Kinna Parish, Älvsborg, Sweden Genealogy

Guide to Kinna 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:
Andersgården Kinna, Andersgårdens Säteri, Andersgården Vrå, Apelhult, Apelskog, Aplakullen, Arvidsgården, Aspesvedjan under Skattegården, Aspesvedjan under Södergården

Backa, Backagården, Backasvedjor, Backen, Berg Yttergården, Berg Övergården, Björkeberg, Björkelunden, Björkenäs, Björnedal, Björnehult, Björnelid, Björnåsen, Borrehög, Brobacken, Brunareberg, Brunnen, Brännekulla under Berg Yttergården, Brännekulla under Velingstorp Skattegården, Brännmossen, Bulabron, Bulabro Svedja, Bäckabo

Dalen, Duvedalen

Ebbelid, Ekeberg, Ekelund, Enebacken

Freden, Furubäck

Grönelund, Gröneslätt under Hult Övregården, Gröneslätt under Nygård

Hede Lilla, Hede Säteri, Heden, Herr Jonsgården, Holmen, Horndal, Hult Nedergården, Hult Ödegården, Hult Övergården, Hulubäck, Högen, Högen under Backagården, Högen under Klockedal, Höghult, Högås, Högås Lilla

Jonsgården Herr

Kajeberg, Kammarberg, Kammarbäck, Kinna Storegården, Kinnahed, Klockaregården, Klockedal, Krokfotagården, Krösebacken, Kullen, Kvarnen Stämmemad, Kvikullen, Kyrkekullen, Kyrkåsen, Källeberg

Liden, Lilla Hede, Lilla Högås, Lilla Vrå, Lillegården Salgutsered, Lindåsen, Ljunglid under Berg Yttergården, Ljunglid under Skattegården, Ljunglid under Södergården, Lykullen

Markusgården Olof, Mellangården Velingstorp, Mellingsås, Mjösås, Moga

Nabben, Nedergården Hult, Norlingsberg, Nybygget under Backagården, Nybygget under Södergården, Nygård, Nykullen, Näset

Olof Markusgården

Persgården, Prästhedsdal

Remma, Remmen under Andersgårdens Säteri, Remmen under Backagården, Revel, Rydet, Rättaregården, Räveslätt, Räveshult

Salgutsered Lillegården, Salgutsered Storegården, Sanden, Sandlid, Sandlyckan, Sjöbacka, Sjöliden, Sjöås, Skattegården, Skattegården Velingstorp, Slätten, Smedsgården, Smedstorpet, Soldattorpet Backa, Soldattorpet Berg yttregården, Soldattorpet Nygården, Soldattorpet Rättaregården, Soldattorpet Sanden, Soldattorpet Stommen, Soldattorpet Salgutsered Storegården, Soldattorpet Stämmemad, Soldattorpet Övre Hult, Sten, Stenbacken, Stommen, Stomslyckan, Storegården Kinna, Storegården Salgutsered, Strömmen, Strömslyckan, Stubbamossen, Stämmemad, Stämmemad Kvarnen, Stämmeryd, Svedjan, Sågbacken, Säteriet Hede, Södergården

Timmerkullen under Södergården, Tån

Vallås, Vattnet, Velingstorp Mellangården, Velingstorp Skattegården, Velingstorp Västergården, Vrå Andersgården, Vrå Lilla, Våkaråsen, Västergården Velingstorp

yttergården Berg

Åsen

Ängkullen, Ännagården

Ödegärdet Hult, Övergården Berg, Övergården Hult

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

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:
Kinna Husförhörslängd 1832-1841 Ortregister