Bolin Name Study

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Bolin families from Sweden

Bolin from Eskelhem, Gotland

Nils Swänsson, who lived in Eskelhem and was born in 1671, is the earliest known ancestor of the Bolin family from Eskelhem.^[1]

Bolin from Sanda, Gotland

The earliest known ancestor is the farmer Per who lived at Botvede in the parish of Sanda on the island of Gotland. His son Jakob Persson took over the farm but it is his son, Petrus Bolin who was the first to take on the last name Bolin, after the farm where he grew up which used to be called Bolwede.^{[2] [3]} Page: Bolin from Gotland

Bolin families from Ireland

There are multiple Bolin lines from Ireland. Over time, several variant spellings of Bolin were formed, each of which are represented by American Soundex Code B450. ^[4] These spellings include, but are not limited to:

Bolin, Bolen, Bolan

See the Bolin from Ireland page for more details.

Bolin families from Scotland

There is at least one Bolin line from Scotland.

See the Bolin from Scotland page for more details.

Bolin families from United States

There are multiple Bolin lines from the United States. Over time, several variant spellings of Bolin were formed, each of which are represented by American Soundex Code B450 or B460.^[4] These spellings include, but are not limited to:

Bolin, Bolen, Bolan, Bollin, Bollen, Bowlin, Bowlen, Bohlen, Boleyn, Boylan, Boylen, Bullen, Bolar

See the Bolin from United States page for more details.

Sources

1. ↑ C. J. Hallgren, Gotländska Släkter I, Gengealogiska och Biografiska Anteckningar, Visby 1926, s.65-68
2. ↑ *Emil Nyberg, Gotländsk Släktbok, Genealogiska och Biografiska Anteckningar, Norrköping 1910, s.52-62
3. ↑ Emil Nyberg, Gotländsk Släktbok, Genealogiska och Biografiska Anteckningar, Visby 1938, s.47-60
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} Stephen P. Morse. "Generating Soundex Codes and Phonetic Tokens in One Step." One-Step Webpages by Stephen P. Morse. Accessed 18 Mar 2019.