Öggestorp Parish, Jönköping, Sweden Genealogy

Guide to  Öggestorp 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
Ala (Ahla), Augmentet torp, Backstuga; Boda, Kalvsås Rusthåll, Kanarps Henriksgård, Kanarps Norrgård, Målen Mellangård, Månsarp, Rommelsjö Hovmansgård, Rommelsjö Långgård, Rommelsjö Nilsagård, Rommelsjö Västergård,Skägg (Skjägg), Torp Augment, Tullebo, Upparp Säteri, Ulfsnäs Säteri, Öggestorp Norrgård, Öggestorp Stom, Öggestorp Södergård, Berget Koveryds Rusthåll, Berget Torp Augment, Björkebacken, Bergalund, Boda, Barrebo Lilla, Brinken, Broholm, Bråckegården Öggestorp, Bygget, Bygget Lilla, Charlottenburg, Charlottenlund, Dungen, Elgaryd (Älgaryd), Esbjörnabo, Esphultet (Äsphultet), Fagerslätt, Fattighuset, Femlingen Kyrkoutjord, Fidiekomisset Ulfsnäs Säteri, Flathälla, Frälsegården Sjöberg, Fältväbelbostället Målen Norrgård, Gottorp, Grenadjärstorpet # 32 Hokabo Kanarp Henriksgård - # 33 Boda - # 34 Rommelsjö Västergård - Smeäbo # 35 Koveryd Rusthåll, Gärdet, Hjortabo, Hokabo Kanarp Henriksgård, Hokabo Utbyn, Hovmansgården Rommelsjö, Hägnen Rommelsjö Långgård, Hägnen Ulfsnäs Säteri, Hårsbo, Högghult, Högåsen, Johannisberg, Kalvsås Rusthåll, Kanarp; Henriksgård Rusthåll - Norrgård - Södergård Rusthåll - Uppgård - Utbyn - Utbyn Knipshammaren, Kansbo, Kaplansbostället Öggestorp Norrgård, Karlsborg Koveryd Rusthåll, Karlsborg Sjöberg Säteri, Knekttorp; # 103 Torp Augment, # 104 Rommelsjö Östergård, # 105 Rommelsjö Nilsagård, # 106 Rommelsjö Långgård, # 108 Hårsbö, Knipshammaren Kanarps Utbyn, Knipshammaren Ulfsnäs, Korsbacken, Koveryd Rusthåll, Kråkåsen, Kullen, Kvarnen Sjöberg, Kvarnen Ulfsnäs, Kyrkoutjorden Femlingen Laggarebo, Ledet Rommelsjö Västergård, Ledet Tullebo, Ledet Ubbarp Säteri, Ljungarp, Ljungholmen, Lugnet, Lunden Rommelsjö Långgård, LundenSjöberg Säteri, Lövgrensborg, Marieberg, Masugnen, Mellangården Målen, Mo(e)n, Målaskog, Målen Mellangård, Målen Norrgård Fältbevälboställe, Målen Södergården, Månsarp, Mättebo, Nilsagården Rommelsjö, Norrgården Kanarp, Norrgården Öggestorp, Norrskogen, Nybygget Esbjörnabo, Nybygget Koveryd Rusthåll, Nybygget Risabo, Nybygget Sjöberg Säteri, Olofstorp, Paradiset, Parken Kanarp Henriksgård, Parken Kanarp Uppgård, Perstorp, Perstorp Lilla, Risabo, Rommelsjö Västergård Rusthåll, Rommelsjö Östergård, Rungrens, Rusthållet Kanarp Henriksgård, Rusthållet Kanarp Södergård, Röda Stugan, Seglarp, Sjöberg Frälsegård, Sjöberg Kvarn, Sjöberg Säteri, Sjöryd Säteri, Skrapåsen, Skogen Koveryd Rusthåll, Skogen Ulfsnäs Säteri, Skägg (Skjägg), Smeabo, Snebo, Sockenstugan Öggestorp, Soldattorpet # 101 Kanarp Utby - # 102 Kanarp Uppgård - # 107 Flathälla, Stenhagen, Stenholmen, Stolpen, Stommen Öggestorp,Säteri Ubbarp, Säteri Ulfsnäs, Kanarp Östergård, Södergården Öggestorp, Tartarekullen, Torp Augment, Träleborg, Tullebo, Uppgården Kanarp, Utbyn Kanarp, Vakta, Vakta Lilla, Västergården Rommelsjö, Åbo, Älgaryd, Ängen, Ängstugan, Ängåsen, Äsphultet Koveryd Rusthåll, Äsphultet Sjöbergs Säteri, Öggestorp Bråckegård,

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
 * SVAR 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, Jönköping 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, Jönköping" and then select your parish.

Military Records

 * Sweden Military Records
 * Central Soldiers Register InstructionsSearch Engine

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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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 * 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


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 * Lesson 1: Scandinavian Gothic Letters,
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