Backaryd Parish, Blekinge, Sweden Genealogy
Guide to Backaryd parish, Sweden Genealogy ancestry, family history, and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, 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.)
| Backaryd Parish, Blekinge, Sweden Genealogy | |
|---|---|
| Jurisdictions | |
| Stift | Lund |
| Pastorat | 1640-1682 Ronneby 1682-1771 Backaryd 1771-1796 Ronneby 1796-1961 Backaryd 1962-1970 Backaryd and Öljehult |
| Län | Blekinge |
| Landskap | Blekinge |
| Härad | Medelstad hd |
| Tingslag | Add here |
| Domsaga | Ronneby |
| Fögderi | 1918- Ronneby 1952- Ronneby |
| Kommun | 1952-1962 Hallabro 1963-1966 Kallinge 1967-1970 Ronneby stad 1971- Ronneby |
| Militär indelning | Blekinge Båtsmanskompanier |
| NAD Ref Code | SE/LLA/13016 |
| National Archive SVAR | link |
| Swedish Wikipedia | link |
| SCB Congregation map | link |
| Open Street map | link |
Place Names
Abborramåla,
Backaryd, Bokön, Bråtabron, Bäckasjögärde,
Davramåla,
Gunnerskulla,Gäddemåla, Gökadal,
Hall (Västra), Hall (Östra), Hjorthålan, Hult (Västra), Humlamåla,
Kalmare, Klåvben, Klämmen, Kroken (Östra), Kvarnamåla, Kåraryd,
Lilla Rävsmåla, Långgölsmåla, Långsjöryd (Norra), Långsjöryd (Södra),
Norra Långsjöryd, Norra Siggamåla, Norra Tjurkhult,
Pinkaremåla,
Rävsmåla (Lilla), Rävsmåla (Stora)
Siggamåla (Norra), Siggamåla (Södra), Skallavrak, Skärvgöl, Smemåla, Stockholm, Stora Rävsmåla, Södra Långsjöryd, Södra Siggamåla, SödraTjurkhult,
Tjurkhult (Norra), Tjurkhult (Södra),
Ulvasjömåla, Ulvsmåla,
Värmanshult, Västra Hall, Västra Hult,
Östra Hall, Östra Kroken, Östra Skörje,
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 ($), and SVAR at Riksarkivet.
Church Records
Online Database Church Records
The easiest way to access the Swedish Church Records is through the internet, using these five sites (see links to specific collections below). Four of these sites require a subscription for access. (ArkivDigital, Ancestry.com, and MyHeritage.com are available at a FamilyHistory Center near you free of charge.)
- Sweden, Blekinge Church Records, 1612-1916; index 1646-1860 at FamilySearch.
- MyHeritage.com ($),
- Ancestry.com ($),
- Arkiv Digital ($), and
- SVAR at Riksarkivet.
Help Using ArkivDigital: Online Databases for Sweden
- These lessons will teach you how to use ArkivDigital:
- Some church records have been indexed for this parish in the Demographical Database for Southern Sweden and are available online. Click here
- Lysning och vigslar 1749-1800 (pdf) Click here
- Riksarkivet. "Backaryd Church Archives - Index" Nationell ArkivDatabas (NAD).
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
- Sweden Military Records
- Central Soldiers Register Instructions Search Engine
- Blekinge Boatsmen 1st Company (before 1845)
- Blekinge Boatsmen 4th Company (after 1845)
Related Sources
- Backaryd Parish at Ostkanten
- Backaryd Parish Map 1870
- Blekinge and Södra Möre Boatsmen - Backaryd Parish
- The Central Soldiers Register
- Blekinge Båtsmansregister
- Stenhuggarregistret
- Village and farm Index for Blekinge County (C.D.)
- Probate Preambles of Medelstads härad 1699-1799 (C.D.)
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
- FamilySearch Online Lessons - Reading Scandinavian Handwriting:
- Scandinavian Handwriting
- Scandinavian Handwriting, part 3 - no part 2 available
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
Jurisdictional information from: Riksarkivet, “Backaryd församling”, at Nationell ArkivDatabas (NAD). October 2011.
Backaryds församling husförhörslängd 1845-1850, Ortregister.