Migrationsmönster under 1800-talet : En fallstudie om migrationen till och från Kristinehamns stad under urbaniseringens första fas

Sammanfattning

In this case study, migration to and from Kristinehamn during the years 1840, 1865 and 1866 is examined. This time period is characterized by significant changes in form of urbanization, increased communication opportunities, changed business legislation and an incipient industrialization. With help of moving lengths from the church archives in Kristinehamn, migration patterns will be mapped due to a quantitative method. Information concerning the migrants' age, titles and moving company is reported. Migrants are also categorized based on how far they moved and on how long they stayed in the city. The survey has elements of a qualitative method as interpretation of the results is made with support of existing migration theories and previous research. The aim of this study is to investigate how the migration patterns changed during this time and to seek reasonable explanations for the demographic changes that can be shown through migration trends. The results show that the migration patterns change, in various aspects, between the different investigated time periods. For example, the proportion of family migrants had increased, and the distance of migration was stretched in the later period. The findings in this study also point at differences in migration patterns due to social affiliation.