Bergum Parish, Älvsborg, Sweden Genealogy

Guide to Bergum 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:
Bergum Hovgården, Bergum Källesgården, Bergum Liden, Bergum Stommen, Bergum Sörgården, Bergum Västergården, Bergum Östra Nedergården, Östra Uppegården, Bergums kyrka Grönsmad, Bergumshed under Bergum Källegården, Bingared, Bingareds-Kulle, Björred, Björred Våthult, Björsared, Björsared Våthult, Björsbo, Björsbo Grenåsbacka, Björsjöbacka, Björsjöås, Bur

Dansered Mellangården, Dansered Nolgården, Dansered Sörgården, Dansered Sörgården Heden, Dansered Sörgården Soldattorp, Delebäcken under Östra Bergum Uppegården, Dockered

Grenåsbacka under Björsbo, Grisared, Grisared Grönbräcka, Grisared Hagen, Grisared Hed, Grönbräcka under Grisared, Grönemad under Bergum kyrka, Gullered

Hagen under Grisared, Hallen Olstorp, Heden under Dansered Sörgården, Heden under Grisared, Heden under Häljared, Heden under Småkulla, Heden under Soldattorp under Olstorp Utjorden, Hovgården Bergum, Häljared, Häljared Heden, Häljared Nybygget, Häljebo Peder, Högen

Kappered Nedergården, Kappered Västergården, Kappered Västergården Kullen, Kappered Övergården, Knipared, krokryd, kroksjölund, Kullen under Kappered Västergården, Kvarnkullen under Roten, Källesgården Heden Soldattorp, Källesgården Västra Bergum

Lerbacken Soldattorp Vråssered Övergården, Lerbacken under Stenared, Liden Bergum, LJungkullen under Ryd, Lövås Soldattorp under Torvhög Nordgården

Mellangården Dansered, Mossen under Torvhög Nordgården, Måhult Mållsjönäs

Nedergården Kappered, Nedergården Vråssered, Nedergården Östra Bergum, Nolgården Dansered, Nordgården Torvhög, Nybygget under Häljared

Olstorpet Hallen, Olstorpet Hallen Våthult, Olstorpet Nordgården, Olstorpet Nordgården Våthult, Olstorpet Sörgården, Olstorpet Sörgården Våthult, Olstorpet Uppegården, Olstorpet Utjordet, Olstorpet Utjordet Heden Soldattorp

Peder Häljebo

Relsjödal under Roten, Ristå, Roten, Roten Kvarnkullen, Roten Relsjödal, Ryd, Ryd Ljungkullen, Rykärr under Östra Bergum Uppegården, Rördalen

Sibbajord, Sjötorpet, Skolhuset, Skrapekärr, Skår, Småkulla, Småkulla Heden, Soldattorp under Dansered Sörgården, Soldattorp Heden under Källegård, Soldattorpet Heden under Olstorp Utjorden, Soldattorpet Lerbacken under Vråssered Övergård, Soldattorpet Lövås under Torvhög Nordgården, Stenared, Stenared Lerbacken, Stommen Bergum, Svalsan, Sörgården Bergum, Sörgården Dansered, Sörgården Olstorp, Sörgården Torvhög, Torvhög Nordgården, Torvhög Nordgården Lövås Soldattorp, Torvhög Nordgården Mossen, Torvhög Sörgården, Trångsåsa

Uppegården Olstorp, Uppegården Östra Bergum, Utjorden Olstorp

Vråssered Nedergården, Vråssered Övergården, Vråssered Övergården Soldattorp, Våthult under Bjärred, Våthult under Björsared, Våthult under Olstorp Hallen, Våthult under Olstorp Nordgården, Våthult under Olstorp Sörgården, Västergården Bergum, Västergården Kappered

Östra Bergum Nedergården, Östra Bergum Uppegården, Östra Bergum Uppegården Delebäcken, Östra Bergum Uppegården Ryssärr, Övergården Kappered, Övergården Vråssered

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, 1880 - 1920, ($), index and images. Also on Also on Arkiv Digital ($), and SVAR ($).

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 ($), and
 * SVAR ($).

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 Sweden, Älvsborg 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, Älvsborg" 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! The 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.
 * Denmark 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:
Bergum Husförhörslängd 1838-1840 Ortregister