Alvesta Parish, Kronoberg, Sweden Genealogy

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

History
Alvesta Municipality is a municipality in Kronoberg County, southern Sweden. Its seat is in Alvesta. The present municipality was created in 1971, when the market town Alvesta that was instituted in 1945 was united with four surrounding rural municipalities. The number of original local government entities within the present municipality is twelve. Before 1945 see Aringsås 

Place Names
Alesta, Alvesta Backagård, Alvesta Håkansgård, Alvesta Lyckegård, Alvesta Norrgård, Alvesta Pålsgård, Alvesta Smedjegård, Alvesta Storgård, Alvesta Södergård, Aringsås, Aringsås Blommagård, Aringsås Gärdesgård, Aringsås Klockaregård, Aringsås Lillgård, Aringsås Månsagård, Aringsås Skrivaregård, Aringsås Skåningegård, Aringsås Störjagård, Aringsås Södergård, Aringsås Västra Lunnagård, Aringsås Östra Lunnagård, Arnatorp

Backagården Alvesta, Backstugan utan namn under Alvesta, Backstugan utan namn under Alvesta Håkansgård, Backstugan utan namn under Alvesta Lyckegård, Backstugan utan namn under Alvesta Pålsgård, Backstugan utan namn under Alvesta Smedjegård, Backstugan utan namn under Aringsås, Backstugan utan namn under Aringsås Blommagård, Backstugan utan namn under Aringsås Klockaregård, Backstugan utan namn under Aringsås Skåningegård, Backstugan utan namn under Aringsås Södergård, Backstugan utan namn under Aringsås Västra Lunnagård, Backstuga utan namn under Benestad Billa o Sjögård, Backstuga utan namn under Benestad Håkansgård, Backstuga utan namn under Spåningslanda Norrgård, Backstuga utan namn under Spåningslanda Södergård, Backstuga utan namn under Änganäs Lillgård, Backstuga utan namn under Änganäs Storgård, Benestad Billa och Sjögård, Benestad Brittegård, Benestad By, Benestad Håkansgård, Benestad Jutagård, Benestad Jönsagård, Benestad Norrgård, Benestad Offagård, Benestad Södergård, Benestad Åkesgård, Billa o Sjögården Benestad, Billingetorp, Björnstorp, Blommagården Aringsås, Brittegården Benestad

Damsås, Engaholm (Ängaholm), Enganäs (Änganäs) Gärdesgården Aringsås Hagstad, Hillö Norra, Hult Lilla, Hult Stora, Håkansgården Alvesta, Håkansgården Benestad Johanslund, Jutagården Benestad, Jönsagården Benestad Karlsborg, Karlstorp, Karsens, Klockaregården Aringsås Lilla Hult, Lillå, Lugnet, Lyckan, Lyckegården Alvesta Månsagården Aringsås Naglatorp, Nybygget under Ängaholm Offagråden Benestad, Orrhult Patebro, Pålsgården Alvesta Rom Sandvik, Sjöholmen, Sjövik, Skrivaregården Aringsås, Skåningegården Aringsås, Smedjegården Alvesta, Soldattorp nr 88 utan namn under Alvesta Södergård, Soldattorp utan namn under Alvesta Håkansgård, Soldattorp utan namn under Alvesta Norrgård, Soldattorp utan namn under Alvesta Pålsgård, Soldattorp utan namn under Aringsås Blommagård, Soldattorp utan namn under Aringsås Gärdesgård, Soldattorp utan namn under Aringsås Skrivaregård, Soldattorp utan namn under Benestad Billa o Sjögård, Soldattorp utan namn under Benestad Brittegård, Soldattorp utan namn under Benestad Jutagård, Soldattorp utan namn under Benestad Jönsagård, Soldattorp utan namn under Benestad Norrgård, Soldattorp utan namn under Benestad Offagård, Soldattorp utan namn under Änganäs, Soldattorp utan namn under Storgård, Sparvhult, Spåningslanda Mellangård, Spåningslanda Norrgård, Spåningslanda Södergård, Strömhult, Störjagården Aringsås, Svalö, Svenstorp, Söderlund Tegelbruket Ängaholm (Engaholm), Torp utan namn under Alvesta Håkansgård, Torp utan namn under Benestad Håkansgård, Torp utan namn under Benestad Jutagård, Torp utan namn under Ängaholm (Engaholm), Trädtorpet, Täppan Välhället Åkesgården Benestad Ängaholm (Engaholm), Ängaholm (Engaholm) Tegelbruk, Änganäs (Enganäs), Änganas (Enganäs) Lillgård, Änganäs (Enganäs) Storgård, Ängsjö Östralycke

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 ($),
 * ($),
 * 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, Kronoberg 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 FamilySearch Center near you. Click on "Places within Sweden, Kronoberg and then select your parish.

Military Records

 * Sweden Military Records
 * Central Soldiers Register InstructionsSearch Engine

Related Sources
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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

Help With Research Objectives and Strategies
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