Records of the questioning of the individual rural property holders in Evesen, Berenbusch, Nordholz, and Rusbend in the context of the General Land Survey (land measurement). (1743-1744)
Overview
This document has identifier NLA BU L 2 L Nr. 27/41 in the Arcinsys Archival information system Niedersachsen and Bremen.
Johann Heinrich Krückeberg is one of the respondents, and therefore a property holder by 1743-44.
Replies of Rural Property Holders
The householders are each asked 40 questions. The questions are unfortunately not documented in this file, so we know only the answers. Many of the questions were negated by recording either "nescit" (he does not know) or "cessat" (does not apply, falls away), but we do not know what the topics this refers to. Also, some questions are answered by "ut reliqui", which means he had the same conditions as all the others.
| Latin term | Literal meaning | Archival meaning |
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nescit |
he does not know |
Respondent has no knowledge |
cessat |
it ceases / is absent |
Not applicable / does not exist |
ut reliqui |
like the others |
Same as other respondents |
Images of Johann Heinrich Krückeberg’s Recorded Answers
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Transliteration and Translation
Transcript of the report for Johann Heinrich Krückeberg at Berenbusch no. X
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Johann Heinrich Krückeberg appears to say he married into the property. He says: "habe darauf geheyrahtet". This could mean:
This might suggest he obtained Brinksitzer status of no. 10 Berenbusch through marriage, but we don’t know what the antecedent to the da-compound darauf is because we don’t know what was asked. The 1743–44 general state visitation (Generallandesvisitation) records a succession of holders for Haus Nr. 10 in Berenbusch: Johann Tönnies Eggerding, followed by Friedrich Kuhlmann, and then Johann Heinrich Krückeberg, who acquired the holding through marriage. None of these individuals appears in the 1737 Survey of House and Property Holders in the District of Bückeburg as Part of a General Land Survey (1737), likely because they did not meet the criteria of property holders. |
N. X [Rf?] er hiesse 1. Johann Henrich Krückeberg vormahls Friedrich Kuhlmann auch Joh. Tönnies Eggerding 2. habe darauf geheyrahtet 3. ein Brinksitzer 4. Er habe nichts als einen Garten worin zugl. etwas Saatlandt Nach der neuen Messung. 5. cessat 6. er habe kein Rottland ausser dem Garthen 7. Sey Illmo eigen. 8. Wöchentl. Dienste verrichte er [symbol = nicht; old code for ‚not‘] 9. jährl. 12 Burgfesten 10. cessat 11. funff Erndte Tage 12. so offt es nöhtig 13. so offt es erforderlig [bei anderen: Landfolge mit der Hand] 14. 15. 16. ut reliqui [bei anderen: auch Jagd und Wachten] 17. cessat 18. [Dues listed below] a) contribat 2 [Groschen] 2 [Pfennige] b) Rottzinß 11 [Groschen] c) Mahl[...] 12 [Groschen] d) Michael Schatz cessit e) – f) – 4 [Pfennige] g) Landschatz gibt er nicht weilen er kein Land habe h) nescit i) ut reliqui k) Viehschatz p nro. des Viehes 4 mgr [Groschen] 4 Pf [Pfennige] auch 8 mgr [Groschen] l) cessat m) Ein Rauchhuhn an gdste Herrschafft n) nescit 19. a) ut reliqui b) Erbe 3 rthlr [Taler] 4 mgr [Groschen] 4 Pf [Pfennige] c-g nescit 20-23. cessat 24. 1 Kuh 1 Rind 1 Schwein 25. treibe solche vor den Hirten 26. nein 27-31 cessat 32. Er gebe niemand etwas als dem pastori und Küster das gewöhnliche 33. nein 34. Vermeyne, da er keine Länderey habe, solche nicht schuldig zu seyn 35. nein 36., 37. cessat 38. nein 39. ut reliqui 40. Er samle das Holtz in der Waldung oder kauffe es.
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The reply to question #1 only gives the prior holders of no. 10 Berenbusch. It does not give the persons through whom the tenure right could pass. |
Heading: “N. X [Rentkammer-Fragen?] how he is called” 1. Johann Heinrich Krückeberg — formerly Friedrich Kuhlmann, also Johann Tönnies Eggerding Indicates earlier holders of the same dwelling/holding. 2. He married in connection with it. Formulaic reply indicating acquisition of the holding by marriage; the exact relationship to the predecessor is not specified. 3. A Brinksitzer Small cottager living on the village edge with minimal land. 4. He has nothing except a garden, in which also some seed-land according to the new survey Very small cultivated plot only, confirmed by cadastral measurement. 5. ceased / not applicable 6. He has no cleared land except the garden No independent Rottland holding. 7. Belonging to His Most Illustrious Lordship Direct territorial lord (domain property, not freehold). 8. Weekly services he performs not Exempt from regular weekly labor services. 9. Yearly 12 Burgfesten Twelve annual manorial labor or duty days owed to the manor. 10. ceased / not applicable 11. Five harvest days Obligatory harvest labor for the lord’s estate. 12. As often as necessary Occasional service upon demand. 13. As often as required Additional service obligations when called (others: land-escort duty). 14–16. Like the others Same communal obligations as fellow villagers (others: also hunting and watch duties). 17. ceased / not applicable 18. [Dues listed below] a) Contribution tax — 2 Groschen 2 Pfennige General personal state tax, not tied to landholding. b) Rottland rent — 11 Groschen Payment for use of cleared marginal land taken from forest or heath. c) Milling due — 12 Groschen Fee for compulsory use of the lord’s mill (Mühlenzwang). d) Michaelmas tax — ceased Former annual tax due at St. Michael’s Day (29 September) no longer owed. e) none f) Minor due — 4 Pfennige Small unspecified local fee, often court or parish related. g) Land tax — not paid because he owns no land Indicates legally landless or near-landless status. h) does not know Category not applicable or no obligation remembered. i) like the others Pays the customary village amount. k) Livestock tax according to number of animals — 4 Mariengroschen 4 Pfennige, also 8 Mariengroschen Assessed per head of livestock, probably different animal classes. l) exempt / not applicable m) One hearth-chicken to the gracious lordship Traditional household tribute (feudal survival). n) does not know No obligation known in this category. 19. a) like the others Pays the same customary obligation as the rest of the villagers. b) Heriot — 3 Taler 4 Mariengroschen 4 Pfennige Death duty payable to the lord when the holding passes to a successor. c–g does not know No known obligation in these categories. 20–23 not applicable 24. 1 cow, 1 young bovine, 1 pig Declared livestock in his possession. 25. He drives them with the village herdsman Animals kept in the communal herd, not privately pastured. 26. no 27–31 not applicable 32. He gives nothing to anyone except the pastor and sexton, the customary amount Only ordinary church dues (fees and offerings). 33. no 34. He believes that since he has no land he is not obliged to such Claims exemption from a land-based obligation. 35. no 36–37 not applicable 38. no 39. like the others Ordinary communal duty shared with villagers. 40. He gathers wood in the forest or buys it No independent timber rights; only collection or purchase allowed.