Bollebygd Parish, Älvsborg, Sweden Genealogy

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

History
Bollebygd Municipality is a municipality in Västra Götaland County in western Sweden. Its seat is located in the town of Bollebygd. The municipal reform of 1952 united old Bollebygd with Töllsjö. The next reform placed Bollebygd within Borås Municipality from 1974. In 1995 Bollebygd was re-established as a municipality in the borders of 1952. 

Place Names:
Aborrkärr, Andersgården Erikstorp, Andviken

Backa Västergården, Backa Östergården, Basegården Hestra, Basegärde, Bollebygd Prästgården, Borstagärde, Bua Västergården, Bua Östergården, Buabacken, Buegärde, Buerås

Erikstorp Andersgården, Erikstorp Klockaregården, Erikstorp Nedergården, Erikstorp Skräddaregården, Erikstorp Övergården, Eskegärde, Estorpamad

Fattigstugan, Fjälla, Fjällastorp Västergården, Fjällastorp Östergården, Flathult, Fläskjum Gästgivaregården, Fläskjum Nedergården, Fläskjum Skattegården, Fläskjum Övergården, Forsa

Gapered, Gesebol Mellangården, Gesebol Nedergården, Gesebol Västergården, Geskeby, Getabrohult Lillegården, Getabrohult Storegården, Grimsås, Grönbo, Grönkullen Hestra, Gällingsås, Gästgivaregården Fläskjum

Hedgärde, Hestra Basegården, Hestra Grönkulle, Hestra Jon Olofsgården, Hestra Tubbegården, Hestra Västergården, Hoahult, Holmen, Horsvad, Hulta Storegården, Hulta Mellangården, Hulta Västergården, Hultafors Bruk, Hultet Nedergården, Hultet Övergården, Hunared Lillegården, Hunared Västergården, Högsbol, Högsgärde

Ingelse, Inlag

Jon Olofsgården Hestra, Jordås, Jordåsahult

Kaggabol, Kappered, Kesebol, Kleven, Klockaregården Erikstorp, Konungsgärde, Kråketorp Storegården, Kråketorp Västergården, Kråketorp Östergården, Kulla, Kullen, Kyrkebyn

Lindedalen, Lindås, Låddekärrsby, Lövaslätt, Lövåsen

Mellangärde, Mjöshult

Nedflo, Nybygget, Nässlehult

Olofstorp, Orred

Petared, Pilströms Såg, Prästgården

Randevalla, Rinna, Råddeby, Råssa, Rödberg, Rörsjö

Skattegården Fläskjum, Skolan, Skräddaregården Erokstorp, Slätthult, Smedsbo, Stenaskjum, Stenaskjum Lillegården, Stenaskjum Östergården, Stenkulla, Stenshult, Stensjöled, Stockagärde, Svedjorna

Tackekulla, Tubbared, Tubbegården Hestra, Tullebo

Vanamyst, Vikhult

Årred

Äleviken, Älekärr, Äskegärde

Öregärde, Örlid

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, 1880 - 1920, ($), index and images. Also on Also on Arkiv Digital ($), and SVAR ($).

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.)
 * FamilySearch Historical Records.
 * MyHeritage.com ($),
 * Ancestry.com ($),
 * Arkiv Digital ($), and
 * SVAR ($).

Help Using ArkivDigital: Online Databases for Sweden

 * These lessons will teach you how to use ArkivDigital:
 * Sweden: An Introduction to ArkivDigital
 * Use the Full Scope of Arkiv Digital for Swedish Genealogy

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

 * Sweden Military Records
 * Central Soldiers Register InstructionsSearch Engine

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 [[Media:Swedenish_Par_Reg_and_Exam_headings.pdf|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


 * Reading Scandinavian Gothic Handwritten Records: (free, online lessons at FamilySearch):
 * Lesson 1: Scandinavian Gothic Letters,
 * Lesson 2: Names, Words, and Dates, and
 * Lesson 3: Handwritten Records

Help With Research Objectives and Strategies
Sweden Research Strategies

References:
Bollebygd Husförhörslängd 1837-1848 Ortregister