Sankt Sigfrid Parish, Kalmar, Sweden

Sweden

Kalmar County

Sankt Sigfrid

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

Saint Sigfrid Chapel

Saint Sigfrids Church

History

This parish was created in 1856 from Ljungby kapellförsamling. 

Sankt Sigfrid Parish, Kalmar, Sweden
Jurisdictions
Stift	-1915 Kalmar 1916- Växjö
Pastorat	- 1856 Kapellag in Ljungby parish first with the name Kumlamad and later as Ljungby kapell 1856-1961 Annex parish in Ljungby, Hossmo and S:t Sigfrid pastorat 1962-1976 Annex parish in Ljungby and Sankt Sigfid pastorat 1977- Annex parish in Nybro and Sankt Sigfrid pastorat
Län	Kalmar
Landskap	Småland
Härad	Södra Möre hd
Tingslag	add here
Domsaga	add here
Fögderi	1720-1945 Södra Möre 1946 -1966 Kalmar södra 1967- Kalmar
Kommun	1863-1951 Sankt Sigfrid 1952-1970 Ljungbyholm 1971- Nybro
Militär indelning	1:a Södra Möre Indelta Båtsmans-lKompani

Place Name

u.n.u. followed by a place name means, that there were Backstugor (summer cottages) in the named area.

Blåsemåle, Bogsprötemålen, Bosgård Nr 1 - 3, Brobergsmålen, Brod, Brorsryd Nr 1 - 2, Brändebo, Brändemåla Södra,

Båtsmanstorp

Nr 85 u n u Fjälebo

Nr 93 u n u Gisslebo

Nr 94 u n u Grindemåla

Nr 100 u n u Bosgård

Nr 100 u n u Kyrkeryd

Nr 106 u n  u Bosgård

Nr 108 u n u Stora Mölebo

Nr 112  u n u Brorsryd

Nr 113  u n u Källebäck

Nr 114 u n u Kyrkeryd

Nr 115 u n u Kyrkeryd Nr 2

Nr 117 u n u Stora Mölebo

Nr 278 u n u Gårdsryd

Nr 280 u n u Gårdsryd Nr 2

Fjälebo, Flymålen, Friskemålen,

Gisslabo, Grindemåla, Gränö Komministerboställe, Gårdsryd Nr 1 - 4,

Kimramåla, Komministerbostället Gränö, Kortemåla, Krukebo, Kulla Nr 1 - 2, Kyrkeryd Nr 1 - 2, Källebäck,

Mossen, Mölebo Lilla Nr 1 - 2,

Nymålen,

Ryttaremålen,

Sandtorpet, Snickaremålen, Stillemåla,

Tyskemålen,

Västrakulla,

Överstatorp Nr 1 - 5

To see what kind of place it is you will need a Swedish Gazetteer.

• Surrounding Parishes

• See Södra Möre Map at Ostkanten

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.

• Riksarkivet. "Sankt Sigfrid Church Archives - Index" Nationell ArkivDatabas (NAD).
• Riksarkivet. "Ljungby Church Archives - Index" Nationell ArkivDatabas (NAD).

Military Records

• Sweden Military Records
• Central Soldiers Register Instructions Search Engine
• Södra Möre Boatsmen 1st Company
  

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.

• Sankt Sigfrid Parish at Ostkanten
• Sankt Sigfrid Parish Map 1870
• Blekinge and Södra Möre Boatsmen - Ljungby Parish

References

Ortnamnsregister, S:t Sigfrid (Sankt Sigfrid),  Husförhörslängd 1861-1870.

Riksarkivet. "Sankt Sigfrids församling" Nationell ArkivDatabas (NAD). January 2022 https://sok.riksarkivet.se/