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Pat Lindgren
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 Posted - 03/08/2006 : 17:30:18
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Could anyone help me figure out the pecking order of farm ownership in the mid-19th century in Norway? I have found "selveier", "bonde", "cotter", "husmann", "gardbruker", and several other names to indicate "farmer". I know that they all indicate different levels of ownership rights to the farm and to different parts of the farm. Can anyone help sort this all out?
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Jo Anne Sadler
Norway Heritage Veteran
USA
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Posted - 03/08/2006 : 18:46:52
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| Recommend you go into Links on this site, check Popular Links, scroll down, Ancestors from Norway has an immense amount of information and could answer your question in great detail. |
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Pat Lindgren
Starting member
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Posted - 15/08/2006 : 15:36:35
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| I went to the Ancestors from Norway site and did not get my question answered in any level of detail. I am still interested in knowing the differences (I am assuming some sort of pecking order) between these names for "farmer" |
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Borge
Veteran Moderator
Norway
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Posted - 15/08/2006 : 16:48:28
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| You can't really take the terms out of their original context. The interpretation may vary depending on the time frame, and a number of other contextual conditions |
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jwiborg
Norway Heritage Veteran
Norway
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Posted - 15/08/2006 : 17:43:19
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bonde farmer
gardbruker farmer
jordbruker farmer
selveier homeowner, freeholder. Indicates that he owns the property.
Bonde, gardbruker and jordbruker is a designation for a person who runs a farm. There's no difference in the meaning of those three titles. Normally he's also the owner. As opposed to a husmann or leilending, who is a renter.
husmann cotter (a renter). A farmer who rented a house (with or without land) from a landowner, and paid for this with cash and/or duties for the landowner/farmer.
leilending tenant farmer. A person who rented the land (property) from the landowner
Cottar - a peasant farmer - In Great Britain and Ireland, a person who hires a small cottage, with or without a plot of land. Cottiers commonly aid in the work of the landlord's farm. [Written also cotter.]
Cottar/cotter is not used as a designation in Norway. Only used when translated into english... 
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Pat Lindgren
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Posted - 18/08/2006 : 16:47:52
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| Thanks much. That was very helpful |
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Hopkins
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Pecking order of farm owners, selveier, bonde, hus
