Kungsäter Parish, Älvsborg, Sweden Genealogy

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

History
The corresponding county seat for Kungsäter parish was transferred to Halland county in 1971.

Place Names:
Agnbäckskil

Backen, Boet, Boet Soldatboställe, Bua, Bua Soldatboställe

Duvhult, Duvhult Soldatboställe

Eneberg, Enåsen, Erlandsgården Hjältealjunga

Faggared, Faggared Soldatboställe, Fänhult Nordgården, Fänhult Östergården, Fänhult Östergården Soldatboställe

Germundstorp, Getekulla, Grubbegården Hjältealjunga, Grytegården Österby, Grönhult, Gårdshorn, Gårdshorn Soldatboställe, Gökholmen

Heden Hjältealjunga Grubbegård, Heden Kungsäters Prästgård, Heden Torp, Heden Österby Mellangården, Hjältealjunga Erlandsgården, Hjältealjunga Erlandsgården Soldatboställe, Hjältealjunga Grubbegården, Hjältealjunga Grubbegården Heden, Hjältealjunga Grubbegården Nybygget, Hult Lilla Kvarnen, Hult Lillegården, Hultaberg, Hultaberg Osabacka

Intaget

Klev, Kockåsen, Kungsäters Prästgård, Kungsäters Prästgård Heden, Kungsäters Prästgård Nybygget, Kungsäters Prästgård Ågärdet, Kvarnen Hult Lilla

Lersik, Lillegården Hult, Lillegården Ödesmåla, Ljunget

Mellangården Österby, Myrekulla

Nedergården Ödesmåla, Nedergården Fänhult, Nybygget Hjältealjunga Grubbegården, Nybygget Kungsäters Prästgård, Nybygget Torp, Nybygget Ödesmåla Lillegården, Nybygget Ödesmåla Sörgården, Nybygget Österby Grytegården

Osabacka Hultaberg, Osabacka Österby Grytegården, Oskärr

Prästgården Kungsäter

Rud, Rud Soldatboställe

Skällvik, Soldatbostället Boet, Soldatbostället Bua, Soldatbostället Duvhult, Soldatbostället Faggared, Soldatbostället Fänhult Östergård, Soldatbostället Gårdshorn, Soldatbostället Hjältealjunga Erlandsgården, Soldatbostället Rud, Soldatbostället Tolycke, Soldatbostället Ödesmåla Nedergården, Soldatbostället Österby Mellangården, Soldatbostället Österby Värbogården, Stackekärr, Svedjorna, Sävshult, Sörgården Ödesmåla

Tolycke, Tolycke Soldatbostället, Torp, torp heden, torp Nybygget

Välteklippen, Värbogården Österby

Ågärdet Kungsäters Prästgården, Ågärdet Österby Grytegård

Ödesmåla Lillegården, Ödesmåla Lillegården Nybygget, Ödesmåla Nedergården, Ödesmåla Nedergården Soldatbostället, Ödesmåla Sörgården, Ödesmåla Sörgården Nybygget, Örsjökulle, Österby Grytegården, Österby Grytegården Nybygget, Österby Grytegården Osabacken, Österby Grytegården Ågärdet, Österby Mellangården, Österby Mellangården Heden, Österby Mellangården Soldatbostället, Österby Värbogården, Österby Värbogården Soldatbostället, Östergården Fänhult, Östmans

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, ($), index and images. Also on Also on Arkiv Digital ($), 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, 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:
Kungsäter Husförhörslängd 1830-1850 Ortregister