Gislaved Parish, Jönköping, Sweden Genealogy

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

History
The municipality has been inhabited for a long time, but without any significant urban areas and in 1949 it was eligible to receive town rights. A coat of arms was designed for the occasion, traditionally used by the cities of Sweden. When the municipal reform was carried out in the 1970s, Gislaved adapted the still unused coat of arms as the municipal arms. There are 19 churches in the municipality, the oldest from 1350. In the small town of Burseryd is a church bell that is even older. Its inscription was made with the Futhark alphabet and reads in translation "The year Anno Domine 1238 was this bell made. Prior to 1951 the municipality was known as Båraryd. Then in 1951 it became known as Gislaved.

Place Names
Anneberg,

Backstuga utan namn;

Under;   Boddaryd, Näs, Sandshult, Signilsö, Slätteryd, Stenhestra, Stora Båraryd, Vikanm Örnaholm,

Bageritet Gislaved Buskegård, Björkrem, Björklund, Bocksholm, Bodarna (Bodarne), Bondaryd, Boxhult (Bockshult), Broddaryd, Buskegården, Gislaved, Båraryd Fattigstugan, Båraryd Lilla, Båraryd Stora, Båraryd Östergård, Bäckaskog

Dalen, Dragontorp Ebbebo, Dämbo,

Ebbebo,

Fastorp, Fattigstugan Båraryd, Färgeriet Gislaved Buskegård. Färgeriet Gislaved Norrgård,

Garveriet Gislaved Norrgård, Gislaved Buskegård. Gislaved Buskegård Bageri, Gislaved Buskegård Färgeri, Gislaved Buskegård Handelsbod, Gislaved Buskegård Kopparslageri, Gislaved Buskegård Postkontor, Gislaved Hulegården, Gislaved Lillgård, Gislaved Norrgård, Gislaved Norrgård Färgeri, Gislaved Norrgård Gaveri, Gislaved Norrgård Gästgiveri, Gislaved Södergården, Gislaved Södergård Glasbruk, Glasbruket Gislaved Södergård, Grannhället, Grednadjärtorp Ebbebo, Grenadjärtorp Norra Hedenstorp, Grenadjäs Nybrotorpet Sebjörnarp, Gustafsberg, Gyllenfors, Gästgiveriet Gislaved Norrgård

Handelsboden Gislaved Buskegård, Hedenstorp Norra, Hedenstorp Södra, Holmen, Hulegården Gislaved, Hästhagen Norra, Hästhagen Västra, Hästhagen Östra, Högalid, Högö

Ilabäck, Illerås, Ingelsbo

Johannisberg, Johansberg, Järpabo

Knallåsen, Kopparslageriet Gislaved Buskegård, Kullen, Kvarnen Vikan, Kvarngärdet, Källåsen, Kärsnäs

Larsabo, Lillgården Gisalved, Långö

Markås, Mellanrasten, Mo, Mo(e)n, Måsö ( Måssö)

Norrgården Gislaved, Norlida, Nybrotorp, Nybygget Dämbo,

Nybrotorpet; Dämbo, Gislaved Södergård, Ingelsbo, Lilla Båraryd, Norra Hedenstorp, Näs, Sandshult, Sebjörnarp, Stenhestra, Södra Hedenstorp

Näs

Postkontoret Gislaved Buskegård

Rasten Norra, Ringhestra, Ryet, Rödjan

Sablabo, Sandabo, Sanden, Sandlid, Sannabygget, Sandshult, Sebjörnarp, Signilsö, Sjöbo, Sjölida, Skällandsbo, Slätteryd, Soldattorp Gislaved Hulegård, Soldattorp Sandshult, Soldattorp Signilsö, Soldattorp Slätteryd, Soldattorp Stora Båraryd, Soldattorp Ödegärde

Sprottebo, Stenhestra, Stensholm, Stenshult, Stensö, Stuga Gislaved Buskegård, Stuga Hulegård, Stuga Norrgård, Sädergården Gislaved

Ubbås, Undantaget

Vikan, Vikan Kvarn, Vilebo Näs, Vilebo Sandshult, Vägabo

Ödegärde, Örnaholm, Östergården Båraryd.

Yrkesutövare med flera;

Bagarlärling page 72, Bokhållare 71, Dragon 68, Färgare 74, Färgargesäll 74,95, 56, 57, 96, 99, 72, Färgerifaktor 57, Garvare 73, 56, Garvaregesäll 73, 95, 56, Garverifabrikör 95, Garveriidkare 56, Grednadjär 19, 45, 51, 63, 82, 13, 26, 29, 30, 37, 49, Gästgivare 71, Handelsbokhållare 71, 98, Handlande 85, 98, 70, 71, Hornblåsare 72, 95, 58, Kardmakaregesäll 73, Kakelugnsmakare 79, 83, Kopparslagare 85, 87, 91, 97, 100, 73, Kopparslagarmästare 70, 72, Korpral 31, 40, 3, 5, 33, Kronolänsman 71, 94, 55, 78, Krögaqre 48, Kvarnstenshuggare 27, Kyrkvakatare 52, Kyrkvärd 1, 23, 24, 52, 65, 75, 1, 17, 37, 40, Lärare 54, Mjölnare 21, Mänsterskrivare 54, 41, Nämndeman 12, 23, 9, 15, Organistelev 54, Postmästare 69, 70, Sadelmakargesäll 95, 56, 60, Skomakargesäll 97, 70, 72, 73, Skräddargesäll 92, 72, 75, Sockenskräddare 75, Soldat 4, 7, 11, 14, 23, 25, 68, 77, 3, 7, 8, 10, 16, 17, 47, 52, 61, Studerande 52, Till socknen hörande 89, 92, 75, 78.

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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
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 * SVAR at Riksarkivet.

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FamilySearch Library Records
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Military Records

 * Sweden Military Records
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