Martin from Follingbo Gotland

Source: Lasse Julius and Ulf Frykman Göran Nilsson
25 June1996


The first Martin known of is Fredrich Martin, b 1 May 1786 in Ösel (Saaremaa) an island in Estonia, d 27 Aug 1860 in Follingbo, Gotland. He came from Ösel to Gotland 6 Aug 1812. His father probaly come from Belgium or France via Germany and Poland. The family was probably Wallonic. Fredrich was working at Rosendahl castle (Follingbo) Gotland and married (18 June 1815) Anna Eskilsdotter, b 1795? in Hogrän Gotland. They had five children:


Jacob (Jan) Petter was a taylor in Follingbo and he married (3 Dec 1846 in Follingbo) Ingrid Cathrina (Cajsa) Ström, b 11 Nov 1822, d 7 Juli 1899 (Pict.) . They had four children:


Carl Johan Petter Martin married (12 October 1884 in Follingbo) Hilma Theodora Enequist, b 1849, d 1925. (Pict.) They had two children:

Herman Emanuel Martin maried Annie Maria Larsson. They had two children

Anna-Lisa Martin married Gunnar Julius, b 13 May 1916, d 3 Jan 1986. They had five children

Jacob Fredrik Ludvig Martin: ?
Oscar Herman Martin: ?


Hulda Amalia Elisa Martin married (11 Febr 1890) in Follingbo Petter Robert Nilsson .
They had five children:

Thure Axel Harald Nilsson married Signe Jönsson and had two children.

Gun Nilsson married Arne Frykman and had two children.

Göran S Nilsson married (1967) Margareta Olsson , b 1944. They have three children:

Göran S Nilsson married (1994) Berit Boqkvist, b 1943.


Updated: 12 December 2003 by Ulf Frykman
E-mail: ulf.frykman@telia.se