Marriage patterns and residential behaviour among Norwegian women in Amsterdam, 1621–1720

H.L. Sommerseth; P. Ekamper; S. Sogner

doi:10.1017/S0268416016000217

Marriage patterns and residential behaviour among Norwegian women in Amsterdam, 1621–1720

H.L. Sommerseth, P. Ekamper, S. Sogner

Netherlands Interdisciplinary Demographic Institute (NIDI)

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Abstract

Using marriage banns registers from the Amsterdam City Archives, this study identifies the demographic and spatial behaviour of Norwegian female immigrants to Amsterdam, a city that witnessed rapid economic and population growth during the seventeenth century. The article approaches the topic by making: (1) an ethnic distinction between mixed Norwegian/non-Norwegian unions and homogeneous all-Norwegian unions, as well as (2) a distinction by husband's occupation in these unions, whether at sea or on land. Like all women in Amsterdam, Norwegian women experienced a general pressure in the marriage market around 1675, though a somewhat lower pressure for homogeneous unions with sailors. Occupation may explain the residential pattern, suggesting that work defined neighbourhoods more than ethnicity.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	175-209
Journal	Continuity and Change
Volume	31
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1017/S0268416016000217
Publication status	Published - 2016

Keywords

SSCI
marriage patterns
residential behaviour
Norwegian women
Amsterdam
1621–1720

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