Who are these two men mentioned in the probate?
In this probate record of Lars Nilsson Björn, (b. 1880 Vidskofle, d. 2 Jan 1848 Stabbarp, Gullarp, Malmöhus) his widow and two sets of children are listed, as expected.
åbon Per Nilsson i Stabbarp is made a guardian. It does not say that he is a brother or any kind of relative to Lars, the deceased. Does this mean he is just a neighbor or friend?
(As I understand it, Mårten Persson & Jöns Nilsson are appraisers.)
In the signatures at the end, Per Nilsson and Ohla Nilsson sign.
I was hoping they are brothers of Lars, but can I assume that? -- these are very common names after all-- how do I know ?
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You should look to find Lars Nilsson's family when he was young to see if he has brothers named Per and/or Ohla (or any of the common variations of those two names). There should be household records that include all members of the family. Finding those records would answer your questions.
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In Family Search Tree, Lars Nilsson Björn is said to have been born in 1800 in Vidskofte, Torrlösa, Malmöhus, Sweden. I am presuming that information came from the Household Records for Gullarp, Malmöhus, Sweden which only gives the farm name-Widsköfle. There is a village in Torrlösa parish in Malmöhus with that name, but there is also a farm by the same name in Vittskövle parish in Kristianstads County. I found a Lars Nilsson born in 1800 there, but I haven't done any follow-up to make sure it could be the same as your ancestor-it is a pretty common name! That record is here: https://sok.riksarkivet.se/bildvisning/C0062696_00162#?c=&m=&s=&cv=161&xywh=335%2C1070%2C2993%2C1607 . One possible problem with this is that the place where he is born is Herremöllan, but it might be worth looking into.
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I'll look into that.
Thank you.
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