Lords and Peasants on the Padise manor

Since August 1622 – Thomas Ramm († 1631), magistrate and burgomaster in Riga, towards the end of his life also the Vice President of the Tartu Court of Appeal

Since 1631 – Clas von Ramm († 1684), son of Thomas Ramm

In 1683–1704 – subjected to reduction, i.e. was taken back by the Crown

Since 1704 – Lieutenant-Colonel Berend Otto von Ramm (1641–1708), the elder son of Clas von Ramm

Since 1708 – Captain Reinhold von Ramm (1665–1755), brother of Berend

Since 1755 – judge in the feudal court (Manngericht) Thomas von Ramm (1708–1787), son of Reinhold

Since 1788 – judge in the lower court (Ordnungsgericht) Carl Adolph von Ramm (1742–1790), son of Thomas von Ramm

Since 1790 – the property belonged to Margaretha Elisabeth von Ramm (1759–1805, born as the daughter of Fabian Ernst Stael von Holstein, lord of the Anija manor), widow of Carl Adolph von Ramm

Since 1805 – Councillor (Landrat) Clas Gustav Reinhold von Ramm (1784–1840), married to Caroline, the daughter of Count Gotthard Johann Manteuffel (1793–1852), lord of the Liivi manor; they had 19 children

Since 1852 – judge in a county court (Hakenrichter) Eduard Otto Karl von Ramm (1814–1884), the second eldest son of councillor Clas von Ramm

Since 1885 – Thomas Konstantin Alexander von Ramm (1825–1894), Eduard von Ramm’s brother

Since 1897 – Councillor (Landrat) Reinhold Clas Gustav von Ramm (1864–1920), Thomas von Ramm’s nephew. According to the land reform act passed by the Estonian Constituent Assembly in 1919 his lands were confiscated.

he Padise Manor, sometimes also called the Kloostri Manor, was one of the biggest manors in North Estonia throughout ages. For example, in 1726, 1255 peasants (602 men and 653 women) lived on these lands, in 1782 the number of peasants was 2251 (1067 men and 1184 women) and in 1795 there were 2379 peasants (1150 men and 1229 women). This was three or four times more than the average number of peasants at North Estonian manors. The Pakri islands were also part of the manorial lands and were inhabited by Swedish-speaking freemen, for example in 1816 there were 479 peasants.

The first on the left is a girl in Pakri clothing, next a bride and bridegroom are standing, the bride wearing a crown with pendant coins and rhombus-shaped brass platelets and a silver ball necklace, with coins attached. The wedding hostess standing behind the bride and groom is wearing Estonian traditional clothing, common in Kurkse at the time, the woman on the right has blue stockings as was the Estonian fashion.