Bäve Parish, Göteborg och Bohus, Sweden Genealogy

Guide to Bäve 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
Alehagen under Brattered, Alehagen under Nedre Bräcke, Aspetiljorna Backa, Backen, Banken, Bankkasen, Berget under Nedre Bräcke, Berget under Nedre Kured, Bitarehagen, Björbäck, Björbäcks kvarn, Björbäcks såg, Björkebohagen, Björnmyren, Bleket, Blåbergsmyren, Brattås, Bratteröd, Bronvid Kuröd, Brunnannemyren, Bråtekullsmyren, Bråten, Bräcka, Bräcka Nedra, Bräcka Övra, Buddeberget, Buledalen, Bulid, Bäcken Dalagärdet, Dalarna under Brattås, Dalarna under Groröd, Dalarna under Nedre Bräcke, Dalaberg, Dalgärdskas, Dammen, Draget, Dyet Elseberg, Eriksfors kvarn Fagerhult, Fassered, Fossum, Furukullen Galtryggen, Gatorna under Gräskärr, Gatorna under Nyckelås, Getereds myr, Glimmingen, Grankullen, Granlunden, Grinhult, Groröd, Groröds kvarn och såg, Gräskärr, Gröngatan Hagarne under Bulid, Hagarne under Lilla Ugglehult, Hagen under Fagerhult, Hagen under Groröd, Hagen under Raknebo, Hagen Lilla, Hasslebacken under Ramseröd, Hasslebacken under Ugglehult, Hattedalen, Hedekullen, Himmelberg, Holmeberget, Hultet, Hålan, Hålekasen, Hästhagen under Björbäck, Hästhagen under Groröd, Hästhagen under Raknebo, Hästhagen under Rössebol, Hästhagskasen, Hästkasen Jättesten Kasen, Kasen under Björbäck, Kasen under Dalsgärd, Kasen under Fossum, Kasen under Grinhult, Kasen under Groröd, Kasen under Fräskärr, Kasen under Salekärr, Kasen under Samneröd, Kasen under Sigelhult, Kasen under Ängbacken, Kasen under Övra Bräcke, Kasen under Stora, Kaserna, Kasnabben, Kastkasen, Klemås, Kleven under Nyckelås, Kleven under Rosseröd, Kleven under Ugglehult, Kleven under Övra Kuröd, Klinten, Kodebacken, Kodelund, Kornhagen, Jullen, Kuröds bro, Kuröds kvarn, Kuröd Nedre, Kuröd Övra, Kvarnen under Björbäck, Kvarnen under Eriksfors, Kvarnen under Fossum, Kvarnen under Groröd, Kvarnen under Kuröd, Kvarnen under Äsperöd, Kvarnhagen, Kvarnkasen under St. Ugglehult, Kvarnängen, Kvia, Kyrkomyren, Källekasen, Köttås Liden under Gräskärr, Liden under Nedre Kuröd, Liden under Samneröd, Ligårdskullen, Lilla Hagen, Lilla Svensödegården, Lilla Ugglehult, Lindqvistehagen, Listaskogen, Lugnet, Lunden, Lunnet, Lyckan Mon under Fagerhult, Mon under Övra Bräcke, Myran, Myrarne under Raknebo, Myrarne under Salekärr, Myren under Björback, Myren under Bulid, Myren under Listaskogen, Myren under Råkärr, Myren under Samsered, Myrhagen, Målsjö, Måsen, Nedre Bräcke, Nedre Kuröd, Nordgärdet, Nordkroken, Nybygget under Björbäck, Nybygget under Brattås, Nybygget under Bulid, Nybygget under Gräskärr, Nybygget under Nöthult, Nybygget under Ramseröd, Nybygget under Äsperöd, Nyckelås, Nytorp, Näbbås, Nöthult Oräddeplatsen Paviljongen, Porsen, Pussehagen, Raknebo, Ramsedalen, Ramseröd, Rosseröd, rovehagen, Råberg, Råhagen, Råkärrs myr, Röet, Röningen, Rörmadskasen, Rörmyren, Rössebol Salekärr, Samnered, Sandbacken under Slängom, Sandbacken under Äsperöd, Sandhåland under Raknebo, Sigelhult, Sjöhagen, Skogen, Skottekasen, Skälbacken, Slängom, Slätterna, Småbergslund, Soldatplatsen, Spelmanshagen, Stenbacken, Stenkasen under Gräskärr, Stenkasen under Rosseröd, Sora Kasen, Stora Svättan, Stora Ugglehult, Stora Ängkasen, Stora Ödegården, Stänget, Stämmkasen, Svenslund, Svensödegården Lilla, Svättan Stora, Sågbacken, Sågen under Björbäck, Sågen under Groröd Timmerås, Trekanten, Triangeln Ugglehult, Ugglehult Stora, Unneröd Värpekasen Älgö, Ängbacken, Ängen, Ängkasen, Ängkasen Stora, Ängmadmyren, Ängmanshagen, Äsperöd, Äsperöds kvarn Övra Bräcke, Övra Kuröd

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 ($),
 * Ancestry.com ($),
 * 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

FamilySearch Library Records
Click Sweden, Göteborg och Bohus 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, Göteborg och Bohus" 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


 * Båhus Arkivguide
 * Släktdata om Bäve

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
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Help With Research Objectives and Strategies
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