Skellefteå Sankt Örjan Parish, Västerbotten, Sweden Genealogy
Guide to Skellefteå Sankt Olov Parish, Sweden ancestry, family history, and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.
Contents
History
Skellefteham's church accounting district was formed on 1 January 1937 when Skellefteå City Parish (from 1961 Skellefteå Sankt Olov Parish) was divided into two districts, the other district was called Skellefteå Church Accounting District (see Skellefteå Sankt Olov's Church Archive).
The church registration district was separate from the rest of the parish in that Skellefteå county parish surrounded the district.
Skelleftehamn's church registration district was broken out of the city parish in 1961 and formed its own parish, Skellefteå Sankt Örjans parish. The new parish was part of a joint pastorate with Skellefteå Sankt Olov parish in 1961, and since 1962 constitutes its own pastorate.
| Skellefteå Sankt Örjan Parish, Västerbotten, Sweden Genealogy | |
|---|---|
| Jurisdictions | |
| Stift | Skellefteå Sankt Örjan |
| Pastorat | 1961 annex parish in Skellefteå Sankt Olovs and Skellefteå Sankt Örjans pastorat, 1962- its own pastorat. |
| Län | Västerbotten |
| Landskap | Västerbotten |
| Härad | add here |
| Tingslag | -1970 Skellefteå |
| Domsaga | add here |
| Fögderi | add here |
| Kommun | add here |
| Militär indelning | add here |
| NAD Ref Code | SE/HLA/1010176 |
| National Archive SVAR | link |
| Swedish Wikipedia | link |
| SCB Congregation map | link |
| Open Street map | link |
Place Names
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 ($), and SVAR at Riksarkivet.
Church Records
Online Database Church Records
The easiest way to access the Swedish Church Records is through the internet, using these five sites (see links to specific collections below). Four of these sites require a subscription for access. (ArkivDigital, Ancestry.com, and MyHeritage.com are available at a FamilyHistory Center near you free of charge.)
- Sweden, Västerbotten Church Records, 1619-1896; index, 1688-1860 at FamilySearch.
- MyHeritage.com ($),
- 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, Västerbotten 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, Västerbotten" 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
- 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
References
For history, refer to Riksarkivet Skellefteå Sankt Örjan Kyrkoarkiv under "Visa historik för Skellefteå Sankt Örjans kyrkoarkiv".
