Sweden, Norrbotten Church Records - FamilySearch Historical Records

Title in the Language of the Records
Sverige, Norrbotten Kyrkoböcker Register

Record Description
The collection consists of church records from the county of Norrbotten. It contains indexes to births, marriages, and deaths along with images of:


 * Clerical surveys
 * Registers of birth, marriage, and death
 * Move-in and move-out lists
 * Confirmations
 * Church accounts

The records are handwritten in narrative style. They cover the years 1612 to 1923; index 1658 to 1860.

For a list of records by parishes published in this collection, select the Browse.

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Record History, Content and Use
For details about the contents of these records, their history, and help using them see the following wiki articles:


 * Sweden Church Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)
 * Sweden Church Records, 1308 – 1940 Images Published on FamilySearch
 * Swedish Church Records

Known Issues with This Collection
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Related Websites

 * Genealogy Research in Sweden
 * Genline : Swedish Genealogy Online
 * Arkiv Digital: Swedish Church Records Online (in color)

Related Wiki Articles

 * Norrbotten County, Sweden
 * Swedish Church Records
 * Sweden

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 * "Sweden, Norrbotten Church Records, 1612-1923; index 1658-1860" digital images, FamilySearch  (http://familysearch.org: accessed March 28, 2012), &gt; Karl Gustavs forsamling &gt; CFodelse- och dopbocker &gt; 2, 1825-1861. Lev. 79/1951 1825-1861 1/3 &gt; image 143 of 181 images, Entry of Margaretha Sophia, born December 15, 1855; citing Kyrkobocker, 1762-195, Svenska Kyrkan. Karl Gustav socken (Norrbotten) Fodde 1825-1861 C:2 FHL INTL Film #148086. Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah