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Knut Axel Eriksson 1900 - 1965

Knut Axel Eriksson of St Kilda, Victoria County Australia was born on September 8, 1900 in Stockholm, Stockholm County, Stockholm County Sweden to Per Josef Emanual Eriksson and Marie Pettison Eriksson. Knut was baptized in Fresta, Upplands Väsby County. He married Abigail Scott, and died at age 64 years old on July 5, 1965 at Flat 1 - Inkerman Street, in St Kilda, Vic. Australia. Knut Eriksson was buried in July 1965 at New Cheltenham Cemetery in Cheltenham, VIC.

Knut Axel Eriksson

St Kilda, Victoria County Australia

September 8, 1900

Stockholm, Stockholm County, Stockholm County, Sweden

July 5, 1965

Flat 1 - Inkerman Street, in St Kilda, Vic., Australia

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Knut was the youngest of nine children, his father was Per Josef Emanuel Eriksson his mother was Marie Pettison. Knut joined Swedish merchant navy 1916 sailed on three mast Sailings ships including the "Parchim". . Worked on pilot ships in San Fransisco USA during 1922, then returned to Sweden to do his National Service. In 1925 decided to live in Victoria Australia. Worked for the S.E.C as a rigger building the power station at Yallourne. Married Abigail Scott in 1933 in Melbourne. They have two children John Axel born April 1934 and Margaret Lucy born 1938. There is now in 2014, 6 grandchildren, 12 Great grandchildren, 2 Great Great Grandchildren. During his life in Australia he was called Eric. He was a wonderful husband and a loving father.

Knut was the youngest of nine children of Per Eriksson and Marie Pettison. Knut settled in Australia in 1924, married Abigail Scott in 1933 in Melbourne. They had two children John Axel born in April 1934 and Margaret Lucy born in December 1938. There is now in 2014, 6 grandchildren, 12 great grandchildren and 2 great, great grandchildren.
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1900

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September 8, 1900

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Stockholm, Stockholm County, Stockholm County Sweden

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Swedish and Australian
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Fresta, Upplands Väsby County, Stockholm County 19454, Sweden
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Lutheran
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1965

Death

July 5, 1965

Death date

cerebal haemorrhage

Cause of death

Flat 1 - Inkerman Street, in St Kilda, Vic. Australia
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1965

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July 1965

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New Cheltenham Cemetery in Cheltenham, VIC 3192, Australia
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Knut Axel Eriksson lived 11 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 64.

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In 1900, in the year that Knut Axel Eriksson was born, the U.S. helped put down Boxer Rebellion. The Boxer Rebellion took place in China, where the presence of "outsiders" (foreigners) was resented. The United States, along with Austria-Hungary, France, Germany, Great Britain, Italy, Japan, and Russia, had business interests in China and these countries all sent troops to put down the Rebellion and keep China open to their presence and to Christian missionaries.

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In 1912, when he was merely 12 years old, the Girl Scouts of the USA was started by Juliette Gordon Low with the help of Sir Robert Baden-Powell, the founder of Boy Scouts in Great Britain. She said after a meeting with Baden-Powell, "I've got something for the girls of Savannah, and all of America, and all the world, and we're going to start it tonight!" And she did.

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Knut Eriksson's Family Tree & Friends

Knut Eriksson's Family Tree

Per Josef Emanual Eriksson

Marie Pettison Eriksson

Knut Axel Eriksson Sep 8, 1900 - Jul 5, 1965

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Abigail Scott