Örgryte Parish, Göteborg och Bohus, Sweden Genealogy

Sweden

Göteborg och Bohus County

Örgryte

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

Orgryte Church

Skårs 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.)

The greater part of Göteborg City belonged at one time to Örgryte parish.  In the year 1619 Göteborgs Domkyrkoförsamling broke off from Örgryte.

Örgryte Parish, Göteborg och Bohus, Sweden Genealogy
Jurisdictions
Stift	Göteborg
Pastorat	1571-1619 Annex parish in Nylöse and Örgryte pastorat 1619 -1712 Annex parish in Göteborgs Domkyrkoförsamling, Göteborgs hospitalförsamling (Nylöse) and Örgryte pastorat 1712-1786 Mother parish in Örgryte and Göteborgs hospitalförsamling pastorat 1786-1805 Mother parish in Örgryte, Göteborgs hospitalförsamling, and Göteborgs Marieberg pastorat 1805-1820 Mother parish in Örgryte, Göteborgs hospitalförsamling, Göteborgs Amiralitetsvarvsförsamling and Göteborgs Marieberg pastorat 1820-1883 Mother parish in Örgryte, Göteborgs hospitalförsamling, and Göteborgs Karl Johan församling pastorat 1883- Örgryte
Län	-1997 Göteborg och Bohus 1998- Västra Götaland
Landskap	Västergötland
Härad	-1921 Sävedal 1922- (Rådhusrätt) Göteborg
Tingslag	-1887 Sävedal 1888-1921Askim, Hising and Sävedal 1922-1970 Göteborgs stad
Domsaga	add here
Fögderi	-1740 Askim, Sävedal and Östra Hising 1740-1921 Göteborg 1922-1966 Göteborgs stad
Kommun	1863-1970 Göteborgs stad 1971-Göteborg Kommun
Militär indelning	ELFSBORGS REGEMENTE Marks Kompani Göteborgs Stads-Vakts-Kompani Extra Soldat-Roteringen

Place Names

Almedal, Anderstorp, Anneberg under Böö, Anneberg under Krokslätt, Anneberg under Sävenäs, Anneberg under Underås, Anneholm, Aronsdal under Gårda, Aronsdal under Krokslätt, Assmundstorp,

Bengtstorp, Berget, Bleket, Broängens garveri, Bränneriet under Krokslätt, Bränneriet under Örgryte stom, Burgården, Burås, Böö, Böö lilla,

Djupedalen,

Emaus, Eriksberg under Krokslätt, Eriksberg under Vidkärr,

Fattigstugan, Fräntorp, Färgeriet Aronsdal, Färgeriet levanten,

Gamlestaden, Garveriet Broängen, Garveriet under Gårda, Gatan, Gibraltar, Gubbero, Gustavsvik, Gårda, Göta Lejon, Göteborg,

Haga, Halekrogen, Hedås, Huset, Hyttan, Hästhagen, Högetorp under Krokslät,

Intagan,

Jakobsdal, Jakobstorp, Janneberg, Johanneberg, Johannedal, Jonstorp,

Kallebäck Mellangården, Kallebäck Norgården, Kallebäck Sörgården, Kallebäcks högar, Kalvkärr, Kalvmossen, Karlberg Lilla, Katrinelund, Kattunfabriken gamla, Kattunfabriken nya, Kleven, Kommendantsången, Korpås, Korsvägen, Kristinehöjd, Krokslätt Kungsgården, Krokslätt Norgården, Kullen, Kyrkås, Kålltorp Nedergården, Kålltorp Övergården, Kålmaden, Källaren, Kärraqlund,

Landala, Larstorp, ledet, Levanten, Lerbräckan, Liseberg, Lunden, Lyckan,

Magnered, Majorna, Margreteberg, Margretelund, Masthugget, Mellangärdet,

Nellikorna under Gårda, Nellikorna under Örgryte, Nilstorp, Nya Jerusalem, Nya tegelbruket, Nybygget under Böö, Nybygget under Sävenäs, Nybygget under Örgryte stom, Nyfikeliden, Nygård, Nylännet, Näset,

Oxhagen,

Perstorp,

Rangelstorp, Rebbaslid, Rosendal,

Sandhålan under Kålltorp, Sandhålan under Torpa, Segellor, Sjöbo, Skillnaden, Skolan, Skålmakärr, Skår Västergården, Skår Östergården, Skårs kulle, Smedstorp, Stampen, Svenstorp, Svingeln, Sävenäs,

Tomterna, Torp lilla, Torp stora, Torpa lid, Torpa Mellangården, Torpa Norgården, Torpa persgården, Torpa Sörgården, Torpa äng, Torpalund,

Underås, Underås tå,

Vetterholm, Vidkärr, Vintorp,

Älvsborgs Kungsladugård, Änggården,

Örgryte stom, Överås, Överåslund,

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.See Västra Göteland.

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, Göteborg och Bohus Church Records, 1577-1932; index 1659-1860 at FamilySearch.
• MyHeritage.com ($),
• Ancestry.com ($),
• Arkiv Digital ($), and
• SVAR at Riksarkivet. See Västra Göteland.

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, Göteborg och Bohus 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, Göteborg och Bohus" and then select your parish.

Military Records

• Sweden Military Records
• Central Soldiers Register Instructions Search Engine

Related Sources

Sweden Online Genealogy RecordsAsk the
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• Båhus Arkivguide

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

Örgryte, Husförhörslängd (AI:10) 1840-1847, Ortregister

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