Fällfors Parish, Västerbotten, Sweden Genealogy

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

History
On January 1, 1913 this parish was created from Byske.

(2) Fällfors parish was broken out on 191-01-01 from the western part of Byske parish. The area originally belonged to Skellefteå parish. After Ytterstfors Chapel Parish was established in 1838 with its own pastor, the Turks in this area got the church right to Ytterstfors Chapel through the decision of the cathedral chapter in Härnösand on 13 November 1839. When Byske parish's break-up into a special pastorate from Skellefteå parish was decided in 1867, it was also decided that a ministry would later be established in Finnträsk. A royal resolution on 9 September 1892 changed the provision to apply to Fällfors, higher up by the Byske river.

Fällfors parish formed a joint pastorate and church community with Byske parish (mother parish). The Byske church archives include for the pastorate's and the church community's joint actions, e.g. the pastoral church council's minutes and the pastorate's accounts.

Place Names
Afvan Brännäs, Brännland, Brännlund, Brännfors Såg (Brännfors Saw mill), Brännan, Björklund, Båtfors, Borgfors, Byske, Backa, Bjurselet, Bäckliden, Butjern, Båtviks Ångsåg (Båtviks Steam Mill)  Dalmyran  Ekenäs  Finnträsk  Gagsmark, Graflund  Harrsjön, Hvitsjön, Hedfors, Hednäs, Hälleström norra (Hälleström North), Hällfors, Hälleström södra (Hällstrom south)  Islandsbäck, Innanbäck  Jakobsfors  Källbomark, Kinnbäck, Kälfors  Långsjön, Lundfors, Långsjöliden, Landfors, Lundbäck, Lindesmark  Malbäck, Maltjäln  Nordanå, Norrfors  Perstorp  Rösnäs  Stafsjön, Selsvik, Selforss, Storliden, Selsmoran, Skogfors, Selet, Stensjön  Tväråfors, Tåme, Tåmeträsk  Ytterstfors Såg (Yttersfors Mill), Yttersfors bruk (Ytterstfors Mill)  Åbyn, Ålund, Åkerbo

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 ($), index and images. Also on Ancestry.com ($), Digital ($), and SVAR''' at Riksarkivet.

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

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FamilySearch Library Records
Click Sweden, Västerbotten Records for a full listing of microfilmed records (some digitized online) at the FamilySearch Librarythat 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, Västerbotten" and then select your parish.

Military Records

 * Sweden Military Records
 * Central Soldiers Register InstructionsSearch Engine

Related Sources
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Help Reading Swedish Records

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Help Reading Old Handwriting

 * Reading Gothic Handwriting for Swedish Genealogy, Lesson 1
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 * Reading Gothic Handwriting for Swedish Genealogy: Put It All Together, Lesson 3
 * Birth and Christening Records for Swedish Genealogy


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