Varnum Parish, Älvsborg, Sweden Genealogy
Guide to Varnum Parish, Sweden ancestry, family history, and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.
Contents
History
Varnum parish was incorporated into the parish of Södra Ving in 2006
(write information such as: how old the parish is, interesting facts about the parish, what alternate names it has, or any boundary changes.)
| Varnum Parish, Älvsborg, Sweden Genealogy | |
|---|---|
| Jurisdictions | |
| Stift | Göteborg |
| Pastorat | -1936 Annex parish in Rångedala and Varnum pastorate 1937-1961 Annex parish in Toarp, Varnum, Rångelanda, Äspered and Tärby pastorate 1962-1988 Annex parish in Södra Ving, Varnum, Härna, Fänneslunda, and Grovare pastorate 1989-2006 Annex parish in Södra Ving, Härna, Fänneslunda, Hällstad, Murum, Kärråkra, Möne and Varnum pastorate |
| Län | 1634-1997 Älvsborg 1998- Västra Götaland |
| Landskap | Västergötland |
| Härad | Ås |
| Tingslag | -1919 Ås 1920-1947 Ås, Veden and Bollebygd 1948- Borås |
| Domsaga | Sjuhäradsbygden |
| Fögderi | 1686-1917 Kulling 1918-1951 Borås 1952-1966 Ulricehamn |
| Kommun | 1863-1951Varnum 1952-1970 Hökerum landskommun 1971-1973 Hökerum 1974- Ulricehamn |
| Militär indelning | VESTGÖTA REGEMENTE Elfsborgs Kompani ELFSBORGS REGEMENTE Ås Kompani |
Place Names:
Berget, Boagärde, Boarp, Brgården
Dollebo Nedregården, Dollebo Övregården
Dragongården, Dungen
Enelund
Fattigstugan
Gamlegården, Granelund, Gunntorp Dragongården, Gunntorp Gunnagården, Gunntorp Skräddaregården, Hagelund, Hultet under Gunntorp, Hultet under Gunnagården, Hultet under Ågården, Högelid, Högelund
Kaneslätt, Kvarngården, Kyrkarp, Kyrkelund, Kyrkelund under Kyrkarp, Källberg, Kärret
Liden, Lund, Lyckebo, Lyckefall, Lyckorna
Nitta, Nyboslätt, Nybygget
Odlingsberg
Prästås
Sjölid, Sjögarhester, Skabo, Skogsnabben, Stommen, Svederna
Torlanda, Trädet, Torpet, Tångabbol
Upsala
Valla, Varnum Bosgården, Varnum Lillegården, Varnum Mellangården, Varnum Stommen, Varnum Västgötagården Lilla, Varnum Västgötagården Stora, Varnum Ågården, Vila
Åbo, Ågårds Kvarn, Årebo, Årnäs, Åsslätt
Örby, Övre Kvarn
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, ($), index and images. Also on Arkiv Digital ($), 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
- Reading Scandinavian Gothic Handwritten Records: (free, online lessons at FamilySearch):
- Scandinavian Handwriting
- Scandinavian Handwriting, part 3 - No part 2 available
Help With Research Objectives and Strategies
References:
Varnum Husförhörslängd 1836-1846 Ortregister
