Windahl
1713-2009

I am writing a book with the story of lives in this family
during four centuries.


The name - pronunciation and meaning

This Swedish surname is pronounced [vi:n-da:l].
The name can be devided into two parts, Win-dahl, and means
wine-valley. It also can be spelled Windal - Vindahl - Vindal.
The first male using this surname was born in 1713.


The origin of Windahl-families in Sweden
Norway and the United States.

Facts and maps


Emigrants from Sweden with the surname
Windahl, Windal, Vindahl and Vindal.

Facts about 26 men, women and children.
Source: "Databasen Emigranten", 1997, Sweden.


My male ancestors:

Peter Windahl
Mastmaker
at the Royal Shipyard
1713-1779
Bräkne-Hoby - Karlskrona

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Johan Peter Windahl senior
Lieutenant, Royal Navy
1750-1823
Karlskrona - Karlskrona

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Johan Peter Windahl junior
Captain, Royal Navy
1773-1839
Karlskrona - Landskrona

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Johan Leopold Windahl
Captain-lieutenant, the Royal Navy
1812-1889
Karlskrona - Stockholm

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Hugo Windahl
Manager
1852-1920
Karlskrona - Lund

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Birger Windahl
Merchant
1853-1940
Gothenburg - Figeholm

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Helge Nathorst-Windahl
Doctor
1887-1977
Lund - Halmstad

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Charles Seth Windahl
Shopkeeper, painter?
1896-?
Figeholm - Newark, NJ, USA?

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Gunnar Nathorst-Windahl
Doctor
1927-1981
Hedby - Västerås

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Bengt Windahl
Shopkeeper, singer
1917-1982
Figeholm - Oskarshamn

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Per Nathorst-Windahl
Salesman
1954
Stockholm

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Urban Windahl
Art historian
1949
Sturefors

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Gustaf Nathorst-Windahl
Chef
1979
Stockholm
Johan Windahl
Master of Engineering
1982
Sturefors
Oscar Windahl
Electrician
1985
Sturefors

Parents, brothers, sisters and children on my genealogical site in Swedish!


Wanted:

Disappeared grandfather - in USA?

Maybe you could help me in finding my grandfather!

Photos and facts


Examples of ancestors from other families
from the 6th up to the 20th century

Adilsson, Althin, Altin, Aminoff, Anand, Andersdotter, Andreas-
dotter, Arnesdotter, Bengtsdotter (Vinstorpaätten), Berglund, Beurraeus, Beurrea, Bielke, Birgersdotter (Finstaätten), Birgersson (Finstaätten), Blanckenfeld, Blå, Bock, Boije af Gennäs, Bose, Buldan, Båt, Båth, Bååt, Bååth, Bäär, Carlsdotter, Cederbom, Corylander, Dagsdotter, Disterlow, Drake af Intorp, von Dönhoff, Ehrenroth, Ehrnrooth, Eivindsson, Ekeblad, Ericsson, Eriksdotter, Fafnesbane, Finno, Finnsson Skaldaspillir, Finnsson, av Flandern, Fleming af Lais, Fleming, Forstena- ätten, Frisk, Fröberg, Fuhrman, Galle i Finland, Gravander, Gudmarsson (Ulvåsaätten), Gulltand, Gummesson, Gustafsdotter, Guthrie of Hilletoun, Guthrie, Hakonsdotter, Halstensson, Halvdansdotter, Halvdansson, Hand, Hansson, Haraldsdotter, Haraldsson, Harnack, Henriksdotter, Hising, Hjelmsäter, Hjort, Hof, Hoffschlager, Holmström, Holzschuer, Horn af Kanckas, Hård af Torestorp, Hårdråde, Hårfager, Illråde, Ingemundsson den Tjocke, Ingesdotter, Ingjaldsson, Jakobs- dotter, Jarl, Jöransdotter, Kafle, von Kahlden, Keel, Kestfer, Kijl, Kjelleson, Knock, Knutsdotter, von Konow, Kurtzel, von Köhler, Köhler, Körning, Larsdotter, Larsson, Laurelia, Laurén, Leuchovia, Lindsay, Ljungdahl, Lodbrok, von Lode, Lohrman, Lundström, Luth, Löfström, Magnusson (Folkungaättens lagmansgren), Magnusson (Ulvåsa- ätten), Malmberg, Mattisdotter, Minnesköld, Månsson, Nassackin, Nassokin, Nathorst, Nathorst-Windahl, Nentzelia, Nordanväder, Nöding, Olesdotter, Olin, Olufsdotter, Ormöga, Ottarsson, Oxehufvud, Papegoja, Persdottter, Persson, Petersdotter, Plagman, Printz, Pyhlsson, Ramsay, von Rantzow, Ribbing, Ritter, Romanovitz, Roos af Hjelmsäter, von Rosen, Rosenberg, Rosenius, Rudbeck, Rudbeckius, Rudebeck, Ryding, Rääf i Finland, Sandelhielm, Sigurdsdotter, Skialgi, Slang, Snakenborg, Snivel, Stake, Stare, Stenbit, Stenbock, Stierna, Stiernman, Stiernwall, Strachane, von Striijk, Stålarm, Stålhandske, Svarte, Svinhufvud, Säbråzynthia, Taube, Tersera, Terserus, Tott, Troilia, Troilius, Tun, Tyrilsson, Uggla, Ulfsdotter, Ulfsköld, Undén, von Ungern Sternberg, den Vasse, Vejdekonge, Vendelkråka, Vitben, Wachtmeister, Wallvik, Wildeman, Willigman, Winbom, Wright, Wärnsköld, Ylva, Zetterman, von Zoege, von Zweifeln, Åberg, Ållongren i Finland, Öhrwall, Östensdotter, Östensson.

Exemples of relatives from other families
during the 20th century

Aasgaard, Andersson, Anér, Arcese, Arvidsson, Björkquist, Borud, Carlmark, Carlsson, Carlstedt, Cavallin, Coyle, Dalhammar, Edlund, Eljemark, Ericsson, Gleerup, Grate, Guerrieri, Hansen, Hedenström, Hjelm, Holmberg, Johansson, Jönsson, Kardell, King, Lagerling, Linton, Marklund, Mörk, Mörlin, Nathorst-Westerdahl, Nerpin, Norberg, Norén, Ousley, Olin, Petterson, Rosencrantz, Sandberg, Simona, Söderlund, Söderman, Sundberg, Thatcher, Thorsell, Vanzile, Wessberg, Westerdahl, Wijk, Williams, Wilson.

Places where individuals in this family have lived

Bräkne-Hoby Figeholm Gothenburg Halmstad Hedby Karlskoga Karlskrona Linköping Lund Oskarshamn Stockholm Sturefors Västervik Västerås Åldersbäck Boston? Chicago? Newark-New Jersey Norwood-Massachusetts Orinda-California Portland
-Oregon San Fransisco

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