Bottna Parish, Göteborg och Bohus, Sweden Genealogy
Guide to Bottna Parish, Sweden ancestry, family history, and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.
Contents
History[edit | edit source]
The church archive was destroyed by fire at the Kville church on 20 Feb 1904.
A extract copy of the birth records 1860-1894, marriage records 1860-1903, and death records 1860-1894 is available.
(write information such as: how old the parish is, interesting facts about the parish, what alternate names it has, or any boundary changes.)
| Bottna Parish, Göteborg och Bohus, Sweden Genealogy | |
|---|---|
| Jurisdictions | |
| Stift | Göteborg |
| Pastorat | Bottna is an annex parish in the Kville, Bottna and Svenneby pastorate |
| Län | Göteborg och Bohus |
| Landskap | Bohuslän |
| Härad | Kville |
| Tingslag | 1680-1681 Kville, 1682-1801 Kville and Bullaren, 1801-1903 Kville, 1904-1926 Kville, Tanum and Bullaren, 1927-1970 Norrviken |
| Domsaga | add here |
| Fögderi | 1686-1966 Norrviken, 1967- Strömstad |
| Kommun | 1863-1951 Bottna, 1952-1970 Kville, 1971- Tanum |
| Militär indelning | Bohusläns Regemente Sotenäs Kompani |
| NAD Ref Code | SE/GLA/13050 |
| National Archive SVAR | link |
| Swedish Wikipedia | link |
| SCB Congregation map | link |
| Open Street map | link |
Place Names[edit | edit source]
Binghult, Bottna Knutsgård, Bottna Kronogård, Bottna Nordgård, Bottna Sörgård, Bottna Västergård, Bottna Östergård, Bräcke
Gillingsmarken Lilla, Gillingsmarken Stora, Gisslegärde
Hahla
Kallsäng
Melleröd, Mossedalen
Röddö, Rörane
Saxevall, Skibbevall, Skärholmen Mellangård, Skärholmen Nedergård, Skärholmen Öfvergård, Skärperöd
Thosteröd, Täcklebo
Wakleby, Wrångstad Kronogård, Wrångstad Prestebol
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[edit | edit source]
Census Records[edit | edit source]
- 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 ($), and SVAR at Riksarkivet.See Västra Göteland.
Church Records[edit | edit source]
Online Database Church Records[edit | edit source]
The easiest way to access the Swedish Church Records is through the internet, using these five sites (see links to specific collections below). Four of these sites require a subscription for access. (ArkivDigital, Ancestry.com, and MyHeritage.com are available at a FamilyHistory Center near you free of charge.)
- Sweden, Göteborg och Bohus Church Records, 1577-1932; index 1659-1860 at FamilySearch.
- MyHeritage.com ($),
- Ancestry.com ($),
- Arkiv Digital ($), and
- SVAR at Riksarkivet. See Västra Göteland.
Help Using ArkivDigital: Online Databases for Sweden[edit | edit source]
- These lessons will teach you how to use ArkivDigital:
Family History Library Records[edit | edit source]
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[edit | edit source]
Related Sources[edit | edit source]
Help Reading Swedish Records[edit | edit source]
- 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[edit | edit source]
- FamilySearch Online Lessons - Reading Scandinavian Handwriting:
- Scandinavian Handwriting
- Scandinavian Handwriting, part 3 - no part 2 available
Help With Research Objectives and Strategies[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
Bottna, Församlingsbok 1895-1910 (AIIa:1) Ortregister
