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.
History[edit | edit source]
Onsala is a locality situated in Kungsbacka Municipality, Halland County, Sweden. It is also a long peninsula on the west coast of Sweden, facing Kattegat, 40 kilometres or 25 mi south of Gothenburg.
It dates back to the age of the vikings and was originally an area devoted to the god Odin, the name being a corruption of the old norse Odin's Sala. In English "The Halls of Odin"
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| Onsala Parish, Halland, Sweden Genealogy | |
|---|---|
| Jurisdictions | |
| Stift | Göteborg |
| Pastorat | Onsala |
| Län | Halland |
| Landskap | Halland |
| Härad | Fjäre |
| Tingslag | Fjäre härad |
| Domsaga | Varberg |
| Fögderi | -1893 Fjäre 1894-1920 Kungsbacka 1921-1946 Varberg 1946- Kungsbacka |
| Kommun | 1863-1973 Onsala 1974- Kungsbacka |
| Militär indelning | Norra Hallands Kompani Nya Ordin. Båtsmans-Roteringen |
Place Names[edit | edit source]
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[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, 1840-1947, ($), index and images. Also on Ancestry.com, ($), Arkiv Digital ($), and SVAR at Riksarkivet.
Church Records[edit | edit source]
Online Database Church Records[edit | edit source]
The easiest way to access the Swedish Church Records is through the internet, using these five sites (see links to specific collections below). Four of these sites require a subscription for access. (ArkivDigital, Ancestry.com, and MyHeritage.com are available at a FamilyHistory Center near you free of charge.)
- Sweden, Halland Church Records, 1615-1904; index 1615-1860 at FamilySearch.
- MyHeritage.com ($),
- Ancestry.com ($),
- Arkiv Digital ($), and
- SVAR at Riksarkivet.
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! 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[edit | edit source]
- FamilySearch Online Lessons - Reading Scandinavian Handwriting:
- Scandinavian Handwriting
- Scandinavian Handwriting, part 3
- No part 2 available
Help With Research Objectives and Strategies[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
Onsala Församling Husförhörslängd 1837 - 1849 Ortregister