Björsäter Parish, Skaraborg, Sweden Genealogy

Guide to Björsäter 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
Allmänningen Nedreby, Allmänningen Övreby, Anderstorp, Aronsberg

Backen, Backgården Björsäter, Backgården Åsen, Baggedörr, Bastorp Berget, Björkebacken, Björkelund, Björstorp, Björsäter Backgården, Björsäter Elov Nilsgården, Björsäter Hulegården, Björsäter Huvudgården, Björsäter Hölsagården, Björsäter Jakob Duvasgården, Björsäter Knapegården, Björsäter Ledsgården, Björsäter Lillegården, Björsäter Nolgården, Björsäter Olof Götasgården, Björsäter Porsagården, Björsäter Prästgården, Björsäter Skattegården, Björsäter Spännaregården, Björsäter Storegården, Björsäter Ågården, Björsäter Ödegården, Bona, Brona under Grogatan, Brona under Prästgården, Brona under Ågården, Brotorp, Bryngelsgården Gullsäter, Bråten, Bränsla

Dövatorp Lilla, Dövatorp

Ekelund, Elov Nilsgården Björsäter, Eriksrud, Erikstorp

Fallet under Helgåsen, Fallet under Knapegården, Fattighuset, Finnatorp Lilla, Finnatorp Stora, Fiskaretorp, Fjäll, Fågelkärr

Granhagen, Grogatan, Gullsäter Bryngelsgården, Gullsäter Länsmansgården, Gullsäter Murmästaregården, Gullsäter Olof Larsgården, Gullsäter Pellesgården, Gullsäter Västergården, Gullsäter Östergården

Haga, Hagen under Fjäll, Hagen under Högarud, Hagen under Kvisslan, Hagen under Lillegården, Hagen under Rosendalen, Hagen under Trankärr, Hallafjäll, Hallen, Hamrum, Hasslebacken, Hattaled, Heden under Knapegården, Heden under Övrebyns Allmänning, Helgåsen, Holms, Hugårds Torp, Hulegården Björsäter, Hulegården Åsen, Huvudgården Björsäter, Hästhagen under Dövatorp, Hästhagen under Knapegården, Hästhagen under Lillegården, Hästhagen, Högarud, Hölsagården Björsäter

Insten

Jakob Duvasgården Björsäter, Johanstorp, Jonsberg, Jonsboda, Jonstorp, Jägaretorp

Kansten, Karlatorp, Karlsberg, Karlslund, Karlstorp under Pellesgården, Karlstorp under Sjöberg, Klockarebolet, Knapegården Björsäter, Komministersbostället, Kopparbo, Koppetorp, Korsbacken, Kronoparken, Krösehagen under Hulegården, Krösehagen under Porsagården, Krösehagen under Ågården, Kvarngärden, Kvarntorp, Kvissland, Kålsäter, Källstorp Lilla, Kärr, Kärret

Laggartorp, Lampan, Ledsgården Björsäter, Liden, Lilla Dövatorp, Lilla Finnatorp, Lilla Källstorp, Lilla Sågen, Lillegården Björsäter, Lillegården Åsen, Lillängen, Lindstorp, Luggestorp, Lund, Länsmansgården, Lövåsen

Mellanmark, Melltorp under Lillegården, Melltorp under Mellåsen, Melltorp under Åsen, Mellåsen, Murmästaregården Gullsäter, Myrebacken, Måsen (Mossen)

Nedreby Allmänning, Nedrebytorp, Nolgatan, Nolgården Björsäter, Nolskogen, Noltorp under Helgåsen, Noltorp under Nolgården, Noret, Nyberg, Nybygget, Nyrud, Nytorp

Olof Götasgården Björsäter, Olof Larsgården Gullsäter, Olofstorp

Pavelund, Pellesgården Gullsäter, Porsagården Björsäter, Prästekvarn under Bråten, Prästekvarn under Nolgården, Prästekvarn under Prästgården, Prästekvarn under Ringshagen, Prästgården Björsäter

Ramins, Ramslyckan, Ranglagärdet, Reträtten, Ringshagen, Rosendalen, Rosenlund, Rothugget, Rynningen under Kvisslan, Rynningen under Mellåsen, Rynningen under Sventorp, Rynningen, Ryssatorp, Ryttarehagen, Rödjan

Sandbacken, Sandrödjan, Sjöberg, Sjötorp, Sjöängstorp, Skarpan, Skattegården Björsäter, Skattegården Åsen, Skogen, Skogen, Skräddaretorp, Slutet, Smedstorp, Spännaregården Björsäter, Stenaborg, Stenliden, Stenstorp, Stenåsen, Stora Finnatorp, Storegården Åsen, Ströms, Svalervrå Svarthagen, Svenstorp, Svintorp, Sågen Lilla

Tefälla, Tranas, Trankärr, Tredingen

Vasen, Vässlan, Västergården Gullsäter

Ågården Björsäter, Åsbofallet, Åsen Backgården, Åsen Hulagården, Åsen Lillegården, Åsen Skattegården, Åsen Storegården, Åsen under Baggedörr

Änden

Ödegården Björsäter, Ögrenstorp, Ögrenstorp, Östergården, Övreby Allmänning

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, 1880 - 1920, ($), index and images. Also on Ancestry.com, ($), 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, Skaraborg 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, Skaraborg and then select your parish.

Military Records

 * Sweden Military Records
 * Central Soldiers Register InstructionsSearch Engine

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


 * 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

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