Matts Antas
Henric Backfolk
Michel Backfolk
Isac Bernas
Erik Bonde
Henrik Bonde
Eric Bondfolk
Erik Bondfolk
Pehr Bondfolk
Matts Bränn
Eric Båsk
Johan Bäcks
Anders Böhling
Anders Böling
Beata Böling
Hans Böling
Matts Dahlgren
Thomas Erkas
Gabriel Erström
Matts Fant
Anders Fratt
Erik Gabbels
Anders Gnidars
Gabriel Gnidars
Carl Grägg
Johan Grägg
Anders Gull

Michel Hansson Kamb
Thomas Klemets
Johan Klockars
Michel Klockars
Eric Klåfvus
Johan Klåfvus
Anders Thomas. Klåvus
Matts Knåp
Matts Konn
Matts Konn
Jacob Krook
Johan Kråka
Eric Lassas
Anders Lassfolk
Matts Lassfolk
Hans Lillmars
Jacob Långgård
Matts Lärka
Eric Manfolk
Erik Manfolk
Henrik Manfolk
Erik Maris
Matts Mars
Michel Markusfolk
Matts Martens
Henrik Mattans

Matts Mattans
Hans Michels
Hans Michels
Hans Michels
Matts Nisper
Johan Nissfolk
Johan Nix
Michel Nix
Matts Norrgrann
Matts Norrgrann
Daniel Norrgård
Israel Norrgård
Marcus Nygård
Matts Nygård
Matts Nygård
Anders Nynäs
Matts Nynäs
Michel Nynäs
Elias Näs
Johan Ollandt
Thomas Ollas
Matts Pellfolk
Anders Perus
Anders Perus
Hans Perus
Henric Perus

Sources and links:

Finland

Nordlund, K. I.: Blad ur Närpes historia. Första delen. 1928. Source of this collection. Owner's Marks from Närpes 1730-1838.

The village of Pelo Owner's Marks used by members of the Pelo family.

June Pelo: An Owner's Mark (bomärke in Swedish, puumerkki in Finnish) is a legal symbol, a geometric conbination of lines, used to show ownership or interests. It does not always mean that the owner of the Owner's Mark could not read, but it was similar to the coat of arms owned by the nobility. It was a person's visible symbol and applied to the property of a farm or an individual. In olden days the Owner's Mark was a symbol or brandmark which was used to show ownership. One had to choose an existing example as a symbol or brandmark, such as a rune. It then had to be approved by the other villagers.
Owner's Marks have been used as early as 500 A.D. An illegal use of an Owner's Mark was a serious crime in the Swedish law during the period 1347 to 1442. The law of 1798 decreed that every document signed with an Owner's Mark should also be signed by two witnesses.
Owner's Marks were found wherever property and interests were marked. Today many Owner's Marks are found in archives of church records. Many farms have saved old contracts of sale with Owner's Marks. Owner's marks are found on various objects. They do not indicate a year nor show the names of owners. Almost all Owner's Marks in archives are accompanied by the name of the owner and the year when signed. The oldest Owner's Mark in Finland is one on a tombstone from the 13th century, found in Ulvila parish, SW Finland.
During early years of the study of Owner's Marks, researchers realized they could be used in genealogy. Many Owner's Marks, especially in Germany, were inherited from father to son. Certain types of Owner's Marks were typical for families or clans. Many times Owner's Marks without accompanying names are found on documents which show to which families the mark belonged. Because women used Owner's Marks belonging to male relatives, kinships may be found.

P. O. Ekon puumerkkikokoelma Anneli Mäkinen. Aninkainen 1997:3, s. 11-12.
P.O.Ekko: Länsi-Suomen puumerkkien historia. 1992

Owner's Marks from Finland collected by P.O. Ekko
Instructions (in Finnish)

• From Satakunta names of the owners
• From Western Finland names of the owners
• From other parts of Finland names of the owners
  • LAPPFJÄRD lappf1.gif lehtim.gif - Owner's Marks from Lappfjärd

Pomarkun vanhimpia puumerkkejä Raimo E. Harju

Karvialaisia puumerkkejä Kerännyt Rauni Virtanen, piirrokset Mari Sievi-Korte
Merijärvi - puumerkit Tunnistamattomat puumerkit

 

Sverige

Glömda gudstecken. Från fornkyrklig dopliturgi till allmogens bomärken dissertation by Tuve Skånberg (Lund University Dissertation Abstracts)
Bomärken från Gotland Elisabeth Molin
Bomärken - Ljustorp Hans Högman
Våmhus socken - Bomärken

 

Norge

Bumerker i Norge - En oversikt - Av Hans Cappelen
The House Marks in Norway (English summary of: Bumerker i Norge - en oversikt)
Family Housemarks In the St. Nicolai church of Burg

Bomärken för 12 nämndemän som år 1607 undertecknade skattelängden i Närpes (RA 4861 b). De är inte identiska med de nämndemän som satt vinterting i Närpes den 19-20 januari 1613, men fyra av dem torde kunna identifieras nämligen övre radens bomärke nr. 2 Mickel Jönsson i Finby, bomärke nr. 5 Pehr Nilsson i Kåtnäs samt undre radens bomärke nr. 8 Madz Ollsson i Töby och nr. 10 Erich Jönsson i Öfvuermarck (jfr. Mikrofilm ES 843, fol. 41. Årliga räntan för 1614, Närpes socken. Riksarkivet i Helsingfors). Följande nämndemän satt vinterting i Närpes den 19-20 januari 1613: Michel Jönsson i Finnby, Anders Sigfredson Måckpää, Erich Bertilson i Nårrnääs, Pehr Andersson i Tiöoköö; Michel Oluffson ibm., Markus Pehrson i Lappfierd, Sigfred Pehrson i Lappfierd, Mattz Olufson i Kååtnääs, Bengt Pehrsson i Petalax (torde avse Pjelax), Oluff Pehrson i Öfwerfinnby, Jöns Oluffson i Nääsby, Pehr Nillson i Kååthnääs (Petalax historia II Vasa 1983) (se Bondeseglare från Närpes på Stockholm 1541-1608, kapitlet "Nämndemännen")

	Till yttermero visso och vijdhare stadsfästelse under (the) - 12 edsvorne mäns bomärken, jemte medh sochnens signeth undertrycht. Nempden
	Mickell Jönsson i Finby Bength Peersson i Pielax Hendrich Jönsson i Näsby Erich Jönsson i Öfvuermarck Madz Ollsson i Tööbyy Mickell Ollsson i Tiocko	Peer Niillsson i Kåtnäs Madz Ollson ibidem Peer Hindersson i Böle Jacop Nilsson i Öfvuermarck Peer Andersson i Tiockå Marcus Peersson i Lapfierd
Riksarkivet i Helsingfors. Årliga räntan för 1614, Närpes socken. Mikrofilm ES 843, fol. 41.	Källa: Hemfolk och utvandrare, släkten Brommels av Jarl Brommels, 1998 s. 11

 

editor: Staffan Storteir