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Titel: What does låghistuge mean?
Skrivet av: Scott Cannon skrivet 2011-05-23, 21:44

Following the name of my g g grandfather in the birth record of my g grandfather in 1872, it says låghistuge or something spelled very similar.
 
Johannes Andersson låghistuge
 
I see other fathers on the page also have this word follow the name of the father. Yet other fathers have other words listed after their names.
 
Perhaps it is the name of their occupation.
 
Does anyone know what this word means?
 
Thanks, Scott

Titel: What does låghistuge mean?
Skrivet av: Elin Wahlgren skrivet 2011-05-23, 23:05

Hard to tell, do you have a picture of that word to add hear, or the name of the parish he lived in? It is easier to see the word. Maybe it says fattigstuga?

Titel: What does låghistuge mean?
Skrivet av: Jan Jutefors skrivet 2011-05-24, 08:57

Scott,
 
You have to tell us where you seen this word. We must go back and see it our self.

Titel: What does låghistuge mean?
Skrivet av: Scott Cannon skrivet 2011-05-24, 09:28

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Elin and Jan, thank you for your offer of help. Above should be an image of the parents entry in the birth record.
 
Here is the record this is located in:}
 
August Wilhelm Johansson
Birth: 25 Sep 1872
Måns Elovsgården Skår, Levene, Skaraborg
 
Thanks again for your help.  
Scott

Titel: What does låghistuge mean?
Skrivet av: Olle Elm skrivet 2011-05-24, 09:41

I think the word can be läg[en]hetseg.  (owner of a small part of the land) (the last part in läg[en]hetseg = eg = ägare = owner)
If you take a look in Levene AI:14 (1871-1877) Bild 63 / sid 57 you can see they live in Lägenhet[en] Hömossen.
Kind regards,
Olle Elm

Titel: What does låghistuge mean?
Skrivet av: Scott Cannon skrivet 2011-05-24, 10:04

Thanks Olle! Yes, the words Hömossen Lägenhet appear before the name of the father in some of the Household Examination records.
 
I was told Hömossen was the location of the property and Lägenhet meant it was a small property.
 
But we couldn't figure out exactly what this word was. It looks like they may have tried to write in a small space and therefore they squeezed the letters together.  
 
If anyone disagrees with this conclusion that this word means owner of a small property, please let me know.
 
Thank you everyone! Scott

Titel: What does låghistuge mean?
Skrivet av: Jan Jutefors skrivet 2011-05-24, 10:37

Scott,
 
Then it was an owner of a small property, but now we use the word lägenhet for a apartment in a apartment house

Titel: What does låghistuge mean?
Skrivet av: Scott Cannon skrivet 2011-05-24, 17:59

Thanks Jan. This makes sense now.