Herrljunga Parish, Älvsborg, Sweden Genealogy

Sweden

Älvsborg County

Herrljunga Parish

Guide to Herrljunga Parish, Sweden ancestry, family history, and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, and military records.

Herrljunga
Jurisdictions
Diocese | Stift	Skara
Pastorate | Pastorat	-1961 Mother parish in Herrljunga, Tarsled, Remmene, Fölene and Eggvena pastorat 1962-1963 Mother parish in Herrljunga, Tarsled, Remmene, Fölene, Eggvena and Bråttensby pastorat 1964 - Mother parish in Herrljunga, Remmene, Fölene, Eggvena and Bråttensby pastorat
County | Län	1634-1997 Älvsborg 1998- Västra Götaland
Historical Province | Landskap	Västergötland
District | Härad	Kulling
District Court | Tingslag	-1927 Kulling 1928-1933 Vättle and Kulling 1934-1970 Vättle, Ale and Kulling 1971- Alingsås
Court | Domsaga	Alingsås
Bailiff | Fögderi	-1946 Kulling 1946-1966 Alingsås
Sheriff | Länsmansdistrikt	add here
Crown Bailiff District | Kronofogdedistrikt	Älvsborgs län
Municipality | Kommun	1863-1951Herrljunga 1952 Herrljunga landskommun 1953-1970 Herrljunga köping 1971- Herrljunga
Military | Militärdistrikt	VESTGÖTA-DALS REGEMENTE Kullings Kompani

Herrljunga Church

History

Herrljunga Municipality is a municipality in Västra Götaland County in western Sweden. Its seat is located in the town of Herrljunga.
The local government reform of 1952 formed two municipalities, Herrljunga and Gäsene, in the area but before that the number was 22. In 1974 they were merged to form the present entity.
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Places

See a Swedish Gazetteer for more information about a place.

Arvidsgården Herrljunga

Bergsgården Vreta, Björsbo, Borrebergslätt, Bäcka

Fixagården Vreta

Hagen, Haraberget, Heden Herrljunga, Herrljunga Arvidsgården, Herrljunga Nedergården, Herrljunga Nästegården, Herrljunga Östergården, Holmagården Lilla, Holmagården Stora, Hovmansgården Vreta, Hultet, Håkesgården

Kvarnen Vreta, Kvarnen Västergården, Källeberget, Kärnekulla

Lilla Holmagården Vreta

Mellangården Vreta

Nedergården Herrljunga, Noltegen, Nästegården Herrljunga

Olofstorp

Prästgården

Rydet

Stora Holmagården, Strätbäcken

Vreta Bergsgården, Vreta Fixagården, Vreta Hovmansgården, Vreta Kvarnen, Vreta Lilla Holmagården, Vreta Mellangården, Vreta Stora Holmgården, Våcknebacken, Västergården, Västergården Kvarnen

Östergården Herrljunga

Surrounding Parishes

Parishes are listed in clockwise order, beginning at the north.

Resources

Census

• Household Examination Records are often used in place of Census records. See Sweden Census for more resources.

Church Records

• 1681-1860 Sweden, Älvsborg Church Records, 1642-1897; index 1681-1860 at FamilySearch – How to Use this Collection; index & images
• 1682-1901 Kyrkoböcker, 1682-1901(*); Herrljunga socken at FamilySearch Catalog - images
• 1871-1920 Sweden, Älvsborg, Herrljunga, kyrkoböcker, husförhörslängder och församlingsböcker: 1871-1920(*); Herrljunga socken at FamilySearch Catalog - images
• Church Records at ArkivDigital – index & images ($)
• Parish Records Search at Riksarkivet – images

Household Examination Records

• 1840-1947 Sweden Household Examination Books, 1840-1947 at MyHeritage – index & images ($); Also at Ancestry ($), ArkivDigital ($), Riksarkivet
• 1880-1930 Sweden, Household Examination Books, 1880-1930 at FamilySearch – How to Use this Collection; index & images

Guardianship

• 1604-1860 Småprotokoll, 1604-1860(*); Häradsrätt (Kulling) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
• 1757-1850 Förmynderskapsprotokoll 1757-1850(*); Häradsrätt (Kulling) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Land and Property

• 1604-1757 Inteckningsprotokoll 1604-1757(*); Häradsrätt (Kulling) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
• 1604-1860 Småprotokoll, 1604-1860(*); Häradsrätt (Kulling) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
• 1716-1825 Urtima ting och extra förrättningar, 1716-1825(*); Häradsrätt (Kulling) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
• 1828-1876 Ägodelningsrättsprotokoll, 1828-1876(*); Häradsrätt (Kulling) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Military Records

• Sweden Military Records
• Central Soldiers Register Search at Centrala Soldatregistret – index; Main Page

Repositories

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

Research Helps

The following articles will help you research your family in Sweden.

• Sweden Guided Research
• Sweden Record Finder
• Sweden Research Tips and Strategies
• Sweden Online Genealogy Records
• Sweden Online Learning
• Sweden Languages
• Swedish Genealogical Word List
• Sweden Naming Customs
• Sweden Feast Day Calendars
• Sweden Dates and Calendars

References

Herrljunga Husförhörslängd 1824-1841 Ortregister