Gökhem Parish, Skaraborg, Sweden Genealogy

Guide to Gökhem 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
Anderstorp, Andregården Holöja, Anguntorp Lilla, Anguntorp Stora

Backebo, Bengt Nilsgården Valeberg, Bergsgården Gökhem, Bium, Björkelund, Brickarebo, Brickarehögen under Kroketorp, Brickarehögen Valeberg Hulegården, Brickarehögen Valeberg rote, Brobacka, Brunn, Bäckagården Valeberg, Bältaregården Gökhem, Börstorp

Drängegården Holöja

Erik Persgården Holöja

Fattigstugan, Frälsegården Ravelstorp, Fröarebro

Gategården Skår, Gateände, Grinden under Lexberg Södra, Grinden under Skår Ledsgården, Gunnarviken, Gästgivaregården Gökhem, Gökhem Bergsgården, Gökhem Bältaregården, Gökhem Gästgivaregården, Gökhem Hulegården, Gökhem Landbogården, Gökhem Ledsgården, Gökhem Nästegården, Gökhem Olof Persgården, Gökhem Prästgården, Gökhem Skattegården, Gökhem Östergården

Hagröret, Hamrehus, Hamremad Holöja Andregården, Holöja Drängegården, Holöja Erik Persgården, Holöja Mellomgården, Holöja Skattegården, Holöja Stallmästaregården, Holöja Sven Larsgården, Hovmansgården Valeberg, Hulan, Hulegården Gökhem, Hulegården Skår, Hulegården Valeberg, Hustru Ingridsgården Rogestorp, Hälde, Härstorp, Höjen under Gökhem Olof Persgården, Höjen under Skår Skattegården, Höjen under Skår Ödegården

Intäkt (Intage)

Kalkbruket, Kartegården Ravelstorp, Kartegården Skår, Kockagården Remmen, Korsaled under Anguntorp Lilla, Korsaled under Anguntorp Stora, Krontorp, Kråketorp, Kvarnbacken, Kvarnen, Kvarngården, Kvarntorpet, Kvistrum, Källebacken, Källeberg, Kättilsmarken

Landbogården Gökhem, Ledet under Gökhem Prästgården, Ledet under Lexberg Södra, Ledsgården Gökhem, Ledsgården Skår, Lexberg Norra, Lexberg Södra, Lilla Anguntorp, Lilla Skogskälle, Lilla Äleberg, Lillegården Skår, Ljustorp, Lockevrån

Mellomgården Holöja, Mellomgården Remmen

Nils Olofsgården Äleberg, Nordgården Remmen, Norra Lexbeg, Nyatorp, Nygården, Nytorp, Nytorpet, Nästegården Gökhem, Nöjet

Olof Persgården Gökhem, Olof Persgården Skår, Olof Svensgården Valeberg, Olofsgården Ravelstorp

Paulun, Pearhem, Per Larsgården Äleberg, Plomsåsen, Prästgården Gökhem

Ravelstorp Frälsegården, Ravelstorp Kartegården, Ravelstorp Kartegården, Ravelstorp Kartegården, Ravelstorp Olofsgården, Ravelstorp Torsagården, Remberget, Remmen Kockagården, Remmen Mellomgården, Remmen Nordgården, Remmen Sörgården, Rogestorp Hustru Ingridsgården

Sjötorpet, Skallsjö, Skattegården Gökhem, Skattegården Holöja, Skattegården Skår, Skogskälle Lilla, Skogskälle Stora, Skolhuset, Skår Gategården, Skår Hulegården, Skår Kartegården, Skår Ledsgården, Skår Lillegården, Skår Olof Persgården, Skår Skattegården, Skår Storegården, Skår Trägården, Skår Åsen, Skår Spångaberget, Spångaberget under Skogskälle Stora, Spångaberget under Skår Kartegården, Spångaberget under Skår Lillegården, Stallmästaregården Holöja, Stattute, Stora Anguntorp, Stora Skogskälle, Store Äleberg, Storegården Skår, Storegården Valeberg, Sven Larsgården Holöja, Sven Persgården Rogestorp, Södra Lexberg, Sörgården Remmen

Tomten, Torsagården Ravelstorp, Trimstorp, Trulsefallet, Trägården Skår, Tången

Valeberg Bengt Nilsgården, Valeberg Bäckagården, Valeberg Hovmansgården, Valeberg Hulegården, Valeberg Olof Svensgården, Valeberg Storegården, Vasabacken, Vrån

Åsen Skår

Äleberg Lilla, Äleberg Nils Olofsgården, Äleberg Per Larsgården, Äleberg Stora, Älåsen

Ödegården Skår, Östergården Gökhem, Överkyrke

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 Göteve, Marka, Sörby, Ullene, Vilske-Kleva.

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.
 * at FamilySearch.
 * MyHeritage.com ($),
 * ($),
 * Arkiv Digital ($), and

Husförhörslängd Gökhem AI:1 1788 - 1794 Gökhem AI:2 1795 - 1797 Gökhem AI:3 1798 - 1804 Gökhem AI:4 1805 - 1808 Gökhem AI:5 1809 - 1821 Gökhem AI:6 1821 - 1830 Gökhem AI:7 1830 - 1838 Gökhem AI:8 1838 - 1850 Gökhem AI:9 1850 - 1858 Gökhem AI:10 1858 - 1862 Gökhem AI:11 1862 - 1869 Gökhem AI:12 1868 - 1876 Gökhem AI:13 1876 - 1883 Gökhem AI:14 1876 - 1883 Gökhem AI:15 1883 - 1895 Gökhem AI:16 1883 - 1895
 * SVAR at Riksarkivet.

Help Using ArkivDigital: Online Databases for Sweden

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FamilySearch Library Records
Click Sweden, Skaraborg Records for a full listing of microfilmed records (some digitized online) at the FamilySearch Librarythat 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 FamilySearch Center near you. Click on "Places within Sweden, Skaraborg and then select your parish.

Military Records

 * Sweden Military Records
 * Central Soldiers Register InstructionsSearch Engine

Related Sources
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Help Reading Swedish Records

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 * 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


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 * Scandinavian Handwriting, part 3 - no part 2 available

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