Titel: Sockenman
Skrivet av: Lars Göran Larsson skrivet 2002-08-31, 22:19
Hi Sue
Sockenman or sockneman was used about the socken inhabitants (males) that were legally obliged to participate in communal affairs like churchbuilding/repairs and caring for the poor. He also had the vote when the sockenstämma met.This applied to people of means. (Farmers and such who paid taxes)
In Hälsingland were I come from it is also used as a kind of honorary title given to the elderly farmers.