Veta Parish, Östergötland, Sweden Genealogy
Guide to Veta Parish, Sweden ancestry, family history, and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.
Contents
History
(write information such as: how old the parish is, interesting facts about the parish, what alternate names it has, or any boundary changes.)| Veta Parish, Östergötland, Sweden Genealogy | |
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| Jurisdictions | |
| Stift | add here |
| Pastorat | add here |
| Län | Östergötland |
| Landskap | Östergötland |
| Härad | add here |
| Tingslag | add here |
| Domsaga | add here |
| Fögderi | add here |
| Kommun | add here |
| Militär indelning | add here |
Place Names
Altona, Aspegården Gottlösa, Aspelund
Backgården Dragestad, Backstugan u.n.u. Böttestad, Backstugan u.n.u. Dragestad Södergård, Backstugan u.n.u. Fetzarhumpen, Backstugan u.n.u. Gottlösa Aspegård, Backstugan u.n.u. Gottlösa Norrgård, Backstugan u.n.u. Gottlösa Skattegård, Backstugan u.n.u. Gudhem, Backstugan u.n.u. Lilla Häggarp, Backstugan u.n.u. Pepplinge, Backstugan u.n.u. Stora Ljunga Frälsegård, Backstugan u.n.u. Stora Ljunga Kronogård, Backstugan u.n.u. Stora Ljunga Norrgård, Backstugan u.n.u. Stora Ljunga Södergård, Backstugan u.n.u. Stora Ljunga Ödegård, Backstugan u.n.u. Svås Östra Norrgård, Backstugan u.n.u. Veta Storgård, Backstugan u.n.u. Veta Utjord, Backstugan u.n.u. Vimne Kronogård, Backstugan u.n.u. Vimne Mellangård, Backstugan u.n.u. Vimne Södergård, Blåsbo, Bostället Gottlösa, Bredgården Vimne, Bromma Hospitalshemman, Brännegården Vimne, Böttestad Rusthåll
Dragestad Backgård, Dragestad Södergård, Dragestad Västergård, Dragestad Västergård Utjord, Dragestad Östergård, Dungen
Fall, Fattigstugan Veta, Fetzarhumpen, Fetzarhumpen Utjord, Frälsegården Stora Ljunga, Fällan
Gottlösa Aspegård, Gottlösa Boställe, Gottlösa Norrgård, Gottlösa Postgård, Gottlösa Skattegård, Gropen, Gudhem Kvarn, Gärdet
Hagen under Vimne Kronogård, Hagen under Vimne Södergård, Haget (Hagstorp), Hamburg, Hospitalshemmanet Bromma, Häggarp, Häggarp Lilla Utjord
Kasen, Kyvlebäck (Kavelbäck), Kilen, Krogen Mantorp, Kronogården Stora Ljunga, Kronogården Vimne, Kvarnen Gudhem, Kvarnen Spång, Kyrkarp, Kårarp, Königsberg
Lillgården Stora Ljunga, Livgrenadjärtorp nr 29 u.n.u. Vimne Södergård, Livgrenadjärtorp nr 89 u.n.u. Vimne Södergård, Livgrenadjärtorp nr 100 u.n.u. Vimne Kronogård, Livgrenadjärtorp nr 102 u.n.u. Svås Västra Södergården, Ljunga Lilla Norrgård, Ljunga Lilla Södergård, Ljunga Stora Frälsegård, Ljunga Stora Kronogård, Ljunga Stora Lillgård, Ljunga Stora Norrgård, Ljunga Stora Södergård, Ljunga Stora Ödegård, Lugnet, Lund, Lundsbo, Lyckorna
Mantorp, Mantorp Krog, Mellangården Vimne, Moskva (Muskå), Mörmanstorpet
Norrgården Gottlösa, Norgården Lilla Ljunga, Norrgården Stora Ljunga, Norrgården Vimne, Norrgården Västra Svås, Norrgården Östra Svås, Nurnberg
Pepplinge Utjord, Plågan, Postgården Gottlösa, Prästgården Veta
Riket, Rockarp (Rockarp), Rusthållet Böttestad, Rödhälla (Röhälla), Röstorp, Rövaregården Vimne
Sandstorp, Sandstugan, Skattegården Gottlösa, Sockenstgan Veta, Solberga, Spång Kvarn, Spångsholm Storgården, Svås Västra Norrgård, Svås Västra Södergård, Svås Östra Norrgård, Svås Östra Södergård, Svängen, Södergården Dragestad, Södergården Lilla Ljunga, Södergården Stora Ljunga, Södergården Vimne, Södergården Västra Svås, Södergården Östra Svås
Tittut
Utjorden Dragestad Västergård, Utjorden Fetzarhumpen, Utjorden Häggarp Lilla, Utjorden Pepplinge, Utjorden Veta
Vasa, Veta Fattigstuga, Veta Prästgård, Veta Sockenstuga, Veta Storgård, Veta Utjord, Veta Västergård, Veta Östergård, Vimne Bredgård, Vimne Brännegård, Vimne Kronogård, Vimne Mellangård, Vimne Norrgård, Vimne Rövaregård, Vimne Södergård, Västergården Dragestad, Västergården Veta
Ågården
Ödegården Stora Ljunga, Östergården Dragestad, Östergården Veta
To see what kind of place it is you will need a Swedish Gazetteer.
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Collections
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, ($), index and images. Also on Arkiv Digital ($), and SVAR at Riksarkivet.
Church Records
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.)
- Sweden, Östergötland Church Records, 1555-1911; index 1616-1860 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:
Family History Library Records
Click Sweden, Östergötland 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, Östergötland" and then select your parish.
Military Records
Related Sources
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 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 Scandinavian Gothic Handwritten Records: (free, online lessons at FamilySearch):
Help With Research Objectives and Strategies
References
Veta, Husförhörslängd 1828-1840, Ortregister
