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Titel: Äldre inlägg (arkiv) till 2005-02-24
Skrivet av: Hans Högman skrivet 2004-12-20, 13:21
You have to be aware of the fact that the military rolls weren't established for the purpose of genealogical research. They are not a secondary census. It is only in exceptional cases you will find information about the wives, children or parents of a soldier. Regarding personal data the military rolls in the 1800's are more complete in this matter than the earlier ones. In the 1800's, you will find information about the name the soldier had before he was assigned a soldier's name (that is, his patronymic name). Your ancestor was a soldier in the 1780's and it is not very likely that you will find his patronymic name in the general muster rolls. However there are other military rolls. If you know the year of the soldier's recruitment you can have a look at the rekryteringsrullan/inmönstringsrullan (recruitment rolls/enrollment rolls) where you might find information about the soldier's patronymic name, date of birth, place of birth and sometimes the soldier's father's name. But, these rolls are not as well preserved as other rolls and there are very few of them around before the 1800's. Whenever a soldier was killed in war, taken prisoner or passed away, there is a chance you might find information about his family. The soldier's wife or children could claim the salary that was due to him. On such occasions, his family might then show up in the rolls. A large collection of petitions with these requests (suppliker) are kept at the War Archives.
As I mentioned in my previous answer, there is more information about the different military rolls at: Research of soldiers in Sweden Hans Högman