Runsten Parish, Kalmar, Sweden Genealogy

Sweden

Kalmar County

Runsten

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

Runsten Church

History

Runsten Parish, Kalmar, Sweden Genealogy
Jurisdictions
Stift	Växjö
Pastorat	-1917 Runsten pastorat 1917-1961 Mother parish in Runsten and Långlöt pastorat 1962- Annex parish in Gärdslösa, Räpplinge, Högsrum, Runsten and Långlöt pastorat
Län	Kalmar
Landskap	Småland
Härad	Runsten
Tingslag	add here
Domsaga	add here
Fögderi	1720-1917 Ölands norra mot 1918-1966 Öland 1967- Borgholm
Kommun	1863-1951 Runsten 1952-1970 Gärdslösa 1971- Borgholm
Militär indelning	1:a Ölands Båtsmans-Kompani 2:a Ölands Båtsmans-Kompani

Place Names

Bjärby Nr 1 - 10, Bjärby Inhyses, Bjärby Utjord, Bäck Norra Nr 1 - 6, Bäck Norra Nr 1 - 6, Bäck Nora Inhyses, Bäck Södra Nr 1 - 5, Bäck öädra Inhyses,

Dyestad (Dystad) Nr 1 - 7, Dyestad Inhyses,

Häradsskrivarebohemmanet Spjuterum, Häradsskrivarebostället Lopperstad Nr 1,

Inhyes Bjärby

           Dyestad 

           Lerkaka 

           Lopperstad 

           Norra Bäck 

           Norra Runsten 

           Spjuterum 

           Södra Bäck 

           Södra Runsten 

           Vanserum 

           Åkerby 

Komministerbostället Dyestad, Krornofogdebostället Södra Bäck,

Lerkaka Nr 1 -7, Lerkaka Inhyses, Lopperstad nr 1 - 3, Lopperstad Inhyses,

Pastorbostället Söda Runsten, Postgården Södra Runsten, Prästgården Södra Runsten,

Runsten Norra Nr 1 - 5, Runsten Norra inhyses, Runsten Södra Nr 1 - 9, Rundsten Södra Inhyses,

Spjuterum Nr 1 - 4

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

• Sweden Military Records
• Central Soldiers Register Instructions Search Engine

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 för Runsten, Husförhörslängd 1845-1850