Swedish translation

juliaannwoodall1

I found a 1877 death record for Olof Andersson.

I found it in both FamilySearch and on Ancestry. I hope someone can follow one of the links to see the page who can understand the Swedish terms better than I can.

https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QHK-93T3-16SD?cat=76834&i=413&lang=en

https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/60492/records/8810209?indiv=try&h&db

I am interested in figuring out what the words are after Olof's name. I expect it has something to do with his occupation, but can't see the letters clearly enough to use Google Translate or my Swedish dictionary and come up with terms that make sense.

I am also curious to learn what his cause of death was. The closest I could get from reading the words was "gangrene senility", which seems to be an odd term for a cause of death.

Thank you for your time,

Julia Woodall

David2,666

It says, "Andersson Olof fd Riksdagsman och hemmansägare i Sömsta" or in english:
"Andersson Olof, former Member of Parliament and freeholder in Sömsta."

I found his wikipedia page that confirms that he was working in the Swedish government

He died from Gangraena senilis:

"A type of gangrene (tissue death) that occurs in elderly individuals, usually due to poor blood circulation, especially in the extremities."

juliaannwoodall1

Thank you! That was so informative!!