Åker Parish, Jönköping, Sweden Genealogy

Guide to Åker Parish, Sweden ancestry, family history, and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

History
Up to and including 1961 Åker was the mother parish with Kävsjö as an annex parish.

1962-1972, Åker was the mother parish with Fryele and Hagshult as annex parishes.

1973- Åker was an annex parish with Tofteryd as the mother parish and Hagshult as another annex parish.

(write information such as: how old the parish is, interesting facts about the parish, what alternate names it has, or any boundary changes.)

Place Names
Andersbo, Anderstorp, Aspedalen, Aspön, Backstugan; Galtås Norrgård - Häradsö Rusthåll Klevshult Rusthåll - Åker Prästgård - Ålaryd Hulugård, Basseberg Lill - Västra, Bengtsbo, Berget, Besåsen, Bissefäll, Björkö, Björnaryd, Bockebo Rusthåll, Bohult, Bolet Ålaryd, Brinken, Broddabo Ljungberg Västergård - Vipparp - Lilla Mässeberg, Broddarp, Bro(e)n, Brunnsrydet, Brändahult, Brännåsen, Bygget Ålaryd Västergård, Bäckäng, Dalskog, Dalåsen, Dammen, Dammkroken, Eddebo (Äddebo), Ekholmen, Elgebo (Älgebo), Elmåsen (Älmåsen), Erlandsbo, Fattighuset Åker, Furulund, Furunäs, Fällan Galtås Norrgård - Hult - Nässja Södergård, Fällebo, Fällorna, Föreberg Lillgård - Norrgård Militieboställe - Södergård Komminister boställe, Galtås Lilla - Norrgård - Södergård Rusthåll, Gimmarp,Gisslabo, Gisslaköp, Glörnebo, Grenadjär torp; # 49 Häradsköp Rusthåll, # 50 Ö(e)n Galtås Södergård, # 51 Bockebo Rusthåll, # 52 Nässsja Södergård, # 53 Klevshult Rusthåll, Gruvebäck Norra - Södra, Grytås Posthemman, Gärdesbygget, Gästgiveriet Klevshult, Gölen, Gölgås (Göljås), Hagelund, Hagstad, Hallafors, Harahall, Harfall, Hjort åsen, Hult Kvarn - Lilla - Militieboställe, Hulugården Ålaryd, Hylteryd Militieboställe, Hägnet, Häradsköp Rusthåll, Högabråten Posthemman, Intaget, Johansbygget, Jonsbo Lilla, Jordåsen, Järnbruket Älghammar, Järntråddrageriet Älebo, Kallmaden ( Kalvmaden), Karinskullen, Karlsbygget, Kisteryd, Klarebo, Klockaregården Åker, Knekttorp; # 97 Hägnet Ryd, # 98 Nässja Östergård, # 99 Harfall, # 100 Linnås, # 101 Kisteryd Älgebo, # 102 Grytås Posthemman, # 103 Mässeberg, # 104 Ålaryd mellangård, # 105 Olsbo Ljungberg Östergård, # 106 Tjurabo Mo, # 107 Glörnebo Gisslaköp, # 108 Klarebo Hagstad, # 109 Broddarp, Komministerbostället Föreberg Södergård, Kullen Nässja Mellangård, Kullen Ryd, Kvarnabo, Kvarnaryd, Kvarnbygget, Kvarnen Uljeshult Norrgård, Kvarnåsen, Kylås, Kyrkoherdebostället Åker Prästgård, Kåveryd, Ledås, Liden, Linnebo, Linnås, Ljungberg Västergård - Östergård, Ljunglyckan, Ljussegren, Lomsjö Masung, Lugnet, Lyckåsen, Långö Nässja Södergård - Västergård, Lädergarveriet Älgebo, Lönnebo, Lövåsen, Mellangård Nässja- Ålaryd, Militiebostället Västa Starrike - Östra, Mo - Lilla, Modalen, Mo(e)n, Molyckan, Månsabo, Mässeberg, Möahult, Mörkebo, Norralycka, Norratorp, Norrgården Uljeshult, Norrkullen, Norrom, Norrskog, Nässja Mellangård Militieboställe - Södergård Rusthåll - Västergård - Östergård, Olsbo, Oset, Pappersbruket Stensö, Perstorp, Prästgården Åker, Puttabo, Pålskog, Ryd, Rydet Nässja Västergård - Uljeshult Södergård, Sanden, Sjöbo Hult - Västra Basseberg, Skantabo, Stenshestra, Stensö Pappersbruk, Stubben Harfall, Svensbygget, Svenskullen, Sågen Äglebo, Säldehagen, Sävkärret, Södraberg, Södralycka Hagstad, Södralycka Mörkebo, Sörskog, Tjurabo, Trulsabo - Lilla, Tränksbygget, Tutan, Ugglekull, Uljeshult Södergård, Valingsberg, Vipparp, Västergården Ålaryd, Åboget (Åboet), Ålaryd Lilla, Ålaryd Östergård, Åsen, Älgebo (Elgebo) - Järntråddrageri - Lilla, Älghammar Järnbruk, Älmåsen (Elmåsen), Ängfällan, Änggärdet, Ängstugan, Ö(e)n, Österskog,

To see what kind of place it is you will need a Swedish Gazetteer.


 * Surrounding Parishes

Census Records

 * Sweden Household Examination Records (Husförhörslängder)--explanation of this church record which is functionally the census of Sweden.
 * Sweden Household Examination Books, 1880 - 1920, ($), index and images. Also on Ancestry.com, ($), Arkiv Digital ($), and SVAR at Riksarkivet.

Online Database Church Records
The easiest way to access the Swedish Church Records is through the internet, using these five sites (see links to specific collections below). Four of these sites require a subscription for access. (ArkivDigital, Ancestry.com, and MyHeritage.com  are available at a FamilyHistory Center near you free of charge.)
 * at FamilySearch.
 * MyHeritage.com ($),
 * Ancestry.com ($),
 * Arkiv Digital ($), and
 * SVAR at Riksarkivet.

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Family History Library Records
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Military Records

 * Sweden Military Records
 * Central Soldiers Register InstructionsSearch Engine

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 * Birth and Christening Records for Swedish Genealogy


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