Other military rolls of great value is "Rullor 1620-1723" (Rolls 1620-1723) and "Rullor 1724-" (Rolls 1724-).
Rullor 1620-1723
For the period covering the Early Allotment System (the period prior to 1682) and for the period of the Late Allotment System until 1723 there are a series of rolls called "Rullor 1620-1723". This series is the most important source regarding the Swedish Great Power Period. There are, however, great gaps in these rolls. There is no information for the period 1708 - 1709, since most of the rolls for this period were destroyed at the Swedish surrender to Russia after the battle of Poltava in 1709, The Great Northern War. Much information regarding the Swedish regiments in the Baltic countries are also missing since the Baltic states were lost to Russia in 1710.However for the Swedish/Finnish regiments these rolls are excellent sources of information.While the general muster rolls are arranged regiment by regiment these rolls are arranged year by year.
Rullor 1724-
Another source of great value and a complement to the GMRs is the series "Rullor 1724-". This series might cover possible gaps in the respective regiment's rolls. These rolls contain similar information as the GMRs and are arranged in the same manner.
Husby-Oppunda Parish, Södermanland
Where was Gustaf Asp's soldier croft, 47 Ekeby, located? We know it was located in Husby-Oppunda parish, Södermanland. Husby-Oppunda parish is located northwest of the city of Nyköping by the creek Husbyån and just north of Lake Långhalsen and just west of Lake Lidsjön. The parish is located in a cultural landscape with broken ground and woodland in the north. The parish church was erected in the 13th or 14th century. A detached bell tower was built in 1668.The 47 Ekeby soldier croft was called Ekebystugan and was located just northeast of Ekeby estate. The croft (cottage) was rebuilt in 1948 and 1974. The old cowshed was teared down around 1930.Source: Södermanland Soldier Register.The rote 47 Ekeby was constituted by the following three farms:1.Ekeby Östergård (1 mantal) - main rote farm.2.Malm Millangård (1 mantal)3.Fastorp, Forssa parish (1/4 mantal)
Where was the soldier croft located?The map shows Ekebystugan, the soldier croft. The croft belonged to rote 47 Ekeby, Life Company, Södermanland Regiment.We also see the main farm of the rote, Ekeby estate. The lake to the right is Lidsjön.Source: Lantmäteriets historiska kartor.The name of the soldier croft, Ekebystugan, is underlined with a red line and the Ekeby estate has a blue ellipse.
The image shows Husby-Oppunda parish church. The detached bell tower is visible to the left of the church building.Free image Wikipedia.
Registers
There are a number of online registers which can be used to find information about soldiers; information such as regiments, companies, rote, parish, date of birth, date of death etc. This is important information to have when you research soldiers in the military rolls.
Centrala soldatregistret
One of the biggest online soldier register is the Centrala soldatregistret (The Central Soldier Register).The register contains soldiers in the Allotment System, i.e. soldiers and sailors (båtsmän) enrolled between 1682 and 1901. The register has soldiers of rank-and-file and corporals but no NCOs or officers.There are also a few enlisted units in the register. If you know a soldier name, you can search the database to find out which regiment, company and rote that soldier served. Look for a link calledThere is a link “English” near the top of the page, click it to switch to English. Click “Search Tips” for information about how to enter data into the various search fields. The search-page: http://www.ep.liu.se/databases/soldatregister/search.en.aspx (in English).The people behind the soldier register do not claim that the register is complete, but new soldiers are continuously added to the register. New data are also added to the already registered soldiers. The new data added might be information about the soldiers' families.More information about the content of the register is found at http://www.soldatreg.se/om-basen/ . This information is only in Swedish but you can use services such as Google Translate to have the text translated into English.The soldier register is free of charge.
Other Soldier Registers
There are also a number of regimental registers available online. In the above article I have used the Södermanland Regiment and if you have soldiers in this regiment you can use Soldatregister Södermanland (The Södermanland Soldier Register). The register is free of charge.Note that all these registers are secondary sources and must be treated as such. Use them to get a fast entry to the primary sources, i.e. the general muster rolls and others. Always verify information found in a secondary source with the corresponding information in the primary source.
Other military rolls of great value is "Rullor 1620-1723" (Rolls 1620-1723) and "Rullor 1724-" (Rolls 1724-).
Rullor 1620-1723
For the period covering the Early Allotment System (the period prior to 1682) and for the period of the Late Allotment System until 1723 there are a series of rolls called "Rullor 1620-1723". This series is the most important source regarding the Swedish Great Power Period. There are, however, great gaps in these rolls. There is no information for the period 1708 - 1709, since most of the rolls for this period were destroyed at the Swedish surrender to Russia after the battle of Poltava in 1709, The Great Northern War. Much information regarding the Swedish regiments in the Baltic countries are also missing since the Baltic states were lost to Russia in 1710.However for the Swedish/Finnish regiments these rolls are excellent sources of information.While the general muster rolls are arranged regiment by regiment these rolls are arranged year by year.
Rullor 1724-
Another source of great value and a complement to the GMRs is the series "Rullor 1724-". This series might cover possible gaps in the respective regiment's rolls. These rolls contain similar information as the GMRs and are arranged in the same manner.
Husby-Oppunda Parish,
Södermanland
Where was Gustaf Asp's soldier croft, 47 Ekeby, located? We know it was located in Husby-Oppunda parish, Södermanland. Husby-Oppunda parish is located northwest of the city of Nyköping by the creek Husbyån and just north of Lake Långhalsen and just west of Lake Lidsjön. The parish is located in a cultural landscape with broken ground and woodland in the north. The parish church was erected in the 13th or 14th century. A detached bell tower was built in 1668.The 47 Ekeby soldier croft was called Ekebystugan and was located just northeast of Ekeby estate. The croft (cottage) was rebuilt in 1948 and 1974. The old cowshed was teared down around 1930.Source: Södermanland Soldier Register.The rote 47 Ekeby was constituted by the following three farms:1.Ekeby Östergård (1 mantal) - main rote farm.2.Malm Millangård (1 mantal)3.Fastorp, Forssa parish (1/4 mantal)
Where was the soldier croft located?The map shows Ekebystugan, the soldier croft. The croft belonged to rote 47 Ekeby, Life Company, Södermanland Regiment.We also see the main farm of the rote, Ekeby estate. The lake to the right is Lidsjön.Source: Lantmäteriets historiska kartor.The name of the soldier croft, Ekebystugan, is underlined with a red line and the Ekeby estate has a blue ellipse.
The image shows Husby-Oppunda parish church. The detached bell tower is visible to the left of the church building.Free image Wikipedia.
Registers
There are a number of online registers which can be used to find information about soldiers; information such as regiments, companies, rote, parish, date of birth, date of death etc. This is important information to have when you research soldiers in the military rolls.
Centrala soldatregistret
One of the biggest online soldier register is the Centrala soldatregistret (The Central Soldier Register).The register contains soldiers in the Allotment System, i.e. soldiers and sailors (båtsmän) enrolled between 1682 and 1901. The register has soldiers of rank-and-file and corporals but no NCOs or officers.There are also a few enlisted units in the register. If you know a soldier name, you can search the database to find out which regiment, company and rote that soldier served. Look for a link calledThere is a link “English” near the top of the page, click it to switch to English. Click “Search Tips” for information about how to enter data into the various search fields. The search-page: http://www.ep.liu.se/databases/soldatregister/search.en.aspx (in English).The people behind the soldier register do not claim that the register is complete, but new soldiers are continuously added to the register. New data are also added to the already registered soldiers. The new data added might be information about the soldiers' families.More information about the content of the register is found at http://www.soldatreg.se/om-basen/ . This information is only in Swedish but you can use services such as Google Translate to have the text translated into English.The soldier register is free of charge.
Other Soldier Registers
There are also a number of regimental registers available online. In the above article I have used the Södermanland Regiment and if you have soldiers in this regiment you can use Soldatregister Södermanland (The Södermanland Soldier Register). The register is free of charge.Note that all these registers are secondary sourcesand must be treated as such. Use them to get a fast entry to the primary sources, i.e. the general muster rolls and others. Always verify information found in a secondary source with the corresponding information in the primary source.
