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==== ⇒Fourth research step - search records which could "prove" Asmun Torsson lived at Henckelstorp when his daughter Elena was born @1681  ====
==== ⇒Fourth research step - search records which could "prove" Asmun Torsson lived at Henckelstorp when his daughter Elena was born @1681  ====


Swedish tax lists were one of the records which could help with this.  The "Mantalslängder" (tax lists) exist from @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  "Sweden - Taxation."  That article also gives the format and explains the columns or _ _ _ _  so you can understand what they mean in the following.
Swedish tax lists were one of the records which could help with this.  The "Mantalslängder" (tax lists) exist from @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  "Sweden - Taxation."  That article also gives the format and explains the columns or _ _ _ _  so you can understand what they mean in the following.  
 


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Research premise - If the "Asmun Tors." listed as Elena's father in the christening records of Elena's illegitimate chld in 1712 was also there at Henckelstorp in the 1680, 1681, 1682, and/or 1683 tax lists when Elena was supposed to be born, that would lend great credence to the research conclusion that she was our ancestor.  
Research premise - If the "Asmun Tors." listed as Elena's father in the christening records of Elena's illegitimate chld in 1712 was also there at Henckelstorp in the 1680, 1681, 1682, and/or 1683 tax lists when Elena was supposed to be born, that would lend great credence to the research conclusion that she was our ancestor.  


The initial search through the tax rolls covered 1680-1720.&nbsp;&nbsp;It should be noted here as a point of research procedure - once you begin searching tax lists, search a VERY wide time frame, and do not skip years! A remark made one year, or a name found in one year's list may NEVER show up again. <br>Unfortunately, there were gaps for 1682, 1683, and 1685-1691.&nbsp; As you'll see, however, that deficiency was definitely overocme by the information found searching a large time fram.e
The initial search through the tax rolls covered 1680-1720.&nbsp;&nbsp;It should be noted here as a point of research procedure - once you begin searching tax lists, search a VERY wide time frame, and do not skip years! A remark made one year, or a name found in one year's list may NEVER show up again. <br>Unfortunately, there were gaps for 1682, 1683, and 1685-1691.&nbsp; As you'll see, however, that deficiency was definitely overocme by the information found searching a large time fram.e  


The results of the searches for Asmun Torsson living at Henckelstorp&nbsp;are as follows:  
The results of the searches for Asmun Torsson living at Henckelstorp&nbsp;are as follows:  
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1691 Henckelstorp&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Asmun Torson 1 1 _ _ 1 = 3 taxables,&nbsp;Jöns Torson 1 1 _ _ 1 =&nbsp; 3 taxables  
1691 Henckelstorp&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Asmun Torson 1 1 _ _ 1 = 3 taxables,&nbsp;Jöns Torson 1 1 _ _ 1 =&nbsp; 3 taxables  


1694 Henckelstorp&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Jöns Torson 1 1 _ _ 1 = 3 taxables , Asmun Torson 1 1 _ _ _ _ 1= 3 taxables
1694 Henckelstorp&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Jöns Torson 1 1 _ _ 1 = 3 taxables , Asmun Torson 1 1 _ _ _ _ 1= 3 taxables  


With high anticipation we looked forward to the next tax years' searches.&nbsp; If our ancestor Elena was living at home, and was tax eligible, she should&nbsp;be marked as a slashmark in the&nbsp;"daughter" column,(the 4th space over in the lists), from 1697 on, as she would have turned 15, or taxable age, about 1696.&nbsp; ..
With high anticipation we looked forward to the next tax years' searches.&nbsp; If our ancestor Elena was living at home, and was tax eligible, she should&nbsp;be marked as a slashmark in the&nbsp;"daughter" column,(the 4th space over in the lists), from 1697 on, as she would have turned 15, or taxable age, about 1696.&nbsp; ..  


<br>1697 Hänckelstorp&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;#2 Nils Torson 1 1 _ _ 1 _ _ 1 = 4 taxables, #6 Asmun Torson 1 1 _ _ _ _ _= 2 taxables  
<br>1697 Hänckelstorp&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;#2 Nils Torson 1 1 _ _ 1 _ _ 1 = 4 taxables, #6 Asmun Torson 1 1 _ _ _ _ _= 2 taxables  
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WHERE IS ELENA?&nbsp; She was perhaps following the custom of the time i.e. going out and working&nbsp;each season for different farmers in Västra Karaby, or, perhaps even another parish.&nbsp;&nbsp;It's also possible she had a physical ailment which made her tax ineligible.&nbsp; Sometimes the record keeper made a note of that&nbsp;fact - sometimes not.&nbsp;  
WHERE IS ELENA?&nbsp; She was perhaps following the custom of the time i.e. going out and working&nbsp;each season for different farmers in Västra Karaby, or, perhaps even another parish.&nbsp;&nbsp;It's also possible she had a physical ailment which made her tax ineligible.&nbsp; Sometimes the record keeper made a note of that&nbsp;fact - sometimes not.&nbsp;  


We knew from&nbsp;the parish record entry for Elena's illegitimate child that her father was definitely "Asmund Torson."&nbsp;The more information which could be found to substantiate that, the better, so searches continued.&nbsp;
We knew from&nbsp;the parish record entry for Elena's illegitimate child that her father was definitely "Asmund Torson."&nbsp;The more information which could be found to substantiate that, the better, so searches continued.&nbsp;  


1700&nbsp;Hänkelstorp&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; #2&nbsp;Jöns Torson 1, (wife) Gertru _ 1, (son) Anders _ _ 1, (dau) Anna _ _ _ 1, Anders Olsson (the parish tailor) _ _ _ _ 1 = 5 taxables&nbsp;  
1700&nbsp;Hänkelstorp&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; #2&nbsp;Jöns Torson 1, (wife) Gertru _ 1, (son) Anders _ _ 1, (dau) Anna _ _ _ 1, Anders Olsson (the parish tailor) _ _ _ _ 1 = 5 taxables&nbsp;  
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1702 Hänkelstorp&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; #2&nbsp;&nbsp;Jöns Torson 1, (wife) Gertru _ 1, (son) Anders _ _ 1, (dau) Anna _ _ _ 1, Per Skrädder &nbsp;(the parish tailor) _ _ _ _ 1 = 5 taxables <br>
1702 Hänkelstorp&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; #2&nbsp;&nbsp;Jöns Torson 1, (wife) Gertru _ 1, (son) Anders _ _ 1, (dau) Anna _ _ _ 1, Per Skrädder &nbsp;(the parish tailor) _ _ _ _ 1 = 5 taxables <br>


&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; #6&nbsp; Asmun Torson 1, (wife) Pernilla _ 1, Lars (farmhand) &nbsp;_ _ _ _ _ _1&nbsp; = 3 taxables
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; #6&nbsp; Asmun Torson 1, (wife) Pernilla _ 1, Lars (farmhand) &nbsp;_ _ _ _ _ _1&nbsp; = 3 taxables  


1705&nbsp;p. 587&nbsp; Hänkelstorp '''(Note:&nbsp; Book burned - parts missing around the edges''')&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Adding such pieces of information to your extracts and/or research logs is adviseable, as it lets you know why pieces of information that logically should be in that record couldn't be found or read.
1705&nbsp;p. 587&nbsp; Hänkelstorp '''(Note:&nbsp; Book burned - parts missing around the edges''')&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Adding such pieces of information to your extracts and/or research logs is adviseable, as it lets you know why pieces of information that logically should be in that record couldn't be found or read.  


&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; #2&nbsp;&nbsp;Jöns Torson 1, (wife) Gertru _ 1, _ _ Niels (farmhand)1 = 3 taxables,
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; #2&nbsp;&nbsp;Jöns Torson 1, (wife) Gertru _ 1, _ _ Niels (farmhand)1 = 3 taxables,  


&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;#6&nbsp; Asmun Torson, Pernille, '''ELNA&nbsp;!!!!!!'''&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 1 1_ 1 _ _ = 3 taxables
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;#6&nbsp; Asmun Torson, Pernille, '''ELNA&nbsp;!!!!!!'''&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 1 1_ 1 _ _ = 3 taxables  


1709, p. 683&nbsp;Hänkelstorp&nbsp; #2&nbsp; Anders&nbsp;Jönsson 1 _ _ _ , (farmhand) Anders, (farmgirl) Ellsa  
1709, p. 683&nbsp;Hänkelstorp&nbsp; #2&nbsp; Anders&nbsp;Jönsson 1 _ _ _ , (farmhand) Anders, (farmgirl) Ellsa  


&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;#6&nbsp; Asmun Tors. 1, datter Ellna 1
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;#6&nbsp; Asmun Tors. 1, datter Ellna 1  
 
The above information translates as follows:&nbsp;&nbsp;Jöns Torson&nbsp; and his wife Gertru were now either deceased, ill, or too old to be taxed.&nbsp; Their son Anders (listed in the 1702 lists) has taken over the farm, and is probably unmarried, or, his wife is untaxable for some reason that year.
 
Pernilla, Asmund Torsson's wife and Elena's probable mother, is either deceased, or ill, or too old to be taxed.&nbsp; The tax list for 1710 is missing - the next available list, 1711, shows yet another change in these family structures.
 
1711 p.6881 Henckelstorp&nbsp; #2&nbsp;&nbsp; Anders&nbsp;Jönsson 1, h. (hustru=wife) Toren 1 _ _ _ _&nbsp; = 2 taxables
 
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; #6&nbsp; Asmund Tors. anckia (widow) Pernilla, dtr Ellna &nbsp;_ 1 _ 1 _&nbsp;= 2 taxables
 
As you'll note, the tax list information shows that sometime between 1709 and 1711 Asmund&nbsp;Torsson dies.&nbsp; Since the parish registers of Västra Karaby begin in 1688, that means I can search the death records, and hopefully pick up an age on him, which will give me his approximate birth year!&nbsp;&nbsp;


The above information translates as follows:&nbsp;&nbsp;Jöns Torson&nbsp; and his wife Gertru were now either deceased, ill, or too old to be taxed.&nbsp; Their son Anders (listed in the 1702 lists) has taken over the farm, and is probably unmarried, or, his wife is untaxable for some reason that year.
The parish register deaths show Asmon Torsson died betweeen 4th &amp; 5th of Jan,&nbsp;1711, having been sick for 8 days.&nbsp; He was buried on 11 Jan, and was&nbsp;listed as age 67 = born @ 1644.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;


Pernilla, Asmund Torsson's wife and Elena's probable mother, is either deceased, or ill, or too old to be taxed.&nbsp; The tax list for 1710 is missing - the next available list, 1711, shows yet another change in these family structures.
The next available tax list was 1720.&nbsp; The only person listed at Henckelstorp was Anders&nbsp;Jönsson, Asmund Torsson's nephew, and his family.&nbsp; That indicates Pernilla, Asmund's wife, was either too old, or ill to be taxed, or, had also passed away.  


1711 p.6881 Henckelstorp&nbsp; #2&nbsp;&nbsp; Anders&nbsp;Jönsson 1, h. (hustru=wife) Toren 1 _ _ _ _&nbsp; = 2 taxables
A search of the parish register deaths showed the latter was the case.&nbsp; Pernilla, widow of Asmun Torson died 18 Apr and was buried 24 Apr 1719, age 68 = born @ 1651.  


&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; #6&nbsp; Asmund Tors. anckia (widow) Pernilla, dtr Ellna &nbsp;_ 1 _ 1 _&nbsp;= 2 taxables
Now we had a partial family structured - more records could be searched to try and add generations.


As you'll note, the tax list information shows that sometime between 1709 and 1711 Asmund&nbsp;Torsson dies.&nbsp; Since the parish registers of Västra Karaby begin in 1688, that means I can search the death records, and hopefully pick up an age on him, which will give me his approximate birth year!&nbsp;&nbsp;
=== ⇒Fifth research step&nbsp; - Go back to the beginning of the tax lists and work forward ===


The parish register deaths show Asmon Torsson died betweeen 4th &amp; 5th of Jan,&nbsp;1711, having been sick for 8 days.&nbsp; He was buried on 11 Jan, and was&nbsp;listed as age 67 = born @ 1644.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
The&nbsp;first available list was dated 1658, p. 1474&nbsp; Living at Henkelstorp was "Jenns Tordsen, wife, female farmhand, and Tord Andersen and wife.&nbsp; The name "Tord" is very unusual for the area, so, we can take a bit of license and make the assumption this is probably Jöns Tordson's father.&nbsp;&nbsp;Information from the tax lists has extended the pedigree line yet another generation!


The next available tax list was 1720.&nbsp; The only person listed at Henckelstorp was Anders&nbsp;Jönsson, Asmund Torsson's nephew, and his family.&nbsp; That indicates Pernilla, Asmund's wife, was either too old, or ill to be taxed, or, had also passed away.
The 1660 list shows the taxables are Jens Thorsen, his wife, and a female farmhand, and in another household, Tor Andersen and wife.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;


A search of the parish register deaths showed the latter was the case.&nbsp; Pernilla, widow of Asmun Torson died 18 Apr and was buried 24 Apr 1719, age 68 = born @ 1651.
In 1662 Jöns Toereson and wife, and Torre Andersön and wife show up again at Henkelstorp.


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Bless the tax man of 1663!&nbsp; Here he lists Jôns Torson, and wife Elena, and Tor Andersön and wife Hanna.&nbsp; This tells us&nbsp;&nbsp;Jöns Torson&nbsp;was married at least twice, since his wife in the 1700 tax list was named as Gertru.&nbsp;
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