Jokkmokk Parish,Norrbotten, Sweden Genealogy

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

(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
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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 * 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.

Online Database Church Records
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 * MyHeritage.com ($),
 * ($),
 * Arkiv Digital ($), and
 * SVAR at Riksarkivet.

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Family History Library Records
Click Sweden, Norrbotten 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, Norrbotten" and then select your parish.

Military Records

 * Sweden Military Records
 * Central Soldiers Register InstructionsSearch Engine

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 * Reading Gothic Handwriting for Swedish Genealogy, Lesson 1
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