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Occupations were a measure of social status. Some trades were viewed as more prestigious than others. For example, goldsmiths had more prestige than shoemakers. Many trades, such as butchers, tanners, shoemakers, tailors, and others were organized into guilds, which were in charge of training apprentices and regulating a trade's practice in an area.  
Occupations were a measure of social status. Some trades were viewed as more prestigious than others. For example, goldsmiths had more prestige than shoemakers. Many trades, such as butchers, tanners, shoemakers, tailors, and others were organized into guilds, which were in charge of training apprentices and regulating a trade's practice in an area.  
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SWEDEN, [COUNTY], [CITY] - OCCUPATIONS  
SWEDEN, [COUNTY], [CITY] - OCCUPATIONS  


 
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A wordlist for some Swedish occupations follows:  
A wordlist for some Swedish occupations follows:  


'''A'''
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abetare = workmen<br>adel = nobility<br>adelsman = nobleman<br>adlig = noble<br>adoptera = to adopt<br>adopterad = adopted<br>afflyttning = removal<br>afled = deceased<br>afton = evening<br>ahl=This is the older spelling variation for <br>"al", which is an alder tree.<br>aldrig = never<br>alla, allt = all<br>alltid = always<br>ana, anor = ancestor<br>andtäppa = shortness of breath, asthma<br>anfall = seizure<br>ankom = came<br>annan = other<br>antavla = pedigree, ancestry, genealogy<br>arbetare = worker<br>arftagare = heir<br>arftagerska = heiress<br>arkiv = archive = office of records<br>arrendator = tenant farmer, leaseholder<br>arton = eighteen<br>arv = inheritance<br>arvinge = heir<br>attest = certificate<br>av = by, of<br>avgift = fee<br>avgång = departure<br>avgått = moved<br>avled = died<br>avsomna = die, death<br>______________________________________
 
'''B'''
 
backstuga = a small house dug into the side of a hill<br>bagare = baker<br>barn = child<br>barnbarn = grandchildren<br>barnhus = orphanage<br>barnmorska = midwife <br>barnsb.=mother died in childbirth<br>bataljon = battalion<br>begraved = buried<br>berg = hill, mountain<br>bergsman = =miner<br>biografi = biography<br>björn = bear, man's name<br>blad = leaf<br>bliva = be, become<br>bok = book<br>bokhandlare = bookseller<br>b., bond, bonde, = farmer, peasant<br>borg = castle, fortress<br>borgmästare = mayor<br>bosatt = living (in, at or whatever<br>bosted = residence, address<br>boupteckning = estate inventory, will<br>brandsoldat = fireman<br>brandstationen = firestation<br>broder = brother<br>bröstfeber = inflammation of the lungs.<br>bröstinflammation= lunginflammation= pneumonia.<br>brorsdotter = brothers's daughter, neice<br>brorson = brother's son, nephew<br>brud = bride<br>brudgum = bridegroom<br>bröllop = wedding<br>bruk = usage, foundry, mill, industry<br>br., brukare = user, employer, farmer, tenant<br>brukinspektor=factory manager, factory inspector<br>bryggare = brewer<br>båtsman = a marine soldier. There was a firm organization where every man had a 'place in the organization' and a place to live with his family. The place had a number and the soldier had a name, which was connected to the place where to live.
 
börje = man's name
 
TOP<br>_______________________________________
 
'''C'''
 
cantor=organist, choir director<br>chorsångare=singer in a choir<br>christnadad =baptized<br>churchverger = is a person in the employee of a<br>church who is responsible for the upkeep of the "interior" of the church. This person would also carry the rod, or symbol of office, for someone of authority in a church procession.<br>cigarrarbetare=cigar maker<br>cigarrbutik=cigar shop<br>circa=c:a/ca., about, approximately<br>civilregistret = civil engineer<br>coopvaerdi = merchant marine<br>croft=torp, cottage, little farm, hamlet<br>crofter=torpare, cottager, peasant<br>______________________________________
 
'''D'''
 
dag = day<br>dagsverkskarl = male day laborer<br>dal = valley<br>dam = lady<br>danneman = farmer, gentleman<br>datum = date<br>den = the<br>dom = sentence, judgement<br>domare = judge<br>dop = baptism-christening<br>d., dotter = daughter<br>dotterdotter = daughter's daughter, granddaughter<br>dotterson = daughter's son, grandson<br>drottning = queen<br>drunkma = drown = drunkna<br>dräng = farmhand, bachelor, young man<br>dödsboken = death records<br>döbt, döpt = baptized<br>död, dödd = dead<br>dödbok = death record<br>dödfödd = stillborn<br>dödsorsak = cause of death<br>döpt = döpta, döpte, döpelse christening<br>dött = has died<br>döv = deaf
 
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'''E'''
 
efternamn = last name<br>egendom = property<br>eller, el. = or<br>engelsk = English&nbsp;:)&nbsp;:)&nbsp;:)<br>etternavn = family name<br>ett = one, a, an<br>______________________________________<br>TOP
 
'''F'''
 
fabrik = factory, mill<br>far = fader, father<br>farbror = father's brother, uncle<br>farfar = father's father, grandfather<br>farfars mor = father's father's mother, great grandmother<br>farmor = father's mother, grandmother<br>farmor's far = father's mother father, great grandfather<br>farmor's mor = fahter's mother's mother, great grandmother<br>fars farbor = father's fahter's brother, granduncle<br>fars faster = father's fahter's sister, grandaunt<br>fars morbror = father's mother's brother, granduncle<br>faster = father's sister, aunt<br>fattighus = workhouse, poor house<br>fågel = bird<br>flicka = girl<br>flytta = move<br>flyttbetyg = removal certificate<br>foreldre = parents<br>fornavn = christian name, given name<br>forskning = research<br>forsoldat = fot soldier<br>forstår = understands<br>fräjd och särskilda anteckniugar = character and <br>private notes<br>frånskild = divorced<br>född = born<br>född i borgerligt stånd = born of the middle class, a tradesman's child<br>födelsboken = birth records<br>födelse = birth<br>födelseanteckningar för åren = birth notes for the year<br>födelseort = place of birth<br>födelsman = person whose working life has passed, elderly person<br>född utom äktenskap = born out of wedlock<br>födorådstagare = see undantagsman<br>förarbete = preperation, preparatory work<br>förbrukining = consumption (to use)<br>förbrytare = criminal, delinquent<br>föreläsare = lecturer, reader<br>förening = society union<br>förfader = ancestor<br>förlovad = engaged<br>föräldrar = parents<br>församling = parish<br>förstfödd = firstborn<br>förteckning = list<br>_____________________________________
 
'''G'''
 
gamel = old, aged<br>gamla = old (gamla stan = old town)<br>gata = street<br>gift = married<br>glas sliperiarbetaren=glass grinder or glass cutter<br>gosse = boy<br>granne = neighbor<br>gymnasium = senior high school<br>gård = farm<br>gästgivare = Innkeeper, landlord<br>______________________________________
 
'''H'''
 
haft = had<br>helt = whole, entire, full, complete<br>halften = half<br>halvsyskon = half siblings<br>handelsman = merchant<br>hantverkare = artisan<br>hem.egaren = farm owner<br>hemmansegare = hemmansägare=farm owner<br>(hem.,hemman, hn, h:n,= farm area, homestead)<br>(hemmansegarinna = female farm owner)<br>husförhörslängd = household examinations (clerical surveys)<br>husman = cottager, crofter, tenant.<br>hus - house<br>hustru, hust., hu, H., h., = wife<br>huvudman principal<br>härod = judicial district = härad<br>höst = autumn<br>______________________________________
 
I
 
i = in<br>infanteri = infantry<br>inflyttning = moving in<br>inhyseshjon=a person living gratis at somebody’s<br>house, a cottager<br>innehåll = contents<br>invandrare = immigrant
 
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'''J'''
 
jarnvagstjman vid jarnvagen = Railway officer at the railway<br>jord = earth, land<br>jordbrukare = farmer<br>jordebok = land record<br>jordegumma = midwife<br>jordbruksarbetare = farm worker<br>jul = christmas<br>jägmästare = forester<br>järnarbetare = iron worker<br>______________________________________
 
'''K'''
 
karta = map<br>keso = soft cheese (new fresh)<br>klockare = he is again an employee of the church and nominally held three jobs -- he was 1) the parish clerk; 2) the church organist, and 3) the teacher of the ABCs to the young people of that church.<br>konfirmationslängd= confirmation record<br>koppor = smallpox<br>krigsarkivet = swedish military records<br>kusin = cousin<br>kvinna = woman<br>kyrka = church<br>kyrkobok = parish register<br>kyrkogård = cemetery, graveyard<br>kung = konung, king<br>kungarike = kingdom<br>kunglig = royal<br>kusin = cousin<br>kvarn = mill<br>kväll = evening<br>kyrka/kyrkan = church = parish<br>kyrkobok = parish register<br>kyrkoräkenskaper = introduced to church after childbirth<br>källkod = source code<br>kön = sex (m for male and k for female)<br>köping = small town<br>köpman = Merchant<br>______________________________________
 
'''L'''
 
lag = law<br>landsarkiven = provincial archives<br>landskap = province<br>landtbrukare = gentleman farmer (well to do)<br>landtbruksman = countryman, farmer<br>landbonde - tenant farmer,leaseholder (arrendator)<br>lesat - leasar = lease<br>lilla = little, small<br>Lind = Limetree<br>lysning = bann<br>län = county letter = county<br>länsman = district constable, (sheriff)<br>______________________________________
 
'''M'''
 
maka = wife<br>make = husband<br>matros = sailor, seaman<br>med = with<br>medåkande = travel with someone<br>middag = noon<br>mindre vetande - feeble minded, not quite right in the head<br>mjolnare = miller<br>mor = mother<br>morgon = morning<br>moder = mother<br>morfar = mother's father, grandfather<br>mormor = mother's mother, grandmother<br>mycket = much--tack så mycket = thank you much<br>målare=painter<br>mästersmed = master smith<br>mördad = murdered<br>_____________________________________
 
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<br>'''N'''
 
namn = name<br>natt = night<br>noll = zero<br>norsk = Norwegian<br>nu = now<br>nyfödd = newborn<br>nämdeman = juryman<br>när = when<br>nära = near
 
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'''O'''
 
och = and<br>afta = often<br>ogift = unmarried<br>omgift = remarried<br>omkommen = died accidentally, drowned<br>ordbok = dictionary<br>ort = place<br>oä., oäkta = illegitimate<br>oäktra barn = illegitimate child<br>_____________________________________
 
'''P'''
 
parant = elegant stylish<br>Penning (peng,slant,mynt) = coin.<br>Penningar (shorter form: pengar) is the undefinite plural form of penning,<br>penningarna the definite plural form.<br>In the singular the ending -en will give you the definte form. Penningen is t h e coin.<br>p, pig, piga = maid, spinster, single girl<br>pojke = boy = gosse = boy<br>prairieblommen=the prairie flower
 
Probandus is latin and in genealogy it means the person whose ancestors you are searching/presenting.<br>----------------------------------<br>prost = dean<br>prest = minister<br>präst = clergyman, minister, priest<br>på = on, upon, at, in<br>påsk = Easter<br>______________________________________
 
'''R'''
 
regemente = regiment<br>Riddarhuset = house of nobility<br>riksarkiv = national archives, state archives<br>rote = district within a parish<br>rusthållare = owner of a farm equipping a<br>cavalry soldier<br>ryttare = cavalryman<br>rättare = overseer, foreman on a farm<br>_____________________________________
 
'''S'''
 
samhälle = the same<br>samling = gathering assembly collecting<br>samt = and<br>sambo = cohabitee, common law wife - husband<br>sambo is a shortening of Sammanboende=living<br>together<br>sedan = since<br>senare = later (den)<br>sex = six<br>sida = page<br>sjökapten = sea captain<br>sjoman = seaman, sailor = sjöman<br>sjuk = sick<br>sjukdom = disease<br>sjukhus = hospital<br>sjuklig - infirm, weak in health, sickly<br>sjukskoterskebitrade = Assisting nurse<br>sjö = lake<br>sjömän = seamen, sailor<br>skatt = tax<br>skild = divorced<br>skog = forest<br>skola = school<br>slot = castle<br>släktforskning = genealogy research<br>släktnamn, efternamn = last name<br>smed, smith=blacksmith<br>snickare = carpenter<br>socken = parish<br>sold., soldat = soldier<br>sold=soldier<br>soldat=soldier<br>stadsarkiv = dity archives<br>stamtavla = pedigree<br>stift = diocese<br>ström = stream<br>styrman = mate or officer (i.e at at sea).<br>stuga = cottage, house<br>svenska = Swedish<br>svenska adel = swedish nobility<br>syskon = siblings<br>sångarfärden=The Singers Journey<br>sötmandel = almonds<br>__________________________
 
'''T'''
 
tabell = table<br>tafvla = genealogical chart<br>talet = century<br>tegelbruk = brickyard<br>tegelarbetare = brick worker<br>tid = time<br>till = to, until , at<br>tillnamn = surname<br>timme = hour<br>timmerman = carpenter<br>tingsläg = judicial district<br>titel = title<br>tjäll = hut, cottage, roof<br>tjänare = servant<br>tomtägare = lot owner<br>torp = cottage, little farm, hamlet, croft<br>torpare=crofter, cottager, peasant doesn't own his torp but pays for living there by working for the farm that the torp belongs to<br>torparson = crofter's son,<br>tredingsbrukare (brukare=user, employer, farmer, tenent)<br>trolovad = engaged<br>trångbröstigket = asthma<br>trånsjuka = consuption, atrophy, languishing<br>trä = wood, timber<br>tunnland = Swedish acre<br>tusen = 1000<br>tvilling = twins<br>______________________________________
 
'''U'''
 
undantagsman = undt. =previous farm owner receiving his<br>livlihood/support from the person to whom the farm<br>now belongs. (usually related)<br>underskrift = signature<br>ung = young<br>ungkarl = bachelor, unmarried, single<br>ungmö (gamal) = old maid, spinster<br>umgmö (ung) = maiden = ungmö<br>urmak. = urmakare = watchmaker, clockmaker<br>ute = out<br>utfattig = pauper<br>utflytta = move out<br>utflyttaings-attestens nummer = the moving-out certificate's number<br>utflyttning = moving out<br>utom aktenskap = out of wedlock<br>utom äktenskapliga barn = illegitimate child<br>utresehamn = port<br>utvandra = emigrate<br>utvandrardag = date of departue<br>______________________________________
 
'''V'''
 
vad = what<br>vallon = Walloon<br>vapen = coat of arms, weapon<br>var = was, where<br>vattosot = dropsy = vattusot<br>vaviola = small pox<br>vecka = week<br>vem = who<br>vetemjöl = wheat flour<br>vigde &amp; gift = married<br>vilka = which<br>viksdagen = the parliament = riksdagen<br>vittne = Witness, Vittnen = Witnesses
 
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'''Y'''
=== Goals  ===


yngling = young man, boy<br>yrke = profession, occupation<br>_____________________________________
To create a great list of Swedish occupations to help people doing Swedish family history research.


'''Å'''
=== Scope  ===


å = at, on, to<br>å = river<br>åbo = tenant, farmer who does not own, but has<br>right of possesion<br>ålader = age<br>ålderdom = old age<br>år = year<br>år och datum = year and date<br>årlig = annual, yearly<br>åt = to<br>åtta = eight<br>åttip = 80 = åttio<br>___________________________________
=== Open Tasks  ===


'''Ä'''
=== Participants  ===


äga = own<br>ägare = äg = owner<br>ägor = land, possessions<br>äktenskap = marriage<br>äldre = oldest, older<br>äldst = eldest<br>ä., änk, änka = widow<br>änkedrottning = queen dowager, queen mother<br>änkeman = widower<br>är = are, is, am<br>ätt = family<br>________________________________
=== Resources  ===


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| adelsbussar
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| adelsman
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| nobleman
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| adjunctus archipraepositi, archipr. adj.
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|adjunctus ex officio
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| adjunctus sacri ministerii
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| administer, administra
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| administrator, pradii
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| advocatus ecclesiae
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| aftonsångspredikant
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| agiotör
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| akademikansler
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| akademikus
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| akolyt
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| aktionator, aktor
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| aktvarie
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| allmänningsbonde, allmäningskarl
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| allmänningslandbo
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| altarista
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| amirallöjtnant
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| anfångare
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| annexbonde
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| ansättare
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| apologist
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| apotekare
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| appretör
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| arbetare
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| arbetsbonde
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| arbetsman
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| arbetstorpare
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| archer
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ö = island<br>öde = uninhabited, desolate, deserted<br>öst = east<br>över = over<br>överstelöjtnant = lieutenant colonel<br>övre = upper
| arrendator
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| tenant farmer, leaseholder
| One dictionary published in 1814 translates Arrendator as Farmer (another way of saying Bruker), while another dictionary from 1850-1855 says Arrendator is the leasee under specific conditions.
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| artilleribåtsman
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| askeblåsare
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| askmakare
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| assessor
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| assuradör
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| avbenkäring
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| avdrivare
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| avelbrukare
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| avisskrivare
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| avradskarl
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| avskedad
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| discharged, resigned
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| avsändningsskrivare
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| backkorpral
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| backstugusittare
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| one who owned a small cottage, dugout dweller
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| badhustru
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| badstugukarl
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| bagare
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| baker
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| bakare
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| bakfördräng
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| bakkulla
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| bakvärmare
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| baluppslagare
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| bandare
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| banérherre
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| banpolis
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| barberare
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| bardeman
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| barnmorska
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| midwife
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| barnskomakare
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| barnsyterska
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| bastukarl
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| basunerare
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| bataljonsadjuntant
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| bataljonskommissarie
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| bataljonspredikant
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| batterikonstapel
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| befallningsman, befalm.
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| befaren båtsman
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| bekare
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| bellbypare, belpipelekare
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| benmakare
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| beställningsman
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| besökare
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| customs official (archaic), visitor (modern)
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| betjänt
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| servant, civil servant
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| bettlare
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| beggar
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| beväring
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| conscript
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| beväringsman
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| recruit
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| bilöpare
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| bindare
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| biträde
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| assistant
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| blanchissör
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| blecksmed
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| blekare
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| blockmakare
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| blymakare
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| bokare, bokhållare
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| bookkeeper
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| bokförare
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| bolackare
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| bolman
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| bomhuggare
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| bonde
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| farmer
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| bondestatare
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| borgare
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| citizen, burgher
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| borgmästare
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| mayor
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| borrsmed
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| borrsuga
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| boställsbonde
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| bredare
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| brevdragare
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| brevskrivare
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| brohuggare
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| bromästare
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| brukare
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| tenant farmer, leaseholder
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| bruksarbetare
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| foundryman, mill hand, iron worker
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| bruksbonde
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| brukskarl
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| bruksknekt
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| bryggare
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| brewer
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| brytare
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| brännmästare
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|
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|-
| brännvinsfiskal
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|
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|-
| budlöpare, budskapare
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|
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|-
| burvakt
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|
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|-
| byfogde
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|
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|-
| byggare, byggkarl
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|
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|-
| byggmästare , byggningsman
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| contractor, builder
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|-
| byker, bytther, bödkare
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|
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|-
| byskomakare
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|
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|-
| båtsman, b.m., B.m.
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| seaman, sailor
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|-
| bälgare
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|
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|-
| bälgmakare
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|
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|-
| bältare
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|
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|-
| bältarsven
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|
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|-
| bärgare
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|
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|-
| böckare, bökare
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|
| see byker, bytther, bödkare
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| bödel
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|
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|-
| bönhas, bönås
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|
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|-
| bössegjutare
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|
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|-
| bösseskytt
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| (military)
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| bösshuggare
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|
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|-
| böthekar
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|-
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| calcant, calcator organum
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|-
|
| campanarius
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|-
| civilregistret
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| civil registrar
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|-
| coopvaerdi
|
| merchant marine
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|-
| dagkarl
|
| day laborer
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|-
| danneman
|
| farmer, gentleman
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|-
| deja
|
| maidservant, milkmaid
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|-
| demoiselle
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| Miss
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|-
| domare
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| judge
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|-
| dragon
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| light cavalryman
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|-
| dräng
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| farmhand, bachelor
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|-
| fabriksarbetare
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| factory worker
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|-
| fattighjon
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| pauper
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|-
| fiskare
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| fisherman
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|-
| fogde
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| sheriff, bailiff, warden
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|-
| friherre
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| baron
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|-
| fru
|
| Mrs.
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|-
| frälse
|
| nobility
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|-
| fröken
|
| Miss
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|-
| fältskär
|
| assistant army surgeon, barber- surgeon
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|-
| fältväbel
|
| sergeant major
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|-
| försvarslös
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| unemployed person, vagrant
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|-
| garvare
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| tanner
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|-
| gesäll
|
| journeyman
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|-
| grenadjär
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| infantryman
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|-
| gästgivare
|
| innkeeper
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|-
| gördelmakare
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| brazier
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|-
| handelsman
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| merchant
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|-
| handskmakare
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| glove maker
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|-
| hantverkare
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| artisan
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|-
| hattmakare
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| hatmaker
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|-
| hemmansbrukare
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| farmer
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|-
| hemmansägare
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| farmer, homeowner
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|-
| hjon
|
| pauper, person receiving social assistance
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|-
| hjulmakare
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| wheelwright
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|-
| husar
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| light cavalryman
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|-
| husbonde
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| farmer
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|-
| husfader
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| head of household, father
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|-
| husfolk
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| farmers, farm people
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|-
| husman
|
| farm laborer (owned house but not land)
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|-
| inhyses
|
| lodger, tenant
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|-
| jordegumma
|
| midwife
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|-
| jungfru
|
| Miss, maiden, virgin
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|-
| jägare
|
| hunter
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|-
| jägmästare
|
| forester
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|-
| kammarskrivare
|
| assistant clerk
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|-
| kaplan
|
| assistant minister
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|-
| kavallerist
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| cavalryman
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|-
| klensmed
|
| toolmaker, locksmith
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|-
| klockare
|
| parish clerk
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|-
| kofferdi
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| merchant marine
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|-
| kolare
|
| charcoal burner
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|-
| komminister
|
| assistant minister
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|-
| kopparslagare
|
| coppersmith
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|-
| krukmakare
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| potter
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|-
| kyrkoherde
|
| parish minister
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|-
| kyrkovaktare
|
| church officer
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|-
| köpman
|
| merchant
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|-
| körsnär
|
| furrier
|
|-
| lots
|
| sea pilot
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|-
| läkare
|
| doctor
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|-
| länsman
|
| sheriff
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|-
| lärare
|
| teacher
|
|-
| lärling
|
| apprentice
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|-
| lösdrivare
|
| vagrant
|
|-
| maskinist
|
| machinist, engineer
|
|-
| matros
|
| sailor, seaman
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|-
| mjölnare
|
| miller
|
|-
| murare
|
| mason
|
|-
| mästare
|
| master
|
|-
| nybyggare
|
| settler
|
|-
| nämdeman
|
| juryman
|
|-
| pastor
|
| parish minister
|
|-
| piga
|
| maid, maiden, servant girl
|
|-
| profoss
|
| flogmaster (military)
|
|-
| prost
|
| dean
|
|-
| präst
|
| minister
|
|-
| rotesoldat
|
| soldier for a district in a parish
|
|-
| ryttare
|
| cavalryman
|
|-
| rådman
|
| councilman
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|-
| rättare
|
| farm foreman
|
|-
| sexman
|
| parish caretaker
|
|-
| sjöman
|
| sailor, seaman
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|-
| skarprättare
|
| executioner, hangman
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|-
| skarpskytt
|
| sharpshooter
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|-
| skeppare
|
| skipper
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|-
| skogvaktare
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| forester
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|-
| skollärare
|
| schoolteacher
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|-
| skomakare
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| shoemaker
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|-
| skräddare
|
| tailor
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|-
| slaktare
|
| meat cutter, butcher
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|-
| smed
|
| blacksmith
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|-
| snickare
|
| carpenter
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|-
| soldat
|
| soldier
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|-
| spinnare
|
| spinner
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|-
| statare, statdräng
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| farm laborer
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|-
| stattorpare
|
| farm laborer, usually married
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|-
| stenhuggare
|
| stonecutter
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|-
| sågställare
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| saw setter
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|-
| tiggare
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| beggar
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|-
| timmerman
|
| carpenter, builder
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|-
| tjuv
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| thief
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| tjänare
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| servant
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|-
| torpare
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| crofter, cottager
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| trumslagare
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| drummer
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| trädgårdsmästare
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| gardener
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| tunnbindare
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| barrelmaker
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|-
| vagnmakare
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| cartwright
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|-
| vaktmästare
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| caretaker
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|-
| vävare
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| weaver
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|-
| yrke
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| profession, occupation
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|-
| åbo
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| tenant farmer with conditional, inherited lease
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Occupations were a measure of social status. Some trades were viewed as more prestigious than others. For example, goldsmiths had more prestige than shoemakers. Many trades, such as butchers, tanners, shoemakers, tailors, and others were organized into guilds, which were in charge of training apprentices and regulating a trade's practice in an area.

Guilds were usually established in each city. Guild records include lists of members, information on journeymen practicing in the town, marriages of journeymen, and advancements from the rank of apprentice to journeyman and from journeyman to master craftsman. In addition, contracts between masters and parents of apprentices may be included.

Guild records are now stored in the provincial archives for the area where the records originated. The Family History Library has some Swedish guild records. It also has a few books about Swedish guilds and occupations.

To find these sources, look in the Place Search of the Family History Library Catalog under:

SWEDEN - OCCUPATIONS

SWEDEN, [COUNTY] - OCCUPATIONS

SWEDEN, [COUNTY], [CITY] - OCCUPATIONS


A wordlist for some Swedish occupations follows:

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To create a great list of Swedish occupations to help people doing Swedish family history research.

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Sortable table
Swedish Latin English Definition
accismästare
ackuschörska
adelsbussar (military)
adelsman nobleman
adelssven
adjunctus archipraepositi, archipr. adj.
adjunctus ex officio
adjunctus sacri ministerii
administer, administra
administrator, pradii
advocatus ecclesiae
aedituus
aftonsångspredikant
agiotör
akademikansler
akademikus
akolyt
aktionator, aktor
aktvarie
allmänningsbonde, allmäningskarl
allmänningslandbo
altarista
amirallöjtnant (military)
anfångare
annexbonde
ansättare (military)
apologist
apotekare
appretör
arbetare worker, laborer
arbetsbonde
arbetsman
arbetstorpare
arbk.
archer
arkebusier (military)
arklimästare (military)
aromatarius
arrendator tenant farmer, leaseholder One dictionary published in 1814 translates Arrendator as Farmer (another way of saying Bruker), while another dictionary from 1850-1855 says Arrendator is the leasee under specific conditions.
artilleribåtsman (military)
askeblåsare
askmakare
assessor
assuradör
avbenkäring
avdrivare
avelbrukare
avisskrivare avradskarl
avskedad discharged, resigned
avsändningsskrivare
backkorpral
backstugusittare one who owned a small cottage, dugout dweller
badhustru
badstugukarl
bagare baker
bakare
bakfördräng
bakkulla
bakvärmare
baluppslagare
bandare
banérherre (military)
banpolis
barberare
bardeman
barnmorska midwife
barnskomakare
barnsyterska
bastukarl
basunerare
bataljonsadjuntant (military)
bataljonskommissarie (military)
bataljonspredikant (military)
batterikonstapel
befallningsman, befalm.
befaren båtsman (military)
bekare
bellbypare, belpipelekare
benmakare
bergbrytare
berghävare
berglöpare
bergmästare
bergsfiskal
bergsfogde
bergshauptman
bergslagsarbetare
bergslagsgruvfogde
bergslagskassör
bergsman miner
bergmansdräng
bergsråd
bergssexman
beridare
beslagskarl
beställningsman (military)
besökare customs official (archaic), visitor (modern)
betjänt servant, civil servant
bettlare beggar
beväring conscript
beväringsman recruit
bilöpare
bindare
biträde assistant
blanchissör
blecksmed
blekare
blockmakare
blymakare
bokare, bokhållare bookkeeper
bokförare
bolackare
bolman
bomhuggare
bonde farmer
bondestatare
borgare citizen, burgher
borgmästare mayor
borrsmed
borrsuga
boställsbonde
bredare
brevdragare
brevskrivare
brohuggare
bromästare
brukare tenant farmer, leaseholder
bruksarbetare foundryman, mill hand, iron worker
bruksbonde
brukskarl
bruksknekt
bryggare brewer
brytare
brännmästare
brännvinsfiskal
budlöpare, budskapare
burvakt
byfogde
byggare, byggkarl
byggmästare , byggningsman contractor, builder
byker, bytther, bödkare
byskomakare
båtsman, b.m., B.m. seaman, sailor
bälgare
bälgmakare
bältare
bältarsven
bärgare
böckare, bökare see byker, bytther, bödkare
bödel
bönhas, bönås
bössegjutare
bösseskytt (military)
bösshuggare
böthekar
calcant, calcator organum
campanarius
civilregistret civil registrar
coopvaerdi merchant marine
dagkarl day laborer
danneman farmer, gentleman
deja maidservant, milkmaid
demoiselle Miss
domare judge
dragon light cavalryman
dräng farmhand, bachelor
fabriksarbetare factory worker
fattighjon pauper
fiskare fisherman
fogde sheriff, bailiff, warden
friherre baron
fru Mrs.
frälse nobility
fröken Miss
fältskär assistant army surgeon, barber- surgeon
fältväbel sergeant major
försvarslös unemployed person, vagrant
garvare tanner
gesäll journeyman
grenadjär infantryman
gästgivare innkeeper
gördelmakare brazier
handelsman merchant
handskmakare glove maker
hantverkare artisan
hattmakare hatmaker
hemmansbrukare farmer
hemmansägare farmer, homeowner
hjon pauper, person receiving social assistance
hjulmakare wheelwright
husar light cavalryman
husbonde farmer
husfader head of household, father
husfolk farmers, farm people
husman farm laborer (owned house but not land)
inhyses lodger, tenant
jordegumma midwife
jungfru Miss, maiden, virgin
jägare hunter
jägmästare forester
kammarskrivare assistant clerk
kaplan assistant minister
kavallerist cavalryman
klensmed toolmaker, locksmith
klockare parish clerk
kofferdi merchant marine
kolare charcoal burner
komminister assistant minister
kopparslagare coppersmith
krukmakare potter
kyrkoherde parish minister
kyrkovaktare church officer
köpman merchant
körsnär furrier
lots sea pilot
läkare doctor
länsman sheriff
lärare teacher
lärling apprentice
lösdrivare vagrant
maskinist machinist, engineer
matros sailor, seaman
mjölnare miller
murare mason
mästare master
nybyggare settler
nämdeman juryman
pastor parish minister
piga maid, maiden, servant girl
profoss flogmaster (military)
prost dean
präst minister
rotesoldat soldier for a district in a parish
ryttare cavalryman
rådman councilman
rättare farm foreman
sexman parish caretaker
sjöman sailor, seaman
skarprättare executioner, hangman
skarpskytt sharpshooter
skeppare skipper
skogvaktare forester
skollärare schoolteacher
skomakare shoemaker
skräddare tailor
slaktare meat cutter, butcher
smed blacksmith
snickare carpenter
soldat soldier
spinnare spinner
statare, statdräng farm laborer
stattorpare farm laborer, usually married
stenhuggare stonecutter
sågställare saw setter
tiggare beggar
timmerman carpenter, builder
tjuv thief
tjänare servant
torpare crofter, cottager
trumslagare drummer
trädgårdsmästare gardener
tunnbindare barrelmaker
vagnmakare cartwright
vaktmästare caretaker
vävare weaver
yrke profession, occupation
åbo tenant farmer with conditional, inherited lease
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