Karleby Parish, Skaraborg, Sweden Genealogy

Guide to Karleby 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
Backgården Karleby, Bredegården, Bäckgården Lovene

Fattigstugan, Fogdegården Karleby, Frostagården

Goagården, Gästgivaregården Leaby

Hagen, Haragården Holma, Haragården Karleby, Haratorp, Holma Haragården, Holma Källegården, Holma Mellomgården, Hovmansgården Leaby, Hunstorp, Hyltegården Karleby

Karleby Backgården, Karleby Bredegården, Karleby Fogdegården, Karleby Frostagården, Karleby Goagården, Karleby Haragården, Karleby Hyltegården, Karleby Klövagården, Karleby Korpagården, Karleby Källegården, Karleby Lilla Skattegården, Karleby Lillegården, Karleby Logården, Karleby Mellomgården, Karleby Möagården, Karleby Skåningsgården, Karleby Stommen, Karleby Stora Skattegården, Karleby Storegården, Karleby Strängsgården, Karleby Trägården, Karleby Uddagården, Karleby Utbogården, Karleby Ännagården, Karlsborg, Klövagården Karleby, Klövhålan, Korpagården Karleby, Kristoffershemmet, Kroken, Kvarnen under Fogdegården Karleby, Källegården Holma Källegården Karleby, Källegården Leaby

Lagersholm, Laxarehemmet, Laxaretorpet, Leaby Gästgivaregården, Leaby Hovmansgården, Leaby Källegården, Leaby Nolgården, Leaby Skattegården, Leaby Övregården, Liden, Lilla Skattegården Karleby, Lilla Smedstorp, Lillegården Karleby, Logården, Lovene Bäckgården, Lovene Mörkagården, Lovene Nolgården, Lovene Skattegården, Lovene Stommen

Mellomgården Holma, Mellomgården Karleby, Mellomgärdet, Midfalefloge, Möagården Karleby, Mörkagården Lovene

Nolgården Leaby, Nolgården Lovene

Perstorp

Ravelstorp

Skattegården Leaby, Skattegården Lilla Karleby, Skattegården Lovene, Skattegården Stora Karleby, Skåningsgården, Smedstorp Lilla, Smedstorp Stora, Snösbäck, Stommen Karleby, Stommen Lovene, Stora Skattegården Karleby, Stora Smedstorp, Storegården Karleby, Strängsgården Karleby

Tomten, Trägården Karleby

Uddagården Karleby, Utbogården

Ännagården Karleby

Öland, Övregården Leaby

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