Vitaby Parish, Kristianstad, Sweden Genealogy

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

Vitaby

Jurisdictions
Diocese \| Stift	Lund
Pastorate \| Pastorat	-1991 Annex parish in (Södra) Mellby and Vitaby pastorat 1992-2001 Annex parish in Södra Mellby, Vitaby and Ravlunda pastorat 2002 Incorporated into Kivik parish
County \| Län	-1997 Kristianstad 1998- Skåne
Historical Province \| Landskap	Skåne
District \| Härad	Albo
District Court \| Tingslag	-1891 Albo 1892- Gärd and Albo domsaga
Court \| Domsaga	1682-1860 Gärd, Albo and Villand härader 1861-1966 Gärd and Albo härader 1967- 1970 Ingelstad and Järrestads härader 1971- Simrishamn tingrätt
Bailiff \| Fögderi	1720-1917 Vlland, Gärd, and Albo 1918-1966 Tollarp 1967- Simrishamn
Sheriff \| Länsmansdistrikt	add here
Crown Bailiff District \| Kronofogdedistrikt	add here
Municipality \| Kommun	1863-1951Vitaby 1952-1973 Kivik 1974- Simrishamn
Military \| Militärdistrikt	SKÅNSKA DRAGON-REGEMENTET Cimbrishamns Sqvadron, Svabeholms Kompani SÖDRA SKÅNES REGEMENTE Albo Kompani

Vitaby Church

History[edit | edit source]

Places[edit | edit source]

See a Swedish Gazetteer for more information about a place.

Axlahult
Bjärnaboda
Fattighjon (the poor)
Grevlunda,
Grevlunda Bjärnaboda,
Grevlundamölla
Hjulahuset,
Hybblekille,
Hjälmaröd
Kullahuset,
Kullstorp,
Krubbemölla
Lilla Bjärnaboda,
Lilla Tostaröd,
Ljungseröd,
Lödahuset
Torup,
Torups Gård
Vitaby,
Vitaby Torups Gård,
Vitemölla

Surrounding Parishes[edit | edit source]

Parishes are listed in clockwise order, beginning at the north.
Ravlunda, Södra Mellby, Sankt Olof, Eljaröd, Brösarp

Resources[edit | edit source]

Cemeteries[edit | edit source]

Census[edit | edit source]

Household Examination Records are often used in place of Census records. See Sweden Census for more resources.

Church Records[edit | edit source]

1585-1910 Sweden, Kristianstad Church Records, 1585-1910; index 1646-1860 at FamilySearch – How to Use this Collection; index & images
1697-1904 Kyrkoböcker, 1697-1904(*); Landsarkivet i Lund at FamilySearch Catalog - images
1714-1747 Computer printout of Vitaby, Kristianstad, Sweden (1714-1747), births or christenings A thru Z:(*); Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Genealogical Department at FamilySearch Catalog - images
1715-1747 Computer printout of Vitaby, Kristianstad, Sweden (1715-1747), marriages:(*); Vitaby socken at FamilySearch Catalog - images
1879-1911 Sweden, Kristianstad, Vitaby, kyrkoböcker, husförhörslängder och församlingsböcker: 1879-1911(*); Vitaby socken at FamilySearch Catalog - images
Church Records at ArkivDigital – index & images ($)
Parish Records Search at Riksarkivet – images

Household Examination Records[edit | edit source]

1840-1947 Sweden Household Examination Books, 1840-1947 at MyHeritage – index & images ($); Also at Ancestry ($), ArkivDigital ($), Riksarkivet
1880-1930 Sweden, Household Examination Books, 1880-1930 at FamilySearch – How to Use this Collection; index & images

Court Records[edit | edit source]

Guardianship[edit | edit source]

1683-1850 Domböcker, 1683-1850(*); Häradsrätt (Albo) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
1745-1855 Småprotokoll, 1745-1855(*); Häradsrätt (Albo) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Land and Property[edit | edit source]

1683-1850 Domböcker, 1683-1850(*); Häradsrätt (Albo) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
1686-1857 Urtima ting och extra förrättningar, 1686-1857(*); Häradsrätt (Albo) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
1745-1855 Småprotokoll, 1745-1855(*); Häradsrätt (Albo) at FamilySearch Catalog - images