Lima Parish, Kopparberg, Sweden Genealogy

Sweden

Kopparberg County

Lima

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

Salens fjall Church

History

It is believed that this parish was created from Malung parish in the 1200's. During the 1500's Transtrand broke off of this parish.

Lima Parish, Kopparberg, Sweden Genealogy
Jurisdictions
Stift	Västerås
Pastorat	-1616 Malung, Lima and Transtrand, 1616-1867 Lima and Transtrand, 1867- Lima
Län	1631-1640 Västmanland, 1641-1646 Säter, 1647- Kopparberg
Landskap	Dalarna
Härad	not applicable
Tingslag	-1731 Lima, 1732-1893 Malung, Lima and Äppelbo, 1894-1947 Malung, 1948-1970 Nås and Malungs domsaga
Domsaga	1687-1901 Västra, later called Västerdalarne, 1902-1970 Nås and Malung, 1971-1973 Malung, 1974- Mora
Fögderi	1720-1966 Västerdal, 1967- Mora
Kommun	1863-1970 Lima, 1971- Malung
Militär indelning	Dal-regementet: Vesterdals Kompani, Dalregementet: Västerdals kompani
NAD Ref Code	SE/ULA/12225
National Archive SVAR	link
Swedish Wikipedia	link
SCB Congregation map	link
Open Street map	link

Place Names

Backholn, Barbrubacken,  Bergsvalla, Biskopby, Blästhed, Bondheden, Brunntjärnåsen, Bu, Bygerdet,

Gilleråsen, Gråheden, Gäddtjern,

Heden, Hamarby, Hjulslätt, Husom, Håbäck,

Ingvallhögen,

Laxvadet, Lund, Långviken,

Medskog, Mohn, Mårtsviken,

Norrbacken, Norr Enget, Norra Löthen,

Prästgården,

Qvarnholn,

Risheden, Risätra, Rörbäck,

Skålmo, Sähls Eng, Sörbäck, Sörnäs, Södra Löthen,

Tandsjön, Tinäs, Torgås,

Unggerdet,

Ytternäs,

Västra Lillmon, Västra Ofors, Västra Tandö, Västra Ärnäs, Västra Åkra,

Walla, Wallsjön, Westansjö,

Östra Lillmon, Örsjön, Östra Ofors, ÖstraTandö, Östra Ärnäs.

To see what kind of place it is you will need a Swedish Gazetteer.

• 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.

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, Kopparberg Church Records, 1604-1900; index 1628-1860 at FamilySearch.
• MyHeritage.com ($),
• Ancestry.com ($),
• Arkiv Digital ($), and
• SVAR at Riksarkivet.

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, Kopparberg 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, Kopparberg and then select your parish.

Military Records

• Sweden Military Records
• Central Soldiers Register Instructions Search Engine

Related Sources

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

Help With Research Objectives and Strategies

Sweden Research Strategies

References

Lima Parish, Husförhörslängd 1835-1844.

Riksarkivet. "Lima Församling." Nationell ArkivDatabas (NAD). March 2011 http://www.nad.ra.se/

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