Istrum Parish, Skaraborg, Sweden Genealogy

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

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

Place Names
Anders Jonsgården Näs, Apelbacken

Backen Lilla, Backen Stora, Backgården Istrum, Backåsen, Baggeboda Lilla, Baggeboda Stora, Bengt Håkansgården Sandtorp, Bengtsgården Erik Tokastorp, Berlin, Björkhult Lilla, Botorp, Bredegården Foxerna, Brittasgården Hustru Näs, Bro Istrum, Brobacken, Broberg, Bronäs, Brunnsgården Foxerna, Brännebo, Bränningsholm, Bygget

Dikaretorp, Diket, Djupedal, Djurgården Lilla, Djurgården Stora, Dråge

Edet, Eggby Äng, Erasmusgården, Erik Bengtsgården Tokastorp, Eskilstorp

Falkenberg, Fallet, Fallgrenstorp, Fallingsberg, Fattigstugan, Finnabacken, Fiskaretorp, Fjället, Foxerna Bredegården, Foxerna Brunnsgården, Foxerna Häljesgården, Foxerna Mellangården, Foxerna Nordgården, Foxerna Piltegården, Foxerna Sjöbo, Foxerna Skattegården, Fredstorp, Friberg, Furumon

Gatan Lilla, Gatan Stora, Gatan under Torp, Grönelid, Guldbrandstorp, Gåsholmen, Göranstorp

Hagen, Hagen Lilla, Hallabo, Hereslätten, Holmen, Hornsberg, Hulan, Hultet under Vågenberg, Hultet under Ölanda, Hulängen, Hustru Brittasgården Näs, Håkansgården Bengt Sandtorp, Håkanstorp, Häljesgården Foxerna, Hängom, Hästhagen, Höjentorp Kungsgård, Hökaberg, Hökaberg Ledsbacken

Idelund, Inköparetorp, Intet Lilla, Intet Stora, Istrum Backgården, Istrum Bro, Istrum Lillegården, Istrum Smedsgården, Istrum Storegården, Istrum Storegården kvarn

Jonsbo, Jonsgården Anders Näs, Jägarebacken

Klinten, Klockaretomten, Klämman, Kohult, Kolabotten, Kolsjö, Korgatorp, Krabbabron, Krokstorp, Kräpphult, Kungsgården Höjentorp, Kvarnen Storegården Istrum, Kvarneslätten, Kåreberget, Käppet

Larstorp, Ledsbacken Hökaberg, Lerkulan, Lilla Backen, Lilla Baggeboda, Lilla Björkhult, Lilla Djurgården, Lilla Gatan, Lilla Hagen, Lilla Intet, Lilla Närsäter, Lilla Rödjan, Lilla Sjöbo, Lillegården Istrum, Ljungåsen, London, Lugnet, Lunnagården Tokastorp, Lunnaliden, Lycke

Marielund, Mellangården Foxerna, Mon, Motan, Månsgården Sven Sandtorp

Nordgården Foxerna, Nordtorp, Nordåsen, Nybygget, Nybygget under Ölanda, Nyhemman på Billingen, Nyhemman å Ödegården Skog, Nylyckan, Närsäter Lilla, Närsäter Stora, Näs Anders Jonsgården, Näs Hustru Brittasgården

Olofstorp, Onderås, Orrebacken

Paris, Petersburg, Piltegården Foxerna, Porten, Pillerukan

Ranken, Rasmusgården, Remmingstorp, Riksäter, Risbergstomten, Rävö, Rödjan Lilla, Rödjan under Ängen, Rödjorna under Närsäter, Rödjorna under Torp, Rödjorna under Ölanda

Sandliden, Sandtorp Bengt Håkansgården, Sandtorp Snickaregården, Sandtorp Sturegården, Sandtorp Sven Månsgården, Sandtorp Tomten, Sandtorp Älegården, Sjöbo Foxerna, Sjöbo Lilla, Sjöslätten, Skarpås, Skattegården Foxerna, Skogen, Smedsgården Istrum, Snickaregården Sandtorp, Snippen, Sofiedal, Stjälkholmen, Stockabacken, Stora Backen, Stora Baggeboda, Stora Djurgården, Stora Gatan, Stora Intet, Stora Närsäter, Storegården Istrum, Storegården Sandtorp, Storåsen, Storön, Svartevad, Sven Månsgården Sandtorp, Svenstorp

Taskeryd, Tjurled, Tokastorp Erik Bengtsgården, Tokastorp Lunnagården, Tomten Sandtorp, Torp, Torplyckan, Torsberget, Trökabo, Töltan

Vadet, Vasebo, Vågenborg, Värdshuset

Åsen

Älegården Sandtorp, Ängen

Ödegården, Ödetorp, Ölanda,

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

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.

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.)
 * at FamilySearch.
 * MyHeritage.com ($),
 * ($),
 * Arkiv Digital ($), and
 * SVAR at Riksarkivet.

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FamilySearch Library Records
Click Sweden, Skaraborg Records for a full listing of microfilmed records (some digitized online) at the FamilySearch Librarythat 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 FamilySearch Center near you. Click on "Places within Sweden, Skaraborg and then select your parish.

Military Records

 * Sweden Military Records
 * Central Soldiers Register InstructionsSearch Engine

Related Sources
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 * Reading Gothic Handwriting for Swedish Genealogy, Lesson 1
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