Beyond Parish Registers:A Case Study: Difference between revisions

NOTE: To check if a place name is a parish, you can consult the [https://www.familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Swedish_Parishes_I-R Swedish parish listing ]in the FamilySearch wiki.  

A search of ''Svensk Ortforteckning'', a major Swedish gazetteer, listed ''Henkelstorp'' as a farm area belonging to Västra Karaby parish, also in Malmohus county.  

In 1712 the hoped for entry finally showed up i.e.  "the 4th Christmas Day (29 Dec 1712) married the farm hand (and bachelor) Jöns Jönsson of Henckelstorp, and "the female person" Elena Asmundsdotter."  

Normally, a Swedish female who had never been married before is referred to as a "Piga" in the records.  The phrase the minister used to describe Elena, i.e. "female person", indicated something had happened in her life previous to her marriage to Jöns.  Experience said that "something" was probably an illegitimate child.  Subsequent research proved that to be the case.   

Searching backwards from the date of Jöns and Elena's marriage, the following was found. "On 11 Jun 1712, Boel, the illegitimate daughter of "Asmon Tors.(son's)" dotter Elena from Henchelstorp and the soldier Mattis Hall, reportedly in Captain Vrangel's Company, Vestmanlan Regiments, was christened."  A further note in this entry indicates Elena was publicly absolved of her sin on 23 Nov 1712, at which time she had the district court's resolution or judgement in her posession.  

Jöns must have loved Elena a great deal as he was willing to marry her within 6 months of her having borne a child he had not fathered, and to raise the child as his own.  

The parish register deaths show Asmon Torsson died betweeen 4th & 5th of Jan, 1711, having been sick for 8 days.  He was buried on 11 Jan, and was listed as age 67 = born @ 1643/4.      

The next available tax list was 1720.  The only person listed at Henckelstorp, of those for whom we were searching, was Anders Jönsson, Asmund Torsson's nephew, and his family.  That indicates Pernilla, Asmund's wife, was either too old or ill to be taxed, or, had also passed away.  

A study of the catechism record for Västra Karaby parish show their format was to list the names of the heads of household and the names of confirmation age children who resided in that household.  These could be their own child (children), and/or the farmhands and farmgirls working for them,  It is possible the head of the house was responsible for seeing that these young people knew their Lutheran catechism. Because not every household had confirmation age children, the catechism lists for Västra Karaby do not necessarily reflect all households in the parish.  

1696    Jôns Christensson     son Thor Jönsson         (knows) 4 parts       Läser i Bok (can read in the Bible)  

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6 Jan 1716 Täle Persson of Henckelstorp and Boell Larsdr.&nbsp; (This was extracted and entered here to show how quickly 2nd and 3rd,etc., marriages could take place).  

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<br>The last set of records to be searched were the deaths.&nbsp;&nbsp;We began with the first entry in 1691, and continued to 1741.  

With all the information found in the parish registers, tax lists, and catechism records, the family tree branch for Asmund Jönsson, born in Barsebäck parish, now looks like this:  

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&nbsp; The family group sheets belonging to that line now appear like this:  

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