Baltak Parish, Skaraborg, Sweden Genealogy

Guide to Baltak 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
The military residences in Baltak were as follows:


 * n:r 873 Skattegården
 * n:r 874 Korsgården
 * n:r 875 Belteberga
 * n:r 893 Bergagården Baltak
 * n:r 898 Åstorp
 * n:r 899 Kulla

Almås, Anderstorp, Aspelund

Backebo, Backen, Backgården Baltak, Backgården, Baltak Backgården, Baltak Bergagården, Baltak Haggården, Baltak Hed, Baltak Lillegården, Baltak Mo, Baltak Nolgården Säteri, Baltak Stommen, Belteberga Boställe, Belteberga Gård, Belteberga Pappersbruk Belteberga Skog, Belteberga Soldat, Belteberga, Bergagården Baltak, Bergagården Soldat, Bergagårds Kvarn och Såg, Brogården Madäng, Brogården, Bruket Madängsholm, Brännekulla, Bålatorp, Bäckeledet, Bäcken under Haggården Madäng

Dammen

Ekmanstorp, Engaledet

Fattigstugan

Gullstigan, Gullstigs Torp, Gustafsbergs Torp, Gården Belteberga

Hagen (Nybygge), Hagen till Belteberga, Hagen till Ormestorp, Haggården Baltak, Haggården, Hallebo Stora u. Haggården Madäng, Hallebo, Hanebacken Hulan, Hägnen

Janstorp, Jonstorp till Åstorp, Jonstorp, Jungbacken till Köttorp

Karlskoga, Korngärdet, Korsbacka, Korsgården Kvarn, Korsgården Madäng, Korsgården Soldat-Boställe, Korsgården, Kulla, Kvarn Korsgården, Kvarn Kvarnegården, Kvarnegården Kvarn, Kvarnegården Madäng, Källebo under Stommen, Köttorp

Lerbo Stuga, Lilla Rydet, Lilla Åstorp, Lillegården Baltak, Lillgården under Haggården Madäng, Ljungstorp, Lubbagården Madäng, Lubbagården, Lunnastugan under Kvarngården, Länsmansboställe

Madäng Brogården, Madäng Korsgården, Madäng Kvarnegården, Madäng Lubbagården, Madängs Skattegårdskvarn, Madängs Tå under Madängsholm Madängsholm, Madängsholms Bruk MadängSkattegården, Marbotorp under Tidaholm, Mogapet, Mossebo

Nolgården, Nolängen, Nybygge på Beteberga Skog, Nybygget torp, Nybygget, Nyhemman

Ormestorp

Pappersbruket Belteberga, Pungahagen

Rudan Torp, Rudet Lilla, Rydet, Ryningslyckan, Ryttningstorp (Hemman)

Sandvadet, Skattegården Madäng, Skattegården Soldat-Boställe, Skattegården, Skattegårdskvarnen Madäng, Skattegårdskvarnen Vråbol, Skedet, Skogen (Nyhemman), Skogen Belteberga, Skogen, Slåttorna (Komminister Boställe), Smedjebo, Soldatboställe Belteberga, Soldatboställe Belteberga, Soldatboställe Korsgården, Soldatboställe Kulla Soldatboställe Skattegården, Soldatboställe Åstorp, Sophieberg, Stenbacken under Brogården, Stenängen under Backgården, Stora Hallebo under Haggården Madäng, Stora Åstorp, Storegården, Strömsberg (Nyhemman) Strömtorpet, Suntaks Mo, Säteriet Boltak – Nolgården, Sätesgården

Tegelslagaretorpet, Torp Gullstig, Torp Gustafsberg, Torp Nybygget, Torpet Skogen Till Belteberga, Törnet

Vråbols Skattegårdskvarn

Åstorp Lilla, Åstorp Soldatboställe, Åstorp Stora, Åstorp

Ängaledet, Ängatorp

Sweden 1951 Place Names Register and the Swedish Parish Pages list in this Wiki will give you searchable lists of places, particularly parishes and the farms within those parishes.


 * 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.)
 * at FamilySearch.
 * 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
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