Hyssna Parish, Älvsborg, Sweden Genealogy

Guide to Hyssna 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:
Ansered, Asparås

Backa Nedregården, Backa Västergården, Backa Östergården, Backa Övregården, Bengtsgården Bua, Björkås, Björnåsen, Bläsebol, Bockasvedjorna, Bonnared Gästgivaregården, Bonnared Mellangården, Bonnared Västergården, Bonnared Östergården, Borradalen under Hyssna Stom, Borradalen under Hyssnabacka Östergården, Brandskog, Brattastocken, Brattelid under Hyssna Stom, Brattelid under Hyssnabacka Västergården, Brattås, Brodal, Brunsberg, Bränne Gräskärr, Brännemo, Brännerna, Brännet, Bua Bengtsgården, Bua Bengtsgården Soldattorp, Bua Hansagården, Bugared, Buttjärn

Dammet under Bua Bengtsgården, Dammet under Klateberg Nilsagården, Dragared, Dragared Skatte Säteri, Dukared, Dukared Soldattorp

Ekedalen, Ekekullen, Elingebäcken, Elmhult, Elmås

Fagerås under Torstensered, Flybacka, Foglekroken, Friared Nedregården, Fåraklipporna

Getekulla, Glafsared, Granagården, Grindatorp, Gräskärr, Gräskärrsbränne under Hyssnabacka Västergården, Gräskärrsbränne under Låckö, Grönered Västergården, Grönered Östergården, Gröneslätt, Gunnestorp, Gutalid, Gästgivaregården Bonared

Habacken, Hagen, Hansagården Bua, Hulegården Hyssna, Hultås, Hyssna Hulegården, Hyssna Högen, Hyssna Högen Soldattorp, Hyssna Sanden, Hyssna Stom, Hyssna Torp Kr. Fogde Boställe, Hyssnabacka Västergården, Hyssnabacka Östergården, Häljaslätt, Härsjöknatt, Härsjösand, Högarebacken, Högen Hyssna, Hökarunden, Hökås Lillegården, Hökås Storegården

Jutakärr, Jutalid

Kilen, Killingahagen, Klateberg Kockagården, Klateberg Nilsagården, Klippasvedjorna, Kockagården Klateberg, Korsås, Kriken, Krokabäcka, Krokbäcken, Kroksjödal, Kroksjönabbe, Kroksjöås, Kråkedalen, Kråkedalskärr, Kråledalslid, Kröseliden, Kyrkokulle, Kärr

Liagärde, Lidagärde, Liden, Lillasjö, Lillaskog, Lillegården Hökås, Lindåsen, Lindåsen, Ljungslätt, Loftås, Lyckås, Låckö, Långakärr, Långared, Långasvedjan, Långebro, Långelid, Långemad, Lönåsen, Lövelid, Lövås

Makullen, Malins Backe, Maljerns Ryd, Maåsen, Mellangården Bonared, Melltorp Reartsgården, Melltorp Smedsgården, Melltorp Svensgården, Mjöbacken

Nedregården Backa, Nedregården Friared, Nilsagården Klateberg, Nolbacka, Nordgård Rya, Nybygget under Bua Hansagården, Nybygget under Hyssna Sanden, Nybygget under Låkö, Nybygget under Stjärnhult, Nybygget under Torstensered

Olideberg, Olleberg, Olofsered, Osås

Pjetared, Planterhagen

Reartsgården Melltorp, Ringsbacke, Ringsdalen, Rosekulle, Rya Nordgården, Rya Nordgården Soldattorp, Rya Såg, Rya Sörgården, Rya Sörgården Soldattorp, Rännås

Sanden Hyssna, Sandvad, Sandvad under Hyssna Hulegården, Sandvad under Hyssnabacka Östergården, Sandvad under Melltorp Smedsgården, Skatte Säteri Dragared, Skogagården, Skolhuset, Skämningared, Skämningared Soldattorp, Slätthult under Bonnared Mellangården, Slätthult under Bonnared Västergården, Slätthult under Bua Bengtsgården, Slätthult under Bua Hansagården, Slätthult under Låkö, Slätthult under Stenabol, Smedsgården Melltorp, Snarekullen, Snäret, Soldattorp under Bua Bengtsgården, Soldattorp under Bugared, Soldattorp under Dukared, Soldattorp under Hyssna Högen, Soldattorp under Olofsered, Soldattorp under Rya Nordgården, Soldattorp under Rya Sörgården, Soldattorp under Skämningared, Stenabol, Stjernhult, Stjärnsbacke, Stocklid, Stommen Hyssna, Stomsås, Storegården Hökås, Styckesliden, Surtedal, Svedjorna under Hökås Lillegården, Sveksdalen under Hyssna Högen, Sveksdalen under Melltorp Svensgården, Svensdalen, Svensgården Melltorp, Svenshult, Sundkärnsbacke, Sågen Rya, Sörgården

Tjurdal under Brandskog, Tjurdal under Hyssnabacka Östergården, Tjärnsbacka, Torp Hyssna, Torsered, Torstensered, trinnekulle

Viken Västergården, Viken Östergården, Väderviksbacken, Västergården Bonnared, Västergården Grönered, Västergården Hyssnabacka, Västergården Viken

Älmhult, Älmås under Dragared, Älmås under Långared, Ängamot, Ängahagen, Ängsvedjorna, Ängtjärnsryd

Önnered, Östergården Bonnared, Östergården Grönered, Östergården Hyssnabacka, Övregården Backa

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, ($), index and images. Also on Arkiv Digital ($), 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, Älvsborg Records for a full listing of microfilmed records (some digitized online) at the FamilySearch Librarythat 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, Älvsborg" and then select your parish.

Military Records

 * Sweden Military Records
 * Central Soldiers Register Instructions Search 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

Help With Research Objectives and Strategies
Sweden Research Strategies

References:
Hyssna Husförhörslängd 1840-1845 Ortregister