Jokkmokk Parish,Norrbotten, Sweden Genealogy

Guide to Jokkmokk Parish, Sweden ancestry, family history, and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, and military records.

History
Jokkmokk parish was created in 1607 from Luleå parish. The parish of Kvikkjokk was created from Jokkmokk in 1696. Gällivare was created from Jokkmokk in 1742. Kvikkjokks parish was combined with Jokkmokk in 1923. Jokkmokks parish was divided 1923 into 4 record keeping districts Jokkmokk, Kvikkjokk, Porjus and Puottaure. 1959 Vuollerim record keeping district was created from Jokkmokks. The parishes of Porjus and Vuollerim were created from Jokkmokk in 1962 and the other record keeping districts were dissolved.

(2) Jokkmokk parish was formed in 1607 when Luleå Lapland and a few more villages broke out from Luleå parish. In 1696, Kvikkjokk parish was broken out of Jokkmokk parish. On November 11, 1742, Gällivare parish was broken out of Jokkmokk parish.

On May 1, 1923, Kvikkjokk's chapel congregation ceased. Instead, Jokkmokk's parish was divided into four church registration districts; Jokkmokks, Kvikkjokks, Porjus and Puottaure church accounting districts. On November 1, 1959, another church accounting district, Vuollerim's church accounting district, was broken out of part of Jokkmokk's church accounting district and part of Puottaure's church accounting district. For the church accounting district's archives, see the respective church archives.

Porjus and Vuollerim's church registration district was transformed on January 1, 1962 into separate parishes.

On 31 December 1975, Jokkmokk's, Kvikkjokk's and Puottaure's church registration districts within Jokkmokk's parish were dissolved.

Jokkmokk parish constituted its own pastorate 1607-1617 to then be part of a joint pastorate with Luleå parish (mother parish). In the years 1693-1696, the parish again constituted its own pastorate and then became an annex parish to Kvikkjokk's pastorate until 1796. Jokkmokk parish then became the mother parish in the pastorate with Kvikkjokk as an annex parish. From 1 May 1923, Jokkmokk became its own pastorate until the parish division in 1962. Jokkmokk parish (mother parish) and Porjus parish then formed a joint pastorate.

In 1962, the parish of Jokkmokk, Porjus and Vuollerim formed a common church community. The community forms its own archive, the church community archives of Jokkmokk, Porjus and Vuollerim parishes. The archive includes i.a. real estate and financial documents.

Place Names
Allakajur, Allakjaur, Altajaur, Anajokk, Amutkaski, Autjikis

Betsejuoppa, Björkholmen, Bredträsk, Brännheden, Bäckaskog

Djupbäcken, Djupträsk

Fähusudden

Granudden, Görjeån

Haraudden, Hatten, Holmträsk, Högträsk

Jokkmokk, Jokkmokks kyrkoplats, Juggijaur, Juognajaur, Juokkil

Kajndajaur, Kalludden, Kaltisluokta, Kamajock, Karats, Karlslund, Kibmajaur, Kilkok, Kittajaur, Klubudden, Konka, Kojkul, Kopponis, Koskats, Kuortek, Kuoka, Kvikkjokk, Kåbdalis, Kåikul

Lagnäsån, Lebben, Levik, Ligga = Anajokk, Linbäcksudden, Lomijaur nr 1 = Murjek, Louvaure, Luovvus, Lövberget

Maitum, Mallenjarka, Mattisudden, Maxivuoma, Mellajock, Messaure, Murjek, Muorjevara,Muorjik Lommivara, Mårdholm,Mörtberg, Mörtträsk

Nausta, Nautahaure, Nautejaur, Nelkerim, Njavve, Njakaure, Njetsakårså, Njetsavare, Njunjes, Norrijaur, Norrvik, Näsberg, Nästräsk

Paijenis, Pajerim, Palkejaur, Perlan, Perlholm, Persbakcen, Peske, Peuraure, Pirtinjaur, Porjus, Porsi, Porrimäli, Porsiavan, Porseidet, Porsifors, Pouttaure, Purkijaur, Pärlholmen

Randijaur, Ranidjaur Östra, Riddak, Raudakielas

Saggatsfors, Sarkavaara, Saskam, Seunaure, Skellarim, Slacka, Sirkas, Snauva, Snesudden Spadnovaare, Soutajur, Stenträsk, Storbacken, Storträsk, Storvallen, Sudock, Suobbatselet, Suoksjokk, Svanträsk, Säutajaur

Tarrejock, Tjajaniarka, Tjajaniarka), Tjåmotis, Tjärkaskelas, Tjäruträsk, Torrajaur, Tuorpen, Tårajaur

Vajkijaur, Vajmat, Vaihjärn, Varjik, Vuojatnjarke, Vuollerim, Vuollerimstjärn

Åkerberg, Åkerholmen, Ålluluokt, Årrenjarka

Änamasviken

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Census Records

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