1850-1856) Image 1570 / Page 294 (AID: v111730a.b1570.s294, NAD: SE/LLA/13346). [S326] Skivarp HER, Skivarp (M) AI:8 (1857-1860) Image 175 / Page 184 (AID: v111731.b175.s184, NAD: SE/LLA/13346). [S326] Skivarp HER, Skivarp (M) AI:9 (1861-1868) Image 197 / Page 192 (AID: v111732.b197.s192, NAD: SE/LLA/13346). [S326] Skivarp HER, Skivarp (M) AI:10 (1869-1876) Image 215 / Page 220 (AID: v111733.b215.s220, NAD: SE/LLA/13346). [S326] Skivarp HER, Skivarp (M) AI:10 (1869-1876) Image 194 / Page 199 (AID: v111733.b194.s199, NAD: SE/LLA/13346). [S326] Skivarp HER, Skivarp (M) AI:12 (1877-1888) Image 55 / Page 415 (AID: v111735.b55.s415, NAD: SE/LLA/13346). [S326] Skivarp HER, Skivarp (M) AI:13 (1889-1899) Image 320 / Page 381 (AID: v111736.b320.s381, NAD: SE/LLA/13346). [S296] Swedish Bouppteckningar, Vemmenhögs, Ljunits och Herrestads domsaga (L, M) FII:12 (1889) Image 2450 / Page 240 (AID: v160184.b2450.s240, NAD: SE/LLA/11097). [S325] Skivarp Vigsel (Marriages), Skivarp (M) CI:1 (1779-1813) Image 780 / Page 74 (AID: v111743a.b780.s74, NAD: SE/LLA/13346).

[S327] Skivarp Födde (births), Skivarp (M) CI:1 (1779-1813) Image 1160 / Page 112 (AID: v111743a.b1160.s112, NAD: SE/LLA/13346).
[S333] Skivarp Döda (Deaths), Skivarp (M) CI:4 (1861-1894) Image 437 (AID: v111746.b437, NAD: SE/LLA/13346).
[S326] Skivarp HER, Skivarp (M) AI:1 (1810-1813) Image 8 (AID: v111724.b8, NAD: SE/LLA/13346).
[S296] Swedish Bouppteckningar, Vemmenhögs häradsrätt (M) FIIa:69 (1819) Image 3420 / Page 63 (AID: v160097.b3420.s63, NAD: SE/LLA/10068).
[S328] Skivarp Moving, Östra Vemmenhög (M) HII:4 (1826-1830) Image 2820 (AID: v829500.b2820, NAD: SE/LLA/13531).
[S322] Östra Vemmenhög HER, Östra Vemmenhög (M) AI:4 (1827-1833) Image 160 / Page 153 (AID: v113939.b160.s153, NAD: SE/LLA/13531).
[S322] Östra Vemmenhög HER, Östra Vemmenhög (M) AI:4 (1827-1833) Image 81 / Page 74 (AID: v113939.b81.s74, NAD: SE/LLA/13531).
[S322] Östra Vemmenhög HER, Östra Vemmenhög (M) AI:6 (1832-1839) Image 117 / Page 112 (AID: v113941.b117.s112, NAD: SE/LLA/13531).
[S322] Östra Vemmenhög HER, Östra Vemmenhög (M) AI:8 (1839-1841) Image 153 / Page 149 (AID: v113943.b153.s149, NAD: SE/LLA/13531).
[S322] Östra Vemmenhög HER, Östra Vemmenhög (M) AI:9 (1841-1843) Image 132 / Page 126 (AID: v113944.b132.s126, NAD: SE/LLA/13531).
[S322] Östra Vemmenhög HER, Östra Vemmenhög (M) AI:10 (1843-1846) Image 142 / Page 136 (AID: v113945.b142.s136, NAD: SE/LLA/13531).
[S374] Östra Vemmenhög Flyttning (Moving), Östra Vemmenhög (M) B:1 (1834-1850) Image 23 / Page 35 (AID: v113956.b23.s35, NAD: SE/LLA/13531).
[S328] Skivarp Moving, Skivarp (M) B:1 (1845-1860) Image 3 / Page 1 (AID: v111739.b3.s1, NAD: SE/LLA/13346).
[S326] Skivarp HER, Skivarp (M) AI:6 (1844-1850) Image 111 / Page 226 (AID: v111729.b111.s226, NAD: SE/LLA/13346).
[S326] Skivarp HER, Skivarp (M) AI:7 (1850-1856) Image 143 / Page 284 (AID: v111730.b143.s284, NAD: SE/LLA/13346).
[S326] Skivarp HER, Skivarp (M) AI:7 (1850-1856) Image 1570 / Page 294 (AID: v111730a.b1570.s294, NAD: SE/LLA/13346).
[S326] Skivarp HER, Skivarp (M) AI:8 (1857-1860) Image 175 / Page 184 (AID: v111731.b175.s184, NAD: SE/LLA/13346).
[S326] Skivarp HER, Skivarp (M) AI:9 (1861-1868) Image 197 / Page 192 (AID: v111732.b197.s192, NAD: SE/LLA/13346).
[S326] Skivarp HER, Skivarp (M) AI:10 (1869-1876) Image 215 / Page 220 (AID: v111733.b215.s220, NAD: SE/LLA/13346).
[S326] Skivarp HER, Skivarp (M) AI:10 (1869-1876) Image 194 / Page 199 (AID: v111733.b194.s199, NAD: SE/LLA/13346).
[S326] Skivarp HER, Skivarp (M) AI:12 (1877-1888) Image 55 / Page 415 (AID: v111735.b55.s415, NAD: SE/LLA/13346).
[S326] Skivarp HER, Skivarp (M) AI:13 (1889-1899) Image 320 / Page 381 (AID: v111736.b320.s381, NAD: SE/LLA/13346).
[S296] Swedish Bouppteckningar, Vemmenhögs, Ljunits och Herrestads domsaga (L, M) FII:12 (1889) Image 2450 / Page 240 (AID: v160184.b2450.s240, NAD: SE/LLA/11097).
[S325] Skivarp Vigsel (Marriages), Skivarp (M) CI:1 (1779-1813) Image 780 / Page 74 (AID: v111743a.b780.s74, NAD: SE/LLA/13346).

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