Hjorted Parish, Kalmar, Sweden Genealogy

Guide to Hjorted Parish, Sweden ancestry, family history, and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, 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
Alstorp, Andersbo, Anderstorp, Ankarsberg, Ankarsrums Bruk, Anvedebo, Anvedebo Krog, Appelkullen, Askebäcken, Askebäckshut, Aspalund, Axhult, Basebo, Bergbo, Bergstugan under Getterum Nr 4, Bergstugan under Norrhult Nr 1, Bjursjöholm Bjurvik, Bjurviks Köping, Björkult Nr 1 - 3, Björksnäs, Björnehult, Blankaholm, Boarum, Bofall, Bogölen, Bolhut, Borås, Bostället Nora Stämshult, Bostället Äskekärr, Botorp, Boxhult, Bredglo, Bresfall, Brostugan under Blakeholm, Brostugan under Åläng, Brotorp, Bruket Ankarsum, Brukstorpet, Bränneblägda, Brännerna, Brännhult, Brännkärr, Busfall, Bäckstugan, Bäckemåla, Bälö, Bärlid, Bärnäset,  C, se K,  Dalehorva, Dalsjö, Dalstugan, Djupekälla, Domstugan, Dämshult,  Ekedalen, Ekelund, Ekenäs, Ekhult, Ekstugan, Eriksberg, Fagerdalen, Fagersand, Fagertorp, Fallebo, Falsterbo, Fattigstugan Hjorted, Fisholm, Fiskrestuga, Fjällstugan, Fjälltorpet, Flodmarken under Getterum Nr 2 - 3, Flugebro, Flygshult, Frediksberg, Frälsegården Norrhult Nr 3, Fågeldalen, Färghult, Försjönäs, Getterum Nr 1 - 4, Getterums Ås, Getgölen, Gissebo, Gissebo Jägeriboställe, Gissemåla, Glabo, Granhult, Granhult Lilla, Grindstugan under Bjurvik, Grindstugan under Falsterbo, Gruvan Lebo, Grytfall, Gröndal, Grönhult, Grönlid, Grönäng, Gustafsberg, Gölehorva, Gölghult, Gölstugan, Gölpefall, Hagaberg under Getterum Nr 4, Hagaberg under Slätmo, Hagedal, Hagen under Norrhult Nr 1, - under Yxered Nr 1, Hagen under Åskekärr, Hagenäs, Hagstugan, Hakslund, Hammardal, Haraldsbo, Harnäs, Hartorpet, Hasselås, Henriksberg under Getterum, Henriksberg under Norrhult, Herrefälle under Blenkaholm, Herrefälle under Totebo, Hjorted, Hjorted Fattigstuga, Hjorted Skolhus, Holmelid, Holmshult, Hult, Hulthorva, Hällebäcken, Hällerum, Hällingstad, Hässeltull, Hästhagen, Häckhult, Höghult under Bolhult, Höghult under Marsgölehult, Högsjöhorva, Isgölen, Isholmen, Ishult, Isnäset,  Jaensbo, Jakobsnäs, Junkerhova, Jägeribostället-Gissabo, Järnbrohult, Kalebo, Kallernäs, Kallviken, Kammaren, Kammartorp, Kappemåla, Karlsgärde, Katrineberg, Kil, Kiltorp, Klintsmåla, Klumpsberg, Klämstorp, Knarrnäs, Knockbo, Knutstorp, Kebo, Koltorpet, Kristinalund, Kristineberg, Kristoffersdal, Krogen Anvedsbo, Kropphällerna, Kulla, Kvarnen- Nynäs, Kvarnen Totebo, Kvarnstugan, Kvarntorpet, Kvarnsveden, Kvarnäs, Kvilleholm, Källhorva, Källehova, Källstugan under Gissebo, Källstugan under Norrhult, Källsåker, Köpingen Bjurvik,  Lambotorpet, Lebo, Lambotorpet Gruva, Lebotorpet, Lervik, Liden under Bolhult, Liden under Hjorted, Lillängen, Listelid, Ljusemåla, Lugnet, Lysnekullen, Långhagen, Långsjödal, Löt, Lövholmen, Majtorpet, Marielund, Marsgölshult, Masugnstorpet, Militebostället Norrult, Meljäng, Mjöshult, Mjösjönäs, Mossebo, Mosshult, Målen, Måstorpet, Möckelhult, Möllstad, Möreholm, Mörhult Norra, Mörhult Södra, Mörtfors, Mörtgölsnäs, Mörtvik Lilla och Stora,

Nabben, Norraskog, Norrbro, Norrbo under Slätmo, Norrhult Nr 1 - 3, Norrmalm, Nybo, Nybygget under Bjurvik, Nybygget under Yxered, Nykärr, Nymåla, Nynäs Pastorsboställe, Nynäs Kvarn, Nytorp, Nyängen, Näshult,  Omberg,  Pappersbruket Totsbo, Paris, Pastorsbostället Nynäs, Persvik, Pettersborg, Petterslund under Marsgölehult, Petterslund under Träthult, Petterslund under Österhult, Pilviken,  Q, se K,

Rakgölsnäs, Rambäcken, Ramsun, Ringsbo, Ringsgölebacka, Rosendal, Rosenlid, Rosenlund, Ruggebo, Rumhult Nr 1 - 2, Ryttaretorpet, Rönnäs,

Sanden, Sandhorva Lilla, Sandhorva Stora, Sandmon, Sandmonen, Sandsten, Sandstugan, Sandvik, Sandviken, Sanneholm, Simmerum, Sjöstugan under Gissabo, Sjöstugan under Norrhult, Sjöstugan under Tributhult, Sjövik, Skog - Norra, Skolhuset Hjored, Skrikgallen Utjord, Skälshult, Slätmo, Smedbo, Smedsmåla, Smedstorp under Anedsbo, Smedstorp under Bjurvik, Snarås, Snippen, Sofieholm, Solliden, Sputhult Norr, Sputhult Södra, Spångenäs, Spångstuga, Stockkär, Stormbo, Storängen, Strandbo, Strängenäs, Strömbo, Strömserum, - under Yxered, Strömsfors, Strömsnäs, Strömstad, Strömstugan, Strömtorpet, Stäckkär, Stämshult, Norra, Stämshult Boställe, Stämshult Södra, Sundsholm, Sundsnäs, Sveaborg, Sveslund, Svärdstorp, Sågkvarnstorpet, Sågstugan under Trivbhult, Sågstugan under Yxered,

Sågstugan under Äskeskärr, Söderhult, Sörevik, Tegelbruket - Totebo, Tibbhult, Timmerstorp, Totebo, Totebo Kvarn, Totebo Peppersbruk, Totebo Tegelbruk, Tribbhult, Träthult, Tullen, Tullstugan, Tuvgölen,  Udden, Uddekvarn, Uddetorp, Ulriksdal, Urtorpet, Utjorden Skrikgellen, Utjorden Västralund, Uveklinten, Vadhorva, Venaholm, Venstugan, Virvhult, Vittingsnäs, Vrå, Västantorp, Vasterbo, Västerås, Västrahagen, Västrahult, Västralund, Västralund Utjord, Västraslätt, Västrum, Ytsjönäs, Yxered Nr 1 - 3,  Åbo, Åläng, Åslid,  Ängalund, Ängnäset, Ängstugan under Gissebo, Ängstugan under Norrhult, Ängö, Äskekärr Boställe, Äskhult, Äskhult Lilla, Äspenäs, Äspevik,

Örnshult under Asvedsbo, Örnshult under Norrhult, Örnshult Lilla, Öresbohagen, Östantorp, Österbo under Getterum, Österbo under Maljäng, Österbo under Tribohult, Österhult.

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

Blackstad Frödinge  Gladhammar  Hallingeberg  Locknevi  Misterhult  Tuna  Vimmerby  Västrum

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, ($), index and images. Also on Also on Ancestry.com, ($), Arkiv Digital ($), and SVAR ($).

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.)
 * , FamilySearch Historical Records.
 * MyHeritage.com ($),
 * Ancestry.com ($),
 * Arkiv Digital ($), and
 * ($).

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, Kalmat Records for a full listing of microfilmed records (some digitized online) at the Family History Librarythat 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, Kalmar and then select your parish.

Military Records

 * Sweden Military Records
 * Central Soldiers Register InstructionsSearch Engine

Related Sources

 * PLF Database -- A large portion of births, marriages, and deaths have been indexed on CD-Roms for the county of Kalmar. The 4 disc set has been created by Person-och Lokalhistoriskt Forskarcentrum, Oskarshamn (PLF). To learn more about these CD-Roms click here.


 * Nixon -- a name index of Biographical and genealogical information for Kalmar and a few other counties. To learn more click here.

Help Reading Swedish Records

 * You do not have to be fluent in Swedish to read these records! The 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.
 * Denmark 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