Rikonpeldo? Pieksämäki

[Frederick Farnbach]

On the Pieksämäki marriage record for Pehr Flinck, his village is listed as Rikonpeldo.  This village is mentioned in only one other marriage record.  There is no mention of this place in the clerical survey books.

Where is Rikonpeldo, or what does it mean?

[Ritva Winter]

Impossible to say, maybe the cottage was abandoned. However, I  found Petter Flinck in the 'rippikirja' 1799--1803 (I Aa:10) on page 247, see 'Wargeringsmanskapet'

[Frederick Farnbach]

Very interesting.  All of the other references to Rikonpeldo are also listed in the Wargerings Manskapet.  Does "Wargerings Manskapet" mean a military base?

Petter Flink can also be found in Wargerings Manskapet in the rippikirja, 1791-1799, also number 39.  There is another name written there and crossed out.  Perhaps it was someone who lived there before Petter.

[Harald Nordius]

Vargeringsmanskapet was a reserve for the regular soldiers in the allotment system. A member of this reserve, a "vargeringskarl" was contracted to enter service if a regular soldier died or became unable to serve.


There is a place called Rikonlahti south of Pieksämäki. I guess that Rikonpelti was somewhere near.


https://www.google.se/maps/@62.2368534,27.2451885,14.5z

[Ritva Winter]

The crossed over names seem to be Anders Ahlström and wife Anna Maria Toloin.

[Frederick Farnbach]

Ritva, you have very good eyes!

Harald, Thank you for the link to the allotment system.  That helps me understand the church records better.