Hülphers Name Study

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The name Hülphers origin is from a skilled smith of steel, Reinhold Hilpert and his sons, they were "head hunted" from Germany to Sweden about 1630.

The name is spelled in a lot of different ways in the early sources, here are some examples: Hilfer, Hillfer, Hilper, Hillper, Hyllfer, Hylper, Hülper, Hyllpher, Hilbrecht ...

Carl Sahlin explains in history of early swedish steel manufactoring how Reinhold Hilpert and his son was recruited from Schmalkaden, Germany to Anthonius Heltrigels forge for making steel in Nyköping in Sörmland in Sweden. ^[1]

Reinhold and his family later moved to Davidshyttan near Hedemora, where Marcus Kock was starting a forge for making steel of extra high quality. He needed the steel for stamps used when making coins, he was in charge of the coin-making in Sweden at this time. ^[2]

Later descendants are found at Kvarnbacka and Wedevågs Iron Works in the parish of Lindesberg. A grandson moved into the town of Hedemora, and he and his descendants turned to craft and trade.

Sources

1. ↑ Carl Sahlin: Svenskt stål före de stora Götstålsprocessernas införande - historiska anteckningar. Stockholm 1931. p 62-64, , 184-186, 193
2. ↑ Carl Sahlin: Svenskt stål före de stora Götstålsprocessernas införande - historiska anteckningar. Stockholm 1931. P 75-79

• Smedskivan 10, Föreningen för Smedsläktsforskning, FFS, 2017
• Hülphers, släkt, https://sok.riksarkivet.se/sbl/artikel/13932, Svenskt biografiskt lexikon, hämtad 2018-04-19.
• Örnberg: Svenska ättartal 1889, Sid 272.
• Stefan Simander has a special interest for descendants of Hilphers

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This is a One Name Study to collect together in one place everything about one surname and the variants of that name. The hope is that other researchers like you will join our study to help make it a valuable reference point for people studying lines that cross or intersect.

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