Månsarp Parish, Jönköping, Sweden Genealogy

Guide to Månsarp 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
Berget ("Taberg" occasionally through history and mainly from the year 1890)
 * (Houses in the village Taberg, ca 1880 and onwards) Berga, Bergsdal, Bjursnäs, Furubacka, Gruvstugan, Kvarnen, Skogstuna, Tallbo, Åliden, Ängsberg, etc

Boeryd
 * Boeryds missionshus (church)
 * Bäckaskog, Hejderna, Hörnet, Orrholmen, Röret, Sandbäcken, Ängen (Some of these are houses in the village Taberg, ca 1880 and onwards)

Bråten
 * Bergsholm, Björneberg, Gölen, Lillängen, Lindhammaren, Nybygget, Skogslund

Hacklarsbo / Hackelsbo (Hacklarsbo Norrgård / Hacklarsbo Södergård)
 * Kärret, Kärrhagen

Hestra
 * Kattkullen

Hustomten
 * Dammen

Hökhult
 * Rödjorna

Jordshult
 * Lyckorna

Karshult
 * Hejderna

Kåperyd
 * Bergskog, Bergslund, Björkenäs, Gruvstugan (Gruvstugan Norra, Gruvstugan Södra, Gruvstugan Västra), Hagen, Högliden, Karlslund, Kåperyds torp, Ljungsäter, Norrbacka, Norrliden, Norrlid, Nybygget, Näset, Solelid, Sörskog, Vaktstuguledet, Ällebäcken (Ellebäcken), Ängskog (Some of these are houses in the village Taberg, ca 1880 and onwards)

Målskog (Målskog lilla / Målskog stora)
 * Annelund, Sandhem, Skogsdal

Målön
 * Backarydet, Gölen

Månsarp
 * Anderstorp, Aspdalen (Skogslund), Dalskog, Fattigstugan (Fattighuset), Furuberg, Fridhem, Hagaberg, Huluhammar, Lindås,Månsarps södre hammare (Lillegosshammar) Prästgården, Ryet, Sandhem, Sjövik, Skogslid, Skolhuset, Sockenstugan, Solvik, Stallen, Ålderdomshemmet, Åslätt, Ängsfors (Some of these are houses in the villages Taberg or Månsarp, ca 1880 and onwards)

Porsarp (Possarp)

Porteshult (Porteshult / Porteshult Norrgården)
 * Fällan, Björkelund, Gölen södra, Hallen, Karlslund, Nordskog, Norrskog, Plogsvadet, Stallen, Stenbäcken, Smedsbo, Tolls, Åsen (Some of these are houses in the village Taberg, ca 1880 and onwards)

Renstorp
 * Björnhamra, Dalstorp, Forshem, Fridhäll, Furlunda, Furuborgen, Grankulla, Gransäter, Haga, Hemmet, Holmåsen, Kroken, Kullen, Kvarnen, Liden, Lyckås, Nytorp, Renstorps södra masugn (Herrugnen) Sand, Sand 2, Sanders, Sandhäll, Sandhem, Sjövik, Skogen (Skogsgärdet), Skogsdal, Skogslid, Skogslund, Skuggan, SOlbacka, Strömsdal, Södra hammaren, Utjorden, Åslätt (Some of these are houses in the village Månsarp, ca 1880 and onwards)

Röshult Gruvstugan, Hultet, Hultet lilla (under Röshult and Sjöhult in different eras), Hultet stora (under Röshult and Sjöhult in different eras), Snabben

Sjöhult (Sjöhult mellangård / Sjöhult norrgård / Sjöhult södergård)
 * Backstugan, Bäcken (Kvarnbäcken), Carlsbygget, Enehagen, Hultet lilla (under Röshult and Sjöhult in different eras), Hultet stora (under Röshult and Sjöhult in different eras), Lövfällan, Nybygget, Nybygget lilla (Tjockelsbo), Sanders (mainly on Renstorp throughout history), Skogslund

Smörvik (Smörvik / Smörvik lilla)
 * Myrebo, Nyslätt, Vagnstorp, Vagnstaden, Åsen

Taberg This is a village from mid 1800s and onwards. First built on the premises of Berget and Bråten, but some parts of Kåperyd and Porteshult is now part of the village Taberg.

Tahe
 * Bäckaryd, Gölen, Konungsberget, Sjöberg, Sjöstorp, Svensbygget (Hästabroa), Tahehus, Tahegård, Tahestugan, Ön

Tjurshult
 * Myrebo, Velums

Tranhult
 * Myrebo, Skräddarehemmet, Skräddaretorp, Tranhultstorp

Vadbindaretorp

Other places
 * Granarp - a small farm in Barnarp parish, but since the pastor of Månsarp lived there up until the early 1900s, the place is often considered to be a part of Månsarp.
 * Norre hammaren - a worksite where the results of the mining of Taberg was handled. It is situated in Barnarp parish (now Norrahammar parish) but has always been considered to be a part of Månsarp, both legally and regarding to the church.
 * Stampen - a house that is mentioned rather often in the 1600s, but are nowhere to be found after that.
 * Sävdabo (Sevdabo) - a farm in Angerdshestra parish. During the 1500s up until thelate 1600s, this farm was on tax-related issues a part of Månsarp, but has never been considerad as such in other contexts or eras.


 * Surrounding Parishes
 * Angerdshestra (west of Månsarp)
 * Barnarp (northeast and east of Månsarp)
 * Bondstorp (south of Månsarp)
 * Norrahammar (north of Månsarp - parish founded in the 1900s on parts of Sandseryd and Barnarp)
 * Sandseryd (northwest of Månsarp)


 * The parish is a part of
 * Throughout history, Månsarp and Barnarp has had a partnership within the church, with the same priest serving both parishes. Sometimes it was Månsarp that was the main parish, sometimes Barnarp.
 * Månsarp is today a part of Jönköpings kommun
 * Månsarp has always been a part of Jönköpings län (Jönköping county), which is part of the larger Småland area.

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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 * SVAR at Riksarkivet.

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Military Records

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