Ål Parish, Kopparberg, Sweden Genealogy

Sweden

Kopparberg County

Ål

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

Åls Church

History

By the year 1386, Gagnef parish was created from Ål parish. In 1583 Bjursås was created from Ål parish. Originally Ål parish had its own pastorat, then it became a annex to Leksand and later to Gagnef.

Ål Parish, Kopparberg, Sweden Genealogy
Jurisdictions
Stift	Västerås
Pastorat	-1562 Leksand, 1562-1613 Gagnef, 1613- Ål
Län	1631-1640 Kopparberg, 1641-1646 Säter, 1647- Kopparberg
Landskap	Dalarna
Härad	not applicable
Tingslag	-1893 Leksand, Ål and Bjursås, 1894-1915 Leksand, 1916-1947 Leksand and Gagnef, 1948-1970 Nedansiljans domsaga
Domsaga	1687-1875 Östra, later called Österdalarne, 1876-1974 Nedansiljan, 1975- Leksand
Fögderi	1720-1917 Nedansiljan, 1918-1946 Västerdal, 1946- Falun
Kommun	1863-1973 Ål, 1974- Leksand
Militär indelning	Dal-regementet: Leksands and Gagnefs Kompanier, Extra Soldat-Roteringen, Dalregementet: Majorens (Leksands) and Gagnefs kompanier
NAD Ref Code	SE/ULA/11776
National Archive SVAR	link
Swedish Wikipedia	link
SCB Congregation map	link
Open Street map	link

Place Names

Brenäs, Busmor, Bäckeberg, Bäckebo,

Capellansgården,

Halgbo, Halgnäs, Heden Östra, Heden Nedre, Holen,

Kihlen, Kvarnberg,

Mårtensberg

Oxberg,

Prästgården,

Rexbo,

Skolgården, Solarvet, Solberga, Sätra, Sörskog,

Tunsta, Tällberg,

Valberg, Varåsen,

Åhlby.

To see what kind of place it is you will need a Swedish Gazetteer.

• 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, Kopparberg Church Records, 1604-1900; index 1628-1860 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, Kopparberg Records for a full listing of microfilmed records (some digitized online) at the Family History Library, that 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, Kopparberg and then select your parish.

Military Records

• Sweden Military Records
• Central Soldiers Register Instructions Search Engine

Related Sources

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

Help With Research Objectives and Strategies

Sweden Research Strategies

References

Ål parish, Husförhörslängd AI:11a and 11b 1840-1849, Ort register.

Riksarkivet. "Ål Församling." Nationell ArkivDatabas (NAD). March 2011 http://www.nad.ra.se/

Skatteverket. "Ål." Förteckning (Sveriges församlingar genom tiderna). March 2011 Sveriges församlingar genom tiderna

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