Bjälbo Parish, Östergötland, Sweden Genealogy

Guide to Bjälbo 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
Andersbo, Applegården Bjälbo Backstugan (under Marstad Östre Norrgård), Bjälbo Appelgård, Bjälbo Fattighus, Bjälbo Fogdegård, Bjälbo Haggård, Bjälbo Hillebrandsgård, Bjälbo Hovaregård, Bjälbo Jämtegård Komministerboställe, Bjälbo Klockaregård, Bjälbo Komministerboställe, Bjälbo Källgård, Bjälbo Norrgård, Bjälbo Oxlegård, Bjälbo Rumpegård, Bjälbo Sockenstuga, Bjälbo Trädgård, Brestorp, Brotorpet  Fattighuset, Fogdegården Bjälbo  Grenadjärtorp (see Soldattorp)  Hagen, Haggården Bjälbo, Hillebrandsgården Bjälbo, Hilltorp Lilla, Hilltorp Stora, Hovaregården Bjälbo, Häradsskrivarebostället Marstad Östra Södergård, Höjden  Jämtegården Bjälbo  Kaplanbostället Marstad, Klockaregården, Knapagården Ramstad, Koministerbostället Bjälbo Jämtegård, Källgården Bjälbo  Länsmansgården Marstad  Marielund, Marstad Kaplanboställe, Marstad Länsmansgård, Marstad Länsmansgård Utjord, Marstad Mellangård, Marstad Utjord Nr. 4, Marstad Utjord Nr. 13, Marstad Västra Södergård, Marstad Östra Norrgård, Marstad Södergård Häradsskrivareboställe, Militiebostället Älgsjö Östra Mellangård Oxlegården Bjälbo  Pilgården Ramstad, Porskärret  Ramstad Knapaård, Ramstad Mellangård, Ramstad Pilgård, Ramstad Västergård, Ramstad Östergård, Rumpegården Bjälbo  Sjudarelöten Utjord, Sjuntorp Västergård, Sjuntorp Östergård, Snoppetorp, Sockenstugan, Soldattorp Nr. 46 (under Sjuntorp Västergård), Soldattorp Nr. 97 (under Övertorp Östergård), Soldattorp Nr. 104 (under Ramstad Östergård), Soldattorp Nr. 105 (under Ramstad Västergård), Soldattorp Nr. 106 (under Marstad Östra Norrgård), Soldattorp Nr. 107 (underÄlgsjö Östra Västergård), Soldattorp Nr. 110 (under Övertorp Västergård), Soldattorp Nr. 111 (under Sjuntorp Östergård), Soldattorp Nr. 112 (under Brestorp), Soldattorp Nr. 113 (under Bjälbo Fogdegård). Soldattorp Nr. 114 (under Bjälbo Hovaregård), Soldattorp Nr. 115 (under Bjälbo Oxlegård), Soldattorp Nr. 116 (under Bjälbo Norrgård), Soldattorp Nr. 117 (under Bjälbo Appelgård), Soldattorp Nr. 118 (under Bjälbo Källgård), Soldattorp Nr. 119 (under Bjälbo Hillebrandsgård), Soldattorp Nr. 120 (under Bjälbo Rumpegård), Soldattorp Nr. 121 (under Bjälbo Haggård), Soldattorp Nr. 122 (under Önstorp), Soldattorp Nr. 123 (under Ramstad Mellangård), Soldattorp Nr. 124 (under Älgsjö Västra Norrgård), Soldattorp Nr. 125 (under Älgsjö Västra Södergård), Stugan (under Bjälbo Fogdegård), Stugan (under Hovaregård), Stugan (under Klockaregård), Stugan (under Källgård), Stugan (under Oxlegård), Stugan (under Trädgård), Stugan (under Marstad Kaplanboställe), Stugan (under Länsmansgård), Stugan (under Utjord Nr.4), Stugan (under Marstad Västra Södergård), Stugan (under Ramstad Knapagård), Stugan (under Ramstad Mellangård), Stugan (under Sjuntorp Västergård), Stugan (under Stora Hilltorp), Stugan (under Älgsjö Västra Norrgård), Stugan (under Älgsjö Östra Skattegård), Stugan (under Västergård), Stugan (under Önstorp), Stugan (under Övertorp Östergård) Trädgården Bjälbo  Älgsjö Västra Norrgård, Älgsjö Västra Södergård, Älgsjö Utjord Nr. 3 – 5, Älgsjö Östra Mellangård Militärboställe, Östra Skattegård, Älgsjö Östra Västergård, Älgsjö Östra Östergård, Älgsjö Önstorp, Älgsjö Övertorp Västergård, Älgsjö Övertorp Östergård

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, ($), index and images. Also on Arkiv Digital ($), 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, Östergötland 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, Östergötland" 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