Tuve Parish, Göteborg och Bohus, Sweden Genealogy
Guide to Tuve Parish, Sweden ancestry, family history, and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.
Contents
History
(write information such as: how old the parish is, interesting facts about the parish, what alternate names it has, or any boundary changes.)
| Tuve Parish, Göteborg och Bohus, Sweden Genealogy | |
|---|---|
| Jurisdictions | |
| Stift | Göteborg |
| Pastorat | -1638 Tuve och Lundby,
1639-1928 Lundby och Tuve, 1928-1961 Backa och Tuve, 1962- Tuve |
| Län | Göteborg och Bohus |
| Landskap | Västergötland |
| Härad | Östra Hising |
| Tingslag | 1680-1823 Askim och Östra Hising, 1824-1887 Västra och Östra Hising, 1888-1954 Askim, Hising och Sävedal, 1954-1966 Hising, Sävedal och Kungälv, 1967-1970 Göteborgs stad |
| Domsaga | add here |
| Fögderi | 1686-1729 Askims, Sävedals och Östra Hisings fögderi, 1740- Göteborgs fögderi, 1918-1945 Inlands |
| Kommun | 1863-1966 Tuve Kommum, 1967-1970 Göteborgs stad, 1971- Göteborgs kommun |
| Militär indelning | 2:a Bohusläns Båtsmans-Kompani, Extra Båtsmans-Roteringen t Sjöss |
| NAD Ref Code | SE/GLA/13582 |
| National Archive SVAR | link |
| Swedish Wikipedia | link |
| SCB Congregation map | link |
| Open Street map | link |
Place Names
Arendal,
Bergsgården Tuve, Björslyckan, Bönekullen,
Finland,
Glöstorp, Grimbo Mellangården, Grimbo Måns Torbjörnsgården, Grimbo Nordgården, Grimbo Rasmundsgården, Grimbo Sörgården, Grinden, Gunstorp Nedergården, Gunstorp Övergården, Gåsesund,
Herred Nordgården, Herred Sörgården, Holms säteri, Hukö, Hällås, Hönås,
Kalvås, Kättilsröd,
Nordtorpet under Hukö, Nordtorpet under Holms säteri, Nordtorpet (Stora Torpet), Norum, Nybol, Nybygget,
Skändla Mellangården, Skändla Nordgården, Skändla Sörgården, Stora Torpet (Nordtorpet), Synneröd, Syrhålan Nordgården, Syrhålan Uppegården, Syrhålan Sörgården, Sörkärr, Sörtorp,
Tuve Bergsgården, Tuve Nordgården, Tuve Stom, Tuve Sörgården, Tuve Tå, Tången,
Unnered,
Västertorp,
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 ($), and SVAR at Riksarkivet.See Västra Göteland.
Church Records
Online Database Church Records
The easiest way to access the Swedish Church Records is through the internet, using these five sites (see links to specific collections below). Four of these sites require a subscription for access. (ArkivDigital, Ancestry.com, and MyHeritage.com are available at a FamilyHistory Center near you free of charge.)
- Sweden, Göteborg och Bohus Church Records, 1577-1932; index 1659-1860 at FamilySearch.
- MyHeritage.com ($),
- Ancestry.com ($),
- Arkiv Digital ($), and
- SVAR at Riksarkivet. See Västra Göteland.
Help Using ArkivDigital: Online Databases for Sweden
- These lessons will teach you how to use ArkivDigital:
Family History Library Records
Click Sweden, Göteborg och Bohus 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, Göteborg och Bohus" 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
Tuve, Husförhörslängd 1838-1844 (AI:4), Ortregister
