Östbo Härad, Jönköping, Sweden Genealogy

History
Östbo härad is a judicial district in Jönköping county. The location of court sessions (Tingsplats) was held at Värnamo. An simple wooden structure (Tingslada) was built in 1611 for court sessions. A courthouse was built in 1782. Unfortunately it burned down in 1829 and another court house was built on the same location. In 1905 the häradsrätt moved to a new courthouse.

Domsaga Affiliation:
1680–1799 Östbo, Västbo and Sunnerbo 1799–1970 Östbo and Västbo

Tingslag
-1947 Its own Tingslag including Värnamo city 1948-1970 Combined Tingslag with Västbo 1971 Created Värnamo tingsrätt

Records

 * Domböcker from Regular Sessions: A single volume from 1820 survived the fire. Court minutes from the regular sessions are available after 1827. Transcripts of the court minutes were sent to Stockholm as Renoverede Domböcker according to law.
 * Estate Inventories: All estate inventories before 1754 were destroyed in the 1829 fire. A single volume for 1755 survived the fire. Estate inventories are available after 1835.