Halltorp Parish, Kalmar, Sweden Genealogy

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
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Guide to Halltorp Parish, Sweden ancestry, family history, and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

Halltorp Church

History[edit | edit source]

(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]

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

See Södra Möre Map at Ostkanten

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, Kalmar Church Records, 1577-1907; index 1625-1860 at FamilySearch.
MyHeritage.com ($),
Ancestry.com ($),
Arkiv Digital ($), and
SVAR at Riksarkivet.

Riksarkivet. "Halltorp Church Archives - Index" Nationell ArkivDatabas (NAD).

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, 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[edit | edit source]

Related Sources[edit | edit source]

Sweden Online Genealogy RecordsAsk the
Community

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.

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[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.