Holmestad Parish, Skaraborg, Sweden Genealogy

Guide to Holmestad 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
Abberud, Allmänningen under Erik Persgården, Anderstorp, Anderstorp Berget, Anderstorp Harebo ,Anderstorp Krabbelund, Anderstorp Lindåsen

Backen Soldattorp under Raggagården, Berget under Anderstorp, Bilserud,Bilserud Nolåsen, Björkhult under Rättaregården, Björkkelund under Enebacken, Blomsterhult under Enebacken, Boaliden under Stora Svenstorp, Boamossen under Enebacken, Boaslätten under Enebacken, Boängen under Brogården, Brogården, Brogården Boängen, Brogården Fritorp, Brogården Furumossen, Brogården Garveri, Brogården Holmen Soldattorp, Brogården Karlstorp, Brogården Lilla Rudet, Bronäs under Harakrogen, Bränna under Harakrogen, Brännebrona,Bulsebodarna, Bybacka Erik Persgården, Bybacka Liden, Bybacka Måns Eriksgården, Bybacka Per Eriksgården Guldbrandstorp, Bybacka Per Eriksgården Noltorp, Bybacka Per Eriksgården Nybygget, Bybacka Per Eriksgården Soldattorp, Bybacka Per Eriksgården Stenliden, Bybacka Per Eriksgården Stenröjan, Bybacka Per Eriksgården Västerbro, Börtehulan

Drågen under Stockholmsbråtarna, Dykärret under Per Olofsgården

Ekås under Rättaregården, Enebacken, Enebacken Boamossen, Enebacken Björkelund, Enebacken Blomsterhult, Enebacken Boaslätten, Enebacken Hagen, Enebacken Holmen, Enebacken Kindboåsen, Enebacken Liden, Enebacken Sandtorp, Enebacken Soldattorp, Enebacken Stenstorp, Enebacken Strömsholm, Enebacken Vinningen, Erik Persgården Allmänningen, Erik Persgården Bybacka, Eriksgården Måns

Fallet under Övra Kvarn, Foglås under Hökatorp, Foglås Lilla under Hökatorp, Fritorp under Brogården, Frälsegården, Frälsegården Myrskogen, Frälsegården Raggagården, Frälsegården Småslottarna, Frälsegården Soldattorp, Furumossen under Brogården

Garveri,Grossgården, Gudmundsbodarna, Gulbrandstorp under Bybacka Per Eriksgården

Hagapet under Stora Svenstorp, Hagen under Enebacken, Hagen under Hökatorp,Hagen under Per Olofsgården, Harakrogen, Harakrogen Bronäs, Harakrogen Bränna, Harakrogen Haratorp, Harakrogen Smedsbrona, Haratorp under Hagakroken, Harebo under Anderstorp, Holmen under Enebacken, Holmen Soldattorp under Brogården, Horsmarken under Per Olofsgården, Hulan Soldattorp under Per Olofsgården, Hultet, Högstorp under Raggagården, Hökatorp, Hökatorp Foglås, Hökatorp Hagen, Hökatorp Lilla Foglås, Hökatorp Moatorp, Hökatorp Nyborg

Karlshamn under Raggagården, Karlstorp under Brogården, Kindboåsen under Enebacken, Klevslätten under Rättaregården, Krabbelund under Anderstorp, Krabbetorp, Kråkehagen under Rättaregården, Kråktorp, Kvarn under Per Olofsgården, Kvarn Ågården, Kvarn Övra, Kvarnhagen under Raggagården, Kvarnmon under Stockholmsbråtarna, Kvarntorp under Övra Kvarn, Källstorp under Per Olofsgården, Kämpaslätten Lilla, Kämpaslätten Stora

Lars Ravelsgården, Liden under Bybacka, Liden under Enebacken, Lilla Foglås under Hökatorp, Lilla Kämpaslätten, Lilla Ringsåsen, Lilla Rudet under Brogården, Lilla Svenstorp, Lilla Lillebacken, Lilla Motorp, Lillebacken under Lilla Svenstorp, Limobacken under Slotterbråten, Lindåsen under Anderstorp, Lottsgården under Smedstorp, Lövholmen under Stora Svenstorp, Lövåsen under Raggagården

Mellåsen under Måns Eriksgården, Mossen under Smedjebodarna, Mon under Måns Eriksgården, Mossen under Rättaregården, Motorp under Hökatorp, Motorp under Lilla Svenstorp, Myrskogen under Frälsegården, Målaretorp, Måns Eriksgården, Måns Eriksgården Bybacka, Måns Eriksgården Mellåsen, Måns Eriksgården Mon, Måns Eriksgården Soldattorp, Måns Eriksgården Timsåsen, Måns Eriksgården Tisslaröjan

Nolåsen under Bilserud, Noltorp under Bybacka per Eriksgården, Nyborg under Hökatorp, Nybygget under Bybacka Per Eriksgården, Nygatan under Rättaregården

Olofsgården Per

Per Olofsgården, Per Olofsgården Dykärret, Per Olofsgården Hagen, Per Olofsgården Horsmarken, Per Olofsgården Kvarn, Per Olofsgården Källstorp, Per Olofsgården Perstorp, Per Olofsgården Rödjan, Per Olofsgården Soldattorp, Per Olofsgården Hulan, Per OlofsgårdenTån, Per Olofsgården Ängsbo, Per Olofsgården Äspäng, Perstorp under Per Olofsgården

Raggagården, Raggagården Backen Soldattorp, Raggagården Högstorp, Raggagården Karlshamn, Raggagården Kvarnhagen, Raggagården Lövåsen, Raggagården Stenåsen, Raggagården Svältuta, Raggagården Vedhugget, Rammahagen under Rättargården, Ravelsgården Lars, Ringsbacken, Ringsåsen Lilla,Ringsåsen Sigge, Ringsåsen Stora,Rudet Lilla under Brogården, Rättaregården, Rättaregården Björkhult,Rättaregården Ekås, Rättaregården Klevslätten, Rättaregården Kråkehagen, Rättaregården Mossen, Rättaregården Nygatan, Rättaregården Rammhagen, Rättaregården Skogen, Rödjan under Per Olofsgården

Sandhulan under Stora Svenstorp, Sandlyckan under Smedstorp, Sandrödjan under Stora Ringsåsen, Sandtorp under Enebacken, Sigge Ringsåsen, Skogen under Rättaregården, Skolhuset under Stommen, Skrivaregården, Skrivaregården Österbro, Slottebacken under Stora Svenstorp, Slottebråten,Slottebråten Limbobacken, Slottebråten Stenbacken, Smedjebodarna, Smedjebodarna Momossen, Smedjebodarna Smedsbo, Smedjebodarna Smedstorp, Smedsbo under Smedjebodarna, Smedsbrona under Harakrogen, Smedstorp, Smedstorp Loftsgården, Smedstorp Sandlyckan, Smedstorp under Smedjebodarna, Småslottarna under Frälsegården, Soldattorp Backen under Raggagården, Soldattorp under Bybacka Per Eriksgården, Soldattorp under Enebacken, Soldattorp under Frälsegården, Soldattorp Holmen under Brogården, Soldattorp Hulan under Per Olofsgården, Soldattorp Måns Eriksgården, Stenhuggaretorp, Stenhuggaretorp Trädgården, Stenbacken under Slottebråten, Stenliden under Bybacka Per Eriksgården, Stenröjan under Bybacka Per Eriksgården, Stenstorp under Enebacken, Stenåsen under Raggagården, Stockholmsbråten, Stockholmsbråten Drågen, Stockholmsbråten Kvarnmon, Stommen, Stommen Skolhuset, Stommen Stomskärret, Stomskärret under Stommen, Stora Kämpaslätten, Stora Ringsåsen, Stora Ringsåsen Sandrödjan, Stora Svenstorp, Stora Svenstorp Boaliden, Stora Svenstorp Hagapet, Stora Svenstorp Lövholmen, Stora Svenstorp Sandhulan, Stora Svenstorp Slottebacken, Strömsholm under Enebacken, Svenstorp Lilla, Svenstorp Stora, Svältuta under Raggagården

Timsåsen under Måns Eriksgården, Tisslaröjan under Måns Eriksgården, Tolebro,Trädgården under Stenhuggartorp, Tån under Per Olofsgården

Vedhugget under Raggagården, Vinningen under Enebacken, Västerbro under Bybacka Per Eriksgården

Ågård Ågårdens Kvarn, Ågård Ågårdsmarken, Ågårdens Kvarn under Ågård, Ågårdsmarken under Ågård

Ängsbo under Per Olofsgården, Äspäng under Per Olofsgården

Österbro under Skrivaregården, Övra Kvarn, Övra Kvarn Fallet, Övra Kvarn Kvarntorp

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, 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.

Help Using ArkivDigital: Online Databases for Sweden

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

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

Military Records

 * Sweden Military Records
 * Central Soldiers Register InstructionsSearch Engine

Related Sources
Sweden Online Genealogy Records FamilySearch Genealogy Research Groups

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):
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Help With Research Objectives and Strategies
Sweden Research Strategies