Breared Parish, Halland, Sweden Genealogy

Breared Parish, Halland, Sweden Genealogy
Jurisdictions
Stift	post 1989 Göteborg
Pastorat	annex to Enslöv pre 1590, 1590 to 1961 Breared it's own, 1962 annex to Snöstorp
Län	Halland
Landskap	Halland
Härad	Tönnersjö
Tingslag	not applicable
Domsaga	pre 1974 Hallands södra, post 1975 Halmstad
Fögderi	1918 to 1946 Laholm, post 1946 Halmstad
Kommun	1863 to 1951 Bredared, 1952 to 1966 Simlångsdalen, 1967 to 1970 Halmstads stad, post 1971 Halmstad
Militär indelning	Södra Hallands Båtsmanskompani 13 ;
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Guide to Breared Parish, Sweden ancestry, family history, and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

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History[edit | edit source]

Breared was not created from another parish. The name of the parish was officially Breared instead of Bredared as of 22 Oct. 1927.

(write information such as: how old the parish is, interesting facts about the parish, what alternate names it has, or any boundary changes.)

Place Names[edit | edit source]

Alenäs, Askarebygget, Attavara,

Bassalt, Björkestugan, Boberg, Bolet, Bostorp, Breared, Broddared, Brostugan, Brännalt, Brännebacka, Bröda, Bygget, Bårared, Bäckalt, Bäcken, Bäckåsen (Bockåsen), Bäxilt (Bexhult), Bögilt (Böghult), Bökeshatten, Böshult,

Carlstorp,

Djäknebol, Dottrabol, Dugget,

Enet,

Flahult (Fladalt), Fröböke, Fägrilt (Fägerhult),

Galtås, Gatan, Grove, Gyltige, Göphult,

Hallen, Hjälmeryd, Holtastugan, Hule, Hultet, Hylteberg, Häralt, Hästhult (Hästilt), Högalt (Höghult), Högaryd,

Ingemansbo,

Jakobshus, Jönstorp,

Kilatorpet, Kilestugan, Klerekull, Klockaregård, Knutstorp, Kull,

Ledet, Lilla Bygget, Lillared, Linghult (Lingilt), Lämmen,

Mahult (Maalt), Mjöalt (Mjöhult), Mosilt (Moshult), Märkesbäcken, Mörkaveka,

Nilstorp, Nybygget,

Orrabo,
Pickelsbo, Platebol, Prästgård,

Riskull, Ry, Röskebo,

Sefsered, Skallinge, Skavbo, Skerkered, Skiftebol, Skogen, Skottelund, Skopelia, Skällås, Smedstugan, Snäckhult, Stenlian, Stenören (Stenarör), Sundsbol, Sutarebo, Svalehult (Svalilt), Svenstorp, Sågen,

Timbrilt, Tippakull, Torlabo,

Veka, Vinnalt,

Årnaböke, Åsen,

Änkesäte, Äskilt (Eskhult), Äspered,

Öjarne, Örnås

Sweden 1951 Place Names Register and the Swedish Parish Pages list in this Wiki will give you searchable lists of places, particularly parishes and the farms within those parishes.

Surrounding Parishes

Halland County: Enslöv, Snöstorp, Torup, Tönnersjö, Veinge
Kronoberg County: Lidhult, Vrå

Collections[edit | edit source]

Census Records[edit | edit source]

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 ($), and SVAR ($).

Church Records[edit | edit source]

Online Database Church Records[edit | edit source]

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, Halland Church Records, 1615-1904; index 1615-1860, FamilySearch Historical Records.
MyHeritage.com ($),
Ancestry.com ($),
Arkiv Digital ($), and
SVAR ($).

Help Using ArkivDigital: Online Databases for Sweden[edit | edit source]

These lessons will teach you how to use ArkivDigital:

Family History Library Records[edit | edit source]

Click Sweden, Halland 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, Halland" and then select your parish.

Military Records[edit | edit source]

Related Sources[edit | edit source]

Help Reading Swedish Records[edit | edit source]

You do not have to be fluent in Swedish to read these records! The 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.
Denmark 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.

References[edit | edit source]

Breared, Husförhörslängd 1838-1843, Ortregister

Riksarkivet. "Breared församling." Nationell ArkivDatabas (NAD). March 2010 <http://www.nad.ra.se/>

Skatteverket. "Breared." Förteckning (Sveriges församlingar genom tiderna). April 2010 Sveriges församlingar genom tiderna