Sweden Church Records - FamilySearch Historical Records

Sweden

What is in This Collection?
This article describes church records from Sweden held by FamilySearch, International. It contains the following types of records:
 * Clerical surveys (Husförhörslängder)
 * Registers of birth, marriage, and death (födda, vigda, döde)
 * Move-in and move-out lists (in- och utflyttede)
 * Confirmations (konfirmation)
 * Church accounts (räkenskaper)

What Can These Records Tell Me?
The following information may be found in these records:

Christening
 * Date and place of christening
 * Child’s name and gender
 * Child's birth date
 * Parents’ names and residence
 * Father's occupation
 * Mother's age and marital status
 * Witnesses and their residences

Marriage
 * Date and place of marriage
 * Groom’s name and marital status
 * Groom's residence
 * Bride’s name and marital status
 * Bride's residence
 * Ages of bride and groom
 * Witnesses and their residences

Burial
 * Name and age of deceased
 * Marital status
 * Residence
 * Spouse or father's name
 * Date of death
 * Cause of death
 * Burial date

Moving
 * Person's name
 * Date and place of birth
 * Where moving from
 * Where moving to
 * Able to read and write
 * Have had catechism education
 * Partaker of communion
 * Have had small pox or chicken pox

Clerical survey
 * Name of owner of taxable land
 * Name of cottage or farmland
 * Names of husband and wife
 * Name of each member of household
 * Number of children
 * Male or female
 * Birth dates and places of members
 * Residence
 * Notes regarding death(s) of landowners
 * Deaths within the year
 * Marriages within the year
 * An understanding of Christian knowledge
 * Eligibility for marriage

Research Helps
The following articles will help you in your research for your family in Sweden.
 * Sweden Guided Research
 * Sweden Record Finder
 * Research Tips and Strategies

Choosing a Record to Search
The types of record books that are available are different for each parish. The following chart lists the types of records and the English translation.

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 * Sweden Marriages - FamilySearch Historical Records
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