Bolmsö Parish, Jönköping, Sweden Genealogy

Guide to Bolmsö Parish, Sweden ancestry, family history, and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, 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
Backegården Tjust

Backen; Möckalagård Stomhemman, Tiraholm, Toftnäs Säteri

Backstugan; Håringe Säteri, Lilla Husaby Östergård, Perstorp, Stavhult Säteri, Stora Hov, Stora Lida,  Ugglebo, Österås

Bakarebo, Björkebro, Björkelund, Björket Lilla, Björket Stora, Björkholmen, Björnaryd, Bo, Boatorp, Bokelid, Bokelund, Bolmstad Lilla, Bolmstad Stora Säteri

Bolmsö; Brogård, Bolmsö Fattigstuga, Bolmsö Klockaregård, Bolmsö Prästgård

Bosagården Tjust, Bostorp, Broddebo, Brogården Bolmsö, Brotorp, Bäckanäs

Dungen

Enen, Eneryd, Engmans

Fattigstugan, Fiskaretorp, Furunäset, Fållen, Fålläng, Fällan u Bolmsö Prästgård, Fällan u Lilla Bolmstad

Gatan, Gertstorp (Hjertstorp), Granet, Gölen

Hagalund, Haganäs, Hagen u Stavshult Säteri, Hagen u Tiraholm, Hallabo, Holmen, Horn, Hornsudde, Hov Lilla, Hov Stora, Hulan, Hultet Sunnaryd Säteri, Hultet  Toftnäs Säteri

Husaby; Lilla Östergård, Mellangård, Västergård, Östergård

Håringe Lilla, Håringe Säteri, Hörnet,

Johanslund, Jonsbo, Jutatorp, Jutatorp Lilla

Karlshult, Klockaregården, Knekttorp se Soldattorp, Kvarnen Lilla Håringe, Kvinnelsbo, Kåratorp, Källebacken, Källerudd, Kärragården Tjust

Ladurgården Sunnaryd, Ledstorp, Lida Lilla, Lida Stora, Lillaryd, Lugnet, Lunnagården Tjust, Lövenhus,

Mahult, Myskabacken, Möcklagård Stomhemman

Nabbarna, Nabben Kvinnelsbo, Nabben Sunnaryd Säteri, Norhagen, Norlid, Nybergshus, Nybygget Sunnarö Norrgård, Näset Lilla Bolmstad, Näset Toftnäs Säteri,

Perstorp, Prästgården

Ryen, Råslätt

Sandvik, Sjöalt Smederyd, Sjöalt Österås, Sjöbo, Sjöhult, Sjövet, Skeda, Skinnebo Norra, Skinnebo Södra, Skogen Lilla Bolmstad, Skogen Tiraholm, Skomakaretorpet, Slätteryd, Smeatorp, Smederyd, Soldattorp;  #22 Sjövet  Perstorp, #23  Tjust Kärragård, #24 Enen  Västra torp, #27  Ugglebo, #29  Bakarbo, #30 Boatorp  Bo, #31 Sjöalt  Österås, #33 Åsatorp  Västerås Nedergård

Stapeled, Stavshult Säteri, Stavsjö Stavshult Säteri, Stavsjö Ugglebo, Stjärnevik, Sunnaryd Ladugård, Sunnaryd Säteri, Sunnerö Norrgård, Söderhage, Söderholm, Sörbo, Söresand, Sörskog

Tanseryd, Tiraholm

Tjust; Backegård, Bosagård, Kärragård, Lunnagård,

Toftnäs Säteri, Torkelsnäs, Torp, Torp Västra

Ugglebo, Ushult

Virhult, Västbo, Västerås Nedergård, Västerås Övregård

Åsatorp, Åsebo, Åsö

Örnahult, Össjöhult, Österås.

Yrkesutövare med flera;

Adelsperson page 128, Fabrikör p 105, Häradsdomare p 26, Klockare p 62, Komminister p 141,Korpral p 33, Kvartermästare p 13, Kyrkoherde p 137, Kyrkvärd p 1, 20, Löjtnantp 114, Organistelev p 23, Pastor p 137, 140, Prost p 137, Sappör p 33, Skollärare p 23, Soldat p 8, 11, 16, 23, 29, 33, 36, 37, 41, 43, 45, 47, 64, 67, 68, 78, 100, 116, 119, 126, 142

Personer till socknen hörande utan bruk page 144, 145..

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

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.

Help Using ArkivDigital: Online Databases for Sweden

 * These lessons will teach you how to use ArkivDigital:
 * ArkivDigital: Explore Your Swedish Heritage

FamilySearch Library Records
Click Sweden, Jönköping Records for a full listing of microfilmed records (some digitized online) at the FamilySearch 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, Jönköping" and then select your parish.

Military Records

 * Sweden Military Records
 * Central Soldiers Register InstructionsSearch Engine

Related Sources
Sweden Online Genealogy Records Ask the Community

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


 * FamilySearch Online Lessons - Reading Scandinavian Handwriting:
 * Scandinavian Handwriting
 * Scandinavian Handwriting, part 3 - no part 2 available

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