Blekinge County, Sweden Genealogy

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Guide to Blekinge ancestry, family history and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, parish registers, and military records.

History

The County of Blekinge was created in 1683. It is the smallest county by geographical area in Sweden. The boundaries are identical to Blekinge landskap (Blekinge Province) that pre-dates the county. Before 1997, the county bordered with Kronoberg, Kalmar and Kristianstad Counties. Blekinge lies along the Baltic coast in the southern part of Sweden. The county letter for Blekinge is: K

Blekingeboken, Årsbok ..(*); Blekinge Musei- och Hembygdsförbund at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Jurisdictions

Districts

Bräkne Härad
Lister Härad
Medelstad Härad
Östra Härad

Parishes

The map below is based on 1890 county/parish boundaries.
Click here to see parishes by number.

Resources

Biographies

1697-1900 Blekingska nationen, 1697-1900, biografiska och genealogiska anteckningar jemte historik(*); Sjöström, Carl at FamilySearch Catalog - images
1821-1900 Kongl. Hofrätten öfver Skåne och Blekinge 1821-1900, biografiska anteckningar(*); Borgström, A. at FamilySearch Catalog - images
Lunds stifts herdaminne, från reformationen till nyaste tid ..., Person- och församlingsregister till Ser. II: 2-8(*); Bergström, Gunnar at FamilySearch Catalog - images
Lunds stifts herdaminne från reformationen till nyaste tid, på uppdrag av Lunds stifts domkapitel(*); Carlquist, Gunnar at FamilySearch Catalog - images
Bidrag till Lunds stifts herdaminne(*); Melin, Hans Magnus, 1805-1877 at FamilySearch Catalog - images
Lunds stifts matrikel, Den biographiska afdelningen(*); Westdahl, Carl at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Census

1688-1860 Mantalslängder, 1688-1860(*); Länsstyrelsen (Blekinge) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
1860-1940 Sweden, Blekinge, folkräkningslistor, 1860-1940(*); Riksarkivet SVAR (Sweden) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
Household Examination Records are often used in place of Census records. See Sweden Census for more resources.

Church Records

Church Records at ArkivDigital – index & images ($)
Parish Records Search at Riksarkivet – images
Demographical Database for Southern Sweden at Riksarkivet - index & images
1589-1676 Protokoll, 1589-1676(*); Domkapitlet (Lunds stift) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
1612-1916 Sweden, Blekinge Church Records, 1612-1916; index 1646-1860 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; images
1680-1800 Äktenskapsmål, 1680-1800(*); Domkapitlet (Lunds stift) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
1680-1769 Klockaremål 1680-1769(*); Domkapitlet (Lunds stift) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
1686 Räkenskaper över böter för försummade läsemöten, 1686(*); Domkapitlet (Lunds stift) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
1689-1860 Protokoll, 1689-1860(*); Domkapitlet (Lunds stift) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
1695 Förteckning över kyrkoräkningar, 1695(*); Domkapitlet (Lunds stift) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
1857 Uppgifter angående baptistiska rörelser, 1857(*); Domkapitlet (Lunds stift) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
See Sweden Church Records for more resources.

Household Examination Records

1800s-1900s Sweden, Household Examination Books, 1880-1930 at FamilySearch – How to Use this Collection; index & images; Also at: Ancestry ($), ArkivDigital ($), MyHeritage ($), Riksarkivet
See Sweden Household Examination Records for more resources.

Civil Registration

1860-1920 Utdrag ur ministerialböcker, födda, vigda, döda, 1860-1920(*); Statistiska Centralbyrån (Blekinge län) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
1880-1890 Utdrag ur husförhörslängder, 1880-1890(*); Statistiska Centralbyrån (Blekinge län) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
1901-2006 Sweden, Births from the Swedish Death Index, 1901-2006 at Ancestry - index ($)

Court Records

1589-1676 Protokoll, 1589-1676(*); Domkapitlet (Lunds stift) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
1603-1860 Renoverade domböcker, 1603-1860(*); Göta Hovrätt at FamilySearch Catalog - images
1668-1750 Sweden, Blekinge, Medelstad Court Judgements at MyHeritage — index & images ($)
1673-1811 Renoverade domböcker, 1673-1811(*); Bergskollegium (Skåne och Kronoberg) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
1680-1800 Äktenskapsmål, 1680-1800(*); Domkapitlet (Lunds stift) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
1706-1791 Renoverade domböcker, 1706-1791(*); Lagmansrätt (Skåne och Blekinge) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
1716-1849 Domböcker, 1716-1849(*); Lagmansrätt (Blekinge) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Emigration and Immigration

1851-1860 Personregister till Statistiska Centralbyråns i Stockholm förteckningar över emigranter 1851-1860(*); Landsarkivet (Göteborg) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
1851-1940 Emigrantlistor, 1851-1940(*); Statistiska Centralbyrån (Blekinge län) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Land and Property

1569-1684 Jordeböcker, 1569-1684(*); Kammarkollegium (Lunds stift) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
1633-1750 Jordeböcker, 1633-1750(*); Kämnärsrätt (Kalmar) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
1643-1656 Jordeböcker, 1643-1656(*); Domkapitlet (Lunds stift) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
1671-1750 Jordeböcker, 1671-1750(*); Kammarkollegium (Blekinge) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Maps and Gazetteers

Before 1952 Blekinge län, domsago- och kommungränser gällande före 1952(*); Generalstabens litografiska anstalt (Stockholm) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Military Records

1887-1901 Sweden, Blekinge bataljons inskrivningsområde, 1887-1901(*); Krigsarkivet (Stockholm) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Probate Records

1648-1806 Bouppteckningar, 1648-1806(*); Göta Hovrätt at FamilySearch Catalog - images
1699-1767 Calendar to Medelstad district, Blekinge county, Sweden, bouppteckningar (private inventories), 1699-1767(*); at FamilySearch Catalog - images
1736-1860 Bouppteckningar, 1736-1860(*); Göta Hovrätt Arkiv (Jönköping) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
1821-1850 Bouppteckningar, 1821-1850(*); Hovrätten över Skåne och Blekinge at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Schools and Education

1697-1900 Blekingska nationen, 1697-1900, biografiska och genealogiska anteckningar jemte historik(*); Sjöström, Carl at FamilySearch Catalog - images
1900-1908 Blekingska nationen, 1900-1908(*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Taxation

1569-1684 Jordeböcker, 1569-1684(*); Kammarkollegium (Lunds stift) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
1633-1750 Jordeböcker, 1633-1750(*); Kämnärsrätt (Kalmar) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
1671-1750 Jordeböcker, 1671-1750(*); Kammarkollegium (Blekinge) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
1688-1860 Mantalslängder, 1688-1860(*); Länsstyrelsen (Blekinge) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Repositories

For a list of FamilySearch Centers and Affiliate Libraries, see map.

Libraries

Blekingebiblioteken
List of library locations
Website

Societies

Blekinge Släktforskarförening
Mailing address:
Blekinge genealogical association
c/o Rune Kronkvist
Hagvägen 23
372 60 Bräkne-Hoby
Sweden
Email: foreningen@blekingesf.se
Website

Medlemsföreningar - Blekinge at Rötter

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