Agunnaryd 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.

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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
Altarehall, Angshult, Applamoen

Backstuga; Bankeboda, Berget, Björkeberg, Björkelund, Boaryd, Boastad, Bockaboda, Bråna Norrgård- Södergård-Västergård ,Bråna Södergård, Britteberg, Brotorpet Lill- Stora, Brunsberg, Byvarma, Byvarma Kvarn Deranäs Ekeboda Getaboda, Ekeboda Stockhult Storgård, Ekenäs, Elmtaryd (Älmtaryd), Elmtåsa Norrgård - Södergård,  Elmtåsa Norrgård, Elmtåsa Södergård, Enebärsledet,  Fagerhults Västergård, Fagerhults Västergård - Västergårds Kvarn - Östergård, Falkabacken, Fattighuset, Fagerhults Östergård, Fåglasång, Finnhult,Flinteberg, Fläskabacken, Furemoen, Fåglasång, Fållen, Fällalund, Gatan, Gatutorpet Bråna Södergård - Västergård, Getaboda, Goatorp, Granhult, Granhults Kvarn, Granryd, Grythults Lillgård- Storgård, Gustavslund, Gydingstorp, Gydingstorp, Gäddeboda, Gässeboda Haganäs, Hagatorpet, Havatorpet, Holmen, Hulugården Vedåsa, Hyltan, Höö  Jättakistan, Jönsboda,

Kalvsnäs, Karhult, Kalvsnäs Kvarn, Klockaregården, Korsbacken, Krylleboda, Kråkveka, Kvarnen ; Byvarma - Fagerhults Västergård - Granhult - Kalvsnäs - Tjurkö Möllaregård, Köllö, Köpet Lammakulla, Leaboda, Ledet, Liden Vedåsa, Liljedal, Linhamn, Ljustorp, Londond, Lusten, Långö, Lönhult, Lönshult, Lövingstorp, Lövön  Marsholm, Mellantorpet Rönnäs, Myraås Östergård  Nockarps Östergård  Pträstnäs  Rommarhyltan, Ryds Norrgård - Passagård Storgård- Södergård,Ryds Passagård  Stavhults Norrgård, Soldattorp, Stavhults Mellangård- Södergård, Stockhults Storgård

Tjurkö Möllaregård, Tjurkö Västergård, Tjurkö Ödegård, Trinshult, Tumhult Vedåsa Hulugård, Vedåsa Liden, Vedåsa Östergård, Viggsjö  Århults Norrgård, Århults Södergård, Årshuvud, Årshuvud

Stavhults Mellangård, Stavhults Norrgård, Svathults Södergård, Stjärneberg, Stockhults Storgård, Stockhults Östergård, Sthärneberg, Stockhults Storgård - Östergård, Stolpaboda, Sundratorp, Svenslund, Södratorp,

Tjurkö Möllaregård - Möllaregårds Kvarn - Norrgård -Västergård - Ödegård - Östergård. Tjuveboda, Trinshult, Tumhult, Tämmesboda,

Udden,

Vallsnäs, Vanslund, Vedåsa Hulugård - Liden - Västergård - Östergård, Vestenstorp, Viggsjö, Västreboda,

Åkaled, Århults Norrgård, Århults Södergård, Årshuvud, Åsen, Åståckra,

Älmtaryd (Elmtaryd),

Ödegården Thurkö, Österås, Östratorp,

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, 1880 - 1920, ($), index and images. Also on Also on Ancestry.com, ($), Arkiv Digital ($), and SVAR ($).

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.)
 * , FamilySearch Historical Records.
 * MyHeritage.com ($),
 * Ancestry.com ($),
 * Digital''' ($), and
 * SVAR ($).

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! The 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.
 * Denmark 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

Help With Research Objectives and Strategies
Sweden Research Strategies