Bro Parish, Göteborg och Bohus, Sweden Genealogy

Guide to Bro Parish, Sweden ancestry, family history, and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, 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
Adelsborg, Aspebacken, Axtveten,

Bastekärr, Bastekärr under Rågårdsdal, Bastevik, Bjelkebräcka, Björkemyr, Björneröd, Blådjuperöd, Bogiljan, Brattemyren, Brattemyren under Nedre Störreberg, Brattås, Brattås under Östra Skarstad, Brattön, Bredalen, Bredalen under Ingeröd, Brevik, Bro Prästgården, Broberg Nordgården, Broberg Sörgården, Brodalen, Bruskedalen, Bråtarne, Bråtebro, Bubacka Carolineberg  Dalarne, Dalarne under Brevik, Dalarne under Södra Häller, Dalarne under Sörtorp, Dalebacken, Daleberg, Dalhagen, Damkasen, Damkasen under Hallind, Dammen, Dammen under Ingeröd, Damängen, Dankekasen, Dönnebacka  Ed, Eds Ödegård, Enerliden, Eriksberg  Fagerbacka, Fasshult, Ferlef Nedergården, Ferlef Sörgården, Ferlef Östergården, Ferlef Övergården, Fiskebäck, Fjäll, Fjället, Fogelvik, Foglekärr, Fossebacka, Fredriksborg, Frälse Skarstad, Fällegård  Gammeläng, Getehålan, Geteskär, Gilgal, Giljan, Giljan under Broberg Nordgården, Giljan under Fiskebäck, Giljan under Mellby, Giljan under Runningen, Giljan under Skogen, Giljan undr Skådene, Giljan under Uteby, Giljan under Åker, Grangiljan, Granhogen, Granhogen under Gröf, Granlund, Granlund under Långeland, Grinden, Grinden under Svee, Grinden under Wese, Grinden under Önna, Grindkärr, Grinnebacken, Grinnkärr, Gröf, Grönbacken, Grönkasen, Gökeplatsen,  Hagarna, Hagarne, Hagarne under Norra Häller, Hagarne under skådene, Hagarne under Sörtorp, Hala, Halfvardsröd, Hallind, Haslebacken, Hedarne, Hedegärde, Hekärr, Holmarne, Holmen, Husebacken, Husebacken under Lännestad, Hällehagen, Hällr Norra, Häller södra, Häller Östra, Hästhagen, Hästhagen under Halfvardsröd, Hästhagen under Klefva, Hästhagen under Vese, Hästhagen under Västra Skarstad, Högelid, Höjden, Jöjden under Långeland, Höjden under Östra Skarstad  Ingalsröd, Ingeröd, Intagan, Intagan Södra Jordfall, Justineholm Kanekärr, Kanstorp, kasebacken, Kasebo, Kasedalen, Kasegiljan, Kasen, Kasen under Kopperöd, Kasen under Långeland, Kasen under Medby, Kasen under Rågårdsdal, Kasen under Skorfve, Kasen under Stranderäng, Kasen under Svee, Kasen under Tveten, Kasen under Uteby, Kasen under Vese, Kasen under Åker, Kaserna, Kaserna under Brattön, Kaserna under Kopperöd, Katrinedal, Klaräng, Klefva, Klefven, Klefven under Foglekärr, Klefven under Vese, Kohagen, Kohagen under Västra skarstad, Kohagen under Österröd, Kolebacken, Kolevik, Kopperöd, Kovallen, Kullen, Kåldal, Källebacken, Känndalen  Lanehed, Liarne, Liden Liljebacken, Lilla Moen, Lillhagen, Lingade, Linnevik, Litetgodt, Lugnet, Lugnet under Mellby, Lugnet under Tveten, Lund, Lunden, Lundkasen, Luten, Lycke, Långekärr, Långekärr under Mellby, Långeland, Långemyr, Långemyr under Hallind, Långemyr under Västra Skarstad, Långemyr Norra, Långemyr Södra, Långås, Lännestad, Löfgiljan, Löfkasen, Löfvik  Maden, Mariedal, Medby, Mellberg, Mellby, Mjölkebacken, Mjölkebacken under Östra Skarstad, Moen, Moen under Fiskebäck, Moen Lilla, Muskegärdet, Myren, Myren under Blådjuperöd, Myren under Bro Prästgården, Myren under Ingeröd, Myren under Norra Häller, Myren under Röe, Myren under Uteby, Myren under Åker, Myrhagen, Myrhagen under Klefva, Myrhagen under Lingade, Myrhagen under Svee, Myrhagen under Tveten, Myrhagen under Västra Skarstad, Myrholmen, Myrholmen under Östra Skarstad  Nedergården Ferlef, Nedre Störreberg, Nordbyhagen, Nordgården Broberg, Nordhagen, Norra Häller, Norra Långemyr, Nyborg, Nyborg, under Axtveten, Nyborg under Gröf, Nyborg under Mellby, Nyborg under Tveten, Nyborg under Vintveten, Nybygget, Nytorp, Näfverkärr, Näset, Nötekärr Ormdal Västra, Ormdal Östra, Orredalen, Orredalen under Norra Häller, Orregiljan, Orrevik Petersburg, Prästgården Bro  Qvarnbacken, Qvarndalen, Qvarnedammen, Qvarnehagen, Qvarnehagen under Hallind, Qvarnehagen under Vrångebäck, Qvarnemyrshagen, Qvidet>br> Ramsgårdet, Risvik, Rosenlund, Runningen, Runningen under Ferlef Östergården, Ryr, Rågårdsdal, Röe, Rörby, Rörkärr Sandbacken, Sandklef, Sandklef under Gröf, Sandklef under Västra Skarstad, Sandliden, Sandvik, Sandvik under Klefva, Sjöbacka, Sjöberget, Skarstad Frälse, Skarstad Västra, Skarstad Östra, Skogen, Skogen under Broberg Nordgården, Skogen under Tveten, Skoghagen, Skoglund, Skoglund under Hallind, Skogmyren, Skogmyren under Broberg Sörgården, Skolhuset, Skorfve, Skutebacken, Skådene, Skåntorp, Skälebacken, Skälebacken under Österröd, Skällidsdalen, Skärholmen, Slätten, Slätten under Ed, Slävik, Slävik under Näfverkärr, Smedberg, Sollid, Stackhallen, Staxäng, Stensvik, Stigen, Stockeled, Stockeled Nedre, Stockeledshage, Strandbacken, Strandbacken under Ingalsröd, Strandbacken under Mellberg, Stranderäng, Strandhagen, Strandhagen under Mellberg, Strandkärr, Stufängen, Stugukärr, Styrviksslätten, Stämmbacken, Stämmbacken under Ingeröd, Stämmbacken under Vese, Stämmen, Stämmskogen, Stämmskogen under Vese, Störreberg Nedre, Störreberg Övre, Svee, Svenbydaen, Svensviken, Svensviksdalen, Svensviksmyren, Svärdsdalen, Svärdsvik, Söderborg, Södra Häller, Södra Intagan, Södra Långemyr, Sördalen, Sörgården Broberg, Sörgården Ferlef, Sörtorp Timmerdal, Tinghogen, Trappen, Träkärr, Tveten, Tyften, Tyskebotten, Tåkedalen Uddarne, Uddarne under Fjäll, Uteby, Utsikten Valbacken, Vattneröd, Vattneröd under Gröf, Vattneröd under Runningen, Vedhugget, Vese, Viken, Vintveten, Vrångebäck, Västeräng, Västra Ormdal, Västra Skarstad Åker, Åsen Ängen, Änghagen, Änghagen under Fossebacka, Änghagen under Runningen, Änghagen under Västra Ormdal, Ängkasen, Ängkasen under Fasshult, Ängliden  Ödegård Ed, Ödegården, Ödegården under Mellby, Önna, Östergård, Östergården Ferlef, Österröd, Östra Häller Östra Ormdal, Östra Skarstad, Överby, Övergården Ferlef, Övre Störreberg

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, 1840-1947, ($), index and images. Also on Ancestry.com, ($), 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 ($),
 * ($),
 * 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:
 * ArkivDigital: Explore Your Swedish Heritage

FamilySearch Library Records
Click Sweden, Göteborg och Bohus Records for a full listing of microfilmed records (some digitized online) at the FamilySearch 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
Sweden Online Genealogy Records Ask the Community
 * 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


 * FamilySearch Online Lessons - Reading Scandinavian Handwriting:
 * Scandinavian Handwriting
 * Scandinavian Handwriting, part 3 - no part 2 available

Help With Research Objectives and Strategies
Sweden Research Strategies