Pecking order of farm owners, selveier, bonde, hus
Started by Pat Lindgren · 2006-08-03
Pat Lindgren · 2006-08-03#1
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?