Holm Parish, Halland, Sweden Genealogy
Guide to Holm Parish, Sweden 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.)
| Holm Parish, Halland, Sweden Genealogy | |
|---|---|
| Jurisdictions | |
| Stift | Göteborg |
| Pastorat | -1563 Halmstad pastorat 1563-1961 Annex parish in Halmstad, Övraby and Holm pastorat 1962-1973 Annex parish in Slättåkra, Kvibille and Holm pastorat 1974-2009 Annex parish in Sankt Nikolai, Övraby and Holm pastorat 2010- incorporated into Sankt Nikolai congregation. |
| Län | Halland |
| Landskap | Halland |
| Härad | Halmstad |
| Tingslag | Halmstad and Tönnersjö |
| Domsaga | Halmstad. Hök and Tönnersjö -1974 Hallands södra 1975- Halmstad |
| Fögderi | 1720-Halmstad |
| Kommun | 1863-1951 Holm 1952-1973 Kvibille 1974- Halmstad |
| Militär indelning | Nya Ordin. Båtsmans-Roteringen Extra Båtsmans-Roteringen |
Place Names
Fjällalunda no.1 Rosendal, Fjällalunda no.2,3 Jävsgård, Fjällalunda no.4 Gudmundsgård, Fjällalunda no.5 Pålsgård, Fjällalunda no.6 Heagård,
Holm no.1 - no.12, Holm no.2 Holmsgård, Holm no.3 Skolhuset, Holm no.9 Skatekärr,
Kalendebolet, Kortabygget no.3, Källstorp no.1, Källstorp no.1 Turasgård, Källstorp no.2, Källstorp no.4-no.5 Jonsgård,
Könarp no.1 - no.2, no.3,
Lilla Bolunda no.1, Lilla Fastarp no.1 , Lilla Nannarp no.2,
Mosse no.1,
Slangemöllan no.1, Stora Fastarp no.2, Stora Bolunda no.2, Stora Nannarp no.1,
To see what kind of place it is you will need a Swedish Gazetteer.
- Surrounding Parishes
Enslöv, Halmstad, Harplinge, Kvibille, Slättåkra, Vapnö, Övraby
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:
Military Records
Related Sources
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
Holm Församling Husförhörslängd 1861 - 1870 Ortregister