Härryda Parish, Göteborg och Bohus, Sweden Genealogy
Guide to Härryda 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.)
Härryda Parish, Göteborg och Bohus, Sweden Genealogy | |
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Jurisdictions | |
Stift | Göteborg |
Pastorat | Annex parish in Landvetter and Härryda pastorat |
Län | 1680-1700 Bohus 1700-1997 Göteborg och Bohus 1998- Västra Götaland |
Landskap | Västergötland |
Härad | Sävedal |
Tingslag | -1887 Sävedal 1888-1954 Askim, Hising and Sävedal 1955-1970 Askim and Mölndal |
Domsaga | add here |
Fögderi | 1686-1739 Askims, Sävedal and Östra Hising 1740-1945 Göteborg 1946-1966 Mölndal |
Kommun | 1863-1951 Härryda 1952-1970 Landvetter 1971- Härryda |
Militär indelning | ELFSBORGS REGEMENTE Marks Kompani Göteborgs Stads-Vakts-Kompani |
Place Names[edit | edit source]
Apelgärde, Assmundatorp Lilla, Assmundstorp Stora
Berg under Dansered, Bjällåshåla, Björkedal, Björksjödamm, Burås, Bygärde
br
Dala, Dansered, Dansered Berg
Enebacken, Ekasen
Fagerhult, Fattigstugan, Flahall, Fäxhult,
Gransjöås Lilla, Gransjöås Stora, Granås
Hallen under Dala, Hallen under Övansände, Hallerna, Hagerdal, Huvdaby, Härryda, Högäset
br Klåddergärde, Knös, Kopparbo, Kärr Lilla, Kärrsgärde, Kärrsjödamm
brLerbacken, Liden, Lillhult, Limmerhult, Limmerhult Kvarn, Ljungslätten,
Måsbacka, Måsebron,
Nittsjöos
Prästgärde, Prästmåsa,
Risbacka, Risbohult, Rya Västergården, Rya Östergården, Rya Kvarn, Rågdal, Rävelås
Sandbacka, Sanserhult, Skogen, Skultorp Nedergården, Skultorp Övergården, Slapperhult, Sommarskulle, Spångkärrskulle
Timmerbacken, Tullkärrsbacke, Tullkärrsände
Välterås
Å
Älmhult, Älmhult Kvarn
Ön, Övanstorp, Övansände
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]
Härryda, Husförhörslängder 1838-1843, ortregister