Bureå Parish, Västerbotten, Sweden Genealogy
Guide to Bureå 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]
Bureå parish was formed on January 1, 1922 and broke out of Skellefteå county (part of the southern county). Between January and April 1922, the parish formed a joint pastorate with Skellefteå parish and then formed its own pastorate.
The population registration documents in Bureå church archives begin in 1919 and 1921, respectively.
The following villages were added to the parish: Bergfors södra, Bureå 1-8, Burvik 1-8, Bäck 1-11, Bölesvik, Falmark 1-5, Hedåker, Hjoggböle 1-9, Holmsvattnet 1-2, Häggnäs, Häggdal, Istermyrliden, Kroknäs , Ljusvattnet, Långbaka, Sandviken, Sidberg or Sidbergsliden, Sidtorp, Storön, Vikdal, Vikmyran, Yttervik 1-7 and some smaller areas.
| Bureå Parish, Västerbotten, Sweden Genealogy | |
|---|---|
| Jurisdictions | |
| Stift | Luleå |
| Pastorat | January 01, 1922-April 30, 1922 annex parish in Skellefteå county and Bureå pastorate. ,May 01, 1922- its own pastorate. |
| Län | Västerbotten |
| Landskap | Västerbotten |
| Härad | add here |
| Tingslag | 1914-1970 Skellefteå |
| Domsaga | 1914-1966 Västerbottens norra, 1967-1970 Skellefteå, 1971- Skellefteå tingsrätts |
| Fögderi | add here |
| Kommun | 1914-1966 Bureå, 1967- Skellefteå |
| Militär indelning | add here |
| NAD Ref Code | SE/HLA/1010023 |
| National Archive SVAR | link |
| Swedish Wikipedia | link |
| SCB Congregation map | link |
| Open Street map | link |
Place Names[edit | edit source]
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 ($), and SVAR at Riksarkivet.
Church Records[edit | edit source]
Online Database Church Records[edit | edit source]
The easiest way to access the Swedish Church Records is through the internet, using these five sites (see links to specific collections below). Four of these sites require a subscription for access. (ArkivDigital, Ancestry.com, and MyHeritage.com are available at a FamilyHistory Center near you free of charge.)
- Sweden, Västerbotten Church Records, 1619-1896; index, 1688-1860 at FamilySearch.
- MyHeritage.com ($),
- Ancestry.com ($),
- Arkiv Digital ($), and
- SVAR at Riksarkivet.
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, Västerbotten 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, Västerbotten" 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]
For history, refer to Riksarkivet Bureå Kyrkoarkiv under "Visa historik för Bureå kyrkoarkiv".
