Tjurkö Parish, Blekinge, Sweden Genealogy

Europe SwedenBlekinge County Tjurkö parish

Guide to Tjurkö 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
This parish was created on May 1, 1888 from Augerum parish. On Jan. 1, 1964 this parish was dissolved and combined with Karlskrona Stadsförsamling.

Place Names
Espeskär, Fortifikationen, Kungsholms fästning, Målen, Nabben, P. Larsagården, Straffanstalten; Stenhuggeriet, Sundet, Södra Gårda, Tjurkö, Västra Gårda.

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


 * Riksarkivet. "Tjurkö Church Archives - Index" Nationell ArkivDatabas (NAD).
 * Riksarkivet. "Augerum Church Archives - Index" Nationell ArkivDatabas (NAD).


 * Court Records


 * Military Records


 * Blekinge Boatsmen 2nd Company (before 1845)
 * Blekinge Boatsmen 2nd Company (after 1845)

Related Sources

 * Digital


 * Tjurkö Parish at Ostkanten
 * Tjurkö Parish Map 1870
 * Blekinge and Södra Möre Boatsmen - Augerum Parish
 * The Central Soldiers Register
 * Blekinge Båtsmansregister
 * Stenhuggarregistret
 * Village and farm Index for Blekinge County (C.D.)
 * Probate Preambles of Östra härad 1737-1840 (C.D.)


 * Printed

Societies and Libraries

 * Blekinge Släktforskarförening