Idala Parish, Halland, Sweden Genealogy
Guide to Idala Parish, Sweden ancestry, family history, and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.
Contents
History
(write information such as: how old the parish is, interesting facts about the parish, what alternate names it has, or any boundary changes.)
| Idala Parish, Halland, Sweden Genealogy | |
|---|---|
| Jurisdictions | |
| Stift | Göteborg |
| Pastorat | – 1961 Annex parish in Frillesås, Gällinge, and Idala pastorat 1962-1991 Annex parish in Frillesås, Gällinge, Idala, Ölmevalla and Landa pastorat 1992- Annex parish in Frillesås, Gällinge and Idala pastorat |
| Län | Halland |
| Landskap | Halland |
| Härad | Fjäre |
| Tingslag | Fjäre härad |
| Domsaga | Fjäre and Viske härad -1970 Hallands norra 1971- Varberg |
| Fögderi | 1720-1893 Fjäre 1894-1920 Kungsbacka 1921-1945 Varberg 1946- Kungsbacka |
| Kommun | 1863-1951 Idala 1952-1973 Löftadalen 1974- Kungsbacka |
| Militär indelning | Norra Hallands Båtsmans-Kompani Nya Ordin. Båtsmans-Roteringen |
Place Names
For Idala husförhör 1815 - 1850 see Gällinge Församling for the same timeperiod.
Annestorp
Backstuga under Gårdshorn
Backstuga under Holma
Backstuga under Lia
Backstuga under Lilla Vrå
Backstuga under Slätthall
Backstuga under Vrå
Gårdshorn
Hallen
Holma
Hult (see Idalahult)
Håfors
Hålcken (older name for Varekulla)
Hålma (see Holma)
Hålt (see Idalahult)
Högen
Idala Stomgård
Idalahult
Kjärret (see Kärret)
Kyrkotorp
Kärret
Lia
Lilla Vrå
Nygård under Hallen
Rampengärde under Idalahult
Rostorp
Skoga
Slätthall
Stora Vrå (see Vrå)
Varekulla
Vrå
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
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:
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
Related Sources
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
- FamilySearch Online Lessons - Reading Scandinavian Handwriting:
- Scandinavian Handwriting
- Scandinavian Handwriting, part 3
- No part 2 available
