Onsala Parish, Halland, Sweden Genealogy
Guide to Onsala 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
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| Onsala Parish, Halland, Sweden Genealogy | |
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| Pastorat | add here |
| Län | Halland |
| Landskap | Halland |
| Härad | add here |
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| Militär indelning | add here |
Place Names
Kronohemman
Barkholmen, Bassås Arvesgård 1 - 2, Bassås Berget, Bassås Jurtegård, Justegård, Lilla Siken, Löcka, Bratterås, Buerås, Bäcken Norre, Bäcken Yttre,
Dannnebacka Backen, Dannebacka Tullkammaren,
Ellskogsbräcka,
Finnagården,
Gubbekulla Lilla Enen,
Hagen Karsegård, Hallen Västra, Hallen Östra, Hammarkulla, Hunsås, Hwicka, Hväfsingsö, Håkulla, Håltet, Hästared, Högås,
Iserås Mårtagård, Iserås Ranagård,
Kollen, Kjöpestaden, Kjöpestaden Broen, Kjöpestaden Storegården,
Ledet 1 - 2, Liden, Lindfjäll Lilla, Lunden, Lyngås Wråen and Björmanehög,
Måsen Store,
Norrelund,
Onsala Klockaregård, Onsala Prestegård,
Runsås Lilla, Runsås Stora, Råö, Rörvik Lilla, Rörvik Stora, Rösan Månsagård 1 - 2,
Sefvekulla, Skalegården, Skällared, Skällared Gottskär, Spekedahl, Staragården Stora, Strannegården Kubbagård, Stänkelsås Västra, Stänkelsås Östra, Skällared,
Frälsehemman
Apelröd, Bränna 1 - 3, Buerås Allekulla, Dannebacka Apelhögen and Rydet, Ekerna, Enen Store, Gatan, Gullekulla, Hagen Norre, Hagen Västre, Heden Ögården 1 - 2, Häcklehagen, Hästared, Iserås Hålan, Iserås Lilla, Iserås Stora, Iserås Timanegård, Kråkekärr, Kjöpstaden Backen 1 - 3, Kjöpstaden Tranekulla, Kjöpstaden Tollagård, Kjöpstaden Ullerås, Ledet Högen, Lindås, Lindfjäll stora, Lyngås Berget, Lyngås Lilla and Stora, Måsen Lilla, Måsen Ebbagård, Rösan Bockagård, Rösan Jutagård 1 - 2, Röserås, Råö Knapegården 1 - 2, Staragården Norre, Staragården Lille, Strannegården, Sunnerlund Harsta, Säterie, Underliden, Wiken Clasagård, Wiken Mällborg and Släbog, Wiken Pyksten, Wiken Släbog and Dufvekull, Wiken Sommargård 1 - 2, Wiken Stofagård,
To see what kind of place it is you will need a Swedish Gazetteer.
- Surrounding Parishes
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, ($), index and images. Also on Ancestry.com, ($), Arkiv Digital ($), and SVAR ($).
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, 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
- These lessons will teach you how to use ArkivDigital:
Family History Library Records
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
Related Sources
Help Reading Swedish Records
- 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.
Help Reading Old Handwriting
- Reading Scandinavian Gothic Handwritten Records: (free, online lessons at FamilySearch):
Help With Research Objectives and Strategies
References
Onsala Församling Husförhörslängd 1837 - 1849 Ortregister