Titel: Kyrkladan
Skrivet av: Karen Van Etten skrivet 2014-02-27, 20:04
While searching some 1600s mantalslängder, I saw a family listed at kyrkladan, which appears to translate in English to 'church barn.' Somewhat confusing to me, as usually a barn is for farm storage of hay, feed, and animals. However, this family was shown at the same place from 1660 through 1667. The man's Bouppteckning indicates they had 5 living children (dating back to 1636) at the time of his death. His widow continued living there until 1672. The family was not shown as 'fattig.
I speculate, that the building was originally built for farm storage, but then turned into living quarters for man (and his family), employed by church Pastor. Is it possible ? The internet carries a kyrkladan photo, but that particular building seems awfully small for 7 people.