Bjurholm Parish, Västerbotten, Sweden Genealogy

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

History
The present municipality has the same territory as the one instituted in 1863, when the municipal system was implemented in Sweden. Between 1974 and 1983 it became a part of Vännäs Municipality. The split in 1983 made Bjurholm the least populated of all Swedish municipalities.

(2) Bjurholm parish was formed in 1808 by transferring part of Nordmaling parish to the new parish.

Bjurholm parish together with Nordmaling parish formed a joint pastorate 1808-1815. In 1815 the parish constituted its own pastorate.

At the time of the establishment of the parish, Aborrfors, Agneström, Balfors, Balsjö, Bjurholm, Brännland, Högland, Högås, Kyrktjärn, Lillarmsjö, Mariebäck, Nordanås, Nyby, Näsland, Näsmark, Ottervattnet, Stenvattnet, Strömåker, Vitvattnet, Vännrest, Vännrest, Väännäs, Väännäs belonged.

Until 1858, the parish was divided into three districts; Nordmalings and Bjurholms tingslag, Lycksele tingslag and Åsele tingslag. Since the Lapland freedoms ended in 1858, the parish belonged to Nordmaling's and Bjurholm's districts.

By decision of 1865, Balsjö, Bredträsk, Halvpundsjö, Övre Nyland, Ström, Stennäs, Sörholmsjö, Västra Strömåker, Västerås, Öreström and Malmby were incorporated into Bjurholm's parish, which were previously considered to belong to Lapland. Some of these villages had already been entered in Bjurholm's church books.

By decisions of 1858 and 1868, the homestead Sandsjönäs 1 was transferred from Lycksele parish to Bjurholm parish. Due to enjoyed Lapland freedom, which ceased in 1873, the homestead in Lycksele remained for some time thereafter.

From 1920, an area of ​​the homestead Norrfors was transferred from Bjurholm parish to Nordmaling parish.

From 1944, the land register units Grönnäs, Häggnäs, Långvattnet, Norrfors, Söråker, Vackerås, Viängnet or Ånäset were transferred, and Överläggda from Bjurholms to Nordmalings parish.

The following villages have had different parish affiliations: - Bastuträsk, now Bjurholm, is included in house extensions for Bjurholm A I: 1-, Vindeln / Degerfors A I: 1- and Nordmaling A I: 1-5, 7 - Bredträsk, now in Bjurholm, is included in Nordmaling A I: 3-5 and Fredrika A I: 1- - Brån, now in Nordmaling, is included in Bjurholm A I: 1- - Fällfors, now in Nordmaling, is included in Bjurholm A I: 1 and Nordmaling A I: 3- - Grönnäs, now in Nordmaling, is included in Bjurholm A I: 1 - Halvpundsjö and Holmsjö, now in Bjurholm, are included in Fredrika A I: 1- - Häggnäs, now in Nordmaling, is included in Bjurholm A I: 1 - Långvattnet, now in Nordmaling, is included in Bjurholm A I: 1 and Nordmaling A I: 3-5.7 - Malmby, now in Bjurholm, compares Lycksele A I: 8- and Bjurholm A I: 2- - Norrfors, now in Nordmaling, is included in Bjurholm A I: 1- - Norrholmsjö, now in Bjurholm, is included in Fredrika A I: 1- - Pettersborg, now in Vindeln / Degerfors, is included in Bjurholm A I: 2- and Degerfors A I: 3- - Stennäs, now in Bjurholm, is included in Fredrika A I: 1- - Storarmsjön, now in Bjurholm, is included in Bjurholm A I: 1 and Vindeln / Degerfors A I: 1- - Strömbäck, now in Vännäs, is included in Bjurholm A I: 2- and Vännäs A I: 4 - Vackerås, now in Nordmaling, is included in Bjurholm A I: 3 - Öreström, now in Bjurholm, is included in Bjurholm A I: 1- and Lycksele A I: 4, 6 - Överlögda, now in Nordmaling, recorded in Bjurholm A I: 2-



Place Names
Abborfors, Abbortjärn, Agnäs

Backfors, Balfors, Balsjö, Balåker, Bastuträsk, Berg, Bjurbäck, Bjurholm, Bjurvattnet, Bjurvik, Björknäs, Bracksele, Brattby, Brån, Brännland

Degernäs

Forsnäs

Gravfors, Grännäs

Holmåker, Häggnäs, Högland, Högliden, Högås

Johannesbor

Karlsbäck, Klubbsjö

Lillarmsjö, Lillberg, Ljusåker, Lågsjö, Långnäs, Långvattnet, Långvik

Malmby, Mariebäck, Mellansjö, Mellantjärn, Mellanå, Mjösjö Grannäs

Nordansjö, Nordanås, Nordås, Norrby, Norrfors, Norrnäs, Norrström, Nyby, Nygård, Nyholm, Nyland, Nylunda, Nytorp, Nyåker, Näsland, Näsmark, Nässund

Otternäs, Ottervattne

Provåker

Slätmark, Stensvattnet, Storarmsjö, Storandsjö, Storandsjönäs, Ström, Strömsjöliden, Strömsund, Strömåker, Sunnanå, Söderå, Sörby, Sörfors

Vackerås, Vitvattnet, Vännäs, Västansjö, Västernyliden, Västerås

Åkernäs

Älskanäs, Ängesåker

Överlögdeå, Önskanäs, Öreström, Östervik

Personer utan bestämd vistelseort ( People without a permanent residence)

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.


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

Online Database Church Records
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 * SVAR at Riksarkivet.

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Military Records

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