Fivlered Parish, Älvsborg, Sweden Genealogy

Sweden

Älvsborg County

Fivlered Parish

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

Fivlereds Church

History

(write information such as: how old the parish is, interesting facts about the parish, what alternate names it has, or any boundary changes.)

Fivlered Parish, Älvsborg, Sweden Genealogy
Jurisdictions
Stift	add here
Pastorat	add here
Län	Älvsborg
Landskap	add here
Härad	add here
Tingslag	add here
Domsaga	add here
Fögderi	add here
Kommun	add here
Militär indelning	add here

Place Names:

Aplaskog

Bengtshemmet, Berget, Björkelund, Björnslätt, Boda, Brattås Lilla,  Brinken, Bråtehagen, Bulebrona, Bäckaskog, Bäckelund, Bälinge

Djupedal, Drakhall, Drottensäng

Enebacken under Knektarudorna, Enebacken under Åryd

Fivlered see Karlskoga, Flyttered, Furudden, Fågelrydet, Fålamossen, Fällesbacka

Goperyd, Grimmsrugan, Gruvan, Gruvestorp, Gungselyckan

Hagastugan, Halvås, Haraldsstugan, Helenesvedjan, Hultet, Hunaryd, Husmaden, Hyltan (Höltan), Hägnen, Högryd Norra, Högryd Södra, Hörnet

Jonshemmet

Karlsborg, Karlshem, Karlskoga Björnsgården, Karlskoga Bogården, Karlskoga Stom, Karlskoga Lilla, Karlslund, Klaringslyckan, Klashemmet, Klashemmet Lilla, Knaktarudorna, Korpås, Korssvedjan, Krikan, Kroken, Krösebacken, Kullen, Kvarnen Norra, Kvarnen Södra, Kvarnö, Källbacken, Källeryd, Kärrelyckan

Lacksjö, Lagerstorp, Ledstugan under Nabben, Ledstugan under Yxnabäck, Libanon, Linnarshemmet, Ljungryd, Lockås, Loppås Stora, Lottenberg

Madstugan, Majastugan, Marieberg, Mon

Nabben, Nabbestugan, Nilshemmet, Nordkvarn, Nordlid, Norsudden, Nybygget, Nytorp

Parken, Pattås, Pershemmet, Pettersborg, Petterslund, Platsen, Prästgården

Ramsberg, Rosenberg, Rukullen, Runnebacken, Rydboholm

Sjöbacka, Sjöryd, Skansebo, Skogslund, Slänga, Snarås, Stenkullen, Stensvedjan, Strömsdal, Stuveryd, Sveaborg, Svedjorna, Sörkvarn, Sörstugan

Tyskhemmet, Tån, Tåstugan

Udden, Ulvarp

Varkullen, Vreket, Vrån

Yttersberg, Yttern, Yxnabäck, Yxnabäck Plan

Åbacken, Åbo, Åkersdal, Åkerslund, Åryd Bengtsgården, Åryd Karlsgården, Åryd Lillegården, Åryd Månsgården, Åryd Nilsgården, Åryd Persgården, Åryd Ryttaregården, Åryd Storegården, Åsen

Älmeberg, Älmeberg Prästgården, Ängberget, Ängen, Äscheberg

Överäng

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

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, ($), index and images. Also on Arkiv Digital ($), 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, Älvsborg Church Records, 1642-1897; index 1681-1860 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, Älvsborg 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, Älvsborg" and then select your parish.

Military Records

• Sweden Military Records
• Central Soldiers Register Instructions Search Engine

Related Sources

Sweden Online Genealogy RecordsAsk the
Community

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

• Reading Scandinavian Gothic Handwritten Records: (free, online lessons at FamilySearch):
  • Lesson 1: Scandinavian Gothic Letters,
  • Lesson 2: Names, Words, and Dates, and
  • Lesson 3: Handwritten Records
    

Help With Research Objectives and Strategies

Sweden Research Strategies

References:

Fivlered Husförhörslängd 1837-1848 Ortregister

This website requires a paid subscription for full access.