Nårunga Parish, Älvsborg, Sweden Genealogy

Guide to Nårunga 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
Almanstorp, Allmänningen, Anneberg, Anhult, Axsjöhult

Backa, Barnegården, Bastås, Björsjöhult, Bråten, Bögared Lillegården, Bögared Storegården, Börjesgården see Klockaregården

Dammbacken, Dammsjöbacke, Djupatorp, Djubergshult, Dreven

Ekeberget, Ekelund, Enebacken, Enekullen, Enet, Espenäs see Äspenäs

Fattigstugan in Nårunga, Fjälla, Fjällåsen, Fjäråsen, Flathult, Frälsegården, Frälsekvarn see Grevekvarn, Furet

Glipås, Granlid, Grevekvarn, Gräsbacken, Gundlered Lillegården (Gunnered), Gundlered Smedsgården, Gundlered Västergården, Gungstorp, Gällsjögården (gällsjötorp), Gärdet

Habbelund under Nårunga Klockaregården, Habbelund under Nårunga Västergården, Hagen under Uddabo Norra, Halla, Harnagården see Torsgården, Hasselgården, Havrekullen under Nårunga Västergården, Hjulsered, Hogland, Hukedal, Hult Storegården, Hultet or Källedal, Hultet under Långared Storegården, Hulvik, Häradsvad, Härstorp, Hästhagen under Iglabo, Hästhagen under Tränningen, Högdelund, Högehall, Högelid, Höghult, Hökared

Iglabo

Johanstorp

Kamparås, Klevhult Nolgården, Klenhult Sörgården, Klinten, Klinten Stora, Klockaregården, Knölen, Kroksbo, Krösekullen, Kullen, Kvarnen Nedre see Grevekvarn, Kvarnen Övre see Prästkvarn, Källebacken, Källeberg under Gundlered, Källeberg under Åsgärde, Källedal, Källerbacken, Kämpagården, Kärnhult under Kvevhult Nolgården. Kärnhult under Åred Lillegården, Kättlingabo

Ladås, Lafsan, Larsbo, Larstorp, Ledet, Ledsbacken, Lida Lillegården, Lida Stora, Lidabackar, Liljedal, Lillegården Ljur, Lillegården Åred, Lindsåsen, Ljungfjället, Ljungås, Ljur Frälsegården, Ljur Kvarn, Ljur Kämpagården, Ljur Lillegården, Ljur Skattegården, Ljur Stom, Ljur Torsgården, Ljur Västergården, Ljursbackar, Lunden, Lunnekullen, Lyckorna, Lyckängen, Långared Lillegården, Långared Storegården, Långareds Kvarn

Marieberg, Mellangården, Mellangärde, Mellantorp, Mjöhult, Mjösjödal, Mjösjöhult, Mossabo, Månsalyckan, Mörkabo

Nabben under Anhult, Nabben under Hulvik, Nedergården, Nilsagården see Nårunga Västergården, Nolhagen, Noltorp, Noltorpet, Nolåsen, Nordhult, Nybacken, Nyebro, Nysvedjan, Nårunga Barnegården, Nårunga Grevekvarn, Nårunga Klockaregården, Nårunga Prästgården, Nårunga Prästkvarn, Nårunga Tå, Nårunga Västergården, Nårunga Östergården, Näs, Näset, Näs Svedjor, Näverhult

Odlingsberg, Oxsjödal, Oxsjökulle

Prästgården, Prästkvarn

Ramnestorp, Ringsholm, Riset, Ryd, Rävholmen, Röret

Sandbcaken, Sandkullen, Sjökulla, Sjölid under Djurbergshult, Sjölid under nårunga Östergården, Sjötorp, Skalsbo, Skalsbo Tå, Skanterna, Skattegården, Skjul, Skogen, Skogslund, Skräddarehult, Slätthult, Smedstorp, Sockenstugan, Stenbacken under Häradsvad, Stenbacken under Hökared, Stockholmsbacken, Stommen Ljur, Svedjan under Mellangärde, Svenstorp, Sävsjöås, Sörhult, Sörtorpet

Tarabo, Torpet, Torsgården, Trolleled, Tränningen, Tåhagen, Tån under Nårunga, Tån under Skalsbo, Tången

Uddabo Nolgården, Uddabo Skalsbo, Ulriksberg

Vangklev, Vinterbacken, Västergården Ljur, Västergården Nårunga, Västergården Åred, Västerlid under Hulvik, Västerlid under Lida, Västerlid under Nårunga Barnegården, Västtorp under Krösekullen, Västtorp under Uddabo Nolgården

Åsbacka under Ljur Västergården, Åbacka under Skräddarehult, Ålgårdskullen. Ålleholm, Åred Lillegården, Åred Mellangården, Åred Nedergården, Åred Västergården, Åred Östergården, Åsen, Åsen under Nårunga Västergården, Åsgärde

Äckran, Åspenäs

Ödegärdet, Öna, Önabackar, Önahed, Östergården Nårunga, Östergården Åred, Östergärde, Österhagen, Österlid, Östtorp, Östtorp under Krösekullen

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, 1880 - 1920, ($), index and images. Also on Also on Arkiv Digital ($), 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 ($), and
 * SVAR ($).

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, Älvsborg 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, Älvsborg" 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

References:
Nårunga Husförhöslängd 1834-1842 Ortregister