Gunnarp Parish, Halland, Sweden Genealogy

Gunnarp Parish, Halland, Sweden Genealogy
Jurisdictions
Stift	1989- Göteborg
Pastorat	-1919 Annex parish in Gällared and Gunnarp pastorat; 1919-1961 Mother parish in Gunnarp and Gällareds pastorat; 1962- Mother parish in Gunnarp, Gällared and Krogsered pastorat.
Län	Halland
Landskap	Halland
Härad	Faurås
Tingslag	Faurås härad
Domsaga	Faurås, Himle and Årstad; -1970 Hallands mellersta; 1971- Varberg
Fögderi	1720-1945 Halmstads fögderi, 1890-1920 Varbergs fögderi; 1946- Falkenberg
Kommun	1863-1951Gunnarp; 1952-1970 Ätran; 1971- Falkenberg
Militär indelning	Södra Hallands Båtsmans-Kompani; Nya Ordin. Båtsmans-Roteringen
NAD Ref Code	SE/LLA/13123
National Archive SVAR	link
Swedish Wikipedia	link
SCB Congregation map	link
Open Street map	link
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Guide to Gunnarp Parish, Sweden ancestry, family history, and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, and military records.

Gunnarp Church

History

(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

Alfhaga, Abborrakulla, Anderstorp, Aspergården,

Björshusets Torp, Bokhuset, Bergshuset, Björkåsen, Björkelund, Berget, Belshult, Bossflaten, Bergagården, Bolsteråsen, Backagården, Backstuga under Mjöhult, Bolabroen, Böket,

Carlsholm,

Dentershult, Dufhult, Djuparp Höga no.3, Djuparp no.1, Djuparp, Djuparp Hola no.2,

Esered, Enet torp, Ekängen,

Forshult, Fillslätt, Furukullen,

Granhuset Torp, Getebacken, Gunnarps Stom,

Hagen Torp, Hallawrån, Hallen, Huslyckan Backstuga, Hårbroten, Hylta Torp, Heden, Hult, Hunnakullen,Höghult, Hultet,

Jöarsbro, Jönsahuset,

Krokhuset, Kärnebygd, Kullagården, Kornarp no.6, Kornarp no.4, Kornarp no.3, Kornarp no.5, Kornarp no.2, Kornarp no 1,

Ledet Torp, Lyckan, Lunnagård, Lönegärde,

Myrebacken Torp, Mjöhult, Möasjöböke, Mölnhult,

Norgerdet, Näset under ögerdet,

Oxhult,

Pilängen, Pjunkahuset, Packhuset, Pipelid,

Ramsäng Torp, Riddarehuset, Rörshult,

Sotanäs, Swedjehuset, Stubbakullen, Strattebo, Sjöåsen, Stenhylta, Stjernarp, Swanshult, Slätten, Skäråsen, Sundhult, Stänget, Slätthult, Sjöaslätt, Sjögården, Sjöalyckan, Stugan vid Strällebo, Stugan vid Stjernarp,

Talsjö, Tokalynga, Trädgården, Toghult, Torsjö no.1 ystra, Torsjö Mellan no.2, Torsjö öfra,

Ugglebo, Ulabo, Ungvalehult,

Wasshult,

Åkerhuset, Åslycka, Åbäcken, Århahytte, Åsen,

Ågården, Åkila, Ängatorpet,

Ögerdet östra, Ögerdet västra, Öfvarp,

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

1890, with populations - 40 Drängsered 1,337; 41 Krogsered 764; 42 Gällared 943; 49 Fagered 867; 51 Ullared 629 + contiguous län https://sok.riksarkivet.se/folkrakningar?infosida=karta-1890-halland

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.

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

These lessons will teach you how to use ArkivDigital:

ArkivDigital: Explore Your Swedish Heritage

Military Records

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 Gothic Handwriting for Swedish Genealogy, Lesson 1
Spelling and Phonetics for Swedish Genealogy, Lesson 2 — Names, dates, and key genealogical words
Reading Gothic Handwriting for Swedish Genealogy: Put It All Together, Lesson 3
Birth and Christening Records for Swedish Genealogy

FamilySearch Online Lessons - Reading Scandinavian Handwriting:

Scandinavian Handwriting
Scandinavian Handwriting, part 3 - no part 2 available

Help With Research Objectives and Strategies

Sweden Research Strategies

References

Gunnarp Församling Husförhörslängd 1847 - 1853 Ortregister