Slöta Parish, Skaraborg, Sweden Genealogy

Guide to Slöta 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
Albogården Synnerål, Allmänningen Slöta, Augumentet Lövberga

Backa kvarn, Backen Falekvarna, Backen Slöta, Backgården Saleby, Backgården Slöta, Berget, Bondehemmet, Bosebacken, Bosgården Smeby, Bygården Slöta

Enåsen

Falekvarna Mellomgården, Falekvarna Pilagården, Fattigstugan, Finkagården Synnerål

Gläshagen, Gläshagens kvarn, Gottland, Grevagården Slöta

Herregården Saleby, Hulegården, Högalid

Jutagården Saleby, Jutagården Synnerål

Kampagården Smeby, Kankorna, Karsgården Saleby, Katrineberg, Kinnagården Saleby, Kinnatomten Kinnatomtengården, Knapagården Kättilstorp, Korsvägen, Krakahemmet, Kristinelund, Krusekvarn, Kulan, Kvarnen under Backen, Kvarnen under Falekvarna Mellomgården, Kvarnen under Gläshagen, Kvarnen under Prästgården, Kvarnkullen, Kyrkogården Slöta, Källegården Saleby, Kättilstorp, Kättilstorp Knapagården, Kättilstorp Mellomgården, Kättilstorp Nedegården, Kättilstorp Nolgården, Köparegården Saleby

Leaby Hovmans och Källegårdar, Ledsgården Slöta, Lilla Skarpås, Lilla Skattegården Saleby, Lillegården Saleby, Lockgården Synnerål, Luffa Kvarn, Lövberga, Lövberga Mossagården

Makvarn, Marieberg, Mellomgården Falekvarna, Mellomgården Falekvarna kvarn, Mellomgården Kättilstorp, Mellomgården Smeby, Mossagården Lövberga, Munkebo

Nedergården Kätilstorp, Nolgården Slöta, Nolgården Kättilstorp, Nolgården Synnerål, Noltorp, Norra Torsholmen, Nortorpet, Nybygget, Nätered

Orrekulle

Pilagården Falekvrna, Prästgården Slöta, Prästkvarnen, Påvagården Smeby

Rosenlund, Rusthållet Saleby, Rännefalan

Saleby Augment, Saleby Backgården, Saleby Herregården, Saleby Hulegården, Saleby Jutagården, Saleby Karsgården, Saleby Kinnagården, Saleby Källegården, Saleby Köparegården, Saleby Lilla Skattegården, Saleby Lillegården, Saleby Rusthåll, Saleby Stora Skattegården, Saleby Trädgården, Skarpås, Skarpås Lilla, Skarpås Stora, Skottagården Synnerål, Slöta Allmmänning, Slöta Backgården, Slöta Bygprden, Slöta Grevagården, Slöta Kyrkogården, Slöta Ledsgården, Slöta Nolgården, Slöta Prästgården, Sörgården, Slöta Västergården, Slöta Östergården, Smeby Bosgården, Smeby Kampagården, Smeby Mellomgården, Smeby Påvagården, Smeby Skattegården, Smeby Stommen, Smebytorp, Stenbrottet, Stommen Smeby, Stora Skarpås, Stora Skattegården Saleby, Svartekulla, Synnerål Albogården, Synnerål Finkagården, Synnerål Jutagården, Synnerål Lockgården, Synnerål Nolgården, Synnerål Skottagården, Synnerål Sågaregården, Sågaregården Synnerål, Södra Torsholmen, Sörgården Slöta

Tomten, Torsholmen Norra, Torsholmen Södra, Trin, Trägården Saleby

Vaxby, Västergården Slöta

Åbotorp

Örlid, Östergården Slöta

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, 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
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