Halltorp Parish, Kalmar, Sweden Genealogy
Guide to Halltorp Parish, Sweden ancestry, family history, and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.
History
(write information such as: how old the parish is, interesting facts about the parish, what alternate names it has, or any boundary changes.)
| Halltorp Parish, Kalmar, Sweden Genealogy | |
|---|---|
| Jurisdictions | |
| Stift | -1915 Kalmar 1916- Växjö |
| Pastorat | -1961 Mother parish in Halltorp and Voxtorp pastorat 1962- Annex parish in Arby, Hagby, Halltorp, and Voxtorp pastorat |
| Län | Kalmar |
| Landskap | Småland |
| Härad | Södra Möre |
| Tingslag | -1968 Södra Möre 1969-1970 Möre and Öland |
| Domsaga | 1971- Kalmar tingsrätt |
| Fögderi | 1720-1945 Södra Möre 1946-1966 Kalmar södra 1967- Kalmar |
| Kommun | 1863-1951 Halltorp 1952-1970 Södermöre 1971 Kalmar |
| Militär indelning | 2:a Södra Möre Indelta Båtsmans-Kompani Extra Båtsmans-Roteringen |
Place Names
Backegården, Backegårdeb Halltorp, Björkelund,
Fattigstugan, Fåraviken,
Germundslycke, Glasholm, Gloen, Grind Söddra, Gästgivaregården Värnaby,
Halltorp, Halltorps Backegård, Herrgården Värnanäs, Håknebo, Högaberga, Högsrum, Högsrum N:ris 1-4,
Lyckhult,
Målen,
Namnsrums by Nr 1 - 6, Norrbro, Nybygget, Nygärde, Näset,
Oxelspång,
Penningbäck, Prästgården, Prästlycke,
Sanden Lilla, Sanden Stora, Skräpple Kvarn, Skräpple Värnanäs, Stuvenäs, Säteriet Värnanäs,
Torelycke, Trottorps By nr 1 - 2,
Uttersbo,
Vinterbo, Värnaby Nr 4 - 16, Värnaby Gästgivaregård, Värnanäs Herrgård, Värnanäs Skäpple kvarn, Värnanäs Säteri,
Yggesbo,
Österom
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, 1840-1947, ($), index and images. Also on Ancestry.com, ($), Arkiv Digital ($), and SVAR at Riksarkivet.
Church Records
Online Database Church Records
The easiest way to access the Swedish Church Records is through the internet, using these five sites (see links to specific collections below). Four of these sites require a subscription for access. (ArkivDigital, Ancestry.com, and MyHeritage.com are available at a FamilyHistory Center near you free of charge.)
- Sweden, Kalmar Church Records, 1577-1907; index 1625-1860 at FamilySearch.
- MyHeritage.com ($),
- 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, Kalmat Records for a full listing of microfilmed records (some digitized online) at the Family History Librarythat 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, Kalmar and then select your parish.
Military Records
- Sweden Military Records
- Central Soldiers Register Instructions Search Engine
- Södra Möre Boatsmen 2nd Company
Related Sources
- PLF Database -- A large portion of births, marriages, and deaths have been indexed on CD-Roms for the county of Kalmar. The 4 disc set has been created by Person-och Lokalhistoriskt Forskarcentrum, Oskarshamn (PLF). To learn more about these CD-Roms click here.
- Halltorp Parish at Ostkanten
- Halltorp Parish Map 1870
- Blekinge and Södra Möre Boatsmen - Haltorp Parish
- Nixon -- a name index of Biographical and genealogical information for Kalmar and a few other counties. To learn more click here.
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
- FamilySearch Online Lessons - Reading Scandinavian Handwriting:
- Scandinavian Handwriting
- Scandinavian Handwriting, part 3 - no part 2 available
Help With Research Objectives and Strategies
References
Halltorp, Husförhörslängd 1835-1850, Ortregister
Riksarkivet. "Halltorps församling" Nationell ArkivDatabas (NAD). October 2011 http://www.nad.ra.se/