Härlunda Parish, Skaraborg, Sweden Genealogy

Guide to Härlunda 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.)

Place Names
Anderstorp, Arntorp Lilla, Arntorp Stora, Arvidstorp, Aspelund

Backen Lilla Herrtorp, Backen Selagården, Bengtstorp, Berget Bosgården, Berget Hallavadet, Berget Stora Boatorp, Björkebacken, Björkelund, Boatorp Lilla, Boatorp Stora, Boatorp Stora Berget, Boda Stora, Bosgården, Bosgården Berget, Bosgården Hagabacken, Bosgården Siggestorp, Broholm, Broke Lilla, Broke Stora, Broke Stora Nybygget, Bösaslätten

Damsgården, Damsgården Soldattorpet, Djupedal, Dunderberg

Ekebacken, Ekeberg Lilla, Ekeberg Stora, Ekedal, Ekegården, Ekegården Svedjan, Ekelund, Ekeskogen, Enebacken

Fattigstugan, Flämmingsbacken, Forsen, Forsen Kvarnen, Furubacken

Gatorna, Genstigen, Granbacken, Granskogen, Grims, Gryte Lilla, Gryte Stora, Gryteslätt, Gränsen, Gräseket Gräsön, Grönelid

Hagabacken Bosgården, Hagabacken Härlunda Skattegården, Hagen, Hallagården, Hallagården Soldattorpet, Hallavadet, Hallavadet Berget, Halleberg, Henriksberg, Herrtorp Lilla, Herrtorp Lilla Backen, Herrtorp Lilla Jonstorp, Herrtorp Stora, Herrtorp StoraKvarnen, Herrtorp Stora Nybygget, Hultet, Hyndebo, Härlunda Skattegården, Härlunda Skattegården Hagabacken, Härlunda Skattegården Siggestorp, Höberg Lilla, Högebo, Höryda Säteri, Höryda Säteri Jonstorp, Höryda Säteri Nybygget, Höryda Säteri Svedjan

Jonstorp Höryda Säteri, Jonstorp Lilla Herrtorp, Jungslätt

Kartåsen, Klinten, Kringelmad, Kroken, Kvarnen Forsen, Kvarnen Stora Herrtorp, Källebacken, Källegården, Källegården Soldattorpet, Källstorp

Larsaberg, Larsatorp, Lilla Arntorp, Lilla Boatorp, Lilla Broke, Lilla Ekeberg, Lilla Gryte, Lilla Herrtorp, Lilla Herrtorp Backen, Lilla Herrtorp Backen, Jonstorp, Lilla Höberg, Lilla Svedjan, Lilla Trumpetaregården, Linebacken, Lund, Lundeberg, Lundsberget, Lyckan, Långebacken

Mariustorp, Mellangården, Mellangården Soldattorpet, Milsmaden, Mossen

Nordingsberg, Nyborg, Nybygget Höryda Säteri, Nybygget Stora Broke, Nybygget Stora Herrtorp, Nyelsberg, Nyhagen

Olofstorp

Pepparbruket, Postgården, Prästgården, Påverås

Raggeliden, Rogelida, Rosenlund, Rosersberg, Rödjan, Rödjorna

Selagården, Selagården Backen, Selagården Soldattorpet, Selatomten, Siggestorp Bosgården, Siggestorp Härlunda Skattegården, Skattegården Härlunda, Skattegården Skrelunda, Skogen, Skogstorpet, Skogvaktaretorpet, Skrelunda Skattegården, Skrelunda Skattegården Soldattorpet, Skultum, Smedsgården, Smedsgården Soldattorpet, Sockenstugan, Soldattorpet Damsgården, Soldattorpet Hallagården, Soldattorpet Källegården, Soldattorpet Mellangården, Soldattorpet Selagården, Soldattorpet Skrelunda Skattegården, Soldattorpet Smedsgården, Stekarslätten, Stenholmen, Stenåsen, Stora Arntorp, Stora Boatorp, Stora Boatorp Berget, Stora Boda, Stora Broke, Stora Broke Nybygget, Stora Ekeberg, Stora Gryte, Stora Herrtorp, Stora Herrtorp Kvarnen, Stora Herrtorp Nybygget, StoraTrumpetaregården, Strömsberg, Sveaberg, Sveatorp, Svedjan Ekegården, Svedjan Höryda Säteri, Svedjan Lilla, Säteriet Höryda

Tolatorp, Trognatorp, Trumpetaregården Lilla, Trumpetaregården Stora

Ulvhult, Uthugget

Vadet

Ågårdet, Åsen

Ängatorpet, Ängen, Ängerås

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. (ArkivDigital, Ancestry.com, and MyHeritage.com  are available at a FamilyHistory Center near you free of charge.)
 * at FamilySearch.
 * MyHeritage.com ($),
 * ($),
 * Arkiv Digital ($), and
 * SVAR at Riksarkivet.

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FamilySearch Library Records
Click Sweden, Skaraborg Records for a full listing of microfilmed records (some digitized online) at the FamilySearch 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, Skaraborg and then select your parish.

Military Records

 * Sweden Military Records
 * Central Soldiers Register InstructionsSearch Engine

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Help Reading Swedish Records

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 * Reading Gothic Handwriting for Swedish Genealogy, Lesson 1
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