Halland County, Sweden Genealogy

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

History

Halland became part of Sweden with the treaty of Brömsebro in 1645. This was further reinforced with the treaty of Roskilde in 1658. The government administration was structured as a province (with a governor) until the Act of 1719 when Halland received a County administrative board and became a County in the full sense. Halland County belongs to Halland Province. The county letter for Halland is: N

Vår Bygd(*); Nordhallands hembygdsförening at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Jurisdictions

Districts

Faurås härad
Fjäre härad
Halmstads härad
Himle härad
Höks härad
Tönnersjö härad
Viske härad
Årstads härad

Parishes

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

Resources

Biographies

1885-1949 Göteborgs stift 1885-1949, Biografisk matrikel över stiftets prästerskap(*); Norborg, Knut at FamilySearch Catalog - images
Göteborgs stifts herdaminne, Geografisk, statistisk och historisk beskrifning öfver pastoraten...(*); Litzén, A. Rob at FamilySearch Catalog - images
Göteborgs stifts herdaminne(*); Norborg, Knut at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Business and Occupations

Before 1786 Götheborgs stads- och stifts matrikel, för år 1786(*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
Sveriges privata företagare, Göteborgs och Bohus län, Hallands län(*); Nyblom, Gösta at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Census

1662-1860 Mantalslängder, 1662-1860(*); Länsstyrelsen (Halland) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
1860-1940 Sweden, Halland, 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 ($)
Parish Records Search at Riksarkivet – images
1589-1676 Protokoll, 1589-1676(*); Landsarkivet i Lund at FamilySearch Catalog - images
1615-1904 Sweden, Halland Church Records, 1615-1904; index 1615-1860 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index & images; Also at: Ancestry ($)
1666-1860 Protokoll, 1666-1860(*); Domkapitlet (Göteborgs stift) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
1720-1800 Äktenskapsskillnadsmål, 1720-1800(*); Domkapitlet (Göteborgs 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

1860-1890 Utdrag ur husförhörslängder, 1860-1890(*); Statistiska Centralbyrån (Hallands län) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
1860-1920 Utdrag ur ministerialböcker, födda, vigda, döda, 1860-1920(*); Statistiska Centralbyrån (Hallands län) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Court Records

1589-1676 Protokoll, 1589-1676(*); Landsarkivet i Lund at FamilySearch Catalog - images
1603-1860 Renoverade domböcker, 1603-1860(*); Göta Hovrätt at FamilySearch Catalog - images
1647-1849 Domböcker, 1647-1849(*); Lagmansrätt (Halland) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
1661-1677 Domböcker, 1661-1677(*); Boe birketing (Halland) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
1673-1811 Renoverade domböcker, 1673-1811(*); Bergskollegium (Skåne och Kronoberg) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
1679-1811 Renoverade domböcker, 1679-1811(*); Lagmansrätt (Halland) 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 (Hallands län) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Land and Property

1643-1656 Jordeböcker, 1643-1656(*); Landsarkivet i Lund at FamilySearch Catalog - images
1645-1750 Jordeböcker, 1645-1750(*); Kammarkollegium (Halland) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Maps and Gazetteers

Before 1952 Hallands län, Domsago- och kommungränser gällande före 1952(*); Generalstabens litografiska anstalt (Stockholm) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
Register till lantmäterikartor i Sverige(*); Lantmäteriverket at FamilySearch Catalog - images
Ortnamnen i Hallands län(*); Ståhl, Harry at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Military Records

1712-1719 Generalmönsterrullor, 1712-1719(*); Försvarsdepartementet (Halländska regementet till fot) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
1713 Domböcker och krigsrättsacta, 1713(*); Hallands regemente at FamilySearch Catalog - images
1887-1901 Sweden, Västgöta-Dals regementes inskrivningsområde, 1887-1901(*); Försvarsdepartementet (Västgöta-Dals regemente) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
1887-1901 Sweden, Hallands bataljons inskrivningsområde, 1887-1901(*); Krigsarkivet (Stockholm) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Probate Records

1648-1806 Bouppteckningar, 1648-1806(*); Göta Hovrätt at FamilySearch Catalog - images
1736-1860 Bouppteckningar, 1736-1860(*); Göta Hovrätt at FamilySearch Catalog - images
Calendar to Hök district, Halland county, Sweden, bouppteckningar (private inventories)(*); Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Genealogical Society. Research Department at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Public Records

1500-1600 Strödda räkenskaper och handlingar, löningsregister, 1500-1600(*); Kammarkollegium (Halland) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Taxation

1645-1661 Brandskattepenningar, 1645-1661(*); Kammarkollegium (Halland) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
1645-1750 Jordeböcker, 1645-1750(*); Kammarkollegium (Halland) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
1662-1860 Mantalslängder, 1662-1860(*); Länsstyrelsen (Halland) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Repositories

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

Libraries

Biblioteken i Halland
Library locations/websites

Societies

Hallands Släktforskarförening
Address:
Ryttarevägen 4
302 62 Halmstad
Sweden
Telephone: 035-12 82 72
Email: info@hallandsslaktforskare.se
Website

Medlemsföreningar - Halland at Rötter

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