Götlunda Parish, Örebro, Sweden Genealogy

Guide to Götlunda 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
Aborrtorp, Aborrtorp (Lilla/Stora), Alfäng (Alväng), Almbacken, Asplunda, Asptorp

Bastås, Bastås (Lilla), Berget, Bergfallet, Björklund, Björknås, Björksäter, Björktorp, Björnsätter, Björntorp, Björnäs, Björnängen (Lilla/Stora), Blomhagen, Bondsätter, Borrsten, Brinken, Brotorp, Bruhäll, Brunnstorp, Bråten, Bäcktorp (Lilla/Stora)

Carlsberg

Dahlstorp, Damtorp (Lilla), Djupdalen

Ekelund, Enebacken, Engströmstorp, Ericstorp, Eriksberg, Eriksdal

Fallet, Fallhagen, Fattighuset, Finnfallet, Flinkslätten (Lilla/Stora), Flöttjan, Foten, Fräkenhagen, Frötuna (Bruk/Kvarn/Löt/Säteri), Frötunahult, Frötunanäs, Furuskallen

Getingdal, Gillbo, Glädjehagen, Glädjen, Granberget, Granhammar, Granhult, Granlund, Gransäter, Granön, Gruffallet, Grönbo, Gröndal, Grönhult, Grönlund, Grönlund (Södra), Gustavstorp, Gårdsjöhult, Gärsätter, Gökboda, Götlunda

Hacktorp, Hagby, Hagalund, Hagelsbäcken, Hagen, Haget, Hagsäter, Haketorp, Hallerud, Halmsäter, Harlund, Harparboda (Lilla/Stora),

Hasta (Norra Gården/Norra Mellangården/Södra Mellangården/Södra Gården/Ås/ägor),

Hastorp, Herrfallet (Lilla/Stora), Hildelund, Hjelmsäter, Hoberg, Holmen, Hult (Södra/Västra/Östra), Hultnäs, Husartorp, Hyddan, Hägerdalen (Lilla/Stora), Häggsätter, Hälla, Hällboda, Hälltorp, Hästflyn, Hästhagen, Hästnäs, Högby, Högbyås, Höglund, Högsjönäs, Höktorp

Igelsäter, Ingatorp

Jakobsberg, Janstorp, Johannesberg, Johanneslund, Järnäs (Norra/Södra/Soldattorp/ägor), Järnäsfallet

Kackelkärr (Lilla/Stora), Karlsberg, Karlslund, Karlstorp, Kavelhäll, Kafveltorp, Klaestorp, Knatthäll, Kristinelund, Krämplinge, Kuggenäs, Kuggenäs (Lilla), Kyrkotorp, Kåsäter, Källtorp, Kärrboda (Lilla/Stora), Körartorp

Larstorp, Liljeholmen, Lilla Aborrtorp, Lilla Björnängen, Lilla Flinkslätten, Lilla Harparboda. Lilla Herrfallet, Lilla Kackelkärr, Lilla Kuggenäs, Lilla Kärrboda, Lilla Lövsätter, Lilla Sandtorp, Lilla Skogsberg, Lilla Stensta, Lilla Stensätter, Lilla Sättertorp, Lilla Sättran, Lilla Torpängen, Lilla Västansjö, Lilltofta, Lindholmen (Lilla/Stora), Lillökna, Lindhagen, Linnäs (Lilla/Stora), Locknäs, Lund, Lunger (Norra/Södra), Lycketorp, Långboda, Långhäll, Långsäter, Löfhult, Löflund, Löfåsen, Löten, Lövsätter

Mariedal, Moen, Motorp, Måsen

Nannberga, Nannbergatorp, Nannkärr, Nasta, Norlund (Östra), Norrsätter, Norrtorp, Norsborg, Norshammar, Nybacken, Nyby, Nybygget, Nyckelby (Västra/Östra), Nyfallet, Nyhagen, Nylund, Nylunda, Nynäs, Nysäter, Nytorp, Nödfallet

Olstorp, Orrkilen, Orrtorp, Oxhagen (Lilla/Stora)

Peterstorp, Pettersberg, Petterslund, Prestgården

Raksäter (Racksätter), Ramnäs, Rasboda, Rosendal, Rundbäcken, Rystugan, Rysätter, Räsvik (Lilla/Stora)

Sand (Lilla/Stora), Sandgropen, Sandhagen (Lilla/Stora), Sandhäll, Sandtorp (Lilla/Stora), Sandvad, Sandåsen, Sickelsjö, Sicktorp, Sirsjöhult, Sirsjölund, Sjöfallet, Sjölunda, Sjömo, Skansen, Skogsberg (Lilla/Stora), Skogsgård (Lilla/Stora), Skogslund, Skogstorp, Skotorp, Skräddartorp, Skötthagen, Slyte, Slängbäcken, Snickartorp, Sockenstugan, Stenbacken, Stenfallet, Stenhagen, Stensbo, Stensta, Stensta (Lilla), Stenstorp, Stensätter, Stensätter (Lilla), Stora Aborrtorp, Stora Björnängen, Stora Flinkslätten, Stora Herrfallet, Stora Kackelkärr, Stora Kärrboda, Stora Sandtorp, Stora Skogsberg, Stora Sättertorp, Stora Sättran, Storängen, Storökna, Stångtorp, Stäbacken, Stäberg, Stäholm, Stälund, Svartkärr, Sågen, Sätran (Lilla/Stora), Sättertorp (Lilla/Stora), Söderhult, Södra Grönlund, Sörberga, Sörlund, Sörsätter

Tillberga, Torp, Torpstång, Torpängen, Trundbäcken, Trädgårdstorp, Tysktorp

Udden, Uggelkilen, Ullersätter, Urvalla

Vestansjö, Vretlunda, Västansjö (Lilla), Västerlunda, Västersätter, Västra Norlund, Västra Nysätter, Västtorp

Ytterberga

Årängen, Åsen, Åslund, Åsta, Åsta (Lilla/Norra), Åstorp, Åtorp

Ählkärr, Ängfallet (Lilla/Stora), Ängtorp, Äsmyr, Äspnäs

Ökna, Östersäte, Österåsen, Österängen, Östra Granlund, Östra Norlund

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, 1840-1947, ($), index and images. Also on Arkiv Digital ($), 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 ($),
 * ($),
 * Arkiv Digital ($), and
 * SVAR at Riksarkivet.

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Family History Library Records
Click Sweden, Örebro Records for a full listing of microfilmed records (some digitized online) at the Family History Librarythat 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

Related Sources
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