Hjärtlanda Parish, Jönköping, Sweden Genealogy

Guide to Hjärtlanda 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
Andersborg, Anderstorp,

Backstugan u.n.u. ; Fröset Mellangård, Karstorp, Skepperstad Klockaregård, Skepperstad Nedregård, Skepperstad Stom, Skepperstad Övragård, Solkaryd Nedregård, Solkaryd Norrgård, Solkaryd Södergård,

Bengtsbo, Berget, Bossnatorp (Bosnatorp), Brukstorpet,

Danielstorp,

Ekeberget, ekenäs, Elmesås (Älmesås),

Fattighuset Skepperstad, Frisnäs, Fröset Mellangård, Fröset Norrgård, Fröset Södergård, Förnär Lilla,

Gransholmen,

Grenadjärtorp ; # 88 Lilla Förnär u. Skepperstad Helgagård, # 89 Holmenstorp u. Skepperstad Klockaregård, # 90 Högafälle u. Skepperstad Övragård, # 91 Ekeberget u. Skepperstad Nedregård, # 92 Kålsnäs u. Skepperstad Tomasgård, # 93 Brukstorpet u. Solkaryd Norrgård, # 94 Solkaryd Nedregård, # 95 Klåvehall u. Nässja Rusthåll, # 96 Terle u. Skärsjö Säteri, Grimsabråten ( Grimsabroten),

Helgagården Skepperstad, Hemmingstorp, Hillekvarn, Hjulås (Julås), Hjälmåkra ( Hjelmåckra) Norrgård, Hjälmåkra ( Hjelmåckra) Södergård, Holmen, Holmenstorp, Hult Lilla, Hultön, Hårsudden, Häggen (Heggen), Hägnen, Högafälle, Högelid, Högåsa,

Johannesberg, u. Skepperstad Klockaregård, Johannesberg u.Skepperstad Nedregård. Julås ( Hjulås),

Karlstorp, Karstorp, Klockaregården Skepperstad, Klockekvarn, Klåvehall, Klämmehall, Knekttorp # 86 u.n.u. Solkaryd Södergård, Knoppetorpet, Kuratorpet, Kvarnen Terle, Kvarnstugan, Kyrkohagen, Kålsnäs, Källeberg, Källedal, Källehult, Kärret,

Lillahult, Lyckan, Lönneberg, Lövhagen,

Mariedal, Mellangården Fröset, Mellangården Solkaryd, Mogärde, Mogärde Nya, Mårtatorp,

Nedregården Skepperstad, Nedregården Skärsjö, Nedregården Solkaryd, Norddal, Nordsand, Norrgården Fröset, Norrgården Hjälmåkra, Norrgården Solkaryd, Norrskog u. Skepperstad Klockaregård, Norrskog u. Solkaryd Mellangård, Nyatorp u. Skepperstad Övragård, Nyatorp u. Älmesås, Nybyegget u. ; Frisnäs, Fröset Norrgård, Fröset Södergård, Hjälmåkra Norrgård, Nässja, Skepperstad Nedregård, Skepperstad Stom, Skepperstad Övragård, Solkaryd Nedregård,

Nyagård, Nyagård Lilla, Nyängen, Näset, Nässja Rusthåll,

Oxhagen,

Petersborg, Rosendal,

Rusthållet ; Nässja, Skepperstad Helgagård, Skepperstad Klockaregård, Skepperstad Nedregård, Skepperstad Tomasgård, Skepperstad Övragård, Solkaryd Nedregård, Solkaryd Norrgård,

Simonsgården Skepperstad, Sjöudden, Skansen,

Skepperstad ; Fattighus, Helgagård Rusthåll, Klockaregård Rusthåll, Nedregård Rusthåll, Simonsgård, Stom, Tomasgård Rusthåll, Övragård Rusthåll,

Skureholm, Skärsjö Nedregård, Skärsjö Säteri, Skärstorp, Smedshem, Smedstorp,

Soldattorp ; # 84 Hjulås u. Fröset Norrgård, # 87 Källehult u. Skärsjö Nedregård, # 88 Klockarekvarn u. Fröset Mellangård, # 89 Näset u. Älmesås,

Solkaryd Mellangård, Solkaryd Nedregård Rusthåll, Solkaryd Rusthåll, Solkaryd Södergård, Spången, Stommen Skepperstad, Strömmahall, Strömmahult, Svenstorp, Säteriet Skärsjö, Södergården Fröset, Södergården Hjälmåkra, Södergården Solkaryd, Söderskog, Södratorp,

Terle, Terle Kvarn, Tomasgården Skepperstad, Tummebäck,

Ugglanäs (Uglanäs),

Vasafällan,

Åslatorp,

Älmesås (Elmesås), Ängafällan, Ängahagen, Ängfällan, Ängtorpet,

Övaragården Skepperstad.

Alphabetical list of occupations of persons living in this parish.

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:
 * 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 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, Jönköping" and then select your parish.

Military Records

 * Sweden Military Records
 * Central Soldiers Register InstructionsSearch Engine

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
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