Karlshamn Parish, Blekinge, Sweden Genealogy
Guide to Karlshamn parish, Sweden Genealogy ancestry, family history, and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.
History
Karlshamn Municipality is a municipality in Blekinge County in southern Sweden. It borders the following municipalities, Olofström, Sölvesborg, Ronneby, and Tingsryd. The city Karlshamn is the seat of the municipality.
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| Karlshamn Parish, Blekinge, Sweden Genealogy | |
|---|---|
| Jurisdictions | |
| Stift | Lund |
| Pastorat | 1664-1701 Karlshamn 1701-1753 Karlshamn and Asarum 1753-1864 Karlshamn, Asarum and Frisholmen 1865- Karlshamn |
| Län | Blekinge |
| Landskap | Blekinge |
| Härad | 1664- Karlshamn stad / skeppslag |
| Tingslag | not applicable |
| Domsaga | Karlshamn |
| Fögderi | 1664-1945 Karlshamn stad 1946- Karlshamns fögderi |
| Kommun | 1863-1966 Karlshamn stad 1967- Karlshamns kommun 1952-1970 Karlshamn stad 1971- Karlshamn |
| Militär indelning | not applicable |
| NAD Ref Code | SE/LLA/13199 |
| National Archive SVAR | link |
| Swedish Wikipedia | link |
| SCB Congregation map | link |
| Open Street map | link |
Place Names
Afrika, Amerika, Asien,
Bellevue, Bryggan,
Christineberg,
Elgsbergska gården, Europa,
Gamla Skants,
Hamnens kokhus, Hälsobrunnen,
Kjörmela gården, Kostråtet, Kovaktarstugan,
Lärlingar,
Nya Staden,
Petersgård,
Stadens Båtsmans Stuga, Stadens västra mark, Strömma Färgeri, Såpebruket,
Vägga,
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
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 ($), and SVAR at Riksarkivet.
Church Records
Online Database Church Records
The easiest way to access the Swedish Church Records is through the internet, using these five sites (see links to specific collections below). Four of these sites require a subscription for access. (ArkivDigital, Ancestry.com, and MyHeritage.com are available at a FamilyHistory Center near you free of charge.)
- Sweden, Blekinge Church Records, 1612-1916; index 1646-1860 at FamilySearch.
- MyHeritage.com ($),
- Ancestry.com ($),
- Arkiv Digital ($), and
- SVAR at Riksarkivet.
Help Using ArkivDigital: Online Databases for Sweden
- These lessons will teach you how to use ArkivDigital:
Family History Library Records
Click Sweden, Blekinge 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, Blekinge" and then select your parish.
Military Records
Related Sources
Societies and Libraries
Societies and Libraries
Help Reading Swedish Records
- You do not have to be fluent in Swedish to read these records! They 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.
- Sweden 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
- First find the birth and baptism record of your ancestor. Once you know his date and place of birth and his parents' names, you can locate the family in the Household Examination Records.
- Search every Household Examination Record that your ancestor appears on (from birth to death). You will pick up valuable clues along the way, find children who died young, and establish correct family member relationships.
- All birth, marriage, or death dates found in Household Examination Records need to be verified in the actual birth, marriage, or death records.
- Pay attention to relationship titles, occupations, military status, and remarks. See word list for Vocabulary for Household Examination Records.
- Dates are written in the European order of day, month, and year.
See Sweden Research Strategies for locating various records in specific time periods.
References
Place names from: Karlshamn's husförhörslängder 1842-1845 and 1836-1842.
Jurisdictional information from: Riksarkivet, “Karlshamn församling”, at Nationell ArkivDatabas (NAD). October 2011.