This article explores household sizes, household structures, and patterns of cohabitation in a Swedish town (Linköping) during the second half of the eighteenth century. The analyses reveal discrepancies between different sources, tax records, and census records, indicating that it was sometimes difficult also for contemporary authorities to establish the exact number of households and to which household each individual belonged. However, this study can establish a long-term decline in household sizes. Furthermore, increasing complexities in terms of household structures and cohabitation patterns can be established.

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家庭和住户，房客和房客：Linköping1750–1800年间瑞典现代城镇的同居

本文探讨了18世纪下半叶瑞典小镇（林雪平）的家庭规模，家庭结构和同居模式。分析揭示了不同来源，税收记录和人口普查记录之间的差异，这表明当代当局有时也难以确定确切的家庭数量以及每个人属于哪个家庭。但是，这项研究可以确定家庭规模的长期下降。此外，可以确定在家庭结构和同居模式方面日益复杂的问题。