Vetlanda Parish, Jönköping, Sweden Genealogy

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

History
Vetlanda Municipality is a municipality in Jönköping County, in southern Sweden where the town of Vetlanda is the seat. The municipality was created in 1971, when the City of Vetlanda was united with the surrounding rural municipalities to form a unitary municipality. In 1863, when the first local government acts in Sweden came into force, there were more than 20 entities within the area of the present municipality. 

Place Names
Alarp, Anderslund, Anderstorp, Annelund, Applaryd, Arvingetorp, Backstugan; Ekenäs Mellangård, Fageräng, Flugeby Brattagård, Flugeby Gummagård, Gettinge Hemmingsgård, Gettinge Sven Månsgård, Hyndarp, Lambotorp, Lilla Krassaberg, Stora Delleryd, Vetlanda Gästgivaregård, Baggamåla, Barkabo, Barkeryd, Björkelund Erikshester, Björkelund Solkarp, Björnstorpet, Blomsholm Vetlanda Pukaregård, Blomsholm Östanå, Blomsterlund, Blomstran, Boholm, Brattagården Flugeby, Broholm, Broslätt (Bröslätt), Brostugan Kättilstorp, Brostugan Vetlanda Postgård, Bruabäck Föreda Brunnsgård, Bruabäck Föreda Kronogård, Bruabäck Vetlanda Mellangård, Brunnsgården Föreda, Brunnsgården Torget, Bränna, Byestad, Bäck, Dagsås (Daxås), Dalsheda, Delleryd Lilla, Delleryd Stora, Eckerda Håkansgård, Eckerda Per Jonsgård, Eckerda Spolagård, Eckerda Uppeby, Eckerda Uppeby Nissaryd, Ekeberg, Ekelund Holmesberg, Ekelund Hult, Ekenäs Mellangård, Ekenäs Västergård, Ekenäs Östergård, Ekholmen, Eldstorp, Emmabo, Enkarp (Änkarp Erikshester, Eskås (Äskås), Fagerhult, Fageräng, Fagraholm, Fattigstugan Vetlanda, Fifflekull (Fiflekull) Lill - Stora, Flinkatorpet, Flugeby Gummagård Kvarn, Flugeby Håkansgård, Flugeby Per Jonsgård, Flugeby Torsgård, Flugeby Ödegård, Fothemmet, Fåglasång, Föreda ; Brunnsgård - Hansgård - Kronogård - Lockabolet - Norrgård - Sven Nilsgård, Försberg,  Gettinge Hemmingsgård, Gettinge Månsgård, Gettinge Sven Månsgård, Gettinge Östgötagård, Gisslas (Gislas), Granbolet, Granlund, Granmålen, Gripslund, Gropen, Grönlund Kopparp, Grönlund Kättilstorp, Gäddemåla, Gäddevallsås, Gästgivaregården Vetlanda, Göransberg,  Hagelund, Halla, Hallamåla, Hammarsberg, Herrgården Upplanda, Hjärtaryd, Holmesberg Löjtnantsboställe - Sergeantboställe, Hult, Hult Lilla, Hult Flugeby Torsgård, Hultet, Hulu, Hulubäck, Husartorp; Flinkatorpet Eckerda Spolagård - Kleva Stora Krassaberg - Skacklarp Månstorp - Sälleholm Hult - Flugeby Gummagård - Föreda Kronogård - Lönnebergn - Stora Delleryd, Hyndarp,  Håkansgården Tångerda, Hännaryd, Häråsen (Heråsen), Hästkosten, Högelund, Högeren, Höreryd,

Johanneslund, Johannisberg Stora Fifflekull, Johannisberg Vetlanda Mellangård, Jonsbo Skog, Jonsbo Stora Krassaberg, Karlsbo, Kerstinsgården Tångerda, Kistegården Torget, Kleva, Klintekvarn (Klintö Kvarn), Knappshem (Knapshem), Kopparp, Krassaberg Lilla - Stora, Kronogården Föreda - Tångerda - Upplanda, Kronoslätt, Kullatorpet, Källeberg, Källeholm, Källehult Hult - Upplanda Herrgård, Källestugan, Kättilstorp (Kettilstorp), Lambotorp, Liljeholmen, Lillegården Vetlanda, Lilleholm, Lindholm, Linneberg, Ljungaryd, Lockabolet Föreda, Lundholmen, Lustigborg, Lyckås Gettinge hemmingsgård, Lyckås Hulu, Lättebo, Löjtnantsbostället Holmesberg, Lönneberg (Löneberg), Lövdal, Lövhagen, Madhagen, Madholmen (Maholmen), Madstugan, Malmodal, Marieberg, Marieholm, Marknadsbodarna Torget, Mellangården Vetlanda, Modal, Mogårde - Lilla, Moholm, Mossbråsa Lilla - Stora, Mosshagen, Målaregården Torget, Månstorp, Nissaryd Eckerda Uppeby, Nordholmen, Norge (Norriget), Norrgården Föreda - Tällerda - Vetlanda, Nybo, Nydala, Nyelund Föreda Hansgård, Nyelund Vetlanda Lillegård, Nyhagen, Nyholm, Nässja, Olofsgården Tångerda, Olstorp, Packarp Lilla - Stora, Palmsholm, Paulifors, Perstorp, Petersborg Skog, Petersborg Vetlanda Pukaregård, Peterslund, Postgården Vetlanda, Pukaregården Vetlanda, Ringsholm, Rosendal, Ryd, Rydlund, Sandbo, Sandliden, Sandslätt, Silkeryd, Sjöarp, Sjöholmen, Skacklarp (Skakelarp), Skoarp, Skog, Skogslund, Slättemo, Skärpet, Sockenstugan Vetlanda, Soldattorp; Blomsholm Östanå, Bränna Perstorp, Granmålen Eckerda Håkansgård, Silkeryd Nissaryd, Arvingetorp, Barkabo, Flugeby Per Jonsgård, Hallamåla, Skog, Tångerda Håkansgård, Tällerda Södergård, Solkarp, Spolagården Eckerda, Stugan Föreda Hansgård, Sunegården Tångerda, Svenljunga, Sven Månsgården Gettinge, Sven Nilsgården Gettinge, Svensholm, Sällebäck, Sälleholm, Sällehägnad, Sälleryd Lilla - Stora, Södergården Tällerda, Södraholm, Tungshuset Vetlanda, Torkelstorp (Torkilstorp), Tånghult, Tällerda (Tellerda) Norrgård - Södergård, Ulvadal, Uppebyn Eckerda, Upplanda Herrgård - Kronogård - Ågård, Vedtorget, Vetlanda Tingshus, Värmunderyd (Vermunderyd), Värntorpet (Verntorpet), Västergården Ekenäs, Västraholm, Västrakull, Västralund, Åkerlund, Åkersberg, Åkersholm, Åtorpet, Ängaholm, Änkarp (Enkarp), Äskås (Eskås), Östanå (Nässja), Österholmen (Österholm),

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, ($), index and images. Also on Ancestry.com, ($), 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 ($),
 * Ancestry.com ($),
 * 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, Jönköping 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, Jönköping" 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,
 * , and
 * Lesson 3: Handwritten Records

Help With Research Objectives and Strategies
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