Carl Arvid Hilmer SHOSTROM was born 11 September 1858 in Eskilstuna, Sweden

Ellen Anna FOWLER was born 24 March 1872 in Fairford, Gloucestershire, England

Carl & Ellen were married in Sydney Australia on 3 September 1888
- they then moved to New Zealand where their first child was born
their known children
21 June 1889 - 1979 Ella Elizabeth Shostrum
- Ella married Harold Eastcott SECCOMBE (1879-1963) in 1909
- a son of William Eastcott SECCOMBE & Emly Francis MAIR
- they had 3 known children

27 Sept 1891 - 1933 Ethel Aladine Shostrum
- born in Te Kopuru, the largest community on the Pouto Peninsula in Northland, about 200km north of Auckland. The Wairoa River separates the peninsula at this point from the main North Auckland Peninsula to the east. Dargaville is 14km to the north
- Ethel married Gilbert Garfield SECCOMBE (1884-1968) in Mapuna, Wairoa on 10 September 1912, a brother of her sister Ella's husband. They met at Ella's wedding in 1909
- they had 4 sons and a daughter
- Gilbert was born in Tilba Tilba, New South Wales

8 March 1893 - 1945 Isabel Hilda Shostrom
- Isabel married Percival Charles KEELEY (1898-1971) in 1920

26 July 1894 - 1984 Alma Elizabeth Shostrom
- Alma married Gerald 'Jack' BRIDGE (1882-1948) in 1916
- they had 4 known children

23 Sept 1894 - 1962 Carl Frederick 'Fred' Shostrom
- Fred married Hilda BICKLE of Devonshire
- they had 4 known children
- they are both buried in Te Aroha

26 Jan 1897 - 1976 Nellie Shostrom
- Nellie married Thomas Heald BRIGHOUSE (1895-1980) in 1919
- they had at least 2 children

1899 - Winifred 'Wynn' Shostrom
- nothing known of Winifred

8 June 1903 - 1980 Henry Hilmer 'Pat' Shostrom
- Pat ws born in Te Kopuru
- he married Nora Ptience D'Aulton HEWETSON (1915-1988)
- he died aged77 in Taupo

31 Jan 1907 - 1995 Esther Shostrom
- Esther married William Thomas 'Tom' JENSEN (1902-1973) in 1930
- she married Edward Charles NELMES (1904-1975)

23 May 1912 - 1921 Roydon Theodore Shostrom
- spouse not found at this time
- Roydon died in Cambridge, Waikato

Carl became a naturalised New Zealaner on 24 February 1893

Ellen Shostrom died in Hamilton 24 June 1935 aged 63
Carl Shostrom died in Hamilton 26 January 1936 aged 77
- they are both buried in Te Awamutu