Röra Parish, Göteborg och Bohus, Sweden Genealogy

Guide to Röra 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
Alehagen, Alemyren, Backarna under Basteskär, Backarna under Bua Västergården, Baggetorp, Basmyr, Basteskår, Berg, Bergsdalen, Björfjäll, Blånäsa, Blötekärr, Bockhultsmyren, Borgela, Bratthusen, Brattorp, Brattås brygga, Brattås Västegården, Brattås Östergården, Bremyr, Brottkärr, Bråtarna, Bråten under Kocketorp, Bråten under Äng, Bräcka, Bua Västergården, Bua Östergården, Båtsbräcka, Bäcken, Bön,  Dalby, Dalen under Bön, Dalen under Vena Lilla, Dammyren, Dandalen, Dannedalen,  Fjällstegen, Fossdalen, Fundeskär, Fästermansskog,  Granbua, Granbäcken under Rämmedalen, Granbäcken under Vena Stora, Grinden, Grinna, Gärdet under Dalby, Gärdet under Göksäter Västergården, Göksäter Västergården, Göksäter Östergården,  Hagarne, Hagen under Båtsbräcka, Hagen under Dalby, Hagen under Henån, Hagen under Lunden, Hagen under Museröd, Hagen under Naveröd, Hagen under Prästbacka, Hagen under Skredseröd, Hagen under Vena Stora, Hamnebotten, Hamnemyren, Hamnestycket, Harås, Henån, Hogen, Holkarna, Hushagen, Håbacken, Hällern, Häröd Nedregården, Häröd Övregården, Hästhagen under Brattås Västergården, Hästhagen under Vena Stora, Högelid, Högås,  Intaget under Brattås Östergård, Intaget under Bön, Kallemyr, Kalvhagen under Bua Östergården, Kalvhagen under Dalby, Kalvhagen under Lunden, Kanebol, Kasa under Lunden, Kasa under Äng, Kindal, Kocketorp, Kollbuxeröd,  Kopperöd, Kroken, Kronotegen, Krontorp, Kvarnbacken, Kvarndalen, Kvarnhagen, Kålhätta, Kärra, Kärret,  Lerskall, Liden, Lilla Röra, Lilla Vena, Lunden, Långedalen under Brattås Östergården, Långedalen under Vena Stora,  Museröd, Myren under Näverkärr, Myren under Röd, Myren under Vena Stora,  Naveröd, Nedregården Häröd, Nedregården Ölseröd, Nyborg, Nybygget under Dalby, Nybygget under Skredseröd, Nyghagen under Häröd Övregården, Nyhagen under Ölseröd Övregård, Näset, Näverkärr, Pinneröd, prästbacka, Rosskasa, Runningen, Rämmedalen, Röd, Rödbeget, Röra Lilla, Röra Stora,  Sandbacken under Brattås Östergården, Sandbacken under Vena Stora, Sjöbergsbacken, Skogen, Skogshagen under Rämmedalen, Skogshagen under Röd, Skredseröd, Skälebacken, Skärhagen, Snurropp, Stenlid under Röd, Stenlid under Vena Stora, Stora Röra, Stora Vena, Svabråten, Svineviken, Tegen under Kärra, Tegen under Museröd, Torkupp, Utegård, Utgård,  Vallen under Kärra, Vallen under Lunden, Vallvik, Vassbotten, Vena Lilla, Vena Stora, Värslebacken, Västergården Brattås, Västergården Bua, Västergården Göksäter, Västernäs,  Åsen under Häröd Övregården, Åsen under Näverkärr,  Äng, Änghagen under Brattås Östergården, Änghagen under Dalby, Änghagen under Kocketorp, Änghagen under Kollbuxeröd, Änghagen under Lerskall, Änghagen under Lunden, Änghagen under Utegård, Änghagen under Ölseröd Nedergården,  Ödegärdet under Kollbuxeröd, Ödegärdet under Äng, Ölseröd Nedregården, Ölseröd Övregården, Östergården Brattås, Östergården Bua, Östergården Göksäter, Övregården Häröd, Övregården Ölseröd,

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


 * 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, ($), index and images. Also on Ancestry.com, ($), 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.

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, Göteborg och Bohus 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, Göteborg och Bohus" and then select your parish.

Military Records

 * Sweden Military Records
 * Central Soldiers Register InstructionsSearch Engine

Related Sources

 * Båhus Arkivguide

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

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