Harplinge Parish, Halland Sweden Genealogy

Sweden

Halland County

Harplinge

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

Harplinge Church

History

(write information such as: how old the parish is, interesting facts about the parish, what alternate names it has, or any boundary changes.)

Harplinge Parish, Halland Sweden Genealogy
Jurisdictions
Stift	1989- Göteborg
Pastorat	Mother parish in Harplinge and Steninge Pastorat
Län	Halland
Landskap	Halland
Härad	Halmstad
Tingslag	Halmstad and Tönnersjö
Domsaga	Halmstad, Höks and Tönnersjö -1974 Hallands södra 1975- Halmstad
Fögderi	Halmstad
Kommun	1863-1973 Harplinge 1974- Halmstad
Militär indelning	Södra Hallands Kompani Nya Ordin. Båtsmans-Roteringen Extra Båtsmans-Roteringen

Place Names

Aggared no.1 - no.2, 

Bäckamo Kvarn, Bögesgård no.1,

Fjällaregården no.2, Frisagård no.7, Fäberga no.2,

Gullbrandstorp no.1,

Hallagård no.1, Harplinge no.3 Kulla, Harplinge no.4 Västergård, Harplinge no.5 Hansagård, Harplinge no 6 Jacobsgård, Harplinge no.7 Skogagård, Harplinge no. 8 Per Larsgård, Haverdal no.1 Bron, Haverdal no. 2 - no. 7, Högsered no.6 eller Fjälldalen,

Klockaregården no.5,

Lockared no.1,  Lynga no.1, no.2,  Lyngåkra no.1 Massagård, Lyngåkra no.2-no.3, Lyngåkra no.3 Pålsgård, Lyngåkra no.4 Skräddaregård, Lyngåkra no.5 Borgasgård,

Mannarp no.1 Bolet, Mannarp no.2, Margreteberg no.1,

Plönninge no.1 and Kyrkbyn no.3, Prästgården no.4,

Risarp no.1, Risarp no2 Hallen, Risarp no.3 Attasgård, Risarp no.4 Kristiansgård,  

Skee no.1, no.2, Skintaby no.1 Kärragård, Skintaby no.2 Storegård, Skintaby no.3 Bolet, Skintaby no.4 Svallebo, Skintaby no.5 Kullagård, Skintaby no.6 Smedgård, Skintaby no.7 Fnattagård, Skintaby no. 8 Toftagård, Skintaby no.9 Hurragård, Skintaby no.10 Gårdsbacka, Skintaby no.11 Bolet, Skintaby no.12 Kullagård, Skintaby no.13 Hansagård, Skintaby no.14 Dränggård, Skintaby no.15 Fogdagård, Skintaby no.16 Skintegård,  Skäpparp no.1, no.2,  Särdal eller Gubbilt no.1, Särdal eller Gubbilt no.2, Särdal eller Gubbilt no.3, Särdal no.4 Kulsegård and Lunden, Särdal no.5 Bonnagård, Särdal no.6 Jönsgård. Särdal no.7 Lyckan, Särdal no.8 Bengtsgård, Särdal no.9 Björsgård, Särdal no 10 Enet, Särdal no.11 Kråkegård,

Timmersjö no.1 - no.3, 

Villshärad no.1, Villshärad no.2,

Sweden 1951 Place Names Register and the Swedish Parish Pages list in this Wiki will give you searchable lists of places, particularly parishes and the farms within those parishes.

• Surrounding Parishes

Kvibille, Holm, Rävinge, Steninge, Söndrum, Vapnö

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. (ArkivDigital, Ancestry.com, and MyHeritage.com are available at a FamilyHistory Center near you free of charge.)

• 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:

• Sweden: An Introduction to ArkivDigital
• Use the Full Scope of Arkiv Digital for Swedish Genealogy
  

Family History Library Records

Click Sweden, Halland Records for a full listing of microfilmed records (some digitized online) at the Family History Librarythat may be digitized. Check back occasionally to see if your records have become available. In the meantime, some of them might be available at a Family History Center near you.
Click on "Places within Sweden, Halland" and then select your parish.

Military Records

• Sweden Military Records
• Central Soldiers Register Instructions Search Engine

Related Sources

Sweden Online Genealogy RecordsAsk the
Community

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

• Reading Gothic Handwriting for Swedish Genealogy, Lesson 1
• Spelling and Phonetics for Swedish Genealogy, Lesson 2 — Names, dates, and key genealogical words
• Reading Gothic Handwriting for Swedish Genealogy: Put It All Together, Lesson 3
• Birth and Christening Records for Swedish Genealogy

• FamilySearch Online Lessons - Reading Scandinavian Handwriting:

• Scandinavian Handwriting
• Scandinavian Handwriting, part 3 - no part 2 available

Help With Research Objectives and Strategies

Sweden Research Strategies

References

Harplinge Församling Husförhörslängd 1861 - 1866 Ortregister

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