Häglinge Parish, Kristianstad, Sweden Genealogy

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



History
Before 1887 most of the Häglinge parish was in Kristianstad county. A smaller part, Vessmanstorp belonged to Malmöhus county. In 1888 Vessmanstorp was transferred to Kristianstad county, which means all of Häglinge parish belonged to Kristianstad county. A fire in Södra Rörums prästgård on June 16, 1809 destroyed most of the parish records.

Place Names
Ankhult No.1,2, to and included 52 Bjerröd, No.1,2, to and included 45,Bolmare hus, Bosarp, Byar, enstaka Hemman och Torp (villages, some farms and crofts) Ebbarp Fredshus  Gård and Hus ( Estate and house)  Handskmakare hus (glovemakers hus, Hesslehus  Kassingshus, Kolstrarp under (within) Göingeholm  Ljunga, No.1,2,3,4 to and included 35, Ljunghus  Nya hus  Qvasta hus  Röslöf  Skomakare hus, Sjöingeholm, Sjörup med tillydande Torp ( with small farms belonging to it), Stenshult, flera avhysta hemman nu endast torplägenheter med detta namn( several closed down homesteads now only smaller rental crofts by that name), Strantehus under Göingeholm, Sommarhus, Svarfvare hus  Vestra Häglinge No. 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9, ifrån och med pag.1 till och med 15 (from page 1 to and included page 15, Vestra Sjöhus, Sjöberga med tillydande hus( Sjöberga with homes belonging to it), Vinterhus under ( within) Göingeholm Worpahult under (belonging to) Sjöberga, Wessmanstorp Ynglingarum Gård och By ( estate and village), No. 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9, to and included 63, Ynglingarums Rotetorp  Östra Häglinge, No.1,2,3,4,5,6, to 16, Östra Sjöhus

Sweden 1951 Place Names Register and the Swedish Parish Pages list in this Wiki will give you searchable lists of places, particularly parishes and the farms within those parishes.


 * 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, 1840-1947 ($), index and images. Also on Ancestry.com ($), 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.
 * at FamilySearch.
 * MyHeritage.com ($),
 * ($),
 * Arkiv Digital ($), and
 * SVAR at Riksarkivet.

Help Using ArkivDigital: Online Databases for Sweden

 * These lessons will teach you how to use ArkivDigital:
 * ArkivDigital: Explore Your Swedish Heritage

FamilySearch Library Records
Click Sweden, Kristianstad Records for a full listing of microfilmed records (some digitized online) at the FamilySearch Librarythat 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 FamilySearch Center near you. Click on "Places within Sweden, Kristianstad and then select your parish.

Military Records

 * Sweden Military Records
 * Central Soldiers Register Instructions[ Search Engine]

Related Sources
Sweden Online Genealogy Records Ask the Community

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


 * FamilySearch Online Lessons - Reading Scandinavian Handwriting:
 * Scandinavian Handwriting
 * Scandinavian Handwriting, part 3
 * No part 2 available

Help With Research Objectives and Strategies
Sweden Research Strategies