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  • Distribution of Elers Families in England and Wales in 1891

Origin of Elers Total Records: 1  Origin of Elers, Meaning of Elers Origin: As far as my family in Sweden knows, and according to the old papers and books we've got on the subject, it is an old family from Fehmarn in Germany ( though then it belonged to Denmark).It then moved north where it eventually got to what is now Scania,in the south of Sweden.There is also an extension of this family in Finland, since a man moved there in the 18th century. In Sweden it's a relatively small family now, mainly living in Stockholm. Surnames: Elers Submitted by: Susannah Elers 2/17/2012 6:55 PM Page 1 of 1

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