Askim Parish, Göteborg och Bohus, Sweden Genealogy

Sweden

Göteborg och Bohus

Askim

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

Billdals Church

Mikaels Church

Askim 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.)

Askim Parish, Göteborg och Bohus, Sweden Genealogy
Jurisdictions
Stift	Göteborg
Pastorat	-1732 Fässbergs, Kållereds, Råda,(Västra) Frölunda, Askim and Styrsö, 1733-1879 Fässberg, Kållereds, Råda,(Västra) Frölunda and Askim, 1879-1952 Västra Frölunda and Askim, 1953- Askim
Län	1680-1700 Bohus 1700-1997 Göteborg och Bohus 1998- Västra Götaland
Landskap	Västergötland
Härad	Askim
Tingslag	1680-1823 Askim and Östra Hising, 1824-1887 Askim, 1888-1953 Askim, Hising och Sävedal, 1954-1970 Askim and Mölndal
Domsaga	add here
Fögderi	1686-1739 Askim, Sävedal and Östra Hising, 1740- Göteborg
Kommun	1863-1973 Askim, 1974- Göteborg
Militär indelning	2:a Bohusläns Båtsmans-Kompani Nya Ordin. Båtsmans-Roteringen
NAD Ref Code	SE/GLA/13013
National Archive SVAR	link
Swedish Wikipedia	link
SCB Congregation map	link
Open Street map	link

Place Names

Ambjörnshagen, Amundö, Askim, Årekärr Lilla, Årekärr Stora, Åsen (Hult)

Backa, Billdal, Björkedal,Brottkärr Västra, Brottkärr Östra

Gatersered Norra, Gatersered Södra, Grytåskärr

Hagen, Hästebäck, Heden, Hovås Lilla, Hovås Stora, Hulan Alt, Hult, Hult Krokegården, Hult Mellangården, Hult Skomakaregården, Hult Södra, Hylte Nedre, Hylte Övrer, Hylte Rote

Kärret, Klova, Knapegård, Kobbergård, Kopparås

Lerliden, Letsegården, Lilla Åkerkärr, Lilla Hovås, Lilla Svindal, Lilla Skintebo, Lilla Storgården, Lindås

Myran

Nygård

Otterbäck

Pilgården, Pjältered, Pixbo

Sandhålan, Skintebo Lilla, Skintebo Stora, Sollid, Stora Åkerkärr, Stora Hovås, Stora Skintebo, Stora Svindal, Stora Storgården, Svindal Lilla, Svindal Stora

Uggledal

Vassgången

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
Community

• Göteborgs 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

• FamilySearch Online Lessons - Reading Scandinavian Handwriting:

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

Help With Research Objectives and Strategies

Sweden Research Strategies

References

Askim, Husförhörslängd 1836-1840 (AI:7), Ortregister

Jurisdictional Information from: Riksarkivet. "Askim Församling." Nationell ArkivDatabas (NAD). June 2012 https://sok.riksarkivet.se/

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