Mr Nils August Karlsson
Born: Wednesday 14th August 1889
Age: 22 years
Last Residence: in Orebro Sweden
Occupation: Farmer
3rd Class passenger
First Embarked: Southampton on Wednesday 10th April 1912
Ticket No. 350060 , £7 10s 5d
Destination: Palmer United States
Died in the sinking.
Body Not Recovered
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Mr Nils August Karlsson, 22, was born 14 August 1889 the son of Carl Gustaf Karlsson. He had a brother and a sister. The family came from Södermalm, Nyholm, Örebro, Närke, Sweden. His profession is unknown.
He was travelling from Örebro to an unknown destination, possibly to his sister A. Grahn in Palmer, Massachusetts. He came to Southampton via Copenhagan and boarded the Titanic as a third class passenger .
Karlsson died in the sinking, his body, if recovered, was never identified.
The Mansion House Fund paid 875.52 Kr (£48) to the father; 1366.50 Kr (£75) damage claims were paid to the father 27 May 1914. The high sums indicate that the father was dependent on his income.
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Claes-Göran Wetterholm (1988, 1996, 1999) Titanic. Prisma, Stockholm. ISBN 91 518 3644 0
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