Wilhelm Rudolf Bäckman was born on 23 Feb 1898 in Svanå Bruk, Haraker, Västmanland, Sverige, son of knippsmed Karl August Bäckman (1861 - 1924) and his wife Anna Lovisa Dahl (1861 - 1929). Both his parents descended from old smith families in Västmanland and Värmland.
Wilhelm Rudolf lived with his parents in Svanå bruk,[1][2] where he followed in his father's foot steps and became an iron worker at Svanå bruk. He married Edit Emilia Andersson born 1904 in Romfartuna parish. They had son Roland Edmund b. 1923 in Svanå. The family moved to Sura parish in 1925.[3]
He was divorced on March 26, 1952.
Wilhelm Rudolf died on 10 Oct 1986 in Surahammar, Västmanland aged 88.
Sources
↑ Karl August Bäckman household in Svanå bruk 1891-1901: Harakers kyrkoarkiv, Husförhörslängder, SE/ULA/10374/A I/16 (1891-1901), bildid: C0009148_00230, sida 248 https://sok.riksarkivet.se/bildvisning/C0009148_00230
↑ Karl August Bäckman household in Svanå bruk 1901-1913: Harakers kyrkoarkiv, Församlingsböcker. Bunden serie., SE/ULA/10374/A II a/1 (1901-1913), bildid: 00176948_00294, sida 287 https://sok.riksarkivet.se/bildvisning/00176948_00294
↑ Wilhelm Rudolf Bäckman household in Svanå bruk 1924-1925: Harakers kyrkoarkiv, Församlingsböcker. Bunden serie., SE/ULA/10374/A II a/3 (1913-1933), bildid: 00176950_00069, sida 368 https://sok.riksarkivet.se/bildvisning/00176950_00069
Sveriges Släktforskarförbund. Sveriges dödbok/Swedish Death Index 1830-2020 (version 8.00). USB. 2021. ISBN 978-91-89310-09-4.
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