Grovare Parish, Älvsborg, Sweden Genealogy

Guide to Grovare 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:
Andersberg, Anderstorp, Annelund, Avelsås

Backesås, Baggelunda or Strömshov, Baggelunda Garveriet, Baggelunda Pappersbruket, Berget, Bergsgärde, Björkelund under Bergsgärde, Björkelund under Bondarp, Björnsgården, Blomkulla, Bokebabacken, Bokelund under Bondarp, Bokelund under Skullsered, Bondarp Nedergården, Bondarp Övergården, Bosgården, Bredstorp in Grovared, Bredstorp Lillegården, Bredstorp Storegården, Brickagården, Bryngelstorp, Brännebo, Bränning

Dammkullen, Danielstorp, Derra, Djupedalsslätt

Ekeliden, Elieberg, Enebacken, Enehagen, Enelund, Espö

Fagerås, Fattigstugan Fänneslunda, Fattigstugan Grovared, Fattigstugan Härna, Flodinsberg, Fyällen, Fälleshagen, Fällingsberg, Fänneslunda or Knarringsdal, Fänneslunda Säteriet

Garveriet, Garveriet Kartyd, Grankärr, Grundryd, Gröneberg, Grönelid, Guldbäcken, Gårdabo

Habo, Haganäs, Haggården Lilla, Haggården Stora, Hallabroerna, Hallekulla, Hallen, Hammarns Kvarn, Hestra, Hov, Hov Kvarn, Hule, Hullarne, Hult, Hult under Kullabo, Hultenäs, Hygget, Håkantorp, Häljabacken, Häljekärr, Härna Björnsgården, Härna Bosgården, Härna Brickagården, Härna Fattigstugan, Härna Skräddaregården, Härna Stom, Härna Östergården, Hästhagen, Högagärde, Högelid, Högelund, Högåsen, Hökaberg

Intakan, Islanda

Jakobsberg, Johanneberg, Johannefred, Johannelund, Jonstorp, Justineberg, Jutagården Lassarp

Kairo, Karstorp, Kartryd Garveriet, Kartryd Lillegården, Kartryd Storegården, Kaseslätt, Kastryd, Klastorp, Klinten, Kniphammaren, Knorringsdal, Korsvägen Lilla, Kroneberg, Krokesås, Krokesås Lilla, Kullabo, Kvarnagärde, Kvarnasvedjan, Kärret, Kärret Lilla

Laggaregården Sassarp, Larstorp, Liljenäs, Lilla Haggården, Lilla Korsvägen, Lilla Krokesås, Lilla Kärret, Lilla Lyckebo, Lillegården Bredstorp, Lillegården Kartryd, Lindås, Lyckebo, Lyckebo Lilla, Lyckefallet, Lyckorna, Långelid, Långeslätt, Långholmen

Mellangården Sassarp, Myrekulla, Mårdenshemmet

Nedergården Broddarp, Nolhagen, Nordlyckan under Bondarp, Nordlyckan under Sjögården, Nybygget under Hökaberg, Närabo, Näset

Olofsgården Sassarp, Olofstorp

Pappersbruket, Perstorp, Pettersberg

Rya, ryaskog, Ryssgärde, Röret

Sandbäcken, Sandkullen, Sassarp Jutagården, Sassarp Laggaregården, Sassarp Mellangården, Sassarp Olofsgården, Sassarp Övergården, SJöbacka, Sjöbo, Sjögården, Sjölid, Sjöslätt under Hallen, Sjöslätt under Knorringsdal, Sjötorp, Skogen under Bredstorp, Skogen under Solberga, Skogen under Törsås, Skogslund, Skogsslätt, Skogstorpet, Skrubbarp, Skrubbeberg, Skrubbelund, Skräddaregården, Skullsered, Slättbacka, Solberga, Solbergsslätt, Sotarhed, Spången, Stavared, Stenstorp, Stigen, Stommen Grovared, Stommen Härna, Stora Haggården, Stora Korsvägen, Storegården Brestorp, Storegården Kartryd, Sundbro, Svedjan under Tissås, Svedjorna, Svenstorp, Sänningared, Säteriet Fänneslunda

Tissås, Tjädersten, Tomten, Trädet, Tåbol, Törsås

Uddetorp, Ulvared

Vallsten, Varpet, Vilanda, Vilanda Backe, Vilandsås, Vråna, Väddingsslätt, Vättnebacken

Ålgårdskulle, Åsen, Åstorp, Åstorpskulle

Ängelsberg

Öjelund, Örlid, Östergården, Övergården Bonarp, Övergården Sassarp

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, ($), index and images. Also on Arkiv Digital ($), 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:
 * ArkivDigital: Explore Your Swedish Heritage

FamilySearch Library Records
Click Sweden, Älvsborg 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, Älvsborg" and then select your parish.

Military Records

 * Sweden Military Records
 * Central Soldiers Register Instructions Search Engine

Related Sources
Sweden Online Genealogy Records Ask the Community

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

References:
Grovare Husförhörslängd 1826-1845 Ortregister