Fivlered Parish, Älvsborg, Sweden Genealogy
Guide to Fivlered Parish, Sweden ancestry, family history, and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.
Contents
History
The name of Fivlered up until 1906 was Fifflered, 1906-1913 the name was Fiflered, 1913 the name was changed to Fivlered.
(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 | Skara |
| Pastorat | – 1961 Annex parish in Böne, Knätte, Liared, Fivlered, and Kölingared pastorate 1962 – Annex parish in Norra Åsarp, Smula, Kölaby, Solberga, Fivlered, and Kölingared pastorate |
| Län | 1634-1973 Älvsborg 1974- Skaraborg |
| Landskap | Västergötland |
| Härad | Redväg |
| Tingslag | -1947 Redväg 1948-1970 Kind and Redväg |
| Domsaga | add here |
| Fögderi | -1917 Redväg and Kind 1918-1946 Kind 1946-1966 Ulricehamn |
| Kommun | 1863-1951 Fivlered 1952-1970 Redväg Landskommun 1971-1973 Redväg 1974- Falköping |
| 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:
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
Related Sources
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
- FamilySearch Online Lessons - Reading Scandinavian Handwriting:
- Scandinavian Handwriting
- Scandinavian Handwriting, part 3
- No part 2 available
Help With Research Objectives and Strategies
References:
Fivlered Husförhörslängd 1837-1848 Ortregister
