Kestad Parish, Skaraborg, Sweden Genealogy

Guide to Kestad 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
Alunbruket Hönsäter, Anders Eriksgården Skagen, Anders Persgården, Anderstorp under Hönsäter, Andreasberg, Anemossen,

Backeborg, Backelund, Backen under Anders Persgården, Backen under Hönsäter, Backen under Torp, Backen under Ågården, Backgården, Berget, Björneberg, Blomberg, Bäcken, Bäckgården, Bäcksdrågen

Dalbacke, Dalborg, Dalborgstorp, Djurgården, Djurgårdstorp, Duvhemmet

Ekebacken, Ekebergslyckan under Hönsäter

Finnabacken, Fogdeängen, Folkskolan

Gatan, Grimstorp under Nolgården, Gräppagården, Grönebacken, Grönegatan, Grönelid, Grönelid Lilla, Gudmundstorp, Göksholmen, Gömmet

Hagen under Prästgården, Heden, Helledal, Hoppet under Korsgården, Hultorp, Hästhagen, Högebo, Högsbo Skattegården, Hönsäters Alunbruk, Hönsäters Säteri

Jonsbacken, Jonsberg, Jöns Pers Äng

Kestadstorp, Kleven, Klockaregården, Klockaretorpet, Kolbäck under Lockgården, Kolbäck under Rännegården, Kolbäck under Skattegården, Korsgården, Korstorp, Kråkelund, Kulleberg under Hönsäter, Kullen, Kvarnen Sjörås, Källebacken, Källeberg, Kärrtomten

Lars Svensgården Skagen, Liden, Liderna under Högebo, Lilla Grönelid, Lockgården, Lundsberg, Lövåsen

Masagården, Mellangården Skagen, Mellangården Törnsäter, Melltorp under Bäckgården, Mossen under Hällekis, Månstorp

Nedergården, Nils Olsgården under Hällekis, Nilstorp, Nolgården Törnsäter, Nolgården Örnekulla, Nolhagen, Nolskagen under Hällekis, Noltorp, Nya Pettersburg, Nya Älvsborg, Nybygget under Hönsäter

Olof Månsgården

Per Assmundsgården Skagen, Pettersburg Nya, Pilebro under Högebo, Pilebro under Storegården, Prästgården, Prästäng under Backgården, Prästäng under Örnekulla, Prästäng,

Ramsbacken, Rottneby under Torp, Rännegården under Hönsäter, Rännegprden under Kestad, Rödjan, Rödliden

Sandbacken, Sebastopol, Sjörås Kvarn, Sjörås Torp, Skagbo Tå under Hönsäter, Skagbo Tå under Korsgården, Skagelund, Skagen Anders Eriksgården, Skagen Lars Svensgården, Skagen Mellangården, Skagen Per Assmundsgården, Skagen Sven Andersgården, Skagen Sven Björsgården, Skalletomten under Hällekis, Skateled, Skattegården Högebo, Skattegården Örnekulla, Skogen, Skräddaretomten under Hällekis, Sockenstugan, Stenbacken, Stenbråten, Stentorp, Stenåsen, Stommen, Stora Tomten, Storegården, Storegården Kestad, Svanelid, Sven Andersgården Skagen, Sven Björsgården Skagen, Sven Eriksgården Törnesäter Svenningstorp, Svenstorp, Säteriet Hönsäter, Sörgården Törnsäter, Sörgården Örnekulla

Tomtem Stora, Trädsäter, Tån på Byns mark, Tån under Rottneby, Tån under Skagelund, Törnsäter Mellangården, Törnsäter Nolgården, Törnsäter Sven Eriksgården, Törnsäter Sörgården

Vallen, Vassbacken, Viksnäs, Vintergapet under Skattegården, Vässland

Ågården, Åslund, Åstorp

Älvdalen under Storegården, Äng Jöns Pers

Örnekulla Nolgården, Örnekulla Prästäng, Örnekulla Skattegården, Örnekulla Sörgården, Örnsberg under Skattegården Örnekulla, Österplana Nils Olsgården under Hällekis, Övergården

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.

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, Skaraborg 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, Skaraborg 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
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