Peter Olsson

Birth Name: Lars Peter Edvard Olsson

Place of Birth: Danderyd, Stockholm County, Sweden

Date of Birth: 21 October, 1961

Ethnicity: Swedish

Peter Olsson is a Swedish musician. He was the original bassist of rock band Europe. Other members of the group include/have included Ian Haugland, Marcel Jacob, John Levén, Kee Marcello, Mic Michaeli, John Norum, Tony Reno, and Joey Tempest.

Peter is the son of Birgit Adèle (Johansson) and Lars Göran Olsson.

Peter’s paternal grandfather was Algot Ragnar Olsson (the son of Per Theodor, later Per Teodor, Olsson and Carolina, later Karolina, Bengtsson). Algot was born in Ryssby, Kronoberg. Per was the son of Ola (later Olof) Persson and Kerstin Tuvesdotter. Karolina was the daughter of Bengt Olsson Qvist and Gunild Niklasdotter.

Peter’s paternal grandmother was Signe Viktoria Gustafsson (later Karlsson, the daughter of Carl Albert Reinhold Carlsson, later Karl Albert Reinhold Karlsson, and of Selma Elisabet Gustafsson). Signe was born in Ronneby, Blekinge. Karl was the son of Carl Peter Johansson and Emilie Sophie Svensdotter. Selma was the daughter of Gustaf Svensson and Hilda Mathilda Petersdotter.

Peter’s maternal grandfather was Edvard Harry Johansson (the son of Johan Edvard Johansson and Ida Charlotta Björkqvist). Harry was born in Stockholm. Peter’s great-grandfather Edvard was the son of Johan Eriksson and Brita Greta Mattsdotter. Ida was the daughter of Nils Fredric (later Fredrik) Björkqvist and Lena Charlotta Larsdotter.

Peter’s maternal grandmother was Adelia Katrina, later Katarina, Nylander (the daughter of Nils Johan Nilsson Nylander and Linnéa Katarina Nordell). Adelia was born in Hällesjö, Jämtland. Nils was the son of Nils and Maria Sofia Hermansdotter Rull, who was a Finland Swede, from Solf (now part of Korsholm), Western Finland. Linnéa was the daughter of Pehr (later Per) Olof Simonsson Nordell and Anna Catharina (later Katarina) Nilsdotter Westman.

Sources: Baptismal record of Peter’s father – https://sok.riksarkivet.se

Baptismal record of Peter’s paternal grandfather, Algot Ragnar Olsson – https://sok.riksarkivet.se

Baptismal record of Peter’s paternal great-grandfather, Per Theodor Olsson – https://sok.riksarkivet.se

Baptismal record of Peter’s paternal great-great-grandfather, Ola Persson – https://sok.riksarkivet.se

Baptismal record of Peter’s paternal great-great-grandmother, Kerstin Tuvesdotter – https://sok.riksarkivet.se

Baptismal record of Peter’s paternal great-grandmother, Carolina Bengtsson – https://sok.riksarkivet.se

Baptismal record of Peter’s paternal great-great-grandfather, Bengt Olsson Qvist – https://sok.riksarkivet.se

Baptismal record of Peter’s paternal great-great-grandmother, Gunild Niklasdotter – https://sok.riksarkivet.se

Baptismal record of Peter’s paternal grandmother, Signe Viktoria Gustafsson – https://sok.riksarkivet.se

Baptismal record of Peter’s paternal great-grandfather, Carl Albert Reinhold Carlsson – https://sok.riksarkivet.se

Baptismal record of Peter’s paternal great-great-grandfather, Carl Peter Johansson – https://sok.riksarkivet.se

Baptismal record of Peter’s paternal great-great-grandmother, Emilie Sophie Svensdotter – https://sok.riksarkivet.se

Baptismal record of Peter’s paternal great-grandmother, Selma Elisabet Gustafsson – https://sok.riksarkivet.se

Baptismal record of Peter’s paternal great-great-grandfather, Gustaf Svensson – https://sok.riksarkivet.se

Baptismal record of Peter’s paternal great-great-grandmother, Hilda Mathilda Petersdotter – https://sok.riksarkivet.se

Birth record of Peter’s mother – https://sok.riksarkivet.se

Baptismal record of Peter’s maternal grandfather, Edvard Harry Johansson – https://sok.riksarkivet.se

Baptismal record of Peter’s maternal great-grandfather, Johan Edvard Johansson – https://sok.riksarkivet.se

Baptismal record of Peter’s maternal great-great-grandfather, Johan Eriksson – https://sok.riksarkivet.se

Baptismal record of Peter’s maternal great-great-grandmother, Brita Greta Mattsdotter – https://sok.riksarkivet.se

Baptismal record of Peter’s maternal great-grandmother, Ida Charlotta Björkqvist – https://sok.riksarkivet.se

Baptismal record of Peter’s maternal great-great-grandfather, Nils Fredric Björkqvist – https://sok.riksarkivet.se

Baptismal record of Peter’s maternal great-great-grandmother, Lena Charlotta Larsdotter – https://sok.riksarkivet.se

Baptismal record of Peter’s maternal grandmother, Adelia Katrina Nylander – https://sok.riksarkivet.se

Baptismal record of Peter’s maternal great-grandfather, Nils Johan Nilsson Nylander – https://sok.riksarkivet.se

Baptismal record of Peter’s maternal great-grandmother, Linnéa Katarina Nordell – https://sok.riksarkivet.se

Baptismal record of Peter’s maternal great-great-grandfather, Pehr Olof Simonsson Nordell – https://sok.riksarkivet.se

Baptismal record of Peter’s maternal great-great-grandmother, Anna Catharina Nilsdotter Westman – https://sok.riksarkivet.se