Läshjälp/Reading Help

[David Decker-Drane]

The attached image is a Household Clerical Survey from Borgsjö, Västernorrland (1880-1891).

I am interested in deciphering the 1st line ("Bond. Urmak. P.E. [??]") I know it has something to do with watch/clockmaking.

And also the 3rd line, which references my ancestor Olof Olsson...particularly the two notes immediately to the right of "Brunskog".

Many thanks!

[Leif Lundkvist]

1st line: "Bond(en) Urmak(aren) P. E. Nordells E(nka)" = farmer watchmaker P E Nordell's widow (on the next row). You find both of them on page 47 of the previous volume. They didn't had a long marriage, married 1877-06-24, he died 1778-08-07.
About Olof Olsson the first is "försvarlig" = almost good, about his Reading and understanding. The second is "saknar ledighetsb(etyg) ..." = there is no information about if he is free to marriage for the period 7/5 80 - 19/6 81.

[David Decker-Drane]

Thank you for this!

This appears to be an "in between" period where Olof is still listed at his father's house in Brunskog (Värmland) but has not yet made what would be his future move to Söderhamn (Gävleborg)...so my thought is that he is in Borgsjö temporarily for additional clockmaking instruction. Does this sound like a reasonable hypothesis?

[Leif Lundkvist]

Yes, but he didn't stayed for long, he arrived 1881-06-19 from Västerås and moved to Sundsvall 1881-08-15.