Morlanda Parish, Göteborg och Bohus, Sweden Genealogy

Guide to Morlanda 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
Altona, Assletorp Backa, Backa Lilla, Backa Stora, Backen, Bamseklova, Barreviken, Berg, Björkemyr under Berg, Björkemyr under Kungsviken, Björne, Björsund, Bogenslätt, Bohammar, Branehogen, Bro Nedergården, Bro Övergården, Brohagen, Bron, Brunnstorp, Bryggan, Bråten under Getrilla, Bråten under Kungsviken, Bråten under Röd, Bräcke, Bua, Busseviken, Båtviken, Båtviken Södra, Bäcken, Bäcken under Berg, Böckervik Dala, Dalen under Bro, Dalen under Korsgården, Dammen, Duvhult Ebildslätt, Edshagen, Edshult, Ekebacken, Ellös Strand, Enebacken under Kårehogen, Enebacken under Lerdal, Enebacken under Lunden, Evensås Fiskebäck, Fiskebäcksdalen, Flatö Mellangården, Flatö Sörgården, Flatö Östergården, Fossa, Fröjdendal, Fröjdendal Halla, Furubacken Garveriet Ilandefors, Garveriet Lugneborg, Getrilla, Giljan, Glimsås, Grimmestad, Gräsdal, Grönskhult Lilla, Grönskhult Stora, Grönvik, Gullberg, Gullyxeröd, Gunneberg, Gunneröd, Gunnesbo, Gåsevik Hagen under Berg, Hagen under Gunneröd, Hagen under Hulta, Hagen under Lunden, Halängen, Hamburg, Hamnebotten, Hasslevik, Hermanö, Hogen under Bua, Hulta, Huset, Huseby Lilla, Huseby Mellan, Huseby Stora, Hådda, Hålvägen, Hällern, Hällevik Mellangården, Hällevik Nedergården, Hällevik Västergården, Härbjörneröd, Hästemyra, Hästekälla, Hätteröd Ilandefors Garveriet, Intaget, Islandsberg Jonsborg Kalvhagen under Hulta, Kalvhagen under Stuveröd Lilla, Kalseplatsen, Kasen, Kastet, Katrineberg, Katrinedal, Kavlemyr, Kila, Kleva, Korsgård, Korskällan, Korsvägen, Kroksholmen, Kungsviken, Kvarnen Mellan, Kvarnen Nedre, Kvarnen Övre, Kvia, Kyrkebräcken, Kårehogen, Kållarbacken, Kämpesborg, Kärnet under Assletorp, Kärnet under Gullyxeröd, Kärret, Köperöd Lavö Västergården, Lavö Östergården, Lerdal, Lilla Backa, Lilla Grönskhult, Lilla Huseby, Lilla Stuveröd, Lilla Ström Strand, Lilledal, Ljungmyrsmad, Lugneborg Garveriet, Lunden, Lunnevik, Löndal Majlyckan, Malö, Mariedal, Mellan Huseby, Mellan Kvarnen, Mellan Tången, Mellangården Flatö, Mellangården Hällevik, Mellangården Röd, Mellangården Tönsäng, Mon, Morlanda, Myren under Bua, Myren under Grönskhult Lilla, Myren under Hulta, Myren under Huseby Stora, Myren under Kungsviken, Myren under Köperöd Nedergården Bro, Nedergården Hällevik, Nedergården Röd, Nedre Kvarnen Tången, Nolgården Röd, Nolhagen under Stensbo, Nolhagen under Torebo, Nolhagen under Vrångevatten, Nolkasan, Norra Tegen, Nybygget under Berg, Nybygget under Grönskhult Stora, Nybygget under Morlanda, Nybygget under Rålandsberg, Näreby, Näsuddarne Ormemyren, Otteslätt Porsvik, Prästgården Ramholmen, Rålandsberg, Röd, Röd Mellangården, Röd Nedergården, Röd Nolgården Saltkällsbräcka, Sanden, Sandhålan, Skaftö, Skeppsdalen, Skogen under Backa Stora, Skogen under Bäcken, Skogen under Gunneröd, Skogen under Morlanda, Skogen under Brångevatten, Skutevik, Skälebacken, Skäret, Slätten, Slätterna, Slätthult Västra, Slätthult Östra, Snickarudden, Sollid Stora, Sollidskärr, Springupp, Stenarna, Stenhuset, Stensbacken under Bro, Stensbacken under Huseby, Stensbo, Stockevik, Stora Backa, Stora Grönskhult, Stora Huseby, Stora Sollid, Stora Stuveröd, Strand Ellös, Strand Ström Lilla, Strutsholmen, Strömmen, Stuveröd Lilla, Stuveröd Stora, Survik, Svanvik, Svinevik, Sågebacken, Sälevik under Berg, Sälevik under Grönskhult Stora, Södra Båtsviken, Sörbo, Sörgården, Flatö, Sörhagen under Kungsviken, Sörhagen under Torebo, Sörkasan, Sörvik Tegelhagen, Tegelverket, Tegen under Grönskhult Lilla, Tegen under Morlanda, Tegen under Norra, Tofta, Tollebo, Torebo, Tranhuset, Trollevik, Tången, Tången Mellan, Tången Nedre, Tången Övre, Tönsäng Mellangården, Tönsäng Uppegården, Tönsäng Östergården Udden, Uppegården Tönsäng Valås, Vassbacken, Vassdalen, Vismar, Vitsten, Vrängevatten, Vägeröd, Värbo, Västergården Hällevik, Västergården Lavö, Västra Slätthult, Åsen Änghagen under Berg, Änghagen under Gunneröd, Änghagen under Skaftö, Ängö, Äskekärr Ögården, Östergården Flatö, Östergården Lavö, Östergården Tönsäng, Östra Slätthult, Övre Kvarnen, Övre Tången, Övergården Bro,

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 * 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.See Västra Göteland.

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 ($),
 * Ancestry.com ($),
 * Arkiv Digital ($), and
 * SVAR at Riksarkivet. See Västra Göteland.

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Military Records

 * Sweden Military Records
 * Central Soldiers Register Instructions Search Engine

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