By Parish, Värmland, Sweden Genealogy

Guide to By Parish, Sweden ancestry, family history, and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, 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
Amnerud, Amnerudstorp, Arvsbyn, Askedalen Västra, Askedalen Östra

Backen under Borgene, Backen unbder Skane, Badene lastplats, Bengtsbol, Bengtstorp, Billerud, Björnåsen, Björrud, Björrudstorp, Björstorp, Borgene Norra, Borgene Södra, Borgene udde, Brunnsdalen, Brunnsbol, Bråten under Krokstad, Bråten under Spesslanda, Bråten under Sulerud, Bräcka, Bränsvall, By, Bytorp, Bäck, Bäcketorp, Börjestorp

Cederoterud, Charlottenberg

Dalen, degerängen Norra, Degerängen Södra, Duse

Eriksbråten

Fagerås, Fiskaretorp, Fågelhagen

Grönvall, Gunnarsbol, Gustafsberg, Gällsby

Haget, Halvardstorp, Hargene, Hamnen, Hjälmerud

Ideberg

Johanneberg, Jönstorp

Holtznäs

Kanalen, Karlberg, Karlsborg, Klockareestugan, Knistad, Knäppa, Kopparsvik, Kristineberg under Väsby, Kristineberg under Sjögerås, Krokstad, Kroktån, Kruseberg, Kråkerud, Kullen, Kvarnbäcken, Kyrkerud, Kyrkeruds komministerboställe, Kålängen, Källås, Kärvinge

Lerviken, Lugnet, Låkan, Läppetan

Mellantorp, Mjölnarstugan, Mossen under Slättvål, Mossen under Vålet, Myren under Spesslanda, Myren under Säffle, Mörlid

Niklasberg, Nolby Norra, Nolby Södra, Norelund under Spesslanda, Norelund under Säffle, Nybråten, Nybyggerud under Bäck, Nybyggerud under Skane, Nybyggerud under Slättvik, Nybyggerud under Öken, Nygård, Näbben under Gunnarsbol, Näbben under Spesslanda

Olstorp, Oxmyren

Petersburg, Prästgården, Punglätta

Ramsdalen, Rasten, Rosendal, Rosendalsmyren, Rud, Rudbergskerud, Rållserud, Rållserudstorp, Rävholmen Norra, Rävholmen Södra, Rönningen under Kråered, Rönningen under Nolby, Rörvass, Rösen

Sandlyckan, Sandviken, Sjögerås, Skackelberga, Skane Norra, Skane Södra, Skanekroken, Skarphyttan, Skogfälterud, Skogvaktaretorp, Slankerud, Slättvål, Smersbol, Smörgraven, Smuterud, Spesshult, Spesslanda, Stacka, Stenåsen, Stormyren, Strand, Stubban, Sulerud, Sund, Sundstorp, Sunsa Norra, Sunsa Södra, Säffle

Tibble, Tittut, Torstenstorp, Tullstugan

Udden

Vålet, Väsby, Västbro

Ängtorp under Skane Norra, Ängtorp under Skane Södra

Återslöp

Ödesviken, Öken

Husvill

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, ($), index and images. Also on Ancestry.com, ($), 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 ($),
 * ($),
 * Arkiv Digital ($), and
 * SVAR at Riksarkivet.

Help Using ArkivDigital: Online Databases for Sweden

 * These lessons will teach you how to use ArkivDigital:
 * ArkivDigital: Explore Your Swedish Heritage

Family History Library Records
Click Värmland 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, Värmland and then select your parish.

Military Records

 * Sweden Military Records
 * Central Soldiers Register InstructionsSearch Engine

Related Sources
Sweden Online Genealogy Records Ask the Community

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


 * FamilySearch Online Lessons - Reading Scandinavian Handwriting:
 * Scandinavian Handwriting
 * Scandinavian Handwriting, part 3 - no part 2 available

Help With Research Objectives and Strategies
Sweden Research Strategies

References:
By Husförhörslängd 1836-1840 Ortregister