Örkened Parish, Kristianstad, Sweden Genealogy

Guide to Örkened 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.)

The Örkened Parish (Örkeneds församling) is an independent parish in the Diocese of Lund. The Örkened parish is a hilly, woodland area of 236 sq km north of Kristianstad that is now part of Lönsboda municipality. The parish was burned in 1678 during the 1675-1679 war between Sweden and Denmark.

The Örkened Church (Örkeneds kyrka) was built in late 1788 in Lönsboda and still stands today (located at Tosthultsvägen 2, Lönsboda, Sweden). An earlier church was burned in a war between Denmark and Sweden.

Place Names
Aplahult Bökön Lilla, Bökön Stora, Björstorp, Björkhult, Böglarehult, Bosakulla  Dufhult Norra, Dufhult Södra  Edema, Ekhult, Esseboda Södra, Esseboda Norra, Ekön, Ekeshult  Frostenstorp, Flyboda Vestra, Flyboda Östra, Fröatorp  Gislaboda, Grimsboda, Gylsboda, Gylleboda, Grafveboda  Hafhult Södra, Hafhult Norra, Hesslehyltan, Hunshult, Hägghult, Höfvitstorp  Jonstorp  Kätteboda, Kongsgården, Kruseboda, Kvarnatorp, Kätteboda, Komålen  Lönsboda  Norra Esseboda, Nybygden  Nedraryd  Olastorp  Qvarnatorp  Rågeboda (Södra), Rönneboda, Rumpeboda, Räfvatorp  Santatorp, Skinnemyra, Skyttatorp, Smålatorp, Strönhult, Svanshult, Södra Esseboda  Tostaholm, Tosthult, Traneboda, Tranetorp, Trånghyltan (Lilla), Tommaboda, Tommahult, Tjufön, Tostaboda, Trulsatorp  Ubbeboda, Ulfshult  Värmanshult, Västra Flyboda  Åbuen  Örnanäs, Östra Flyboda

To see what kind of place it is you will need a Swedish Gazetteer.


 * 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.


 * 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:
 * ArkivDigital: Explore Your Swedish Heritage

FamilySearch Library Records
Click Sweden, Kristianstad 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, Kristianstad and then select your parish.

Military Records

 * Sweden Military Records
 * Central Soldiers Register Instructions [ Search Engine]

Related Sources
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Help Reading Swedish Records

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 * 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):


 * Scandinavian Handwriting
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