Rumskulla Parish, Kalmar, Sweden Genealogy

Guide to Rumskulla 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
u.n.u. followed by a place name means, that thre were Backstugor in the named area.

Almesåkra, Alstorp, Andersbo, Ankardam, Applakulla, Aspelund,

Backen under Rödkulla södergård, Backen under österbult,

Backstugan u.n.u. Källeberg

Norrhult

Rumskulla Skattegård

Rumskulla Säteri

Simondebo

Bergeholm, Berghultet, Björkelid, Bjökelund under Södra Kvill, Bjökelund under Tutö, Björkeryd, Björkhorvan, Blomhemmet, Blomnäset, Blomsholm, Bockemålen, Bomåla under Hylta, Bomåla under Målebo, Brostugan, Brusahult, Bäcken, Bäcketorp, Bäckehult, Bäckstugan,

C Se K ,

Dalaravd, Dalstugan,

Edserum, Ekeberget, Ekelid, Engstugan Se Ängstugan,

Fagerdal, Fattighuset Rumskulla, Fiefall, Fieholm, Flodhult, Fredriksberg, Fredriksvik, Frisbo, Frälsegården Snararp, Fällan Färgeriet Brusahult,

Gatstugan, Gibberyd,Gibberydstorp, Gladhemmet, Glasbruket Ventzelholm Glasshult, Gnöset, Gransbo, Grindsbo under Norrhult, Grindsbo under Viggesbo, Gröndal, Grönhult, Grönkullen, Grönlid undr Mossäkra, Grönlid under Södra Kvill, Grönshult, Grönskog, Grönsved Mellangård, Grönsved Norrgård, Grönsved Södergård, Grönsvedstorp, Gunnarshem, Gustafsholm, Gölstugan, Göredsbro,

Hagstugan under Gnöset, Hagstugan under Hylta, Hammardal, Hamra, Holmsjökull, Hulberget,

Hult Lillgård

Mellangård

Södergård

Västergård

Hultetorpet, Hylta, Häggarp, Höckhult, Högerum, Höjden,

Isall, Iskällan,

Jansbo,

Karlsberg, Karlsbrog, Kexholm, Klarkullen, Klemensbo, Klockaregården Rumskulla, Knapelhagen, Kongstorp, Krönsenborg, Kvarnen Tyresbo, Kvarnen Ösjöfors, Kvarnstugan, Kvill Norra, Kvill Södra,  Kvillerum, Kårelid, Kåremåla,

Källeberg Norrgård,

Källeberg Södergård,

Källeryd,

Källhorvan under Fiefall

Snararp

Södra Kvill

Övrakulla Västergård

Källtorpet,

Larstorp under Applakulla, Larstorp under Skuru, Lillgården Hult, Linderås, Lodhult, Lugnet,

Malm Norra, Malm Södra,

Mellangården Grönsved

Hult

Snararp

Tjurstorp

Modal under Bockemålen, Modal under Edserum

Mossen, Mosshult, Hossåkra, Mostugan, Moväntan, Målebo, Månstorp, Mörkebro,

Nedrakulla, Nordanskog,

Nordstugan under Grönsved Norrgård

Norrhult

Tutö

Norrbo

Norrgården Grönsved

Källeberg

Rödkulla

Sjösbo

Tjurstorp

Norrhult, Norrlid, Nybygget under Norrhult, Nyebro, Nyhem, Nymåla under Fiefall, Nymåla under Hult Södergård, Nymåla under Hylta, Nymåla Övrakulla Västergård, Nyäng, Näs Västergård, Näs Östergård,

Olsbo, Ostorp under Målebo, Olstorp under Ragnildstorp, Orrekullen, Oxhagen,

Pappersbruket Ösjöfors, Persbo,

Perstorp under Grönsved Södergård

Källeberg Norrgård

Tjurstorp Norrgård

Pettersbrog under Hamra, Pettersborg under Södra Kvill, Prästgården Rumskulla, Pukstugan,

Q Se K,

Ragnildstorp, Ramsberg, Ramshult,

Rumskulla Fattigshus

Klockaregård

Prästgård

Skattegård

Säteri

Rökulla Norrgård, Rökulla Södergård, Rönarp, Rösjöstugan,

Samuelslund, Sandbäcken, Sandliden, Simondebo, Sjuhult, Sjöbo, Sjöholm, Sjöhorvan, Sjömåla, Sjösbo Norrgård, Sjösbo Södergård, Sjösbotorpet, Sjöstugan under Holmsjökull, Sjöstugan under Viggesbo, Skattegården Rumskulla, Skogslnd, Skuru, Slättmo, Smedhemmet, Smedserum, Smedstorp,

Snararp Frälsegård

Mellangård,

Östergård,

Solberga, Soldattorp Stubbetorp under Hult, Soldattorp Tutö, Solelid, Solkullen, Stenkulla, Stenstugan, Strömmen, Strömsholm, Strömslund, Stubbetorp, Stugan u.n.u. Skuru, Sundstorp, Svartstop, Svenshem, Svenstorp, Sågen under Hult, Sågen under Målebo, Sågstugan, Sållstugan, Säteriet Rumskulla

Södergården Grösnved

Hult

Källeberg

Rökulla

Sjösbo

Tjurstorp,

Tjurstorp Mellangård, Tjurstorp Norrgård, Tjurstorp Södergård, Tjället, Torkarp, Torsmålen, Tortorp, Tutö, Tutötorpet, Tyrefors, Tyresbo, Tyresbo Kvarn, Tyresmåla,

Vadstugan, Vakten, Valstugan, Ventzelholm Glasbruk, Viflon, Viggesbo, Väggeberg, Västergården Hult, Västergården Näs, Västergården Övrakulla, Västerum,

Åby, Åkerslund, Åstugan,

Älviken, Ängaryd,

Ängstugan under Hylta

Isfall

Norrhult

Österhult

Övrakulla Östergård,

Ösjöstugan, Östergården Näs, Östergården Snararp, Östergården Övrakulla, Österhult, Östorp, Övrakulla Västergård, Övrakulla  Östergård

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 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
 * 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, Kalmat 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, Kalmar and then select your parish.

Military Records

 * Sweden Military Records
 * Central Soldiers Register InstructionsSearch Engine

Related Sources

 * PLF Database -- A large portion of births, marriages, and deaths have been indexed on CD-Roms for the county of Kalmar. The 4 disc set has been created by Person-och Lokalhistoriskt Forskarcentrum, Oskarshamn (PLF). To learn more about these CD-Roms click here.


 * Nixon -- a name index of Biographical and genealogical information for Kalmar and a few other counties. To learn more click here.

Help Reading Swedish Records

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 * 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.
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 * 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

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