Edshult Parish, Jönköping, Sweden Genealogy

Guide to Edshult 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
Adleshult, Alnanäs, Anderstorp, Arneberg

Backen Norrsunda, Backen Vickenstorp, Backstuga Stallarp, Berg, Berghemmet, björkelund, Björklund, Björkudden, boarp, Bollstra, Bollstra Kvarn, Bredagård, Broarp, Brunefall, Brunstorp, Bränna, Bäckfall

Charlottenborg

Edshult Fattighus, Edshult Sockenstuga, Edshult Säteri, Ekebo Plommarp, Ekebo Kopparp, Ekelund, Enelund

Fageräng Fagrabjörk, Fageräng Plommarp, Fagrabjörk, Fattighuset Edshult, Flyktebo ( Flycktebo ), Fuse Kvarn, Fusestugan, Förnäs Norrgård, Förnäs Södergård

Graneberg, Gransbo, Grevemålen, Grinsbo, Gripslund, Gummarp Västergård, gummarp Östergård

Hagelund Brunstorp, Hagelund Håkarp, Herrehagen, Holmslund, Hultarp, Husartorp Målaryd Förnäs Södergård, Hytten, Håkarp, Högarp, Högved

Ingarp

Johanslund, Johanstorp, Jörnesbo (Hjernesbo )

Kapernaum, Kianäs (Kidanäs ), Kolstorp, Kopparp, Kristinelund, Krösenberg, Kulla, Kvarnen Bollstra, Kvarnen Fuse, Källeberg, Källehult Omberg, Källehult Svallarp, Källeryd, Kärret, Köpenhamn, Köttstorp

Lidhem, Lidhult, Linneberg, Linneryd, Ljuvakrok, Loftahall, Lundal, Lustbacken, Lyckås, Lövhult

Medelbäck, Mellantorpet, Modal, Mo(en), Mogärde, Målaryd, Månstorp, Möckelåkra, Möcklamark, Möcklavik

Nissaryd, Norrgården Förnäs, Norrhult, Norrsunda, Nybygget Håkarp, Nybygget Norrsunda, Nyanäs, Nyatorp, Nybo Bollstra, Nybo Linneryd, Ny(e)lund, Nylund, Näs, Nässlinge

Omberg

Pamparp, Pettersborg, Plommarp ( Plomarp), Pluggen, Porsarp, Prästtorp ( Presttorp)

Ramnaklev, Rosenholm, Rostorp

Sanden, Sandstugan, Sandvik, Sannebo, Sjöarp, Sjöbro(e)n, Sjöholm, Sjöviken, Skatarp, Skogseryd, Skultarp, Skäljarp, Slättamo, Sockenstugan Edshult

Soldattorp ; Backen Vickenstorp, Bränna Ramnaklev, Fageräng Fagrabjörk, Ingarp Stallarp, Högved Tingstad, Kapernaum Broarp, Krösenberg Kolstorp, Lidhult Skäljarp, Lyckås  Håkarp, Norrhult Skäjlarp, Lyckås Håkarp, Norrhult Gummarp Västergård, Nässlinge Näs, Rostorp Plommarp, Porsarp Svallarp, Sjöviken Kianäs, Svantorpet Kianäs, Urebo Prästtorp, Kulla, Stallarp, Stallarp Lilla, Stenbäcken, Stendal, Stohagen Lilla, Stohagen Stora, Strömmen, Strömsholm, Sutarp, Svallarp, Svantorpet, Svenarp, Svensmålen, Sälleholmen, Säteriet Edshult, Södergården Förnäs

Tingstad

Udden, Urebo

Vakten, Vickenstorp, Västergården Gummarp

Åkersberg, Åsa

Ängstugan Gummarp, Ängstugan Ramnaklev

Östergården Gummarp

På socknen.

Yrkesutövare med flera.

Adelsperson page 66, Bergmästare 19, Bokhållare 19, 138, Byggmästare 109, Gardist 26, Grenadjär 138, 159, 165, Grenadjärkorpral 18, Guvernant 169, Husar 4, 7, 8, 25, 33, 79, Hushållerska 170, Häradsskräddare 116, 121, Kapten 159, 169, Kaptenska 66, Klockare 183, Korpral 47, 118, 147, Kyrkvaktare 173, Kyrkvärd 44, Lagman 66, Livgrenadjäs 147, Löjtnant 66, 159, Major 127, Mjölnare 68, Nämndeman 103, Organist 91, 183, Pappersmakaregesäll 111, 113, Rättare 17, 159, Skollärare 183, Skräddare 36, 124, Sockenskräddare 87, 124, Soldat 12, 18, 20, 23, 29, 38, 51, 60, 76, 79, 84, 89, 99, 104, 106, 118, 137, 138, 147, 152, 161, 167, 170, 173, 176, Underlöjtnant 66, 138, Volontär 19, På socknen 189.

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.
 * 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, Jönköping 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, Jönköping" 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

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 * 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]].
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Help Reading Old Handwriting

 * Reading Gothic Handwriting for Swedish Genealogy, Lesson 1
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 * Reading Gothic Handwriting for Swedish Genealogy: Put It All Together, Lesson 3
 * Birth and Christening Records for Swedish Genealogy


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