Alingsås Landsförsamling Parish, Älvsborg, Sweden Genealogy

Guide to Alingsås Landsförsamling 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:
Alingsås landsförsamling AI:8  (1835-1847)

Adelstorp, Alingsås Prästgården, Anderstorp, Apelkärr, Apelås, Aspelund

Backen, Baltungaryd, Berget, Berget under Nolhaga, Björkebacken, Björkekärr Fogdegården, Björkekärr Skogsgården, Björkekärr Sörgården. Björkekärr Västergården, Björkekärr Östergården, Björkehagen, Blocketorp, Blåkärr, Bodanelid, Bodarna Östra, Botten under Bryngenäs, Botten under Väckaryd, Bratteberg, Brevikshult, Brotorp Nya, Bruket, Brunsdalen, Bryngenäs, Bålltorp, Bålltorp Stora, Bålltorp Lillegården

Dalagården, Dammen under Bålltorp, Dammen under Holmen Östergården, Dammen under Stockslycke Grågården, Dammen under Stockslycke Norgården, Damsjöås (Damsås), Djupevik, Djuphult, Dumpevik, Dykärr,

Ekelund, Ekåsaryd, Enebacken, Enehagen, Enerkullen, Engelsmannagården,

Fagerlid, Fattigstugan, Finkasen, Fjällåsen, Fliten Fogdegården, Forsen, Fulsås, Furuberg

Granliden, Gråbo, Gråbo Lilla, Gråbo Nya, Gräskärr. Gräsåsadal under Holmen Prästgården, Gräsåsadal under Holmen Sven Arvidsgården, Grönslätt

Hagatorp, Hagås, Hagås Lilla, Hallfallet, Hasselbacken, Heden under Alingsås Prästgården, Heden under Nolhaga, Hedvigsberg, Hjelmared, Hjelmared under Bålltorp, Hjelmared kvarn, Holmen Prästgården, Holmen Sven Arvidsgården, Holmen Tomasgården, Holmen Östergården, Hulabäck, Hulabäck Västergården, Hulabäck Östergården, Hulan, Hultet, Hultet Lillegården, Hultet Storegården, Huvet, Hälleberg, Hästhagen under Enerkullen, Hästhagen under Simmenäs, Högbråten, Hörningen,

Johantorp,

Kalvekulla, Klackagården, Klockaregården, Knektegården, Kroken, Kullabo, Kullen, Kungsgården, Kvarntorp, Kålleryd, Källid, Kärret under Bålltorp, Kärret under Hultet Stora, Kärrsåsen,

Ladudalen, Laggarebacken, Laggen, Lars Hansgården, Ledarelyckan, Lindås, Lindås kvarn, Linneberg, Loppered, Lovik, Lygnared,

Markedalen, Marryd Mellangården, Marryd Nilsagården, Marryd Västergården, Marryd Östergården, Mellantorp, Modenstorp, Mossabo, Mussegården,

Nilsagården, Nolby Brogården, Nolby Dalagården, Nolby Engelsmannagården, Nolby Klackagården, Nolby Klockaregården, Nolby Kungsgården, Nolby Lars Hansgården, Nolby Mussegården, Nolby Per Kättilsgården, Nolby Rättaregården, Nolby Skomakaregården, Nolby Toresgården, Nolby Västergården, Nolhaga, Nolhaga kvarn, Nolhaga pipbruk, Nolhaga tegelbruk, Nollund, Nolskog, Nolsvedjan, Noltorp, Nolängen, Nordgärdet, Näset under Skämmingared Norra, Näset under Skämmingared Södra, Nästebron, Näverhult, Nybygget under Nolhaga, Nybygget under Stockslycke Skattegården, Nybygget under Österbodarna,

Ollebo, Ollehagen, Oxhagen,

Per Kättilsgården, Prästgården Alingsås, Prästgården Holmen, Prästhagen under  Alingsås Prästgården, Prästhagen under Lars Hansagården,

Ranglebo, Risbacken, Rosendal, Rosenlund, Rothoffskärr, Rättaregården, Röhult, Rörkärr, Rörkärrsås,

Sandvik, Sandvik under Hjelmared, Saxebäcken under Bålltorp, Saxebäcken under Nolby Rättaregården, Simmenäs, Sjögärdet, Skaftared, Skogsgården, Skogskärr, Skomakaregården, Skår Lillegården,  Skämmingared Norgården, Skämmingared Sörgården, Slinnebacken, Slinnebacken under Björkebacken, Slättabacken, Släviken, Stenås, Stjärnfluget, Stärnfluget Lilla, Stockslycke Grågården, Stockslycke Norgården, Stockslycke Skattegården, Storesten, Storängen, Sultanskärr, Sundhagen under Hjelmared, Sundhagen under Markedalen, Svedjan under Holmen, Svedjan under Rothoffskärr, Sven Arvidsgården, Svinekullen, Sågesvedjan, Sörgärdet under Holmen Östergården, Sörgärdet under Hultet Storegården

Tillfällan, Tomtered, Toresgården, Torssö, Torvmossen, Tvärbäcken under Marryd Nilsagården, Tvärhult, Tån under Enerkullen, Tån under Marryd Östergården, Tån under Stockslycke Norgård, Törsabron,

Vadsjölund, Vadsjöudde, Valdalen, Vråna, Väckaryd,

Ängabo, Äspevik under Holma Sven Arvidsgården, Äspevik under Stockslycke Norgården,

Öja Lilla, Österbodarna, Östervik,

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Census Records

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