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Beyond Parish Registers:A Case Study (view source)
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A search of ''Svensk Ortforteckning'', a major Swedish gazetteer, listed ''Henkelstorp'' as a farm area belonging to Västra Karaby parish, also in Malmohus county. | A search of ''Svensk Ortforteckning'', a major Swedish gazetteer, listed ''Henkelstorp'' as a farm area belonging to Västra Karaby parish, also in Malmohus county. | ||
[https://www.familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Sweden:_Ortnamnsregistret | [https://www.familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Sweden:_Ortnamnsregistret Sweden: Ortnamnsregistret] | ||
A quick search of the Family History Library Catalog showed the parish registers for Västra Karaby did not begin until '''1688. '''The initial thought was that maybe we weren't going to be able to go back further after all, since Elena was born about 1681 as per her age at death. | A quick search of the Family History Library Catalog showed the parish registers for Västra Karaby did not begin until '''1688. '''The initial thought was that maybe we weren't going to be able to go back further after all, since Elena was born about 1681 as per her age at death. | ||
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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 "[https://www.familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Special:Search?fulltext=true&search=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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