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This case study is meant to be a teaching tool. For that purpose, links to actual images found in the records have been put into the file. By following through the links, and looking at the images, it is hoped the user will be able to better read the records, and understand how the information found helped move the family tree along. | This case study is meant to be a teaching tool. For that purpose, links to actual images found in the records have been put into the file. By following through the links, and looking at the images, it is hoped the user will be able to better read the records, and understand how the information found helped move the family tree along. | ||
*''Asmund Jönsson ''was born 11 Sep 1718 in Barsebäck parish, Malmohus County, Sweden to Jöns Jönsson and his wife Elena Asmundsdotter. Asmund fathered 11 children and died in Barsebäck on 4 Feb 1768, age 50. | *''Asmund Jönsson ''was born 11 Sep 1718 in Barsebäck parish, Malmohus County, Sweden to Jöns Jönsson and his wife Elena Asmundsdotter. Asmund fathered 11 children and died in Barsebäck on 4 Feb 1768, age 50. | ||
*A 10 year search thorugh the birth records either side of 1718 produced no siblings for Asmund. | *A 10 year search thorugh the birth records either side of 1718 produced no siblings for Asmund. | ||
*His parents, ''Jöns Jönsson ''and ''Elena Asmundsdotter ''were not married in Barsebäck, though the records existed for the probable time period that would have taken place. That could mean Elena was from another parish since it was the custom to marry in the bride's home parish. It could also mean that they both originated from another place, since it was the custom to have all or most the children in the groom's home parish. | *His parents, ''Jöns Jönsson ''and ''Elena Asmundsdotter ''were not married in Barsebäck, though the records existed for the probable time period that would have taken place. That could mean Elena was from another parish since it was the custom to marry in the bride's home parish. It could also mean that they both originated from another place, since it was the custom to have all or most the children in the groom's home parish. | ||