Karlskoga Parish, Örebro, Sweden Genealogy

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

History
Karlskoga Municipality is a municipality in Örebro County in central Sweden and its seat is located in the city of Karlskoga. Karlskoga was formed as rural municipality when the first Swedish local government acts came into force in 1863. In 1925 the southern part was detached, forming Degerfors Municipality. In 1940 the whole municipality, including its non-urban areas, got the title of a city. These titles were abolished in 1971. Karlskoga originally included Degerfors and Karlsdal parishes. 

Some of the places had different names depending on the time period.

Arvsviken = Lervikstorp Backebergshälla = Backeberga Bottsbol = Agen Brattbäcken = Bratta Bregården = Bredgården Brickegården = Bryttiergården Sibbohult = Österhult Spjutberg = Berg Stolpetorp = Noltorp, Norrtorp Västra Kedjeåsen = Köllebråten Östra Nytorp = Labbesand Älgåsen = Vall Älgsimstorp = Fallet Älvkärr = Elgkärr

Ängebäck = Agetorp Äspedalen = Lonnkullen

Place Names
Abborkärn, Agen, Agetorpet, Aggerud, Arfsviken

Backa, Backberga, Backebergshälla, Backebergstorp, Baggängen, Berg, Björkborn, Björkbosk, Björkmo, Björkärnstorp, Björkviken, Björndalen, Björnudden, Björtorp, Blinäs, Bobäcken, Bodalen, Bofalla, Bofors, Bohult, Bottesbol, Bottorp, Brattbäcken, Bregården, Bregårdsskogen, Bregårdstorp, Brickegården, Bricketorp, Bråten, Brännebacken, Bäck

Christopherstorp

Dalen, Dalsmund, Dankebacken, Degerfors, Degernäs, Degernästorp, Duvedalen

Elgsommer, Elgarmstorp, Elgsen, Engebäck, Engnäs

Fattighuset, Finnebäck, Finnetorp, Fisklösen, Fisksjön, Fisksjötorp, Fornäs, Fornästorp, Forsby, Fågelmo

Gottebol, Granberga, Granbergsdalen, Granbersgdalshyttetorp, Granbergsdalshögden, Granåsen, Gren, Gräsholmen, Gräsholmstorp, Gräsmossen, Gräsmåke, Gälleråsen, Gällsjötorp

Holmtorp, Hållsjötorp, Högberg, Högfors, Högåsen

Immetorp, Immetorp, Immetorpsallmänn

Karlsdal, Karlslund, Karåsen, Kedjeåsen (Västra/Östra), Kilsta, Klockargården, Knapped, Knappfors, Knutsbol, Kortforstorp, Kringelhult, Krontorp, Kråkelund, Kyrkotorp, Källmo, Kärne

Labbsand, Lanehögden, Lenhult, Lervik, Lerängen, Lilla Strömtorp, Lindås, Linhult, Linnebäck, Linnebäckstorp, Linhögden, Lofallet, Lonntorp, Lund, Lundedet, Lämås, Långsjöbäcken

Malmhögden, Mossberga, Mosserud, Måsen, Mörtbäcken

Nolby, Nolhult, Norrgrytstorp, Norrhult, Nyböle, Nyttorp

Pottermyron, Prestegården

Qvarnberg, Qvarntorp

Rishögden, Rosendal, Rosensjö, Råbäck, Rådehult

Sandbäcken, Sandviken, Sibberboda, Sibbo, Sibbofors, Sibboholm, Sibbohult, Skogskärr, Skolan, Skråmmen, Smälthyttan, Spjutberg, Spänarn, Stenbäcken, Stenkullen, Stockberga, Stockforsen, Stockforstorp, Stolpetorp, Stora Bottorp, Stora Strömtorp, Storängen, Storängstorp, Stråbergsmyren, Stråbergsmyretorp, Stråningstorp, Strömed, Strömsnäs, Strömtorp, Svartbäcken

Torpskog, Trehörningen, Tällekullen

Utterbäck

Vall, Valåsen, Vibäck, Viken, Vismen, Vismenästorp, Våtsjötorp, Vägen, Västansjö, Västra Kedjeåsen, Västra Kärne, Västra Lonntorp, Västra Nyttorp

Watsjötorp Åby, Ålkärr. Åsbergsvikan, Åsbergsviketorp, Älgsimmen, Älgsimstorp, Älgåsen, Älvkärr, Ängebäck, Äspedalen, Äspehöjden, Äspenäs, Äspsäter

Ölsdalen, Ölsdalstorp, Österhult, Östervik, Östra Kedjeåsen, Östra Kärne, Östra Lonntorp, Östra Nyttorp

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, ($), index and images. Also on Also on Arkiv Digital ($), 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, Örebro 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, Örebro" and then select your parish.

Military Records

 * Sweden Military Records
 * Central Soldiers Register InstructionsSearch Engine

Tax Records
Tax records for Karlskoga parish - This is a transcription of information from the tax records, primarily the mantalslängder, for Karlskoga parish, organized according to names of the small places within the parish. Most of these transcribed records begin in the early 1600s and continue through 1713. They were copied from microfilm records at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA, (Mikrofilmer av manuskript i Riksarkivet i Stockholm Filmat för the Genealogical Society of Utah av Rekolid, 1953,1963). Abbreviations: b or m = bonde or man; h=hustru (wife); dot=dotter (daughter); dr=dräng (male worker); p=pigan (female worker); mag=måg (son-in-law) sonshust = sons hustru (son’s wife); enk or änk=änka (widow); soldat (soldier). A semicolon ; is used to separate households. The numbers after the names indicate the number of taxable persons in the household. Note: Diacritics were not available when this index was created, so names such as Månsson and Pärsson were written as Mansson and Parsson. But Jönsson was written as Jo”nsson to distinguish it from Jonsson.

Societies and Libraries

 * Karlskoga Bergslags Hembygdsförening - Historical and Genealogical Society in Karlskoga that includes information about Karlskoga with links to other online records

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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