Edestad Parish, Blekinge, Sweden Genealogy

Europe SwedenBlekinge County Edestad parish

Guide to Edestad parish, Sweden Genealogy ancestry, family history, and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

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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
Anglemåla,

Binga, Björketorp, Boahaga, Byrum,

Edestad,

Fattigstugan, Fågelsång,

Gröningegården, Gärestad, Gö, Gökalv,

Hattatorp,

Leråkra, Levalunda,

Sabbängen, Samuelstorpet, Skolhuset, Skuremåla, Sockenstugan,

To see what kind of place it is you will need a Swedish Gazetteer.


 * Surrounding Parishes


 * See Blekinge Map at Ostkanten

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 ($), and SVAR ($).

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.)
 * FamilySearch Historical Records.
 * MyHeritage.com ($),
 * Ancestry.com ($),
 * Arkiv Digital ($), and
 * SVAR ($).

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


 * Some church records have been indexed for this parish in the Demographical Database for Southern Sweden and are available online. Click here
 * Riksarkivet. "Edestad Church Records - Index" Nationell ArkivDatabas (NAD)


 * Court Records


 * Military Records


 * Blekinge Boatsmen 1st Company (before 1845)
 * Blekinge Boatsmen 4th Company (after 1845)

Related Sources

 * Digital


 * Edestad Parish at Ostkanten
 * Edestad Parish Map 1870
 * Blekinge and Södra Möre Boatsmen - Edestad Parish
 * The Central Soldiers Register
 * Blekinge Båtsmansregister
 * Stenhuggarregistret
 * Village and farm Index for Blekinge County (C.D.)
 * Probate Preambles of Medelstads härad 1699-1799 (C.D.)


 * Printed

Societies and Libraries

 * Blekinge Släktforskarförening