Help with a place name in Valborg, Gavleborg, Sweden

Geri Brinley

In the moving in record of Lars Eriksson (b19/7 1858) to Valbo, Gavleborg it looks like he was going to a farm called "Prostgl.." but I can't find any such place in the index for Valbo.

See https://app.arkivdigital.se/volume/v137140?image=66

ArkivDigital: Valbo (X) B:5 (1874-1889) Image: 66 Page: 124

He is number 69.

Morris Geoffrey Fröberg

Hi @Geri Brinley ,

The word in the moving-to column is Prostgd. meaning Prostgård. It's not a place name, but it does refer to a place in the parish. It's the residence of the Provost (in English) which is Prost in Swedish. In the Nordic countries a Prost is the leader of a Provsti which is equivalent to a Kontrakt (a geographical area in the Swedish Lutheran church that is made up of multiple parishes. It's like a Deanery). The Prost was the immediate superior to a parish priest. In this case, the residence of the Prost was in Valbo. The move-in record shows Lars Eriksson moved to p. 285 which is in the AI:21a household examination record. In looking at the record, the head of household is the Kontraktprost. You can learn more about jurisdictions within the Swedish Lutheran Church in the FamilySearch Wiki at https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/Swedish_Church_Jurisdictions_for_Family_History_Research