Bondstorp Parish, Jönköping, Sweden Genealogy

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

History
Prior to 1927 Bondstorp was also known as Bonstorp.

(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
Anderstorp, Aspö

Bet, Björkelund, Boafällan, Boaryd

Bondstorp; Fattighus, Klockaregård Rusthåll, Mellangård Rusthåll

Bongebo Kvarn, bongebo Rusthåll, Borisköp, Bredmaden, Broen, Bråten, Brännekullen, Buddebo, Byafällan, Bäck Augment, Bäckaryd

Ekornahult Lilla Augment, Ekornahult Stora Stomhemman,

Fattighuset, Fällan

Gettrabo Augment, Granåsen, Grenadjärtorp se Soldattorp, Gräsö, Gölen

Hjortabränna, Holabo Lilla Augment, Holabo Stora Sugment, Hultet, Hägnen, Högås

Johansbo

Kanshestra Militieboställe, Kanshestraryd, Kariabo, Karlsbygget, Klockaregården, Knekttorp se Soldattorp, Kvarnen Bongebo

Ledet; Bondstorp Klockaregård, Lilla Ekornahult

Långhult, Låsabygget

Masugnen Rasjö, Militiebostället Kanshestra, Militiebostället Palsbo Södergård, Myrbacken, Myråsen, Måshult Norrgård Augment, Måshult Södergård Augment

Norratorp

Palsbo Norrgård, Palsbo Södergård Militieboställe, Persbo

Rasjö Masung, Rasten Augment, Rydet

Sjöbo Augment, Sjölund, Sjötorp

Soldattorp; # 45 Boarydet Stora Holabo, # 51 Åbacka Måshult Norrgård, # 52 Palsbo Norrgård, # 53 Bråten Bet, # 54 Yabäcken Gettrabo, # 65 Kariabo Stora Ekornahult

Soldattorp Byafällan Bondstorp Klockaregård, Strängsbo Västergård Augment, Strängsbo Östergård, Svenstorp, Sågbacken, Söratorp Bondstorp Klockaregård, Söratorp Måshult Södergård, Sörhult

Törneberg

Västerlund

Yabäcken

Åbacka, Åsalund, Åsen

Ängbacken, Ängen.

Yrkesutävare med flera;

Bokhållare page 85, Gardist p 37, Grendajär p 9, 61, Inspektor p 85, Klockare, p 47, Komminister p 8, Korpral p 37, 57, 59. 62. 83, Kyrkvärd p 2, 4, 12, Masmästare p 85, Nämndeman p 14, 66, Skollärarelev p 25, Skomakare p 27, Skräddare p 92, Soldat p 9, 10, 28, 37, 50, 67, 70, 91, 99, Studerande p 3, Volontär pa 59, På Socknen skrivna personer p 92.

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.

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, 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

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