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Beyond Parish Registers:A Case Study (view source)
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The initial search through the tax rolls covered 1680-1720. It should be noted here as a point of research procedure - once you begin searching tax lists, search a VERY wide time frame, and do not skip years! A remark made one year, or a name found in one year's list may NEVER show up again. | The initial search through the tax rolls covered 1680-1720. It should be noted here as a point of research procedure - once you begin searching tax lists, search a VERY wide time frame, and do not skip years! A remark made one year, or a name found in one year's list may NEVER show up again. | ||
Because this is a case study, and the purpose is to help the reader learn, images of the actual tax lists, with their English translation follows. You'll note that the information asked for was not always the same. Some of the terms used were very dialectically oriented, and not always findable in dictionaries covering from middle age to modern day. Additionally, the column headings were not standardized. It is crucial, when doing a tax list search, to make sure you know what | Because this is a case study, and the purpose is to help the reader learn, images of the actual tax lists, with their English translation follows. You'll note that the information asked for was not always the same. Some of the terms used were very dialectically oriented, and not always findable in dictionaries covering from middle age to modern day. Additionally, the column headings were not standardized. '''It is crucial'''''Italic text'', when doing a tax list search, to make sure you know what piece of information each column heading is asking for. | ||
<br>Unfortunately, the tax lists for 1682, 1683, and 1685-1691 were missing. As you'll see, however, that deficiency was definitely overcome by the information found in | <br>Unfortunately, the tax lists for 1682, 1683, and 1685-1691 were missing. As you'll see, however, that deficiency was definitely overcome by the information found in extant tax lists, gathered after searching a large time frame. | ||
The results of the searches for Asmun Torsson living at Henckelstorp are as follows: | The results of the searches for Asmun Torsson living at Henckelstorp are as follows: | ||