Estrid Catharina Hård af Segerstad

Hård af Segerstad, Estrid Catharina

• Stiftsjungfru [in Swedish]
• Living residence: Dångemåla, S. Sandsjö. Kristianstad, Sweden

Hård af Segerstad - is a Swedish noble family, known since 1490, originating from Småland. It was introduced at the Swedish House of Nobility (Swedish: Riddarhuset) in 1625 as the noble family No.17. In the pedigree charts of the Swedish House of Nobility the family name was appended with the "af Segerstad" to distinguish it from another noble family (No.60) with the same name and origin, which was further designated as Hård af Torestorp; the two introduced progenitors, Peder Hård af Segerstad and Bengt Hård af Torestorp, were in fact brothers.

Hård af Segerstad is one of Sweden's 10 largest noble family's and there is even an family association organization, founded 1949. Members of the family are also located in the U.S. as well as in Finland. Some branches of the family only call themselves Hård. Stora Segerstad is the name of the family's originating manor, located at Reftele, Gislaved Municipality, Jönköping County, Sweden.

Secondary sources

• Swedish Census 1900 (2006) / Sveriges befolkning 1900 (2006)
• Swedish Census 1970 1.02 (2002) / Sveriges befolkning 1970 1.02 (2002)
• Swedish Death Index 1947-2006 (2007) / Sveriges dödbok 4.0 1947-2006 (2007)
• Buried in Sweden (2008) / Begravda i Sverige (2008)

Swedish National Archives (SVAR) & The Federation of Swedish Genealogical Societies. Riksarkivet (SVAR) & Sveriges Släktforskarförbund.