Daretorp Parish, Skaraborg, Sweden Genealogy

Guide to Daretorp 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
Alvasjön, Alvasjön Sjöbolet, Annestugan under Bogshult, Arvidsrydjan under Stora Gälleberg

Backalyckan under Svenstorp, Backen under Prästgården, Bengtstorp, Bengtstorp Ekebo Soldattorp, Bengtstorp Garveri, Bengtstorp Larstorp, Bengtstorp Nybygget, Bengtstorp Tegelbruket, Bengtstorp Varpaliden, Berget Soldattorp under Lilla Blåhult, Betebron, Betebron Kvarn, Bidarhem, Bidarhem Lindängen, Björkelund under Nyskog, Björnåsen, Blåbäck Soldattorp under Stora Blåhult, Blåhult Lilla, Blåhult Lilla Lugnet, Blåhult Stora, Blåhult Stora Sjöhagsmossen, Blåhult Stora Sägget, Bogshult, Bogshult Annestugan, Bogshult Kvarnkullen, Bogshult Lyckorna, Bolet under Lilla Kleven, Borrebacken under Törestorp, Bosshem, Bossmossen, Brotorpet under Råsbäck, Brunnseryd, Brunshult, Brunsmosse, Brunsmosse Rudan, Brunsmosse Ugglebo, Bråten, Börsbol

Djupedalen under Ekåsen, Dåsahemmet

Ekebo Soldattorp under Bengtstorp, Ekhult under Stora Älgarås, Ekåsen, Ekåsen Djupedalen, Elselyckan under Kvillan, Enebacken under Krogstorp, Erlandstorp under St. Gälleberg

Fattigstugan

Garveri under Bengtstorp, Granliden under Lilla Älgarås, Gårhult Lilla, Gårhult Lilla Nortorp, Gårhult Stora, Gälleberg Lilla, Gälleberg Stora, Gälleberg Stora Arvidsrydjan, Gälleberg Stora Erlandstorp, Gälleberg Stora Soldattorp

Haddängen, Hagen Norra under Huvudshem, Hagen Norra under Törestorp, Hagen Södra under Törestorp, Havsjöberg, Havsjöberg Hulan Soldattorp, Havsjöberg Skabo, Hedinge, Hedinge Jonstorp, Helyckan, Helyckan Kuren, Hulan, Hulan Soldattorp under Havsjöberg, Hultaröjan under Rampekärr, Hultet under Törestorp, Huvudshem, Huvudshem Rosenlund, Håkängen, Håkängen Täppan

Jonsbolet, Jonsbolet Moslättstorp, Jonstorp under Hedinge

Kleven Lilla, Kleven Lilla Bolet, Kleven Stora, Klippan, Klämman, Klämman Svebro Kvarn, Klövhult, Knäppet under Prästgården, Kohagen under Källefall, Kortebo under Kvarnliden, Krigskullen, Kringlaruder, Krogstorp, Krogstorp Enebacken, Krogstorp Soldattorp, Krutle Kvarn under Kvistegården, Krutle under Kvisteg, Kuren Under Helyckan, Kvarn under Betebron, Kvarn Krutle under Kvistegården, Kvarn Svansjö under Svansjö, Kvarn under Svebro under Klämman, Kvarnkullen under Bogshult, Kvarnliden, Kvarnliden Kortebo, Kvarntorpet under Källefall, Kvilla Torp under Kvillan, Kvillan, Kvillan Elselyckan, Kvillan Torp Kvilla, Kvistegården, Kristegården Krutle, Kvistegården Krutle Kvarn, Kvistegården Planterhagen, Kvistegården Snickaretorp, Kvistegården Soldattorp, Källan under Prästgården, Källefall, Källefall Kohagen, Källefall Kvarntorpet, Källefall Sjöbolet, Källeruder

Larstorp under Bengtstorp, Liderna under Strakaskog, Lilla Blåhult, Lilla Blåhult Berget Soldattorp, Lilla Blåhult Lugnet, Lilla Gårhult, Lilla Gårhult Nortorp, Lilla Gälleberg, Lilla Klevan, Lilla Kleven Bolet, Lilla Mon under Törestorp, Lilla Älgarås, Lilla Älgarås Granliden, Lilla Älgarås Skogen, Lilla Älgarås Vasslösa, Lindängen under Bidarehem, Lugnet under Lilla Blåhult, Lyckorna under Bogshult

Malmsjökärret under Svansjö, Marunder under Svenstorp, Middagskällerudjan, Mohagen under Törestorp, Molyckan under Svärdskullen, Mon Lilla under Törestorp, Moslättstorp under Jonsbolet, Myntåsen

Norra Hagen under Huvudshem, Norra Hagen under Törestorp, Nortorp under Lilla Gårhult, Nybrunn, Nybygget under Bengtstorp, Nybygget under Stora Älgarås, Nyman under Ruderna, Nyskog, Nyskog Björkelund,

Ostabygd Lilla, Ostabygd Stora

Paradis Soldattorp under Svenstorp, Planterhagen under Kvistegården, Prästgården, Prästgården Knäppet, Prästgården Källan, Prästgården Ranken, Påvelstorp

Rampekärr, Rampekärr Hultarödjan, Rampekärr Torp, Ranken under Prästgården, Rosenlund under Huvudshem, Rovehagen under Strakaskog, Rudan Under Brunsmossen, Ruderna, Ruderna Nyman, Ruderna Soldattorp, Ruderna Spångeråsen, Ruderna Stenängen, Ryet under Svenstorp, Råmarehem, Råsbäck, Råsbäck Brotorpet

Sannunsered, Sjöbolet under Alvasjön, Sjöbolet under Källefall, Sjöhagsmosse under Stora Blåhult, Skabo under Havsjöberg, Skogen under Lilla Älgarås, Snickaretorp under Kvistegården, Sockenstugan, Soldattorp Berget under Lilla Blåhult, Soldattorp Blåbäck under Stora Blåhult, Soldattorp Ekebo under Bengtstorp, Soldattorp Hulan under Havsjöberg, Soldattorp under Krogstorp, Soldattorp under Kvistegården, Soldattorp under Paradis under Svenstorp, Soldattorp under Ruderna, Soldattorp under Stora Gälleberg, Soldattorp under Törestorp, Sparvahem, Spångeråsen under Ruderna, Stekåsen, Stenbacken under Svärdskullen, Stenängen under Ruderna, Stora Blåhult, Stora Blåhult Blåbäck Soldattorp, Stora Blåhult Sjöhagsmosse, Stora Blåhult Sägget, Stora Gårhult, Stora Gälleberg, Stora Gälleberg Arvidsrydjan, Stora Gälleberg Erlandstorp, Stora Gälleberg Soldattorp, Stora Kleven, Stora Ostabygd, Stora Älgarås, Stora Älgarås Ekhult, Stora Älgarås Nybygget, Strakaskog, Strakaskog Liderna, Strakaskog Rovehagen, Svansjön, Svansjön Kvarn under Svansjö, Svansjön Malmsjökärret, Svebro Kvarn under Klämman, Svenstorp, Svenstorp Backalyckan, Svenstorp Maruder, Svenstorp Paradis Soldattorp, Svenstorp Ryet, Svenstorp Torp, Svärdskullen, Svärdskullen Molyckan, Svärdskullen Stenbacken, Sägget under Stora Blåhult, Södra Hagen under Törestorp

Tegelbruket under Bengtstorp, Torp Kvilla under Kvillan, Torp Moslätt under Jonsbolet, Torp under Rampekärr, Torp under Svenstorp, Täppan under Håkängen, Törestorp, Törestorp Borrebacken, Törestorp Hultet, Törestorp Lilla Hagen, Törestorp Lilla Mon, Törestorp Mohagen, Törestorp Norra Hagen, Törestorp Soldattorp, Törestorp Södra Hagen

Ugglebo under Brunsmosse, Ullstorp, Ullstorp Ybron

Varpaliden under Bengtstorp, Vasslösa under Lilla Älgarås

Ybron under Ullstorp

Älgarås Lilla, Älgarås Lilla Granliden, Älgarås Lilla Skogen, Älgarås Lilla Vasslösa, Älgarås Stora, Älgarås Stora Ekhult, Älgarås Stora Nybygget, Älmeryd, Älmeryd Ängen, Ängen under Älmeryd

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 Tildaholm, Södra Fågelås, Brandstorp, Härja, Velinga, and Baltak

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