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http://www.genealogienetz.de/vereine/AMF/praxistipps/praxistippsst.html | http://www.genealogienetz.de/vereine/AMF/praxistipps/praxistippsst.html | ||
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Here are some descriptions of farmers. They were owners or lessees of small parcels of land and held down another job in order to feed themselves and their families. | |||
a "Hausmann" was a farmer<span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1255462426786_796" /><span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1255462426802_360" /><span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1255462426802_199" /><span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1255462426802_228" /> | |||
a | a "Häusling"was a tenant of a house or an apartment | ||
a " | a "Hauswirt" was an owner of a house | ||
a "Köthner" was a farmer of a small-seized farm, another word for him was Kottsass or Kossath | |||
a "Köthner" was a farmer of a small-seized farm, another word for him was Kottsass or Kossath | |||
a "Brinksitzer" was the poorest among farmers. He cultivated the smallest parcel of land at the "Brink", his place being at the edge of the village. See [http://de.ikipedia.org/wiki/K%C3%B6tter http://de.ikipedia.org/wiki/K%C3%B6tter] and [http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brinksitzer http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brinksitzer] | a "Brinksitzer" was the poorest among farmers. He cultivated the smallest parcel of land at the "Brink", his place being at the edge of the village. See [http://de.ikipedia.org/wiki/K%C3%B6tter http://de.ikipedia.org/wiki/K%C3%B6tter] and [http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brinksitzer http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brinksitzer] | ||
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Gisela und Jürgen Laudi. “Vom Beruf des Abdeckers“. Nordelbischer Genealogentag 2003 | Gisela und Jürgen Laudi. “Vom Beruf des Abdeckers“. Nordelbischer Genealogentag 2003 | ||
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<br>A shepherd, especially a cow shepherd lived typically in a Hirtenkate (cottage). This house belonged to the village and was also maintained by that community. A Hirte was not a particularly esteemed member of the parish, therefore, his house was nothing elaborate and usually had no annexes for keeping animals. Not all shepherds were provided with accommodation and had to find their own. Some were constantly moving. | '''Hirten (Shepherds)''' | ||
<br>The profession of the shepherd has not been closely examined. Although shepherds have been part of the rural community for centuries little has been written about them and their work. Questions of who employed a shepherd and how exactly was he contracted as well as the length of his employment and how much he earned cannot satisfactorily be answered but some interesting information about this profession emerged from the research Hartmut Hildebrandt conducted in the former Amt Bordesholm (1765). His information came from the Erdbuch (land and tax record) of the Amt in which over 1500 pages farms were listed and described including the shepherd’s housing. | |||
<br>A shepherd, especially a cow shepherd lived typically in a Hirtenkate (cottage). This house belonged to the village and was also maintained by that community. A Hirte was not a particularly esteemed member of the parish, therefore, his house was nothing elaborate and usually had no annexes for keeping animals. Not all shepherds were provided with accommodation and had to find their own. Some were constantly moving. | |||
<br>The Erdbuch of Amt Bordesholm lists next to the value of land and animals also the worth of buildings. Taxes to be paid by a shepherd differed greatly (50 to 4 Taler). The amount of taxes can give a clue about the worth of the building a shepherd lived in.<br> | <br>The Erdbuch of Amt Bordesholm lists next to the value of land and animals also the worth of buildings. Taxes to be paid by a shepherd differed greatly (50 to 4 Taler). The amount of taxes can give a clue about the worth of the building a shepherd lived in.<br> | ||
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<br>Source: Hildebrandt, Hartmut. Hirten im ehemaligen Amt Bordesholm um 1765. See http://www.geschichtsverein-bordesholm.de/Veroeffentlichungen/Jahrbuecher/J01_4_HHildebrandt_Hirten.pdf | <br>Source: Hildebrandt, Hartmut. Hirten im ehemaligen Amt Bordesholm um 1765. See http://www.geschichtsverein-bordesholm.de/Veroeffentlichungen/Jahrbuecher/J01_4_HHildebrandt_Hirten.pdf | ||
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The researcher whose ancestor was a shepherd is well advised to look for additional information in surrounding parishes, since some shepherds were relocated often. | |||
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