Södra Hestra Parish, Jönköping, Sweden Genealogy

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

History
On 17 April 1885 the name of the parish was changed from Hestra to Södra Hestra

(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
Aplagården, Backstugan; Basön, Boda Mellangård, Domakull, Fosterhult, Hestra Klockaregård, Käringahult, Lilla Brötjaryd, Lilla Danhult, Lilla Hyggås, Långarekull, Ma, Påbo, Räset, Släthult, Stora Broaryd, Stora Danhult, Torsnäs, Tunnerbohult Mellangård, Tunnerbohult Norrgård, Tångebacka, Västra Hyggås, Önna, Östra Kalvia, Basön Rusthåll, Bergsgården Boda, Björkelund, Boda Bergsgård, boda Bäckagård, Boda Mellangård, Boda Storgård, Bolerum, Bro, Broaryd Lilla, Broaryd Stora, Brobacken, Bräkenåsen, Bräkenåsen Stora, Brötjaryd Lilla, Brötjaryd Stora, Bäckagården Boda, Bössingshult, Damsbo, Danhult Lilla, Danhult Stora, Domakull, Dung, Ekagården Hensjö, Ekenäs Västra, Ekenäs Östra Mönsterskrivareboställe, Elganäs (Älganäs), Elgebo (Älgebo), Flintegården, Flinteryd Yttre, Flinteryd Övre, Fosterhult, Fållen, Granhult, Granstorp, Granåsen, Haghult, Hamburg, Hansebo, Helghult, Hensjö Ekagård, Hensjö Östergård, Hestra Klockaregård, Hestra Prästgård, Hestra Sockenstuga, Hult Stora, Hultalyckan, Hulu Lilla or Södra, Hulu Västra, Huslyckan, Hyggås Lilla, Hyggås Västra, Hyggås Östra, Högshult, Kalvia Västra, Kalvia Östra, Kalvsnäs Stomhemman, Karlsbo, Kindhult Södra, Kindhult Östra, Klockaregården, Komminsterbostället Tunnerbohult, Kråkenet, Kvarnen Långarekull, Källebacken, Käringahult, Liljenäs, Lundåsen, Lyckan, Lyckås, Långarekull, Ma, Mahult, Margreteberg, Markebäckshult Lilla- Stora, Mellbo, Mönsterskrivarebostället Östra Ekenäs, Nabba, Norliden, Norrhult, Oxås Norra, Oxås Södra, Planen Hensjö Ekegård, Planen Hestra Klockaregård, Planen Påbo, Planen Yttre Flinteryd, Prippebo Västra, Prippebo Östra, Prästgården, Påbo, Risagård, Rydkulla, Räset, Samseryd Säteri, Sjöaslätt, Sjöbo, Sjögärde, Sjöryden, Sjötorpet, Skansen, Skogatorpet, Skogsnäs, Släthult, Slätten, Sockenstugan, Soldatstugan, Soldattorp; # 72 Prippebo, # 73 Östra Kindhult, # 74 Södra Kindhult, # 75 Tunnerbohult Södergård, # 76 Bräkenåsen Stora Dunhult, # 77 Västra Hyggås, # 78 Släthult, #79 Torsnäs, #80 Östra Hyggås, # 81 Räset, # 82 Påbo, # 83 Rydkulla, # 84 Boda Storgård, # 84Boda Bäckagård, # 86 Hensjö Ekagård, # 87 Boda Bergsgård, #88 Boda Mellangård, # 89 Tunnerbohult Norrgård, # 90 Aplagården, # 91 Bräkenåsen Långarekull, # 92 Granhult, # 93 Markebäckshult, Sjögärde, Spjuthult Västra, Östra, Stensbo, Stugan Påbo, Stugan Stora Broaryd, Stugan Tångebacka, Stugan Önna, Stugan Östra Kindhult, Sunnanskog, Svalhuset, Svanehall Bro, Svanehall Stora Brötjaryd, Svansenet, Svansenet Lilla, Torpet Tunnerbohult Mellangård, Torsberg, Torsnäs, Tranemo, Torslätt, Tunnerbohult Komministerboställe,Tunnerbohult Norrgård, Tunnerbohult Södergård, Tångebacka, Ytterbo, Älganäs (Elganäs), Älgebo (Elgebo), Ödesbacka, Ödgårdet, Önna,

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.

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FamilySearch Library Records
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Military Records

 * Sweden Military Records
 * Central Soldiers Register InstructionsSearch Engine

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