Biography:
Bengt Olsson Nordsjo
1867 –07/01/1944
Bengt Olsson Nordsjo
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Unmarked grave Bengt Olsson Nordsjo (1867-1944)
Bengt was born in 1867 in Kristianstad in the south of Sweden.
He was a boot maker who came to London and in 1881 was living at 10, Upper Marylebone Street with four other unmarried boot makers. He appears never to have taken British citizenship.
In late 1888 he married Rachel Rossiter, a tailoress, in Marylebone district and in 1901 they were living at 139, Great Titchfield Street. As there were eight other households at that address it seems they had a room, or perhaps two, in what would now be called a house of multiple occupancy, sharing cooking and sanitary arrangements.
The couple did not have children and in 1911 were living in three rooms at 175, Stanhope Street, almost next door to Euston Station. They were both still working at their crafts.
In 1921 they were still at the Stanhope Street address. Bengt was described as a journeyman bootmaker employed by J Taylor and Sons in Great Portland Street, Rachel as a tailoress employed by C.S.S.A. Charing Cross. Living with them were Anna and Beatrice Buhler, described as Bengt’s nieces, both born in London. The four of them were sharing four rooms.
He cannot be traced in the 1939 Register, doubtless because of transcription errors, but Rachel was recorded in the electoral register for that year alone at 175, Stanhope Street.
They moved to 1, Dellfield Avenue, Berkhamsted and Bengt died 7 January 1944 at Hempstead House, Hemel Hempstead.
Rachel died in early 1951 in Berkhamsted and is buried here with him.
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Unmarked grave Bengt Olsson Nordsjo (1867-1944)
Bengt was born in 1867 in Kristianstad in the south of Sweden.
He was a boot maker who came to London and in 1881 was living at 10, Upper Marylebone Street with four other unmarried boot makers. He appears never to have taken British citizenship.
In late 1888 he married Rachel Rossiter, a tailoress, in Marylebone district and in 1901 they were living at 139, Great Titchfield Street. As there were eight other households at that address it seems they had a room, or perhaps two, in what would now be called a house of multiple occupancy, sharing cooking and sanitary arrangements.
The couple did not have children and in 1911 were living in three rooms at 175, Stanhope Street, almost next door to Euston Station. They were both still working at their crafts.
In 1921 they were still at the Stanhope Street address. Bengt was described as a journeyman bootmaker employed by J Taylor and Sons in Great Portland Street, Rachel as a tailoress employed by C.S.S.A. Charing Cross. Living with them were Anna and Beatrice Buhler, described as Bengt’s nieces, both born in London. The four of them were sharing four rooms.
He cannot be traced in the 1939 Register, doubtless because of transcription errors, but Rachel was recorded in the electoral register for that year alone at 175, Stanhope Street.
They moved to 1, Dellfield Avenue, Berkhamsted and Bengt died 7 January 1944 at Hempstead House, Hemel Hempstead.
Rachel died in early 1951 in Berkhamsted and is buried here with him.
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