Skövde Landsförsamling Parish, Skaraborg, Sweden Genealogy

Guide to Skövde Landsförsamling Parish, Sweden ancestry, family history, and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, 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
Abrahamstorp, Alstorp, Amundtorp, Amundtorps kvarn, Aneberg, Anderstorp, Aspelund, Aspön

Backa, Backen, Backetorpet, Backhult, Bengtstorp, Berget, Beten under Hasslum, Birastugan, Björkebacken, Björkelund i Kummiltorp, Björken, Blängsås, Bromsebo, Brona, Brunnsbacken, Bäckaskog

Diket, Dungen, Dunsgården, Dunstorp, Duvebo, Dälderna

Eketorp, Eksberg, Ekstorp i Horsås rote, Enebacken, Enet, Enockstorp, Esbjörns Vilskmansgården

Fallet, Fallet Lilla, Fallet Stora, Fattigstugan, Fjället, Fredriksberg, Furubacken

Gabrielstorp, Gatemun, Glädjen, Granbacken, Granbergstorp, Grannabacken, Gransikagården, Grubbagården, Grönemad, Gudmundtorp, Gudmundtorps kvarn, Gustavs Bruk, Gustavsberg

Hammarby, Hasselbacken, Hasslum Nolgården, Hasslum Sörgården, Hasslum Tån, Havstena Dunsgården, Havstena Grubbagården, Havstena Lillegården, Havestena Lunnagården, Havstena Mellangården, Havestena Nolgården, Havstena Skattegården, Havstena Skinnaregården, Havstena Skräddaregården, Havstena Storegården, Havstena Tomten, Havstena Tån, Havstena Uddagården, Havstena Östgötagården, Havstenstorp, Helgesgården, Hjälmsäter, Holmetorp, Horsås Esbjörn Vilskmansgården, Horsås Kabblagården, Horsås Kvarnagården, Horsås Larsagården, Horsås Nolgården, Horsås Sörgården, Hulan, Hulegården i Ryds sn., Hultstorp, Häggetorp, Hökagården

Ingebrotomten, Ingelstorp, Ingvaldstorp

Janstorp, Johanstorp, Johansvik, Jonstorp, Jungslätt Lilla, Järnåsen

Kabblagården, Kanikerukan, Karlsberg, Karlslund, Karlstorp, Karstorp, Kartatorp, Katrinelund, Kolstorp, Koltomten, Kronokvarnen, Kullamarken, Kummilstorp, Kungserg, Kvarnabacken, Kvarnagården, Kvarnen Amundtorp, Kvarnen Gudmundtorp, Kvarnen Källegården, Kvarnen Segerstorp, Kyrkebolet, Kyrkebolskvarnen, Kyrkeslätt, Kåratorp, Källegården, Källegården Kvarnen, Källtorp, Kämpes Intäkt, Käpplunda Gransikagården, Käpplunda Lagläsaregården, Käpplunda Lars Olofsgården, Käpplunda Lilla Mossegården, Käpplunda Månsagården, Käpplunda Penningsgården, Käpplunda Per Andersgården, Käpplunda Rättaregården, Käåålunda Stora Mossegården, Käpplunda Tomtegården, Käpplunda Ämagården

Lagläsaregården, Lars Olofsgården, Larstorp, Lassagården, Ledet, Liden, Lilla Fallet, Lilla Jungslätt, Lilla Mossegården, Lilla Månstorp under Ingebrotomten, Lilla Noltorp, Lilla Nybro, Lilla Risa, Lilla Rånna, Lilla Sjöbolet, Lilla Åsbotorp, Lilla Åsen, Lillegården Ryd, Lillegården Skövde Landsförsamling, Lindsberg, Ljungslätt, Lotorp, Lundsberg, Lunnabacken, Lunnagården, Lunnahult

Marieberg, Mariedal, Marielund, Mellangården Havstena Skövde Landsförsamling, Mellangården Ryd, Mellangården Segerstorp, Mellankvarnen, Mokvarn, Mossegården Ryds socken, Mossegården Skövde Landsförsamling, Månsagården, Månstorp under Horsås, Månstorp lilla under Ingebrotomten, Månstorp under Risa

Nolberg, Noltorp Lilla, Norra Skaborga, Nyborg, Nyro Lilla, Nybygget under Kabblagården, Nybygget under Karstorp, Nybygget under Lilla Risa, Nolberg, Nolgården Hasslum, Nolgården Havstena, Nolgården Horsås, Nolgården Ryd, Nolhult, Noltorp Lilla, Norra Skaborga, Nyborg, Nybro Lilla, Nybygget under Kabblagården, Nybygget under Karstorp, Nybygget under Lilla Risa, Nylund, Nytorp

Odhelii Intäkt, Ormaskogen

Penninggården, Per Andersgården, Perslund, Petterstorp, Planterhagen

Risa, Risa Lilla, Risaberg, Rosendal, Rosenlund, Ryd Hulegården, Ryd Hökagården, Ryd Lillegården, Ryd Mellangården, Ryd Mossegården, Ryd Nolgården, Ryd Skattegården, Ryd Smedsgården, Rydboängen, Rydingstorp, Ränglet, Ränna, Ränna Lilla, Rättaregården, Rödkrog

Sandbacken, Sandslätt, Segerstorp Hegesgården, Segerstorp Kvarnen, Segerstorp Källegården, Segerstorp Mellangården, Segerstorp Västergården,Sikamarken, Sjulkhem, Sjöbacka, Sjöbacken, Sjöbolet, Sjöbolet Lilla, Sjöliden, Sjötorp, Skarborga Norra, Skaborga Södra, Skaborgastugan, Skattegården Ryd, Skattegården Skövde Landsförsamling, Skringran, Skringrebacken, Skrinnaregården, Skinnevadstorpen, Skogen, Skogastugan, Skräddaregården, Skulhem, Skåninges, Sköttorp, Smedsgården, Smedstorp under Koltomten, Snibben, Spänget, Stallsiken, Stenlid, Stenstorp, Stenåsen I Ryds socken, Stenåsen I Skövde Landsförsamling, Stora Fallet, Stora Åsbotorp, Stora Åsen, Storegården, Stämmemossen, Stöpaledet, Stöpängen, Stötatorp, Södra Skaborga, Sörgården Hasslum, Sörgården Horsås, Sörpe

Tjärbacken under Lassagården, Tjörebacken under Horsås, Tjärebacken under Kabblagården, Tomtegården, Tomten, Torkås, Trontorp, Trädgården, Tunbacken, Tån Hasslum, Tån Havstena, Törnestorp

Uddagården, Uddatorp, Ulriksdal

Valhall, Vallgrenstorp, Västergården

Åsaled, Åsbotorp, Åsbotorp Stora, Åsen, Åsen Lilla, Åsen Stora

Ängatorp, Ängen, Ännagården, Äspelbrokvarn, Äspebron, Äspelund

Örled i Skövde Landsförsamling, Örled i Ryds socken, Östgötagården, Östgötatorp

To see what kind of place it is you will need a Swedish Gazetteer.


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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, ($), index and images. Also on Ancestry.com, ($), Arkiv Digital ($), and SVAR at Riksarkivet.

Online Database Church Records
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 * at FamilySearch.
 * MyHeritage.com ($),
 * Ancestry.com ($),
 * Arkiv Digital ($), and
 * SVAR at Riksarkivet.

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Family History Library Records
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Military Records

 * Sweden Military Records
 * Central Soldiers Register InstructionsSearch Engine

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