Den 2015-09-05 kl. 16:07, skrev Debbie: > > 1. QUESTION:How do I record the location of "soldier cottage 122 Målen > under Smedserum" as shown in the birth/household records. A google > map for "Smedserum" shows it east of Locknevi. Is this the accurate > location? Other records indicate that she was born in Tuna, which is > way to the south. > > Birth Record: There is a Brita Maria born 3 July 1824, parents Jonas > Bohm and Maja Stina Nilsdotter (age 37) of Målen, in [H] Tuna C:2 > (1755-1826) Image 242 / page 473 (AID: v41391.b242.s473, NAD: > SE/VALA/00389). They are found at soldier cottage 122 Målen under > Smedserum, in [H] Tuna AI:7 (1822-1825) Image 137 / page 128 (AID: > v24218.b137.s128, NAD: SE/VALA/00389). --- The Smedserum where she was born is in Tuna parish, it seems to be this manor at the Lantmäteriet (Swedish National Survey) placename and map-search page: http://kso2.lantmateriet.se/?e=573763&n=6376568&z=5 Web-site: http://kso2.lantmateriet.se/# A list of place-names in Tuna parish: http://www.bygdeband.se/plats/166640/sverige/kalmar-lan/vimmerby/tuna/ "Målen under Smedserum" means that Målen was a smaller unit (here a soldier "torp" ) on the properties of a main farm. That is the land was not owned by the inhabitants of Målen, but by the owner of Smedserum. > > -------------- > QUESTION: Is there any way using the information provided to get a > sense for their position in society? I mentioned in an earlier post > that the "family lore" is that Ida had been raised wealthy > circumstances, but her family bankrupted the family. I'd like to try > to figure out if there's any truth to this. In American records, you > can get a sense for the families position in society: did they own or > rent their home? how much was it valued at? what was the occupation? > Clearly, Ida's family was not wealthy in the 1880s and 1890s following > the death of her father. But, what about before that? Is there any way > to know? --- Both of Ida's parents were the children of common soldiers, and her father was a soldier, their status in society one level below farmers. So perhaps the family stories have "improved on reality"... > > -------------- > QUESTION: Several of the men (Jonas Born, Jonas Myrong & Nils Johan > Brutus) are recorded as being "soldiers." Is there any indication of > their "rank" or anyway to find out?? Would this information help, in > any way, to shed light on the families' positions in society? LOL -- I > don't care either way. I'd just like to get a better sense for what > their existence was like and whether the "family lore" might be true! > In some European cultures, the aristocrats had the first son inherit > and the other sons go into law, the military or the clergy. So, I > suppose there's a chance that the "family lore" is true --- The name was probably Jonas Bom, and the "Born" a later reading error. These were common soldiers, if they had been corporals or sergeants (or officers) they would have that title in the records. Military information here: http://www.algonet.se/~hogman/swegen.htm BTW, a son of the aristocracy would become an officer, not a soldier. // Bo Johansson