Elisabeth Jenkins

Elisabeth gift Mikael Erik Johansson Ahlqvist den 17 Mar 1883 i London, England. Mikael (son till Johan Petter Larsson och Anna Lisa Mikaelsdotter) föddes den 1 Feb 1854 i Rörström (Röström), Tåsjö; dog den 16 Sep 1911 i London, England. [Familjeöversikt] [Familjediagram]

Andra Händelser och Attribut:

• Yrke: Skräddare (Tailor)

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ERIC FREDOLIN AHLQUIST 1884 - 1949 Eric Ahlquist was one of four brothers, sons of a Swedish émigré to the UK, three of whom were conscientious objectors in the First World War; all three lived in Holloway, London, working in the family tailoring firm.Eric, born in 1884, appeared before the Finchley Military Service Tribunal. His application as a conscientious objector on humanitarian grounds was recognised to the extent that he was offered the opportunity of doing Work of National Importance as a condition of exemption from military service. However, as an absolutist, he refused any such condition, arguing that acceptance would be co-operation with the war machine, so the Pelham Committee, charged with allocating such work, referred him back to the Tribunal, who placed him on the military register.He ignored a notice to report to the London (Reserve) Regiment, was arrested by the civil police, brought before the local Magistrates’Court, and handed over to the military in December 1917. Taken to the barracks at Mill Hill, north London, he refused to obey orders such as to put on a uniform; he was tried by court-martial on 22 December 1916, and sentenced to 112 days imprisonment with hard labour, served in Wormwood Scrubs Prison, London. He appeared before the Central Tribunal, sitting at the prison, on 16 January 1917, and was found a “genuine” CO, after all; he was offered, and accepted, the Home Office Scheme, being transferred to an unidentified Work Centre and later to Princetown Work Centre, Dartmoor. He was finally released in April 1919.His much younger brother, Arthur, had similar experiences, but his nearer younger brother, William, was able to do farm work. The youngest brother of all, Victor Olof, was too young for conscription and became a prominent musician.

Andra Händelser och Attribut:

• Yrke: Skräddare (Tailor)

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WILLIAM MAGNUS AHLQUIST 1886 - 1955William Ahlquist was one of four brothers, sons of a Swedish émigré to the UK, three of whom were conscientious objectors in the First World War; all three lived in Holloway, London, working in the family tailoring firm.William, born in 1886, appeared before the St Pancras Military Service Tribunal. His application as a conscientious objector on humanitarian grounds was recognised to the extent that he was offered the opportunity of doing Work of National Importance as a condition of exemption from military service. He agreed to the condition, accepting allocation by the Pelham Committee to farm work, and later to work as a railway goods porter at Barry, Glamorgan, south Wales, continuing until release from obligations in 1919.His older brother, Eric, and younger brother, Arthur, suffered imprisonment before entering the Home Office Scheme. The youngest brother of all, Victor Olof, was too young for conscription and became a prominent musician.

Andra Händelser och Attribut:

• Yrke: Skräddare (Tailor)

Familj/Make/Maka: Georg Henry Latter. Georg föddes 1890; dog 1964. [Familjeöversikt] [Familjediagram]

Noteringar:

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Victor Olof (12 July 1898 – 3 November 1974) was an English musician, known first as a violinist and conductor and later as a record producer for Decca Records and subsequently for HMV Records.Among the artists whose recordings Olof supervised were Karl Böhm, Erich Kleiber, Sir Thomas Beecham, Lisa della Casa, Cesare Siepi, Victoria de los Ángeles, Clifford Curzon, Wilhelm Backhaus and Yehudi Menuhin.



Early yearsVictor Olof Ahlquist was of Swedish descent. He was born in St Pancras, London, the youngest of five children of Michael Ahlqist, a tailor who retained his Swedish nationality, and his wife Elizabeth. He attended the Guildhall School of Music in London, where he won the Melba Scholarship in 1916. His violin professor was Kalman Ronay. Among his fellow students were the singers Dora Labbette and Lilian Stiles-Allen. On the advice of the principal of the school, Sir Landon Ronald, he dropped his original surname.In the 1920s Olof founded and led the Victor Olof Sextet, with whom he gave concerts and broadcasts for more than 20 years. In January 1923 he gave a recital in Vienna which included an arrangement for violin and piano of the Elgar Violin Concerto.] In 1928 he married Phyllis Robey; there were two sons of the marriage. In the 1940s he was an orchestral manager and conductor, working with the London Symphony Orchestra and especially the National Symphony Orchestra, an ad hoc ensemble of top orchestral players assembled for the wealthy musical amateur Sidney Beer.



Later yearsIn 1969, Olof was appointed as a member of the Arts Council committee of inquiry into orchestral resources in Britain under the chairmanship of Sir Alan Peacock.In retirement, Olof lived at Milford on Sea on the south coast of England. He died at the age of 76.

Familj/Make/Maka: Levande. [Familjeöversikt] [Familjediagram]

Familj/Make/Maka: Levande. [Familjeöversikt] [Familjediagram]