Beateberg Parish, Skaraborg, Sweden Genealogy

Guide to Beateberg 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
Abberud Kvarnen, Abberud Lilla, Abberud Stora, Alefallet, Anderstorp, Arvidstorp

Backa Lilla, Backa Stora, Backgården Rya, Baggebo, Beatebergstorp, Beatelund, Bengtstorp, Berget, Blombacken, Blomsterhult, Bolet, Bolstorp, Bondtorp, Borghem, Braxbol Kvarnen, Braxbol Lilla, Braxbol Stora, Brobacka, Brovaktarebostället Lagerfors. Brunnstorp

Ebbhult

Falla, Falla Spanskholmen, Fattigstugan, Flatan

Galleråsen, Grindstugan, Gäddenäs Jungfrugården, Gäddenäs Lilla, Gäddenäs Sörgården, Gäddenäs Sörgården Soldattorp, Gäddenäs Västergården, Gäddhemmet

Hagen, Hattorp, Henrikstorp, Herrängen, Herrängen Lilla, Herrängen Stora, Hoberget, Hogsan, Hogsmossen, Hogsåsen, Honungsberget, Hultastugan, Hultet, Hultåsen, Hästhagen

Jonstorp, Jungfrugården Gäddenäs, Jättafallet

Kaggafallet, Kalfjället, Kanterud, Karlås, Karlås Soldattorpet, Kasuben, Klämmestorp, Kockatorp, Kojan, Kronogården Myckeltorp, Kullerud, Kvarnagården Lindåsen, Kvarnen Abberud, Kvarnen Braxbol, Kvarnen Mårud, Kvarnen Vräkfors, Kvarnlyckan, Källstorp

Lagerfors, Lagerfors Brovaktarebostället, Larsatorp, Lerknulten, Libäck Liden, Lilla Abberud, Lilla Backa, Lilla Braxbol, Lilla Gäddenäs, Lilla Herrängen, Lilla Lindhult, Lilla Skogatorp, Lilla Stubbetorp, Lindhult Lilla, Lindhult Stora, Lindåsen, Lindåsen Kvarnagården, Lund, Lövvassa Västergården, Lövvassa Västergården Soldattorp, Lövvassa Östergården

Magderud Säteri, Mellangården Rya, Mon, Mossen, Mullsjön, Musko, Myckeltorp Kronogården, Mårud Kvarnen

Nilsatorp, Noltorp, Noläng, Nordgården Rya, Norrfjäll, Nybygget, Nyråsen, Nytorp, Nyängen

Persbo, Perstorp, Pommern, Possebäcken, Prästbacka, Pukerud, Pulsängen, Pulsängen Soldattorpet, Pölen

Rosendal, Rya Backgården, Rya Mellangården, Rya Nordgården, Rya Sörgården, Ryholm Säteri, Råsa

Sandåsen, Seinkneckts, Siggetorp, Sikan, Skogstorp Lilla, Skogstorp Stora, Skogen, Skogsbolet, Skolbacken, Skräddaretorp, Skönbrunn, Slätterna, Sockenkammaren, Soldattorpet Gäddenäs Sörgården, Soldattorpet Karlås, Soldattorpet Lövvassa Västergård, Soldattorpet Pulsängen, Soldattorpet Önnerud, Spakås, Spanskholmen, Spanskholmen Falla, Spetsbol, Stenklämman, Stensrud, Stenstorp, Stenåsen, Stora Abberud, Stora Backa, Stora Braxbol, Stora Härrängen, Stora Lindhult, Stora Skogatorp, Stora Stubbetorp, Stubbetorp Lilla, Stubbetorp Stora, Svenmånstorp, Svärtebacken, Sågarebacken, Säteriet Magderud, Säteriet Ryholm, Söderäng, Sörgården Gäddenäs, Sörgården Rya

Tegelbruket, Tegelslagaretorp, Tomtåsen, Torstenstorp, Tranemon, Trapp, Trepp, Trull, Trånga

Vargvadet, Vargängen, Vräkfors Kvarnen, Välfällan, Västerflyttan, Västergården Gäddenäs, Västergården Lövvassa, Västeräng

Åkullen, Årlupet, Åsen

Ängafallet, Ängatorp, Ängåsen, Äskelidsbygget, Äspelunden

Ölmestorp, Önnerud, Önnerud Soldattorpet, Örlåsen, Österflyttan, Östergården Lövvassa

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

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 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 ($),
 * Ancestry.com ($),
 * Arkiv Digital ($), and
 * SVAR at Riksarkivet.

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