Hjärsås Parish, Kristianstad, Sweden Genealogy

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

History
On April 30, 1895 a large portion of the records for Hjärsås parish were destroyed by a fire. The Hjärsås Hembygdsförening has tried to create a reconstruction of the records using probate records. See the Related Sources section below for contact information.

Place Names
Angseröd, Axeltorp Breanäs, Bronjana, Bränskulla  Dönaberga, Dönhult  Ebbarp  Fjärraboda  Gyevik  Hajstad, Hareberga, Hjärsås, Holm  Ingarp  Jedenryd  Krattekulla  Myren  Odenryd  Påarp, Påarp järnvägsstation Hylta, Påarp Skolhus  Sibbhult, Sibbhult järnvägsstation, Simastorp, Skarvik, Svenstorp  Toarp, Tubbarp, Tusseboda, Tågaröd  Villands sjättning, Vrångafälle, Värestorp

In some cases there are multiple farms under the name of one farming area. They often have a number associated to them for example, Axeltorp no. 1 – 8, or Hjärsås no. 1 – 17.

Sweden 1951 Place Names Register and the Swedish Parish Pages list in this Wiki will give you searchable lists of places, particularly parishes and the farms within those parishes.


 * Surrounding Parishes

Emmislöv, Glimåkra, Gryt, Hjärsås, Knislinge, Kviinge, Östra Broby

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, Kristianstad Records for a full listing of microfilmed records (some digitized online) at the Family History Librarythat 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, Kristianstad and then select your parish.

Military Records

 * Sweden Military Records
 * Central Soldiers Register InstructionsSearch Engine

Related Sources
Hjärsås content on the Östra Göinge Kommun Site Karlsson Gunvald, Hjärsås Kommun - en bok om Hjärsås socken och kommun ,1973, 96 pages

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

Societies and Libraries
The Hjärsås Hembygdsförening is a local society focused on the social and cultural history of Hjärsås. They have a meeting place at the Hjärsås Hembygdsgård. Here is the contact information:

Hjärsås Hembygdsgård

Knislingevägen 4

289 90 Knislinge

Sweden

Tel. 044-650 08, 0708-16 51 08

The Hjärsås Hembygdsförening also belongs to the Skåne Hembygdsförening. See their website at: http://www.skaneshembygdsforbund.se/