Gällinge Parish, Halland, Sweden Genealogy

Guide to Gällinge Parish, Sweden ancestry, family history, and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, 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
Backa, Breared, Bräcke, Bykärr, Dugatorp, Fågelsång, Gällinge, Gödatorp, Herred, Håfors, Hårred, Karshult, Kullagärde, Munkatorp, Rosendal, Röstorp, Skår, Smedsgärde, Stockared

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, 1880 - 1920, ($), index and images. Also on Ancestry.com, ($), Arkiv Digital ($), and SVAR at Riksarkivet.

Church Records
Here is an index to the Gällinge Household Examination Record, volume AI:2, (1815 - 1850)

Gällinge 1815 - pg.1

Idala 1815 -  pg.20

Gällinge 1816 - pg.34

Idala 1816 -  pg.52

Gällinge 1817 - pg.65

Idala 1817 - pg. 82

Gällinge 1818 - pg.93

Idala 1818 - pg.110

Gällinge 1819 - pg.123

Idala 1819 - pg. 139

Gällinge 1820 - pg.151

Idala 1820 - pg.167

Gällinge 1821 - pg.179

Idala 1821 - pg. 197

Gällinge 1822 - pg.210

Idala 1822 - pg.227

Gällinge 1823 - 1824 pg.239

Idala 1823 - pg.256

Gällinge 1825 - pg.268

Idala 1825 - pg.288

Gällinge 1826 - pg.303

Idala 1826 - pg.322

Gällinge 1827 - 1830 pg.336

Idala 1827 - 1829 pg.381

Gällinge 1831 - 1835 pg.415

Idala 1831 - 1835 pg.466

Gällinge 1836 - 1840 pg.500

Idala 1836 - 1840 pg.542

Gällinge 1841 - 1845 pg.567

Idala 1841 pg.615

Gällinge 1846 - 1850 pg.642

Idala 1846 - pg. 690

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
 * SVAR at Riksarkivet.

Help Using ArkivDigital: Online Databases for Sweden

 * These lessons will teach you how to use ArkivDigital:
 * Use the Full Scope of Arkiv Digital for Swedish Genealogy
 * Use the Full Scope of Arkiv Digital for Swedish Genealogy

Family History Library Records
Click Sweden, Halland Records for a full listing of microfilmed records (some digitized online) at the Family History 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, Halland" and then select your parish.

Military Records

 * Sweden Military Records
 * Central Soldiers Register Instructions Search Engine

Related Sources
Sweden Online Genealogy Records FamilySearch Genealogy Research Groups

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):
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Help With Research Objectives and Strategies
Sweden Research Strategies