(Standardized sidebar and breadcrumb order.) Tag: Reverted |
(Removed TOC (will be adde back in the correct place later).) Tag: Manual revert |
||
| Line 89: | Line 89: | ||
At the end of the estate inventory documents the following persons normally signed: the surviving spouse, sons, sons-in-law, appraisers, guardians. Signing the inventory acknowledges it took place and the assessment was accepted. Note: Not all of the population of the 1700s and early 1800s could write. Therefore, one of the appraisers may have guided the heir’s hand while he held the pen. Often signatures were simply initials. For example, Jöns Andersson might write his name as J[öns] A[nders] S[on]. | At the end of the estate inventory documents the following persons normally signed: the surviving spouse, sons, sons-in-law, appraisers, guardians. Signing the inventory acknowledges it took place and the assessment was accepted. Note: Not all of the population of the 1700s and early 1800s could write. Therefore, one of the appraisers may have guided the heir’s hand while he held the pen. Often signatures were simply initials. For example, Jöns Andersson might write his name as J[öns] A[nders] S[on]. | ||
== Finding the Record == | == Finding the Record == | ||
In order to find the estate inventory you must know the name of the court district (''härad'') to which the parish belonged at the time of the ancestor’s death. To find estate inventories records, go to the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog FamilySearch Catalog] to do a place search. In the '''Place''' field type in the name of the district followed by "härad". | In order to find the estate inventory you must know the name of the court district (''härad'') to which the parish belonged at the time of the ancestor’s death. To find estate inventories records, go to the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog FamilySearch Catalog] to do a place search. In the '''Place''' field type in the name of the district followed by "härad". | ||
edits