Kävsjö Parish, Jönköping, Sweden Genealogy

Guide to Kävsjö 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
Annelund, Backstugan Hädinge Norrgård, Berget, Bergsdalen, Björkholmen, Björsagården Hillersstorp, Bygget Uppebo, Bäckaryd Augment, Bäckaryd Lilla, Ekebo, Elgås (Älgås) Lilla, Eriksbo, Fattighuset, Flahult Augment, Frommabo, Frälsebo, Fällan, Förelund, Grästorpet, Grönliden, Gästgivaregården Hökhult, Hagagården Hillerstorp, Hagen, Hallabo, Hillerstorp Björsagård Rusthåll, Hillerstorp Hagagård Rusthåll, Hillerstorp Hoffmansgård Rusthåll, Hillerstorp Skattegård, Hylkelid, Hädinge Mellangård, Hädinge Norrgård, Hädinge Södergård, Hägganäs, Höftabo, Högahyltan, Hökhult Gästgivaregård Augment, Intaget, Johansberg, Johansbygget, Jonsbo, Kanalen, Karsö, Krogen, Krogshult, Kronobo, Kronolänsmansbostället Mjogaryd Mellangård, Kvarnabo, Kävsjö Lillgård, Kävsjö Norrgård Rusthåll, Kävsjö Skattegård, Kävsjö Östergård Rusthåll, Lillamo, Lillebro, Lillängen, Lundsbo, Marsås Norrgård Augment, Marsås Södergård Augment, Mickelsborg, Mjogaryd Mellangård Kronolänsmansboställe, Mjogaryd Norrgård Rusthåll, Mjogaryd Södergård, Månsabo, Nordanstorp, Norreveke, Nyaveken, Nybygget Flahult, Nybygget Mjogaryd Mellangård, Nyebro, Perstorp, Rockebäck, Rudö Augment, Rödjan, Rörstorp, Slungsås Augment, Soldattorp ; # 85 Kävsjö Östergård, # 86 Kävsjö Norrgård, # 87 Mjogaryd Norrgård, # 88 Hillerstorp Björsagård, # 110 Hädinge Södergård, # 111 Sörskog Hillerstorp Skattegård, # 112 Slungsås, # 113 Flahult, # 114 Stråkeved, # 115 Uppebo, # 116 Rudö, Stomhemmet, Stråkeved, Svensbygget, Svensmon, Svänö, Sörskog, Timanstorp, Torget, Torpet Uppebo, Trädet, Uppebo, Veken, Vissebo Augment, Vännebo, Åbo, Åbo Lilla Stråkeved, Åbo Lilla Uppebo, Åkroken, Älgås ( Elgås) Lilla, Öreberg

Alphabetical list of occupations of persons living in this parish.

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.

Help Using ArkivDigital: Online Databases for Sweden

 * These lessons will teach you how to use ArkivDigital:
 * ArkivDigital: Explore Your Swedish Heritage

FamilySearch Library Records
Click Sweden, Jönköping 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 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

Related Sources
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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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