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Beyond Parish Registers:A Case Study (view source)
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==== ⇒Fourth research step - search records which could "prove" Asmun Torsson lived at Henckelstorp when his daughter Elena was born about 1681 ==== | ==== ⇒Fourth research step - search records which could "prove" Asmun Torsson lived at Henckelstorp when his daughter Elena was born about 1681 ==== | ||
Swedish tax lists were one of the records which could help with this. The "Mantalslängder" (tax lists) exist from circa 1658 for the whole country, and from about 1580 for some areas of Sweden. You can read more about the content and use of these records in the wiki under the topic of "Sweden - Taxation." | Swedish tax lists were one of the records which could help with this. The "Mantalslängder" (tax lists) exist from circa 1658 for the whole country, and from about 1580 for some areas of Sweden. You can read more about the content and use of these records in the wiki under the topic of "[https://www.familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Special:Search?fulltext=true&search=Sweden+Taxation Sweden - Taxation]." | ||
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That article also gives the format of the tax lists and explains the columns ( <u>/</u> _ <u>/ </u> <u>/</u> _ _ = 3 taxables) so you can understand what each mark means in the following extracts of information taken from the actual tax lists. | That article also gives the format of the tax lists and explains the columns ( <u>/</u> _ <u>/ </u> <u>/</u> _ _ = 3 taxables) so you can understand what each mark means in the following extracts of information taken from the actual tax lists. | ||