Friday, April 3, 2020

WHATS IN A "HOLD"? (1828 HUNGARIAN CENSUS HELP COMING UP! )

WHATS IN A "HOLD"?  (1828 HUNGARIAN CENSUS HELP COMING UP! )

The "Hungarian acre" is called a HOLD.


What Americans call an "acre" Hungarians call an "Angol Hold" (English Hold)


When you see plots of land on Hungarian census, they are in HOLDS.

A hold is actually 1.0665 X 1 acre - so larger than an Angol Hold.



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