Ljungby Parish, Kronoberg, Sweden Genealogy

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

History
Ljungby Municipality is a municipality in Kronoberg County, southern Sweden, where the town of Ljungby is the seat. In 1971 the City of Ljungby, created in 1936 thru 1970, was united with the rural municipalities surrounding it, thus creating the present municipality. In 1974 a minor adjustment of the boundaries took place. There are 19 original entities within the area. 

Place Names
Aborratorp, Abrahamsdal, Aspebäck, Aspelund,

Backagården Dragaryd, Backstugan ; Ljungby Lillgård - Marås - Replösa Månsagård - Norrgård, Björkelund Ljungby Lillgård - Sickinge, Brostugan,

Dalen, Damasbacken,

Eka Norrgård Rusthåll # 58 - Södergård Augment, Eskilsgården Ljungby,

Gnustorp, Grenadjärtorp ; Eka Norrgård - Hångers Storgård - Ljungby Södergård - Replösa Månsagård - # 57 Tofta Södergård, Gästgivaregården Ljungby,

Hagalund, Hagatorp, Hjälmaryd Mellangård - Norrgård - Södergård, Hovdinge Lillgård - Norrgård Augment - Södergård, Hångers Lillgård - Storgård Rusthåll # 60, Höslänga,

Jonsboda - Lilla,

Karlstorp, Klockaregården Rusthåll # 59, Kullagården Kvänslöv, Kullarna Klockaregården - Kvänslöv Norrgård - Ljungby Eskilsgård, Kvarnarna, Kvänslöv Kullagård - Lanbogård - Norrgård, Källarebacken, Källsnäs,

Landbogården Kvänslöv, Ljungby Eskilsgård Posthemman Augment - Gästgivaregård - Köping - Lillgård - Södergård Rusthåll # 59, Ljungsjö, Lövsdal Hjälmaryd Mellangård - Ljungby Lillgård,

Marås,

Norratorp, Nydala Hovdinge Södergård - Kvänslöv Norrgård, Näs,

Olofstorp,

Posthemmanet Ljungby Eskilsgård,

Replösa Månsagård Rusthåll # 61, Replösa Norrgård Rusthåll # 61 - Ågård, Rosenlund, Ryadal,

Sallebro, Sickinge, Sickingelund, Sjöboholm, Smedtorpet, Soldattorp ; # 51 Hovdinge Norrgård - # 104 Källsnäs Näs - # 109 Eka Södergård - # 1112 Sickinge - # 113 Hovdinge Södergård, Stensberg, Storängsbacken, Svenstorp Klockaregården - Ljungby Eskilsgård, Söderlund, Söderäng Replösa Månsagård - Söderäng Norrgård, Södrakrog, Södratorp Eka Södergård - Ljungby Lillgård - Tofta Södergård,

Tofta Norrgård Augment - Södergård Rusthåll # 57,

Vaktstugan, Visslaryd Rusthåll # 62,

Ågården Replösa,

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 ($),
 * Ancestry.com ($),
 * 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, Kronoberg 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, Kronoberg and then select your parish.

Military Records

 * Sweden Military Records
 * Central Soldiers Register InstructionsSearch Engine

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,
 * , and
 * Lesson 3: Handwritten Records

Help With Research Objectives and Strategies
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