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Titel: Mystery about a location and family name.
Skrivet av: Jonathan Bryan skrivet 2012-09-15, 23:36
Being unfamiliar with the word crofter, I googled it, and I believe this is your meaning (from Wikipedia):
in Scandinavian languages (mostly Swedish) torp means a small dwelling, such as a cottage, with a small leased farm area cultivated by its inhabitants, similar to a croft
EDIT: Given Mats response below, perhaps he was an owner of a tenant farm that he leased out? I guess the occupation is still somewhat confusing to me....