Windh/Freise/Maurstad genealogy - Person Sheet
Windh/Freise/Maurstad genealogy - Person Sheet
NameNils Sigfrid WINDH
Birth4 Aug 1878, Norra Rörum, Skåne, Sweden, on the farm
Death1956, Stockholm
OccupationWorked in Malmo, Copenhagen and Stockholm with Swedish GM.
EducationBlacksmith apprentice and some drafting. Called himself an engineer
ReligionClick Nils’ name for notes, camera icons for photos.
FatherOlander Persson WINDH (1852-1934)
MotherCecilia SVENSDOTTER (1855-1937)
Misc. Notes
A 1900 census document shows Nils Wind living in Malmo and working as an apprentice blacksmith. He may also have worked in Copenhagen and then the rest of his life in Stockholm. He called himself an engineer (though he may not have completed the equivalent of a present-day engineering curriculum) and worked many years for the Swedish branch of General Motors. When that branch closed late in his working career, it was a difficult time for Nils. Nils called himself "Vind" from time to time, which he may have considered more fashionable.

Click FAMILY CARD below and then click on the little camera icon beside the date of Nils’ marriage to see a photo of his classy 70th birthday party.
Spouses
Marriage29 Dec 1902
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