Blädinge Parish, Kronoberg, Sweden Genealogy

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

History
Blädinge parish was created in the middle ages. As of year 2000 the parish had a population of 495; it encompases a total area just over 80 square kilometers.

Sitting not far from lake Salen, the parish church probably dates from the later middle ages with major renovations in 1780 and 1834. The graveyard also contains a cemetery chapel where 22 members of the locally prominent Mörner family are interred.

Place Names
Andersboda,

Backstuga ; Blädinge Jutagård, Blädinge Södergård, Blädinge Västergård, Blädingenäs Norrgård, Blädingenäs Smedjegård, Blädingenäs Östergård, Blädingsås Norrgård, Espetuna, Färanäs Östergård, Hult, Hägelycke, Långaryd, Norra Vare Södergård, Norra Vare Östergård, Södra Vare Kexlegård, Södra Vare Norrgård, Södra Vare Södergård, Södra Vare Västergård, Ulvagraven,

Betlehem, Björkelund, Björnstorp, Blädinge Stom, Blädingsås Södergård, Blädingsås Västergård, Blädingsås Östergård, Borgstorp, Bornhöft, Bromoen, Brostugan, Bysmedsbacken,

Charlottenborg,

Degerö,

Ekedal, Ekevarven, Elofstorp, Enigheten, Eskagårdstorp, Espelund, Espemon, Esperyd, Espetuna,

Fattigstugan, Fattigstugan Blädinge Västergård, Fiskaretorpet, Friheten, Fågelsång, Fällan Södra och Västra, Färanäs Västergård,

Geramo, Grenadjärtorp # 21 Södra Vare Norrgård, # 22 Lästads Mellangård, Grönadalen, Guldkroken, Guldsmedstorpet,Gåvetorp, Göteslida,

Hallingsboda, Hallåkra, Hesslemoen, Hjelmaryd, Hult, Hästhagen, Högelycke, Hökatorp,

Intäkten,

Johannelund,

Kalvafällorna, Katåsen, Klonkeboda, Knapamo, Kojtet, Kristinelund, Krokö, Krumsås, Kålleboda, Källeboda,

Lillgårdstorp, Lindboms, Lindsberg, Lisebro, Långaryd, Lästad, Lästads Mellangård - Norrgård - Södergård,

Madebacken, Muggeboda,

Norsholm, Nybygget, Nyebol, Nyegård,

Oby, Oby Storgård, Oby Värdshus, Orrabacken,

Perstorp, Petersborg, Pettersborg,

Ramsåkra, Riddarhem, Rosendal, Ryd,

Samuelsboda, Sibbestorp, Sissleboda, Soldattorp ; # 107 Hallåkra - # 107 Södra Vare Kexlegård # 108 Espetuna # 109 Hjelmaryd - 111 Södra Vare Västergård - # 112 Norra Vare Mellangård - # 113 Blädingsås Norrgård - # 114 Färanäs Östergård - # 115 Blädingenäs Östergård - # 116 Lästads Norrgård - # 117 Lästads Södergård - # 118 Blädinge Jutagård - # 119 Blädinge Södergård - # 120 Blädinge Västergård - # 121 Oby Storgård, Sparraberg, Sparrhult, Spånghult, Staffansboda, Staffansgård, Staffansgårdstorp, Stenbacken, Stolparås, Storegårdstorp, Sunnanån, Svenstorp, Svenstorp,  Blädingsås Södergård, Söratorp,

Tegeludden, Torp Norra Vare Norrgård, Tullen,

Vare Norra Mellangård - Norrgård - Södergård - Östergård, Vare Södra Kexlegård - Norrgård - Södra Södergård -Södra Västergård, Västerås, Västra Kvarn, Västratorp,

Ulvagraven,

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 ($),
 * Ancestry.com ($),
 * Digital''' ($), and
 * SVAR at Riksarkivet.

Help Using ArkivDigital: Online Databases for Sweden

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

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

Military Records

 * Sweden Military Records
 * Central Soldiers Register InstructionsSearch Engine

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):
 * Lesson 1: Scandinavian Gothic Letters,
 * Lesson 2: Names, Words, and Dates, and
 * Lesson 3: Handwritten Records

Help With Research Objectives and Strategies
Sweden Research Strategies