Sweden, Jönköping, Church Records, 1581-1935; index 1633-1860

What is in This Collection?

The collection consists of church records from the county of Jönköping. It contains the following types of records:

• Clerical surveys (Husförhörslängder)
• Registers of birth, marriage, and death (födda, vigda, döde)
• Move-in and move-out lists (in- och utflyttede)
• Confirmations (konfirmation)
• Church accounts (räkenskaper)

Additional records and/or images may be added to this collection in the future.

Reading These Records

These records are written in Swedish. For help reading them see:

• Swedish Genealogical Word List
• Sweden Handwriting
• Latin in Swedish Genealogical Records

To Browse This Collection

You can browse through images in this collection using the waypoints on the Collection Browse Page for Sweden, Jönköping Church Records, 1581-1935; index 1633-1860.

What Can These Records Tell Me?

The church was the primary registrar of all vital events in Sweden. These records will contain births and baptisms, marriages, confirmations, movement in and out of the parish, and deaths and burials. The names of the principals of each event will generally be recorded, along with their residence and any other persons who may be associated with the event.

Collection Content

For additional details about these records and help using them see Sweden Church Records - FamilySearch Historical Records.

Sample Images

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  Christening Record

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  Marriage Record

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  1842 Burial Record

Coverage Table

The following parishes and number of records are included in the index as of 1 September 2016:

Place	Baptism	Marriage	Burial
Adelövs	8,785	1,954	5,496
Almesåkra	2,606	626	1,612
Alseda	10,868	3,401	6,781
Anderstorps	2,872	577	1,744
Angerdshestra	1,807	87	1,174
Askeryds	4,901	1,273	3,322

An inventory of all the images in this collection can be found at FamilySearch Digital Image Collection for Jönköping, Sweden