Titel: Johan Anderson Blomquist
Skrivet av: Bo Johansson skrivet 2009-09-23, 15:55
1. In the 1861-1865 HFL he was a student in Vänersborg (stud. i Vänersborg), and it was not unusual for students to take a non-patronymic surname.
In the 1866-1870 HFL he was first a student in Vänersborg, changed to Volontär vid Bohusläns regemente.
A volontär was a man who intended to become an NCO or officer.
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2. Genline has images of the actul records, but you have to pay a subscription fee. www.genline.com
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3. Älsvborg is Älvsborg county, Färgelanda is the parish.
You can find county maps with parishes here http://www.gis.scb.se/atlas/RikIndAtlas1992/index_en.htm
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4. You can look in the household examination record mentioned above, for example GID 791.46.37900, [Älvsborg] Färgelanda, AI.19, Household examination, 1861-1865, page 34.
Bäckerböle was a farm of 3/4 mantal, that had been subdivided.
Anders Johannesson (note spelling!) was owner (Eg.) of 1/8 mantal, so it was a small farm, about the smallest possible for a real family farm.