Kalmar Domkyrkoförsamling Parish, Kalmar, Sweden Genealogy
Guide to Djursdala Parish, Sweden ancestry, family history, and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, and military records. Parish, Sweden ancestry, family history, and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, and military records.
History
Before 1884 parish was called Kalmar Stadsförsamling (also may be referred to as Kalmar Domkyrkoförsamling). 1884 - 1924 the parish was known as Kalmar Stadsförsamling. Kalmar Landsförsamling was combined with Kalmar Stadsförsamling in 1925, and called Kalmar parish. This parish was known as Kalmar between 1924 - 1988. The parish was dissolved in 1989 and divided into five parishes called: Kalmar Domkyrkoförsamling, Kalmar Sankt Johannes, Heliga Korset, Sankta Birgitta and Two Sisters parish.
| Kalmar Domkyrkoförsamling Parish, Kalmar, Sweden Genealogy | |
|---|---|
| Jurisdictions | |
| Stift | Växjö (previously Kalmar) |
| Pastorat | - 1924 Mother parish in Kalmar Stads-, Slotts-, and Landsförsamlings pastorat (Slotts församling merged February 1, 1884 into Stads församling), 1925 - its own pastorat. |
| Län | Kalmar |
| Landskap | Småland |
| Härad | Kalmar Rådhusrätt |
| Tingslag | add here |
| Domsaga | add here |
| Fögderi | 1720 - 1863 Norra Möre, Stranda and Handbörds fögderi, 1864 - 1924 Norra Möre och Stranda fögderi |
| Kommun | 1863 - 1924 Kalmar stad |
| Militär indelning | add here |
Place Names
u.n.u. followed by a place name means, that there were Backstugor in the named area.
Within the city of Kalmar, the household examination records are organized by a Kvarter system
Stugan u.n.u. Västra Karteret Nr 284 and 302,
Västerport,
Västra Kvarteret Nr 280- 302,
Västra Kvarteret Nr 302 Västerport
To see what kind of place it is you will need a Swedish Gazetteer.
- Surrounding Parishes
Collections
Census Records
- Sweden Household Examination Books, 1840-1947 ($), index and images. Also on Ancestry.com ($), Arkiv Digital ($), and SVAR at Riksarkivet.
Church Records
Online Database Church Records
- Sweden, Kalmar Church Records, 1577-1907; index 1625-1860 at FamilySearch.
- MyHeritage.com ($),
- Ancestry.com ($),
- Arkiv Digital ($), and
- SVAR at Riksarkivet.
Military Records
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.
- Nixon -- a name index of Biographical and genealogical information for Kalmar and a few other counties. To learn more click here.
References
Ortnamnsregister, Kalmar Stadsförsamling, Husförhörslängd 1847-1852