Rämmen Parish, Värmland, Sweden Genealogy

Guide to Rämmen 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
Agarna, Altan, Andersberg

Baggetorpet, Baggetorpshagen, Bergbacken, Bergsmansgården, Blockenhus, Borbo, Bosjöberget, Bosjöedet, Bosjöfallet Västra, Bosjöfallet Östra, Bosjöhagen, Bosjöheden, Bråttjärnsudden, Bråtåsen, Bygget

Dalkarlssjön, Djuprämen, Djuprämsfallet, Drågen

Fallet, Fallhöjden, Fikullen, Filoberget, Fiskhushöjden, Flatåsen, Franshöjden

Granberget, Granbergstjärn

Hackransberget, Hagen, Harkfallet, Harsmecka, Henningsberg, Herrgården Rämen, Holmsjöfallet, Holmsjöhöjden Nedre, Holmsjöhöjden Östra, Holmsjön, Hultet, Häckhöjden, Hästberget, Högsjöfallet, Högsjön

Jungfruudden

Kartbacken, Kistmossen, Klipptorp, Klostret, Knappberget, Kooktjärn, Kurkhöjden Nedre, Kurkhöjden Västra, Kurkhöjden Övre, Kurktorp, Kvarnbygget, Kvarnen Nya, Kvifallet, Kyrkmossen, Källmossen, Kämpetorp

Lafallet, Laggsundet Norra, Laggsundet Södra, Ledrågen, Lesjöfors, Lesjöfors bruk, Lesjöfors kvarn, Lesjötorp, Liljendal, Liljmanstorp, Lilla Lönnhöjden, Linnerhöjden, Linneråsen, Långfallet Västra, Långfallet Östra, Långmarken, Lönnhöjden Lilla, Lönnhöjden Stora, Lönnhöjdensåsen, Lövlund

Mockviken, Myren under Rämsberg, Mölnbo

Nedre Holmsjöhöjden, Nedre Kurkhöjden, Nilsbo, Nordvik Norra, Nordvik Södra, Norra Laggsundet, Norra Norsvik, Norra Näset, Nya Kvarnen, Nybo, Nyland, Näset Norra, Näset Västra, Näset Södra, Näsåsen

Omsjön, Ottertjärn

Piltorp, Pullingstorp

Rämens Herrtorp, Rämsberget, Rämsbergs gruvor, Rämshöjden, Rämsnäs

Sjöstad, Skolhuset, Skärfjället, Skärfjällsberget, Slädsjöheden, Slädsjötorp, Slädsjöände, Smednäset, Snickartorp, Spelbo, Sporrtorpet, Sporrtorpåsen, Stjärnberget, Stjärnkullen, Stockholmsåsen, Stora Lönnhöjden, Stormossen, Svarttjärnsberget, Södra Djuprämen, Södra Laggsundet, Södra Nordvik, Södra Näset

Tallåsen, Tandfallet, titthöjden

Uggleåsen

Vattbäcken, Viken, Viksholm, Vinnersnåret, Vitklinten, Vitklintststäppan, Våberget, Västerlundsudden, Västra Bosjöfallet, Västra Kurkhöjden, Västra Långfallet, Västra Näset

Åkerhöjden under Laggsundet, Åkerviken, Ängviken

Ön-Nordvik, Österbotten, Östervik, Östra Bosjöfallet, Östra Holmsjöhöjden, Östra Långfallet, Övre Kurkhöjden

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.)
 * FamilySearch Historical Records.
 * 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 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

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

References:
Rämmen Husförhörslängd 1838-1844 Ortregister