Norra Kyrketorp Parish, Skaraborg, Sweden Genealogy

Guide to Norra Kyrketorp 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
Allmän Teg, Andersgården Kyrketorp, Annelund

Backen under Skultorp Jon Mänsgärden, Backen under Tovatorp Per Svensgården, Birabygget, Boaledet, Bredegården Hene, Bussakvarn, Bussatorp, Bussbacken, Bystorp, Bystorp Lilla, Bäckagården Skultorp

Djupehall

Ekeskogen under Hene Bredegårdenm Ekeskogen under Kyrketorp Nordgården, Eriksberg, Espelund

Fallet under Tovatorp Per Svensgården, Fallet under Tovatorp Sörgården, Fattighuset

Gunnarstorp, Gästgivaregården Hene

Hene Bredegården,Hene Gästgivaregården, Hene Mellangården, Hene Mellangården Kvarn, Hene Nordbolet, Hene Per Svensgården, Hene Prästgården, Hene Törsagården, Hene Övregården, Hökabygget

Jon Månsgården Skultorp, Jon Nilsgården Kyrketorp

Kanikerukan, Knipplabro under Allmän Teg, Knipplabro under Hene Mellangården, Knipplabro under Hene Övregården, Kråkberget, Kråkberget Lilla, Kråkberget Stora, Kullabolet, Kvarnen Hene Mellangården, Kyrketorp Andersgården, Kyrketorp Jon Nilsgården, Kyrketorp Mellangården, Kyrketorp Nordgården

Larstorp under Kyrketorp Jon Nilsgården, Larstorp under Tovatorp Sörgården, Ledet under Kyrketorp Anders- eller Mellangården, Ledet under Skultorp Jon Månsgården, Liden, Lilla Bystorp, Lilla Kråkberget, Lilla Sjötorp under Hene Norbolet, Lilla Sjötorp under Hene Skyttagården, Lövsjötorp

Mellangården Hene, Mellangården Hene Kvarn, Mellangården Kyrketorp, Mickelstorp, Mösket

Nordbolet Hene, Nordgården Kyrketorp, Nybygget, Nytorp under Kyrketorp Jon Nilsgården, Nytorp under Skultorp Jon Månsgården

Paddepuls, Paddesiken, Per Björnsgården Skultorp, Per Svensgården Hene, Per Svensgården Tovatorp, Plitstorp, Polacktorpet, Prästgården Hene

Raden

Sandbacken, Sjöfallet, Sjön, Sjötorp, Sjötorp Lilla under Hene Nordbolet, Sjötorp Lilla under Hene Skyttagården, Skarnholmen, Skateboet, Skattelyckan, Skintabacken, Skogsdalen, Skogsledet, Skolhuset, Skulaled, Skultorp Bäckagården, Skultorp Jon Månsgården, Skultorp Per Björnsgården, Skultorp Sverkelsgården, Skultorp Svärtagården, Skultorp Tå, Skyttagården Hene, Solliden, Stora Kråkberget, Stubbatorp, Stången, Sverkelsgården Skultorp, Svärtagården Skultorp, Sörgården Tovatorp

Tovatorp Per Svensgården Tovatorp Sörgården, Tuppaskogen, Tångabacken, Tån Skultorp, Törsagården Hene

Vallstorp

Äspelund under Hene Mellangården, Äspelund under Hene Nordbolet

Överbo, Övregården Hene

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.

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 at Riksarkivet.

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, Skaraborg 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, Skaraborg 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