How do I find out more information about a burglary charge and if there was any type of punishment?
In the following records, Jon Johansson 1793 11/11 has been charged with burglary, but I haven’t found anything in the years before or after these records.
http://www.arkivdigital.se/aid/show/v135815.b366.s743
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Hi @Mary_Hanson ,
I have looked at the comments in all three examples they read:
Järvsö (X) AI:18b (1854-1857) Image 366 / Page 743 reads poor, "befriade" which could mean delivered, released, exempted, or cleared in the Swedish Historical Dictionary database from 1814 see link below. Then it says, "hela familjen" meaning the whole family. Then is says, punished for house burglary. See "befria" in the https://swedishgenealogyguide.com/dictionaries/swedish-historical-dictionary-database-shdd
Järvsö (X) AI:17b (1851-1854) Image 301 / Page 601 reads punished for house burglary, destitute poor, and befriade.
Järvsö (X) AI:17b (1851-1854) Image 299 / Page 599 reads punished for house burglary, destitute poor, and befriade.
One would think the burglary charge would be mentioned in the court minutes of the court Järvsö häradsrätt. The comments in the household examinations do not say when the charge was made. They do not say there was a conviction, or a punishment. It's interesting that you said the comment disappeared in later household examinations. Comments like that usually follow a person the rest of their life. In this case, it may have been dropped when it no longer seemed relevant. We don't know the severity of the burglary. We know he was destitute poor, but he was punished "straffad". Hopefully the court records have a case which tells the story.
You can search the Järvsö häradsrätt court minutes or at least the fines list through ArkivDigtial for the years 1850-1852 at http://www.arkivdigital.se/aid/show/v423259.b10, 1853-1855 at http://www.arkivdigital.se/aid/show/v423260.b10. And 1857-1859 in FamilySearch at https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QHV-P3JG-R9S6-4?mode=g&cat=425537.
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