Bellö Parish, Jönköping, Sweden Genealogy

Guide to Bellö Parish, Sweden ancestry, family history, and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, 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, Annelund, Antesbo

Backen, Backstuga u Skuru Rothåll, Bellesnäs Norrgård, Bellesnäs Södergård, Bellö Boställe, Bellö Fattighus, Bellö Skolbyggning, Björklund, Björndal, Boarp Rusthåll, Borrstule Norrgård Rusthåll, Borrstule Södergård Rusthåll, Bostället Bellö, Bostället Branthälla, Branthälla Boställe, Branthälla Mellangård, Branthälla Norrgård, Broddemåla, Bäckstugan

Dalaryd, Dånhult

Ekelund, Eklund, Engstugan (Ängstugan), Espelund

Fattighuset Bellö

Grönebäck ( Grönebeck), Gynnesnäs Norrgård, Gynnesnäs Södergård, Gärdstugan, Husartorp # 85 Björndal u Borrstule Södergård,  Husartorp # 95 Ängmarken u Boarp Rusthåll, Hässleberg Norrgård Rusthål, Hässleberg Södergård Rusthåll, Hässleliden, Högarp, Högsjögle Trumpetareboställe

Jungstorp se Ljungstorp

Kapplarp, Karlsberg, Kullen, Kållarp

Larstorp, Lillahemmet, Linneberg, Ljungstorp, Lunden, Lyckås, Långsjögle Rothåll, Lövhult

Marhult Norrgård, Marhult Södergård, Mellangården Branthälla, Månstorp

Norrgården Bellesnäs, Norrgården Borrstule, Norrgården Branthälla, Norrgården Gynnesnäs, Norrgården Hässleberg, Norrgården Marhult, Norrgården Ormanäs, Norrgården Sjöhult, Nybo, Nybygget

Ormanäs Norrgård Rothåll, Ormanäs Södergård Rusthåll

Pettersborg

Rothållet; Långsjögle, Rothållet Ormanäs Norrgård, Rothållet Sjöhult Norrgård, Rothållet Södergård, Rothället Skuru,Rothållet Ugglarp, Rothållet Åsen

Rusthållet Boarp, Rusthållet Borrstule Norrgård, Rusthållet Borrstule Södergård, Rusthållet Hässleberg Norrgård, Rusthållet Hässleberg Södergård, Rusthållet Ormanäs Södergård

Rysseryd

Sandkullen, Sjöhult Norrgård Rothåll, Sjöhult Södergård Rothåll, Sjöstugan under Gynnesnäs Norrgård, Sjöstugan u Gynnesnäs Södergård, Skogsäng, Skolbyggningen Bellö, Skuru Rothåll,

Soldattorp #14 Vadholmen under Långsjögle Rothåll, Soldattorp #15 u Marhult Södergård

Soldattorp # 16 u Åsen Rothåll, Soldattorp # 18 u Ormanäs Norrgård, Soldattorp # 20 u Gynnesnäs Norrgård, Soldattorp # 21 Dånhult u Skuru Rothåll, Soldattorp Kullen u Bellesnäs Södergård,

Stuga utan namn under Hässleberg Södergård, Svanholmen, Sälleholmen, Södergården Bellesnäs, Södergården Borrstule, Södergården Gynnesnäs, Södergården Hässleberg, Södergården Marhult, Södergården Ormanäs, Södergården Sjöhult

Trajarp, Trumpetarebostället Högsjögle

Ugglarp Rothåll,

Vadholmen, Vassliden

Åsen Rothåll

Ängmarken, Ängstugan, Ängåsen

Ödholmen.

Yrkesutövare med flera;

Garvare page 202, Husar p 10, 18, 119, 166, 178, Korpral p 110, Kyrkvaktare p 122, Kyrkvärd p 196, Nämndeman p 6, 128, 168, 220, Organist p 48, Organistänka p 48, Orgeltrampare p 218, Seminarist p 89, Skollärare p 46, Skräddare p 92, 202, Sockenskräddare p 214, Soldat p 36, 58, 60, 92, 110, 112, 122, 126, 144, 156, 160, 162, 180, 182, 216, Försvarslösa personer p 218, 220, Socknens Gärningsman p 214.

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. (ArkivDigital, Ancestry.com, and MyHeritage.com  are available at a FamilyHistory Center near you free of charge.)
 * 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, Jönköping Records for a full listing of microfilmed records (some digitized online) at the FamilySearch 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 FamilySearch Center near you. Click on "Places within Sweden, Jönköping" and then select your parish.

Military Records

 * Sweden Military Records
 * Central Soldiers Register InstructionsSearch Engine

Related Sources
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Help Reading Swedish Records

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 * 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]].
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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


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