Tibro Parish, Skaraborg, Sweden Genealogy

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

History
Tibro Municipality is a municipality in Västra Götaland County in western Sweden and its seat is located in the town of Tibro. In 1947 Kyrkefalla parish was renamed Tibro parish. 

Place Names
Abrahamsrud, Abrahamstorp, Alkärrsbron Lilla, Anderstorp, Anderstorp under Hårtorp Sörgården, Arebergs Bruk, Arvidstorp, Assarby, Atteby, Axtorp Stora

Backen, Baggebo, Balerud, Bengtstorp, Berg, Blästermon, Bosgården, Botorp, Brandstorp, Brobolet, Broholm, Brokelund, Brostugan, Brotorp, Bråtaled, Bråtan, Bränningen, Bygget, Bärkafalla, Bäcken

Dungen, Dunkebacken

Ebbetorp Sörgården, Eneskogen, Eneskogstorp

Falla, Fallet, Fattigstugan, Finnebacken, Flottebo, Fogdatorp, Fredstorp, Fredstugan, Friborg, Forstorp Södra, Fröbäcken, Fågelviken

Gastås, Granen, Graven, Granahagen, Grönhult, Gäre, Gärebron, Gäre kvarn, Gökstorp, Götarshemmet

Habolstorp, Hagen, Hagestugan, Hagåsen, Hammare kvarn, Hollsten, Holmen, Hulan, Hulken, Hultet, Humstenstorp, Häggetorp, Häggås lilla, Häggås stora, Hägnestugan, Hästhagen, Högåsen, Hönebo, Hörnet

Ingelsby

Jakobstorp, Jantorp, Johannesberg, Johanstorp, Jonsberg, Jonslund, Jubberud, Jubberudstorp, Järnåsen

Karlsberg, Karlshaga, Karlshaga Östergård, Karlslund, Karlstorp, Katerud, Katrineberg, Klintan, Klockarebolet, Knartås, Kohagen, Kolahult, Korsbäcken, Korsmaden, Kostnakroken, Krafthult, Krigsberga, Kristinelund, Kyrkebruket, Kårtorp Nolgården, Kårtorp Sörgården

Laggarebolet, Laggaretomten, Lagåsatorp, Lagåsen, Larskullen, Larstorp, Larstorp under Jubberud, Ledstorp, Larstugan, Liden, Lilla Alkärrsbron, Lilla Häggås, Lilla Orrebo, Lilla Ruder, Lilla Tibro, Lilla Tolsby, Lilla Älgarås, Lilla Ödetorpet, Lillebacken, Lillemon, Lilleskog, Lintorpet, Lofallet, Lunnahult, Lyckan, Långemon, Lövlund, Lövås

Marielund, Medskogsten, Mickelstorp, Mofalla skola, Mohemmet, Moholm, Mon, Mossebo, Mostugan, Motorpet, Mullekrog, Målarebacken, Månstorp, Måsen

Nilsatorp, Nitan, Nolfallet, Nolgården Kårtorp, Nolgården Svebråta, Nolledet, Nolsågen, Norra Fröstorp, Nyborg, Nybygget, Nybygget under Sprättebo, Nyhemmanet, Nyholm, Nylund, Nyängen, Nyälvsborg

Olofstorp, Olofstorp under Sprättebo, Olsby, Orrebo, Orrebo Lilla, Oxhagen, Oxhagen Övre

Perstorp, Pickatorp, Pilås, Prästgården, Pökan

Raskås, Ruder, Ruder Lilla, Ruder Stora, Röda Ledet

Salen, Sandliden, Sandstugan, Sandtorpet, Sandvadet under Brobolet, Sandåsen, Sannruder, Sannrudstorp, Segerstorp, Sjöängen, Skansen, Skarpelund, Skarpås, Skräddaretorp, Skålaberget, Slättås stora Smedby, Smedskogen, Smedskogstorp, Smedstorp, Smuleberg, Snippen, Snygget, Sparrebacken, Sprättebo, Spännfalla, Spännahult, Stallebo, Stenbacken under Kårtorp Sörgård Stenbäcken, Stenkullen, Stenliden, Stentorp, Stora Axtorp, Stora Häggås, Stora Ruder, Stora Ruder, Stora Slättås, Stora Tolsby, Stora Älgarås, Stöttås, Svaneberg, Svebråta Nolgård, Svebråta Sörgård, Svekhult, Svensbacken, Svenstorp, Södra Fröstorp, Sörgården Ebbetorp, Sörgården Kårtorp, Sörgården Svebråta, Sörsågen

Tibro, Tibro Lilla, Tidaholm, Tideberg, Timstorp, Tolsby lilla, Tolsby stora, Torp, Tråkebo, Tubberud, Tyskatorp, Täppan

Vallbäcken, Valterängen, Vasen, Vitebron, Vrierna, Västankyrka

Årebergs kvarn, Årebolet, Åsen

Älgarås Lilla, Älgarås stora, Ängabacken, Ängastugan, Älvsborg

Ödetorpet lilla, Öna, Örvadet, Östankyrka, Österdal, Östergården Karlshaga, Övre Oxhagen

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, 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. (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.

Help Using ArkivDigital: Online Databases for Sweden

 * These lessons will teach you how to use ArkivDigital:
 * ArkivDigital: Explore Your Swedish Heritage

FamilySearch Library Records
Click Sweden, Skaraborg Records for a full listing of microfilmed records (some digitized online) at the FamilySearch 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 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]].
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 * Reading Gothic Handwriting for Swedish Genealogy, Lesson 1
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 * Reading Gothic Handwriting for Swedish Genealogy: Put It All Together, Lesson 3
 * Birth and Christening Records for Swedish Genealogy
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