Askersund Landsförsamling Parish, Örebro, Sweden Genealogy

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

History
Askersund Municipality is a municipality in Örebro County in central Sweden and its seat is located in the city of Askersund. The present municipality was created in 1971, when the former City of Askersund was merged with the rural municipalities Hammar and Lerbäck. In 1643 the parish of Askersund was divided into the Askersund Landsförsamling and Askersund Stadsförsamling. Between 1643 - 1964 this parish was known as Askersund Landsförsamling. After 1965 the Landsförsamling and Stadsförsamling were combined and called Askersund. 

Place Names
Algrena Bruk, Algrena Norra, Allmänningsboda, Anneberg, Antonamon, Antonstorp, Askersunds by, Askmanstorp, Aspagård, Aspafallet, Aspan, Aspelången, Axelby, Axelby egor

Backa, Backen (soldattorp), Backafallet, Belgmakarerödjan, Bengtstorp, Bergdaln, Berglunda, Bergshult, Bergsäter, Björkefallet, Björklund, Björnbäcken, Björngrind, Björnstorp, Björnwik, Björstorp, Björstorpskogen, Blommedal, Bocksjöfallet, Boda, Boda soldattorp, Bodabacken, Bodadaln, Boängen, Bro, Brona, Bro soldattorp, Brostugan, Brotorp, Brunnsnästet, Bråten, Bygget, Bålängsstugan, Bäckadaln, Bäckafallet, Bäckastugan, Bäckatorp, Bäckalyckan, Bäckaskog, Börjesmyre

Carlsberg, Carlslund, Carlsbygget, Carlstorp, Christineberg

Dahlbergstorp, Dalängen, Daln, Damkärret, Dammen, Djeknefallet, Djupsjön, Djupviken, Donafors

Edö, Efje, Ekemon, Ekenäs, Ekemobygget, Ekemofallet, Ekerna, Eketorp, Elgåsen, Ensligheten, Eriksberg, Eskilstorp, Evelund

Fallakärret, Fallamodal, Fallet, Falltorpet, Fallåsen, Fatburen, Fattighuset, Finntorp, Fiskartorp, Fiskwik, Flodsjöberg

Gammalrödjan, Gimpeln, Gransjötorp, Grimshult, Grindtorpet, Grufstugan, Grufängen, Gryten, Grytkärr, Gudmunstorp, Gustafsberg, Gustafslund, Gustafstorp, Gårdsjötorp, Gårdsjöängen, Gäddviken, Gärdesberg, Göranstorp

Hagaberg, Hagalund, Hageberg, Hagelund, Hemmingstorp, Hemmingsön, Hjultorp, Holmen, Holmstorp, Hufvud, Hultafallet, Hultamon, Hultatorp, Hunna, Hunängen, Håkadal, Håkansmyre, Håkantorp, Håkantorps qvarn, Håkantorps skogen, Hållet, Hällen, Hällens backstuga, Högmofallet, Högquarteret, Hökatorp, Hökhällen

Igelsjöberg, Igelsjötorp, Ingelsbyle, Isåsen

Jacobsdal, Johanstorp, Jordbron, Joristorp, Jutafallet, Jönstorp

Kampetorp, Karstorp, Kasperstorp, Kimrökswerket, Kjerstinastorp, Klockarebacken, Klockarebostället, Klockaregården, Klockfallet, Knottorp, Knottorps soldattorp, Knottorpsskogen, Kockamyre, Kohagen, Kolfallet, Kolängen, Koppartorp, Kronoberg, Kryddbacken, Kryddängen, Kullängen, Kumlaberget, Kungstorp, Källdaln, Källfallet, Kärrfallet, Kärrmyre, Ködjan, Ködjetorp

Ladängen, Laggaremyre, Larsboda, Laängen, Lerdaln, Lillsjörödjan, Lillängen, Lind, Lind Prestgård, Lindbacken, Lindshagen, Lindsrödjan, Lindaln, Linneberg, Linnfallet, Lisabon, Ljungstorp, Ljungås, Logafallet, Lomtern, Lotorpet, Lund, Lunnakärret, Lyckan, Lyckkärret, Lycksberg, Lysmon, Långsjöfallet, Långsjöängen, Långstorp, Läggesta, Lägret, Löfbofallet, Löfåsen, Lönndaln

Markebäck, Mellanmossen, Melåna, Mitterstorp, Mofallet, Mossfallet, Mosshemma, Mosshållet, Mullsjöfallet, Mullsjöhult, Myrängen, Mörthult, Mötet

Niklasberg, Nolhult, Nordhammar, Nordhammars egor, Norrhult, Nybacken, Nybygget, Nynäs, Nynäs soldattorp, Nyrödjan, Nysäter, Nytorp, Nödwärnet

Odenswi, Olofstorp, Oscarstorp

Paradis, Paris, Persberg, Persien, Perstorp, Pettersburg

Quarnfallet, Quarnkärret, Quarnsjömon, Quarntorp, Quarntorpet, Quarnängen, Quittorp

Rappåsen, Rastorp, Rosendal, Rud, Rudefallet, Rågran, Rödjan, Rödjestugan, Rödkärr, Rödsjöfallet, Röseberg

Sagersta, Sandbacken, Sandfallet, Sandmon, Sandwik, Saxen, Segersberg, Sigridstorp, Sinsberg, Sjöholmen, Sjölunda, Sjörödjan, Sjöstorp, Skalltorp, Skalltorps egor, Skirboholm, Skirbråten, Skirbråtens skolhus, Skirbråtens egor, Skiränggsrödjan, Skogen, Skogsbrynet, Skolan, Skoporten, Skräddarebygget, Sköttagården, Slätten, Smedstorp, Solbacken, Solberga, Soldattorp, Spjuthult, Stakafallet, Stampebacken, Stampen, Starketorp, Staketorps quarn, Starketorps soldatorp, Stenboda, Stenfallet, Stenkulla, Stenporten, Stenstorp, Stjernsund, Stockshammar, Strömswik, Swartsjöfallet, Swartwiken, Säterängen, Sörbytorp, Sörängen, Sörängsbacken

Tasstorp, Tegeludden, Thorstorp, Thorstorps egor, Thorstorps soldattorp, Tikanäs, Timsrödjan, Trasstorp, Trädgårdstorp, Tyrestorp, Tyskas, Tärnabacken, Tärnakärret, Tärnstugan

Udden, Uddersberg, Ufwaberg

Vagersta, Vagerstafallet, Veltorp, Veltorps egor, Vena, Vetterswik, Vifsjöfallet, Vinna, Vinna soldattorp, Vinnadaln, Vinnasjö, Vinnaskog, Vinnaskog, Vinnsberg, Vitlamo, Våksberg, Våknesta,Våknesta soldattorp, Vässle

Zachristorp

Åbo, Åsen, Åskiln, Åsnatorp, Åstnäs, Åstnäs soldattorp, Åstmarken, Åwik, Åwikamon, Årödjan

Ältetorp, Ängafallet, Ängaskog, Ängatorp, Ängatorps quarn, Ängen, Ängens soldattorp, Ängwaktartorp, Ängwik, Ärnsjötorp, Äskebäcken, Äspelund

Örkaggsnäset, Österbytorp, Östersjötorp

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, ($), index and images. Also on Arkiv Digital ($), 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, Örebro 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, Örebro" 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! 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


 * 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
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