Kristvalla Parish, Kalmar, Sweden Genealogy

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

History
Kristvalla became a parish in 1656 taking parts of Dörby and Förlösa parishes with the church near Duvetorp. In 1795 Inglesryd was added which came from Kläckeberga parish. With the reform of 1862 the new Kristvalla landskommun took over civil matters. In 1952 this kommun was absorbed into Madesjö kommun. Rosenberg (1882) reports a population of 1,951 but by year 2000 the population was only 780.

Ljungbyån (river) forms a southern boundry of an area marked by woodland and some rolling hills. Agriculture and forestry activities provided most of the economic activity in the late 1800s. A cold-water health spa attracts people at Kristvallabrunn. Three school houses in the late 1800s.

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Place Names
Backemålen, Björketorp, Blomsterkulla, Bostället Skårebo, Bostället Slättingebygd, Brobacken, Brånen, Bränntorp, Dalen, Danielsmålen, Danielsmålen Lilla, Dikaremålen, Djurbäcksmålen, Duvetorp, Dufwatorp,  Ekelund, Enemålen, Eriksdal,  Fattigstugan, Figgemålen, Figgetorp, Finnemålen, Flathallen, Fågelleken,  Getabo, Grindemålen, Grindtorpet, Gräsdal, Grönslund, Grönkulle, Gunnabo Norra,  Gunnabo Södra,  Hagtorpet, Hjältemålen, Holmtorpet, Hultedalen, Hylkebo, Håkansmålen, Högerås,  Ingelsryd,  Klockarebacken, Kolaretorp, Kolstaden, Kopparbo Norra, Kopparbo Södra, Kvarnemålen,  Körningsvän, Maltebo, Marrken, Meltorp, Momålen, Morebo, Motorpet, Mårtensmålen, Nyfikemålen,  Oxhagen,  Prästgården Norra Gunnebo,  Q se K,  Ravelsbygd, Reparetorp, Rosenborg, Räggekulla, Rössbo Släta, Rössbo Öfra,  Siggemåla, Sigtingsryd, Sigboda Westra, Sigboda Östra, Silkesmålen, Sjöboda, Skrifwaregärde, Skräddaremålen, Skårebo, Skyttemålen, Skårebo Boställe, Slätbacken, Släta Rössbo, Släthåremålen, Slätingebygd, Slätingebygdsmåla, Sockenstugan, Starrbäcksbro, Stenråsen, Stjernamo, Storemålen, Stämmaryd, Surbrunnen, Sventorpet, Sårgärda, Söregärde,  Trottemålen, Trulsemålen,  Åbro, Åklaryd, Ålaryd, Åsemålen, Åsmundsryd,  Östingstorp, Östramålen

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


 * Surrounding Parishes

Dörby

Förlösa

Kläckeberga

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 ($),
 * ($),
 * Arkiv Digital ($), and
 * at Riksarkivet.

Help Using ArkivDigital: Online Databases for Sweden

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

Military Records
During indelningstid soldiers belonged to Staby skvadron in Växjö kompani in Smålands husarregemente or were båtsmän in Smålands båtmanskompani.
 * Sweden Military Records
 * Central Soldiers Register InstructionsSearch Engine

Related Sources
Sweden Online Genealogy Records Ask the Community
 * 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! 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
 * Scandinavian Handwriting
 * Scandinavian Handwriting, part 3 - No part 2 available

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