Burseryd Parish, Jönköping, Sweden Genealogy

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

History
Sandviks församling was combined with Burseyd in 1995.

(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 ,
Anderstorp, Angsås Stora,

Backstugan; Betarp Norrgård, Knavrabo, Lilla Kättebo, Lindö, Rosenbol, Skivebo, Stora Angsås, Stora Götsbo, Stora Kättabo, Södra Frostnäs, Södra Påbo, Södra Spabo, Södra Stavås. Utterkull, Vickelsbo, Övre Lida

Betarp Bäckagård, Betarp Jäppagård Komministerboställa, Betarp Mellangård, Betarp Norrgård, Björkebo, Björkelid, Björkåsen, Blackbo, Boberg, Broholmen, Bultåsen

Burseryd; Fattigstugan, Klockaregård, Prästgård, Stom, Stora

Bäckagården Betarp, Bäckagärdet, Bäckanäs Betarp Jäppagård, Bäckanäs Betarp Norrgård,

Damskullen Damsnäs

Eneveken Burseryd Prästgård, Eneveken Kullsbo

Fattigstugan Burseryd, Frostabacka, Frostnäs Hökagård, Frostnäs Norra, Frostnäs Södra, Froståsen, Fröjdekullen, Furulund, Fågelåsen, Förelund, Förshult, Föråsen

Germundabo, Germundsgården Långhult, Grabbelund, Götsbo Lilla, Götsbo Stora, Götsbo Stora Kvarn

Handskebo, Holgryte Stora, Hult Norra, Hult Östra, Hultabäck, Hyltan, Häljarem, Hällabäck Säteri, Högelid, Högåsen, Högö, Hökagården Frostnäs

Jäppagården Betarp

Klockaregården Burseryd, Knasbo Utjord, Knavrabo, Komministerbostället Mellan Spabo, Kullsbo, Kvarnen Stora Götsbo Kvarntorpet, Kättabo Lilla, Kättabo Stora

Lalabo Norra, Lalabo Yttre, Lalåsen, Lassabygget, Ledet, Lida Mellan, Lida Yttre Militieboställe, Lida Övre, Liljebo, Lindåsen, Lindö, Lurebo, Långhult Germundsgård, Kånghult Norra, Långhult Skattegård, Lönghult Smedsgård Komministerboställe, Långhult Södra, Långremmen (Långsremmen), Löckna (Lökna), Lökabo, Lövåsen

Mellangården Betarp, Militiebostället Yttre Lida, Militiebostället Övre, Mölneberg Säteri, Mörkebo

Norrgården Betarp, Norlida, Nybygget Utterkull

Pet(t)ersborg, Pe(t)erslund, Pilagården, Pilahult, Planen Burseryd Klockaregård, Planen Södra Spabo, Prången, Prästgården Burseryd, Påbo Norra, Påbo Södra

Ringebo, Rosenbol, Rönneberg, Röshult,

Sjöstugan, Skattegården Långhult, Skivebo, Skogen, Skoghemmet, Slättnäs, Smedjebygget, Smedsgården Långhult, Smulebo Utjord,

Soldattorp; #113 Vickelsbo, Fröjdekullen Pilagård, Föråsen Utterkull, Planen Södra Spabo, Skoghemmet Norra Långhult, Skoghemmet Betarp Bäckagård, Skoghemmet Björkebo, Skoghemmet, Frostabacka, Grabbelund, Häljarem, Knavrabo, Långhult Skattegård, Mellan spabo, Norra Hult, Norra Påbo, Norra, Stavnäs, Norra Stenbohult, Röshult, Skivebo, Stora Götsbo, Stora Holgryte, Södra Frostnäs, Södra Spabo

Spången, Stavås Norra, Stavås Södra, Stenbrohult Norra, Stenbrohult Södra, Stensnäs, Stommen Burseryd, Stubbakull,

Stugan; Betarp Bäckagård, Björkebo, Burseryd Stom, Grabbelund, Norra Hult, Norra Påbo, Norra Spabo, Pilagården, Röshult, Smulebo, Södra Frostnäs, Utterkull, Yttre Lida,

Svanvik, Svensberg, Svenskabo, Säteriet Hällabäck, Säteriet Mölneberg,

Torpet Tovasjö, Torpet Åsberg, Torpet Östra Hult, Torsås (en), Tovasjö, Täppen

Utjorden Knasbo, Utjorden Smulebo, Utterkull

Vickelsbo, Vrån, Vännåker (Vännåcker), Västenhaga (Västehaga), Västerås (Vesterås)

Åsberg

Ödslyckan, Ön, Önnabo.

Yrkesutövare med flera;

Adjunkt page 61, Adjutant p 191, Färgare p 58, Gästgivare p 64, Husar p 219, Kammarskrivare p 35, Klockare p 110, 112, Komministeränka p 66, Kommissarie p 35, Korpral p 24, 107, Kronobefallningsman p 35, Kyrkoherde p 61, Kyrkvaktare p 556, Kyrkvärd p 3, 121, 123, 198, Lärare p 58, Mjölnare p 44, Notarie p 35, 77, Nämndeman p 85, 106, 203, Organist p 77, Pastor p 135, Pastorsadjunkt p 61, Pastorska p 66, Premiärkorpral p 24, Sergeant p 69, Skollärare p 58, Skrivare p 35, Soldat p 16, 20, 22, 38, 41, 42. 44, 47, 52, 55, 60, 63, 73, 9, 93, 97, 103, 110, 117, 124, 128, 129, 130, 143, 144, 145, 146, 148, 157, 159, 162, 169, 174, 177, 178, 187, 188, 201, 202, 205, 219, Student p 66, Studerande p 66, Trumslagare p 91, 108, 127, 209, Volontär p 35, Försvarslösa personer p 219.

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
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 * 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
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