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It is sometimes hard to connect farm owners between the various revisions. The Northern War (1700-1721), and the accompanying plague, directly led to an extensive resettlement of the population that took both in the bounds of the manor and outside. Although people who moved from one place to another were registered in ploughland revisions, sometimes external peasants held in bondage (a practice at the time) were not listed. Also, with the massive resettling, some poorer farmers who settled in empty farms (by consequence of the plague) were given the former name of the farm as their surname. | It is sometimes hard to connect farm owners between the various revisions. The Northern War (1700-1721), and the accompanying plague, directly led to an extensive resettlement of the population that took both in the bounds of the manor and outside. Although people who moved from one place to another were registered in ploughland revisions, sometimes external peasants held in bondage (a practice at the time) were not listed. Also, with the massive resettling, some poorer farmers who settled in empty farms (by consequence of the plague) were given the former name of the farm as their surname. | ||
To bridge the gap between revisions, use church registers, conscription lists, and the records of damages caused by the war.<ref>Must, Aadu. "The Sources of Estonian Family History." In ''Eestlaste perekonnaloo allikad''. Estonia: Kleio, 2000.</ref> | To bridge the gap between revisions, use church registers, conscription lists, and the records of damages caused by the war. | ||
=== Cadastral Maps of Manors === | |||
Cadastral maps were created to determine the economic potential of manors. Maps of manors depicted the actual configuration of farms, with bodies of water, roads, and other natural objects. The maps are accompanied by description books, which describe garden plots, fields, hay lands and pastures, and even the abundance of fish in bodies of water. | |||
The first extensive campaign of cadastral mapping was undertaken during the period of Swedish power and lasted from 1681-1709. Around 500 North-Estonian and 2200 South-Estonian maps were made. Another campaign began during the later 18th century in Saaremaa. Another took place in South Estonia at the beginning of the 19th century. | |||
The Estonian Historical Archives has an extensive collection of cadastral maps of manors.<ref>Must, Aadu. "The Sources of Estonian Family History." In ''Eestlaste perekonnaloo allikad''. Estonia: Kleio, 2000.</ref> | |||
== References == | == References == | ||