Grinneröd Parish, Göteborg och Bohus, Sweden Genealogy
Guide to Grinneröd 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]
(write information such as: how old the parish is, interesting facts about the parish, what alternate names it has, or any boundary changes.)
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| Jurisdictions | |
| Stift | add here |
| Pastorat | add here |
| Län | Göteborg och Bohus |
| Landskap | Bohuslän |
| Härad | add here |
| Tingslag | add here |
| Domsaga | add here |
| Fögderi | add here |
| Kommun | add here |
| Militär indelning | add here |
Place Names[edit | edit source]
Alemyren,
Backa, Backelyckan, Backen under Myre nedre, Backen under Skällebred, Bakeröd, Barkesbo, Bastebacka, berg, berget, Björnmyren, Björnmyren Norra, Björnmyren Södra, Björnåsen under Backa, Björnåsen under Liveröd, Björnåsen Nya, Blåcken, Blåcken Nya, Brattås, Bredvadet, Brusås, Bråten under Bakeröd, Bråten under Fökeröd, Bråten under Kvatroneröd, Bråten under Lissleröd, Bråten under Skällebred, Brännan, Brännerna, Brömsevik Fjället, Buabråten, Buddegårdet,
Dammen under Barkesbo, Dammen under Fökeröd, Dammen under Sollid, Dammen under Älversröd, Dammhagen,
Ekhålan, Ekhögen,
Fjället Brömsevik, Flogfjället, Furubergsklåvan, Fökeröd, Försöket, Försöket Nya,
Gamla Sjukhuset, Gatan under Kolbengtseröd, Gatan under Älverseröd, Grinden, Grinneröd, Grinsjöbacken, Grinstorp, Grönanäng,
Hasselbacken, Heljesmyra, Holmen under Kvatroneröd, Holmen under Torsberg, Holmestad, Husebacken, Huset, Hålehagen, Hällesås, Hästhagen under Holmestad, Hästhagen under Hällesås, Hästhagen under Myre, Hästhagen under Älverseröd, Höganlid, Högen,
Intaget under Grinneröd, Intaget under Lissleröd, Intaget Nya,
Kasen under Myre Nedre, Kasen under skällebred, Kohagsbacken, Kolbengtseröd, Kronofjället, Kvatroneröd,
Larslund, Liden under Bastebacka, Liden under Liveröd, Liderna, Lillehagen, Lisslekullen, Lissleröd, Liveröd, Lyckan, Långehagen, Långemyren, Lästekullen,
Mossehagen, Mossen under Holmestad, Mossen under Skällebred, Myre Nedre, Myre Övre, Måsen (Mossen), Mörkret,
Nedre Myre, Nol, Norra Björnmyren, Norra Rinna, Nya Björnåsen, Nya Blåcken, Nya Försöket, Nya Intaget, Nya Sjukhuset, Nybygget under Bastebacke, Nybygget under Fökeröd, Nybygget under Holmestad, Nybygget under Lissleröd, Nybygget under Myre, Nygård,
Petersborg, Prästgården,
Rinna Norra, Rinna Södra, Rosenbacka, Rutebråten, Rytter-Rinnan (Rytterinnan), Röd,
Sjukhuset Gamla, Sjukhuset Nya, Skogen, Skogen under Holmestad, Skällebred, Sollid, Spriteröd, Stavekullen under Kvatroneröd, Stavekullen under Åsen, Stenbacken under Barkesbo, Stenbacken under Bastbacka, Stenbacken under Kolbengtseröd, Stenklev, Svarvarebråten, Svarvaremyren, Sågebacken, Södra Björnmyren, Södra Rinna, Sörlyckan,
Tegen, Torp, Torsberg, Tångarne,
Utängen,
Vargfjället, Vrån, Väktarsten,
Åsen, Åsängen,
Älverseröd, Ängen, Änghagen under Bastebacka, Änghagen under Lissleröd, Änghagen under Myre Nedre, Änghagen under Myre Övre, Änghagen under Röd, Änghagen under Skällebred, Änghagen under Åsen, Äset under Backa, Äset under Holmestad, Örnekukkebm Övre Myre,
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 Librarythat 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]
Grinneröd, Husförhörslängd (AI:7) 1833-1843, Ortregister
