Mönsterås Parish, Kalmar, Sweden Genealogy

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

History
Mönsterås Municipality is a municipality in Kalmar County, south-eastern Sweden, with its seat located in the town of Mönsterås. Mönsterås was an original market town, which in 1952 was united with the rural municipality by the same name. By the local government reform of 1971 it became a municipality of unitary type and united with Fliseryd and Ålem in 1974. The coastal line is signified by an archipelago with some 300 islands and islets, two are nature reserves. 

Place Names
Alebo Nr 1 -4,

Baggemåla, Berg, Bistingsmåla, Björnö, Bo, Bogatan, Boslätt, Brinken, Bäckhult, Bäcktorpet, Bätteropp, Bössemåla Nr 1 - 2,

Dalfällan

Elgerum, Elmhult, em Nr 1 - 2, Em Kvarn,

Forssa nr 1 - 12, Forssa Inhyses, Fridhem, Fälle Nr 1 - 6, Fälle Inhyses,

Gatan, Gelebo, Granrum, Gränebo, Gränebo Inhyses, Guttorp, Guttorp Inhyses, Guttorp Lilla, Gårö, Gårö Inhyses,

Habbestorp nr 1 - 5, Hagen, Hammarglo Nr 1 - 5, Hammarglo Inhyses, Henrikstorpet, Herrstorp, Husartorpet Bogatan under Alebo, Husartorpet utan namn under Habbestorp, Hyltan, Hågemåla, Hålkärr,

Ingebo Nr 1 - 3,

Inhyses Forssa

Fälle,

Gränebo

Guttorp

Gårö

Hammarglo,

Krogstorp

Karäng, Koverhult Nr 1 - 2, Krogstorp, Krogstorp Inhyses, Kulhängen, Kvarnen Em, Kärrtorpet,

Lundegrden Fälle nr 3, Lyckeholm, Lövhult

Muggebo,

Nybygget, Nydala, Nyfällan, Nytorpet,

Q Se K,

Skrikehult, Slätemo, Solliden, Stockebro,

Tranemossen, Träggeläns, Trähörnan,

Älgerum Nr 1 - 6, Älmhult Nr 1 - 7.

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 ($),
 * Ancestry.com ($),
 * Arkiv Digital ($), and
 * 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, Kalmat 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, Kalmar and then select your parish.

Military Records

 * Sweden Military Records
 * Central Soldiers Register InstructionsSearch Engine

Related Sources

 * PLF Database -- A large portion of births, marriages, and deaths have been indexed on CD-Roms for the county of Kalmar. The 4 disc set has been created by Person-och Lokalhistoriskt Forskarcentrum, Oskarshamn (PLF). To learn more about these CD-Roms click here.


 * Nixon -- a name index of Biographical and genealogical information for Kalmar and a few other counties. To learn more click here.

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,
 * Lesson 2: Names, Words, and Dates, and
 * Lesson 3: Handwritten Records

Help With Research Objectives and Strategies
Sweden Research Strategies