Eric Prydz

Birth Name: Erik Prydz

Place of Birth: Saltsjöbaden, Stockholm, Sweden

Date of Birth: 19 July 1976

Ethnicity: Swedish, Danish, German [including Baltic German], Norwegian, 1/32 French

Eric Prydz is a Swedish DJ, record producer, and musician.

Eric is the son of Marianne Sheridan (Larsen) and Jan Prydz.

Eric’s patrilineal ancestry can be traced back to his tenth great-grandfather, Niels Eriksen.

Eric’s paternal grandfather was Per Krohn (later Prydz, the son of Alf Fredrik Roscher Prydz and Alette Krohn). Per was born in Sundsvall, Västernorrland. Alf was a Norwegian emigrant, from Hønefoss, Buskerud, and was the son of Frithjof Prydz, who was of part Danish descent, and of Ovidia Mathilde Roscher, whose own father, Friedrich Christian Gotthilf Roscher, was German, from Friedrichsthal, Lauchhammer, Brandenburg. Alette was also a Norwegian emigrant, from Bergen, of part German descent, and was the daughter of Johan Cordt Harmens Krohn and Alette Fredrikke Rademacher.

Eric’s paternal grandmother was Karin Tatjana Lindström (the daughter of Per Johan Leonard Lindström and Pauline Juliana Brechstedt). Karin was born in Luleå, Norrbotten. Per was the son of Elias Lindström, whose own mother, Anne Eugénie Gonon, was French, from Évreux, Eure, and of Bertha Wilhelmina Dumky. Pauline was Baltic German, from Libau, Russian Empire (now Liepāja, Latvia).

Eric’s maternal grandfather was Jens Villy Larsen (the son of Hans Christian Julius Larsen and Anna Christine Mortensen). Jens was Danish, from Faxe. Hans was the son of Jens Larsen and Anna Larsen. Eric’s great-grandmother Anna was the daughter of Jens Mortensen and Ane Margrethe Jensen.

Eric’s maternal grandmother was Ulla Vilhemina Falkenberg (the daughter of Oliver Wilhelm Falkenberg and Sonja Wilhelmina Holmström). Oliver was the son of Carl August Andersson Falkenberg and Emma Wilhelmina Lennholm. Sonja was the daughter of an unknown father and Maria Sofia Holmström.

Sources: Genealogy of Eric Prydz (focusing on his father’s side) – http://www.edh-family.com

Birth record of Eric’s father – https://sok.riksarkivet.se

Baptismal record of Eric’s paternal grandfather, Per Krohn – https://sok.riksarkivet.se

Genealogy of Eric’s paternal great-grandfather, Alf Fredrik Roscher Prydz – https://www.geni.com

Genealogy of Eric’s paternal great-grandmother, Alette Krohn – http://hanseater.no

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

Baptismal record of Eric’s maternal grandfather, Jens Villy Larsen – https://www.danishfamilysearch.com

Baptismal record of Eric’s maternal great-grandfather, Hans Christian Julius Larsen – https://www.familysearch.org

Baptismal record of Eric’s maternal great-grandmother, Anna Christine Mortensen – https://www.familysearch.org

Baptismal record of Eric’s maternal grandmother, Ulla Vilhelmina Falkenberg – https://sok.riksarkivet.se

Baptismal record of Eric’s maternal great-grandfather, Oliver Wilhelm Falkenberg – https://sok.riksarkivet.se

Baptismal record of Eric’s maternal great-great-grandfather, Carl August Andersson Falkenberg – https://sok.riksarkivet.se

Baptismal record of Eric’s maternal great-great-grandmother, Emma Wilhelmina Lennholm – https://sok.riksarkivet.se

Birth record of Eric’s maternal great-grandmother, Sonja Wilhelmina Holmström – https://search.ancestry.com

Baptismal record of Eric’s maternal great-great-grandmother, Maria Sofia Holmström – https://sok.riksarkivet.se