Talk:Henry Reuterdahl

Latest comment: 11 years ago by Howcheng in topic Birth date

Birth date

edit
 
Birth record. 1870 not 1871
 
Birth announcement.

He was born August 12 1870 according to sources added to Swedish Wikipedia.[1] Edaen (talk) 21:07, 9 July 2013 (UTC)Reply

Sources vary, it appears. This Google Books search turns up both August 12 and 30 dates in sources that would be considered reliable. howcheng {chat} 23:44, 9 July 2013 (UTC)Reply
I checked the birth record for Sankt Petri parish in Malmö. His record is in a page for 1870, not 1871.Edaen (talk) 05:53, 10 July 2013 (UTC)Reply
Does the record have the actual date in it? I would say that's the most authoritative. howcheng {chat} 17:04, 10 July 2013 (UTC)Reply
The record (the djvu-file shown on this page) for Henry Reuterdahl from the extract of the birth book for Malmö Sankt Petri 1870 which was sent to Statistics Sweden says:
(number:) [15]4
(birth year and month:) - [Aug.]
(day:) 12
(sex:) [male]
(baptismal or first name:) Henrik Reuterdahl
(in or out of wedlock:) [in]
(parents:) Reuterdahl, Fredrik, [businessman] / Drake, Augusta Johanna Maria; (residence:) Rosen V
(child noble:) -
(about the mother:) (married:) [yes]
(widdow or divorced:) -
(engaged:) -
(age:) 31
(assistant to delivery examined:) [yes]
(special notes:) -
Edaen (talk) 18:18, 10 July 2013 (UTC)Reply
His parents announced his birth in the papers. I don't think there is any room for doubt about the real date. Edaen (talk) 07:09, 11 July 2013 (UTC)Reply
Nice research. Thanks. howcheng {chat} 15:44, 11 July 2013 (UTC)Reply