Jörn Parish, Västerbotten, Sweden Genealogy

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

History
Jörns parish was formed in 1834 as a chapel law within Norsjö parish. The parish was divided into two church registration districts on January 1, 1926; Jörn's western church accounting district and Jörn's eastern church accounting district. The division ended on December 31, 1941. However, the documents of both church accounting districts are recorded in Jörn's church archives.

Jörns parish was part of a common pastorate with Norsjö parish (mother parish) 1834-1892. From 1892 (decision 25 April 1871) Jörns parish formed its own pastorate.

Some villages occur over time in different parishes' house examinaton books: Kvarnliden, Kåtaselet, Missenträsk, Risnabben, Risträsk and Stensträsk, which are later included in Jörn's parish, are in Arvidsjaur's house examination books A I: 1-6.

In the appendix to the history (scanned file) is available: 1) list of properties that Jörn's western church accounting district covered, 2) list of villages in Skellefteå county parish house examination books that later came to belong to Jörn parish.

Place Names
Andersträsk Bastuliden, Bastulund, Bergnäs, Björkliden, Blankselet  Degerträsk, Djupfros  Elgliden, Elgträsk, Ericsberg  Fogelberget, Fjällboda  Granberget, Granbergsträsk, Granliden, Gråliden  Hedträsk, Hemberget, Hobergsträsk. Hornsträsk, Höbergsliden, Högbacka, Högheden, Högliden, Högtjäln Jörn  Kankberget, Klintträsk, Klockträsk, Kåtasele  Lidlund, Lundbacka, Långhals, Långnästräsk, Lövkälen  Melsträsk, Missenträsk, Mossarothträsk, Musneträsk  Nyborg, Nyträsk, Näset, Näverlund  Piptjärn, Pärlström  Rebbfors, Renström nybygge ( Renström new settler), Rörträsk  Sandliden, Småträsk, Snapp, Stavalund, Stavaträsk, Stensträsk, Stornäs, Storträsk, Stryckfors, Strycksele, Svartliden

Tallberg, Talliden, Tvärliden Ullbergsträsk, Ulricsberg  Wargträsk  Åliden, Ånäset, Åselet

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
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 * at FamilySearch.
 * MyHeritage.com ($),
 * Ancestry.com ($),
 * Arkiv Digital ($), and
 * SVAR at Riksarkivet.

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FamilySearch Library Records
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Military Records

 * Sweden Military Records
 * Central Soldiers Register Instructions [ Search Engine]

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