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 Asmund Torson&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; dau Kierstena
-=== ⇒Sixth research step - Go back to the parish registers and search death and marriage records to fill in as much&nbsp;information as&nbsp;possible&nbsp;on the pedigree and family group sheets, using the clues gained in the previous searches.  ===
+=== ⇒Seventh research step - Go back to the parish registers and search death and marriage records to fill in as much&nbsp;information as&nbsp;possible&nbsp;on the pedigree and family group sheets, using the clues gained in the previous searches.  ===
 Since Pernilla Jönsdtr, widow of Asmund Torson did not show up on the 1720 tax list, she was either too&nbsp;old to be taxed, or ill, or had died between 1711&nbsp;and 1720.&nbsp; We chose the middle point of that time period to begin searching the death records.&nbsp; We worked our way from 1715 to 1719.&nbsp; On 24 Apr 1719 the entry was found which reads, "Cast earth upon Pernilla, Asmun Torsson' (who) died 18th of the same month, age 68 years" = born @1651.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
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 Depending upon when Asmund and Pernilla married, (between @1671 and 1681 when Elena was born), there could be several more children belonging to the familiy.&nbsp; In fact, we know from the catechism records and the tax lists Elena had at least two siblings, Boeld and Kierstene.
-Pernilla's child bearing years could range from @1664 to @1702.&nbsp; Accordingly, the first searches in the christening records of Vastra Karaby ran from 1688, when the records began, to 1703.&nbsp; Three additional siblings were found - Lars, Gertru and Jöns!&nbsp;&nbsp;There could have been 2 to 3 more born between&nbsp;!1681 when Elena was probably born to 1688 - they will only be picked up if they survived and married, or, can be identified working on someone else's farm in the tax lists.
+Pernilla's child bearing years could range from @1664 to @1702.&nbsp; Accordingly, the first searches in the christening records of Vastra Karaby ran from 1688, when the records began, to 1703.&nbsp; Three additional siblings were found - Lars, Gertru and Jöns!&nbsp;&nbsp;There could have been 2 to 3 more children&nbsp;born between&nbsp;1681 when Elena was&nbsp;born, and 1688, when the parish registers began.&nbsp; If they survived to teen-age or beyond, their names could&nbsp;be picked up if they survived and married, or, if they can be identified working on someone else's farm in the tax lists.
-{Add FGS for Asmund and Pernilla showing all children to date}&nbsp;
+{Note:&nbsp; Add FGS for Asmund and Pernilla showing all children to date}&nbsp;
 Jöns Torsson, Amund's brother, and&nbsp;Jöns' wife Gertru disappeared off the tax rolls between 1705 and 1709.&nbsp; Searches of the death records began in 1705 since, if the tax list was taken early in the year, they could have died the latter part of the year. As the records show, both of them died in 1708.&nbsp; "10 Apr 1708 buried&nbsp;Jöns Torsson's wife Giertrud who died&nbsp;the 1st of April&nbsp; (after)&nbsp;becoming sick on 25 March.&nbsp; Age 66 years &amp; 20 weeks"&nbsp;= born @ Nov 1641.&nbsp;
-Take note that here again, the surname of the deceased wife is not listed - only the fact that she was&nbsp;Jöns Torsson's wife.&nbsp;&nbsp; We only know her surname because it was given in the one year's catechism lists.&nbsp; If you want to get the whole story, and all the facts, you need to search every available record.
+Take note that here again, the surname of the deceased wife is not listed - only the fact that she was&nbsp;Jöns Torsson's wife.&nbsp;&nbsp; We only know her surname because it was given in the one year's catechism lists.&nbsp; If you want to get the whole story, and all the facts, you need to search every available record!
 "The 4th Dec (1708) cast earth upon&nbsp;Jöns Torsson of Henckelstorp who in the night between the 25th and 26th of November died; many years sick, bedridden 1 month.&nbsp; Age 85 years" = born @1623.
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 When&nbsp;Jöns Torsson and his brother Asmund Torsson's information is plotted out, ie.&nbsp;Jöns Torsson born @1623 and Asmund born @ 1644 as per their ages at death, it appears&nbsp;these two brothers may be the first and at least among the last&nbsp;children of Tor and Hanna.
-If any of&nbsp;Jöns and&nbsp;Asmund's&nbsp;siblings i.e. people surnamed "Torsson/Tordson" married in Västra Karaby, a search of those records could add more information to the family tree.&nbsp;&nbsp;The catechism lists had provided the name of at least one probable sister, "Nilla Torsdtr" wife of&nbsp;Jöns Christensson.&nbsp; There could be others, especially if a spouse had died and they had re-married, so a search of the marriage records ensued, covering the time period 1691 (when they began) to 1722.&nbsp;&nbsp;
+If any of&nbsp;Jöns and&nbsp;Asmund's&nbsp;siblings i.e. people surnamed "Torsson/Tordson" married in Västra Karaby, a search of those records could add more information to the family tree.&nbsp;&nbsp;The catechism lists had provided the name of at least one probable sister, "Nilla Torsdtr" wife of&nbsp;Jöns Christensson.&nbsp; There could still be other siblings, especially if a spouse had died and they had re-married, so a search of the marriage records ensued, covering the time period 1691 (when they began) to 1722.&nbsp;&nbsp;
 No groom nor bride surnamed Torsson or Thorson nor Tordson was found in that time period.&nbsp; However, marriages of the children and possible children of both Asmund and Jöns Torsson were found and duly noted.
 Jan 1691&nbsp; Michael Matzon and Johanne Asmundsdtr (no residences listed)
 Nov 1698 Swän Matzon and Anna Asmundsdtr (no residences listed)
 Nov 1702&nbsp;Åhret Madtzon and Bengta Asmunsdtr of Biertorp
 Dec 1702 Jöns Larss. of Annelöf and (the) pyge of Henckelstorp, Anna Jönsdtr...father Jöns Torson
 Adv 1703&nbsp; Anders Jönsson i Henckelstorp and pyge Bengta Eßbjornsdtr&nbsp; (In the 1720 tax lists his wife's name is Tören, so this is a first marriage)
 Nov 1704 Jöns&nbsp;Svensson och Kirsten Asmundsdtr of Henckelstorp
 Dec 1712 dr. Jöns Jönsson of Henckelstorp and the "Qvindfolket" Elna Asmunsdtr
 Dom Mis 1713 Täle Pärsson of Henckelstorp and (the) pigen Ingrid Pärsdtr..."(whose) "faster" (father's sister is (the) selig (deceased) Gertrud, Jöns Tors' in Henckelstorp"&nbsp;&nbsp;
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+Jan 1716 Täle Persson of Henckelstorp and Boell Larsdr.&nbsp; (This was extracted and entered here to show how quickly 2nd and 3rd,etc., marriages could take place).
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+Searches of the marriage records to 1722 produced no other applicable names.
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+The last set of records to be searched were the deaths.&nbsp;&nbsp;We began when the first entry in 1691, and continued to 1741.
+Died 27 Apr, buried Dom. Jubilate 1710 Jöns, son of Anners Jönsson of Henckelstorp - "sick since birth"&nbsp; 5 or 15 days old (hard to read)
+Died 20 Apr buried Dom Cantate 1714, Tyre, wife of Anners Nilsson, mother of Påhl in&nbsp;Åhlstorp, 8 weeks bedridden, age 93 years,&nbsp; (This entry was taken to show the detail that could exist, and that people might have lived a whole lot longer than you think they did!&nbsp; The age at death of this person puts her born about 1621, long before the parish registers begin.
+Died 28/29 Jul, buried 10 P. Trin 1714, Jöns Christensson, age 62.&nbsp; (this is the husband of Nille Torsdatter, as found in the catechism lists)
+Buried 3rd Sun in Adv 1725&nbsp;Änckan (the widow)&nbsp;Karin Pehrsdr, age 98 yrs and 3 mos = born about Sep-Oct 1646.&nbsp;
+&nbsp;Died 15 Sep 1727, Jöns Christens. widow, ''Nilla Tohrsdtr ''of Carleby, age 84 years &amp; 5 mos. = born about March 1643
+/19 Mar 1736 Michel Mattz.&nbsp;Änk. Hanna Asmundsdtr i Carleby - 63 years = born @1673
+/16 Aug 1738&nbsp; Swen Mattsons Hustru Anna Asmundsdtr in Karleby - 63 years = bon @1675
+These latter two are siblngs of Elena Asmundsdotter.&nbsp; As per<span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1239148454319_294" /> their approximated birth&nbsp;years, they appear to be among the older children born to Asmund Torsson and Pernille Jönsdtr.&nbsp;
+With all the information found in the parish regsiters, tax lists, and catechism records, the pedigree line for Asmund Jönsson, born in Barsebäck parish, now looks like this:
+<u>'''''(PULL IN PEDIGREE CHART)'''''</u
+&nbsp; The family group sheets belonging to that line now appear like this:
+<u>'''''(PULL IN FAMILY GROUP RECORDS)&nbsp;'''''</u
+It is hoped this case study will give you encouragement, and help you to go after records you don't normally use, to find those lost ancestors and family members, even if the parish has been burned, or the records lost, or otherwise seemintly beginning too late to help you.&nbsp; Patience and persistence do pay off.
+Obviously, such a study will not necessarily work if your ancestor is named Ola Olsson, and there are 4 or more of them in the parish at the same time.&nbsp;&nbsp;however, you don't know until you try - so, GO FOR IT!!!
+<u>'''''I'''''</u>