Bokenäs Parish, Göteborg och Bohus, Sweden Genealogy

Guide to Bokenäs 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
Alekroken, Alemyren under Lanehed, Alemyren under Röd, Anneberg under Kålleröd, Anneberg under Lögås Stora, Arnefjäll,

Backa, Backarne, Backen, Berg, Berget under Skorperöd, Berget under Stale Västra, Bjellansås, Bjällanda, Bjällandsåhs, Bjällandsås, Bläsekärr, Bokehagen, Bokenäs Bön, Bokeringen, Bredvik, Brunmyr, Brunnen, Bräcke Lilla, Bräcke Stora, Bua, Bön, Bön Bokenäs, Böneröd,

Dalen under Bjällandsås, Dalen under Jordfall, Dalen under Kavlanda, Dammen under Bräcke Stora, Dammen under Högstale, Dammen under Lögås Lilla, Dammen under Svepetorp, Dapen, Draghuset,

Egersten, Eskilsröd,

Fossen, Fredriksborg,

Giljan under Kålvik,

Giljan under Lögås Stora, Giljan under Skår Lilla, Giljan under Skår Stora, Giljan under Stale Östra,

Hagarna, Hagen under Backa, Hagen under Hogen Lilla, Hagen under Lekstale, Hagen Lilla, Heden, Hjältön, Hogen Lilla, Hogen Stora, Holkerne, Hultehed, Humlehed, Hälle, Hästhagen, Hästkasen, Högetag, Högstale,

Jordfall,

Kalvhagen, Kalvön, Kasen under Bjällanda, Kasen under Egersten, Kasen under Jordfall, Kasen under Kavlanda, Kasen under Kålvik, Kasen under Lingärde, Kasen under Linnebo, Kasen under Orrevik, Kasen under Rörbäck, Kasen Stora, Kasen Övre, Kavlanda, Killingebacken, Klev Norra, Klev Östra, Klevkasen, Klåvan, Knarrevik, Kohagen under Backa, Kohagen under Bräcke Stora, Kohagen under Högestale, Kompasseviken, Kroken, Kullen, Kungshuset, Kvarnbacken, Kvarndalen, Kvid, Kållehed, Kålleröd, Kållevik, Kålvik, Kärr Lilla, Kärr Stora,

Lanehed, Lekstale, Liden under Klev Norra, Liden under Lingärde, Lingärde, Linnebo, Ljungmon, Lyckan, Lycke, Långemyr, Lägret, Lögås, Lögås Lilla, Lögås Stora,

Majorsmyren, Marielund, Mittstugan, Myren under Böneröd, Myren under Eskilsröd, Myren under Kålvik, Myrkasen,

Nyborg under Rörbäck, Nyborg under Svenseröd, Nybygget under Bua, Nybygget under Bön, Nybygget under Kålleröd, Nybygget under Lekstale, Nytorp, Näset,

Orevik,

Pinneröd, Prästbacken,

Reorseröd, Rinnerkasen, Ris, Rosenlund, Röd, Rörbäck, Rörbäck Norra, Rörbäck Södra,

Sandbacken, Silkesängen, Skalmbacken, Skogen under Lingärde, Skogen under Stale Västra, Skogsmyren, Skorperöd, Skår Lilla, Skår Stora, Skårebacken, Skäret, Slätten, Smedhagen, Stale Västra, Stale Östra, Stamhagen, Stenkasen, Stenliden, Strandhagen under Bua, Strandhagen under Kavlanda, Stubbkasen, Svartemyr under Bräcke Stora, Svartemyr under Klev Östra, Svenseröd, Svepetorp, Sörberget,

Tegarne, Timmeråsen, Toften, Torpane, Torseröd, Trånget, Tungan, Tvedubbeln, Täppan,

Ulvebacken, Ulveberget, Ulveviken,

Valen, Vasstång, Viken, Vintermyren,

Åker, Årängen,

Ängbacken, Änghagen,

Ödegården under Böneröd, Ödegården under Eskilsröd, Ödegården under Stale Västra,

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

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.See Västra Göteland.

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. See Västra Göteland.

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 Sweden, Göteborg och Bohus 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, Göteborg och Bohus" and then select your parish.

Military Records

 * Sweden Military Records
 * Central Soldiers Register InstructionsSearch Engine

Related Sources
Sweden Online Genealogy Records Ask the Community
 * Båhus Arkivguide

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