Estate Steward/supervisor

I am sharing the marriage event of Kacper Lusawick’s marriage to Marianna Kotkiewicz on May 31, 1840 because it illustrates a different occupation from any I have shared so far. Remember on my grandfather’s paternal side, they mostly worked as farmers in the villages. On my grandfather’s maternal side, they mainly worked in trades such as furrier, shoemaker, etc., in the city of Tomaszów Lubelski. This groom was an estate steward/supervisor, residing in Przeworsk. Kacper Lusawicki was a bachelor, 30 years old and had been born in Tomaszow Lubelski. The bride, Marianna Kotkiewicz, was from Hrubieszów. She was 20 years old and was a servant living in Przeorsk. They likely met on the estate that they were both working on. One witness Leon Piotrowski, was from the city and the other one Franciszek Rozwadowski, was a tobacco guard from another estate in Łaszczów I will just say that the groom is a “cousin” of some sort. His mother Marianna is a Wiciejewska whose father MIGHT be the Jakub Wiciejewski, a potter, who is my 5th great grandfather. A different mother for Marianna is listed so I was unable to determine if it is the same Jakub. I might get it figured out eventually. This wedding was before feudalism ended. “Each day, the estate steward issued orders for the next morning, the field boss announced assignments, saying who was to ride or walk to work where, and with what.” The workers associated the estate stewards with the owners and because working conditions were difficult, they often disliked the estate stewards who were issuing the orders. When the owner of the manor inspected his fields, the steward would be criticized if weeds were found. (Jan Slomka, “Memoirs of a Peasant”) --------- Date of record: Chodywańce, 31 May 1840, 6 p.m. Witnesses: Leon Piotrowski, age 33, residing in Tomaszów, also Franciszek Rozwadowski, tobacco guard, age 40, residing in Łaszczów Groom: Kaper Lusawicki, bachelor, estate steward/supervisor residing in Przeorsk, born in the city of Tomaszów of Paweł and Marianna Wiciejewska, the married couple Lusawicki, there residing, age 30 Bride: Miss Marianna, daughter of Andrzej and Marianna nee Kotkiewicz, the married couple Milewski residing in Hrubieszów, age 20, born in Hrubieszów, servant living in Przeorsk Banns: 17, 24 & 31 May