Rappestad Parish, Östergötland, Sweden Genealogy

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



History
(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
Anderstorp, Annebo, Arnorp, Aspelund, Aspsätter, Asseduns Prästgård, Attorp Backen, Bengtstorp, Berg, Bergdalen, Berget under Arnorp, Berget under Stora Folsåsa, Bergklinten, Bergsätter, Björklund, Blekinge, Bostället Stora Folåsa, Brandtorp, Brostorp, Bygget, Bäck  Dalen  Ekelund, Ekströmmens Säteri, Eksätter, Enegatan  Fagerbo, Fattigstudan, Fintorp, Fogdegården Herrestad, Folåsa Lilla Berggård, Folåsa Lilla Södergård, Folåsa Stora Boställe, Folåsa Stora Mellangård, Folåsa Stora Norrgård, Folåsa Stora Rusthåll, Forsa Lilla, Forsa Lilla Frälsegård, Forsa Lilla Södergård, Forsa Lilla Västergård, Forsa Lilla Östergård, Forsa Övergård, Fågelbergs Frälsegård, Fågelbergs Södergård, Fågelbergs Västergård, Fågelbergs Östergård  Gatan, Grinden, Grindstugan, Grönlund, Gökelund, Göteborg  Hag, Hagen, Hagsätter, Halland, Halmstad, Herrestads Fogdegård, Herrestads Mellangård, Herrestads Storgård, Herrestads Östergård, Holmen, Humpen, Högstorp, Högstorp, Högsätter, Hörnet  Kalinstorpet, Kalvhagen, Karlsberg, Karlstorp, Kohagen, Källgården Nedre Slycke  Liden, Lillstugan under Brostorp, Lillstugan under Rappestads Storgård, Livgrenadjärtorp Bengtstorp under Lilla Folåsa Södergård, Livgrenadjärtorp utan namn under Forsa Övergård, Livgrenadjärtorp utan namn under Lilla Forsa, Livgrenadjärtorp utan namn under Nedre Slycke Norrgård, Livgrenadjärtorp utan namn under Rappestads Nygård, Livgrenadjärtorp utan namn under Stora Folåsa Mellangård, Livgrenadjärtorp utan namn under Stora Folåsa Rusthåll, Livgrenadjärtorp utan namn under Stora Forsa, Lugnet, Löthem  Mosshult, Mosslund, Murgården Rappestad, Märhagen  Nybygget under Rappestads Storgård, Nybygget under Stora Folåsa Rusthåll, Nybygget under Övre Slycke Trädgård, Nyhagen, Nyland, Nylyckan, Nysätter, Nytorp  Olstorp  Perstorp, Piparebo, Prästgården Assedun  Rappestads Kronogård, Rappestads Kyrkby, Rappestads Lillgård, Rappestads Murgård, Rappestads Nygård, Rappestads Storgård, Rappestads Änkegård, Rundalen, Råstorp  Sandstorp, Sandstugan, Sandsätter, Skefftorp, Skogstorp, Skräddaretorpet, Skyllsätter, Skåne, Slycke Nedre Källgård, Slycke Nedre Norrgård, Slycke Övre Södergård, Slycke Övre Trädgård, Smedstorp, Snickaretorpet, Snickarhem, Sockenstugan, Sten, Stenkullen, Stenstugan, Storhagen, Svenstorp, Sörbäck  Tiggesbo, Trägården Övre Slycke, Trädgårdsstugan, Tyttorps Mellangård, Tyttorps Norrgård, Tyttorps Södergård, Tången  Uddorp  Vägstorp  Åsen, Åstorp  Änkegården Rappestad  Ödegården Stora Fors

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, ($), index and images. Also on Arkiv Digital ($), and SVAR.

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.)
 * FamilySearch Historical Records.
 * MyHeritage.com ($),
 * Ancestry.com ($),
 * Arkiv Digital ($), and
 * SVAR.

Help Using ArkivDigital: Online Databases for Sweden

 * These lessons will teach you how to use ArkivDigital:
 * Sweden: An Introduction to ArkivDigital
 * Use the Full Scope of Arkiv Digital for Swedish Genealogy

Family History Library Records
Click Sweden, Östergötland Records for a full listing of microfilmed records (some digitized online) at the Family History Library, that may be digitized. Check back occasionally to see if your records have become available. In the meantime, some of them might be available at a Family History Center near you. Click on "Places within Sweden, Östergötland" and then select your parish.

Military Records

 * Sweden Military Records
 * Central Soldiers Register InstructionsSearch Engine

Help Reading Swedish Records

 * You do not have to be fluent in Swedish to read these records! They have a limited vocabulary: mother, father, born, bride, groom, married, etc. The rest of the content will be names, dates, and places, which do not need translation.
 * This Swedish Word List covers typical terms found in the records.
 * Swedish Historical Dictionary Database, SHDD: This interactive dictionary allows you to enter a word in the search box and receive the translation.
 * Feast Day Calendar (Moveable) and Feast Day Lists (Fixed and Moveable) will help you translate dates written in feast day form.
 * Sweden surnames are patronymic and change every generation, so carefully study Sweden Names, Personal.
 * For help with reading the column headings found in more recent records, see [[Media:Swedenish_Par_Reg_and_Exam_headings.pdf|Swedish Parish Register and Household Exam Roll Headings]].
 * Instructions, document examples, and translations are given for Reading Swedish Birth and Christening Records 1717, 1752, 1771, 1792, 1803, 1834, 1854.

Help Reading Old Handwriting

 * Reading Gothic Handwriting for Swedish Genealogy, Lesson 1
 * Spelling and Phonetics for Swedish Genealogy, Lesson 2 — Names, dates, and key genealogical words
 * Reading Gothic Handwriting for Swedish Genealogy: Put It All Together, Lesson 3
 * Birth and Christening Records for Swedish Genealogy


 * Reading Scandinavian Gothic Handwritten Records: (free, online lessons at FamilySearch):
 * Lesson 1: Scandinavian Gothic Letters,
 * Lesson 2: Names, Words, and Dates, and
 * Lesson 3: Handwritten Records

Help With Research Objectives and Strategies
Sweden Research Strategies