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Beyond Parish Registers:A Case Study (view source)
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The first available list was dated 1658. Living at Henkelstorp was "Jenns Tordsen, (his) wife, (a) female farmhand, and Tord Andersen and wife. The name "Tord" is not the most common of names, so, we took a bit of license and made the assumption, until otherwise proved false, this was probably Jöns and Asmund Tordson (Torsson's) father. Information from the tax lists has extended the pedigree line yet another generation! | The first available list was dated 1658. Living at Henkelstorp was "Jenns Tordsen, (his) wife, (a) female farmhand, and Tord Andersen and wife. The name "Tord" is not the most common of names, so, we took a bit of license and made the assumption, until otherwise proved false, this was probably Jöns and Asmund Tordson (Torsson's) father. Information from the tax lists has extended the pedigree line yet another generation! | ||
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The 1660 list shows the taxables living at Henckelstorp are Jöns Thorsen, his wife, and a female farmhand, and in another household, Tor Andersen and wife. | The 1660 list shows the taxables living at Henckelstorp are Jöns Thorsen, his wife, and a female farmhand, and in another household, Tor Andersen and wife. | ||
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'''''Bless the tax man of 1663!''''' Here he lists Jôns Torson, and wife ''Elena,'' and Tor Andersön and wife ''Hanna''. Besides obtaining the probable name for Jöns and Asmund's mother, the information also tells us Jöns Torson was married at least twice, since his wife in the 1700 tax list was named ''Gertru''. | '''''Bless the tax man of 1663!''''' Here he lists Jôns Torson, and wife ''Elena,'' and Tor Andersön and wife ''Hanna''. Besides obtaining the probable name for Jöns and Asmund's mother, the information also tells us Jöns Torson was married at least twice, since his wife in the 1700 tax list was named ''Gertru''. | ||
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In 1664 and 1665 Tor Andersson appears in the lists, but, not Jöns. Perhaps the family was sick, or they had such a poor crop that year they were excused from paying taxes. There were no notes to explain the situation. | In 1664 and 1665 Tor Andersson appears in the lists, but, not Jöns. Perhaps the family was sick, or they had such a poor crop that year they were excused from paying taxes. There were no notes to explain the situation. | ||