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Titel: Help with word on 1766 tax record
Skrivet av: Victoria Cihla skrivet 2020-07-08, 23:35

Will someone tell me what the highlighted word on the attached tax record is?  Either the spelling or the translation.

https://app.arkivdigital.se/volume/v840197?image=1360&page=570

Thanks for any help with this,

Vicki Cihla

Titel: SV: Help with word on 1766 tax record
Skrivet av: Ulf Svensson skrivet 2020-07-08, 23:45

almosehionI think pauper is a close enough translation.

Titel: SV: Help with word on 1766 tax record
Skrivet av: Kalle Birgersson skrivet 2020-07-08, 23:47

Allmosor translates to alms and you can see the linguistic connection there.

Titel: SV: Help with word on 1766 tax record
Skrivet av: Victoria Cihla skrivet 2020-07-09, 00:54

Thank you, that's very interesting.  It looks like it applies specifically to the Sara - would she be a maid/servant for the family?  (The names above her are the children (sons and daughter) of the family.) 

Thanks for your help,

Vicki Cihla

Titel: SV: Help with word on 1766 tax record
Skrivet av: Kalle Birgersson skrivet 2020-07-09, 01:01

"Gammal piga" often meant an older woman, never married. She might be a sister or aunt to Nils Nilsson or his deceased wife, or just a poor old woman placed there by the parish management. Maybe Nils Nilsson got some minor payment to take care of her.

Titel: SV: Help with word on 1766 tax record
Skrivet av: Victoria Cihla skrivet 2020-07-09, 01:13

Oh, that is really interesting.  I did wonder why she suddenly appeared with the family, I'll look into possible connections.

Thanks a lot!

Vicki Cihla