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Skriv ut sidan - Hemadotter - Translation of word
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Titel: Hemadotter - Translation of word
Skrivet av: Bibi Gustafson skrivet 2012-01-12, 22:26
Scott - my husband's grandmother (mother's mother) was a hemmadotter (stay-at-home-daughter). She was born in 1883, one of 6 siblings (reaching adulthood) and stayed with her parents until they died in 1917. We have a letter from one of her sisters telling that as she was the only daughter not married she was requested to take care of her parents as a piga and remain unmarried until they passed away. We do not know the reasons why she wasn't married when she was 25, but that's why she was the one asked. The sister writing the letter kind of feels sorry for her and is happy that she is released from her duties after the death of the parents. I suppose that if all the daughters had been married they would have hired a piga to do the work. Best regards, Bibi