Brandstorp Parish, Skaraborg, Sweden Genealogy

Guide to Brandstorp 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
Avasjön, Anderstorp under Skämningsfors, Anneberg under Sågaretorp

Backen, Backen Furulund, Baggebol, Bengelsruder, Bengelsruder Jungkullen, Bengelsruder Mossebacken, Berget under Nätebäcken, Björkekullen, Björkelund under Bränntomt, Björnhult, Björnhult Kilen Soldattorp, Björnhult Ledet, Björnhult Lilla Ramslyckan, Björnhult Ramslyckan, Björnhult Rosenlund, Brandstorp, Brandstorp Kyrkeryder, Brandstorp Rydjan Soldattorp, Bredegården, Brunsberga, Brännemossen, Bränntomt, Bränntomt Björkelund, Bränntomt Soldattorp, Bäcken Soldattorp under Rödan, Bärtebo

Dalen under Torkelsryd, Djupemossen under Kopparhult

Ekebäcken, Ekebäcken Mon, Ekelund under Svanebacken, Ekestugan under Grönestad, England, Englandsmossen, Espehulan under Sågaretorp

Fattigstugan, Fjällböl, Fjällböl Harås, Fjällböl Nordrydjan, Flinka under Hästebäcken, Forssen, Fotebo under Skämningsfors, Furulund under Backen

Grenabol, Grenabol Mobacken, Grenabol Nytorp, Grenabol Svenshult, Grindstugan under Torkelsryd, Grönestad, Grönestad Ekestugan, Grönestad Sjölyckan, Grönestad Sörtorp, Gårdsfogdetorp under Skämningsfors

Hageby under Skämningsfors, Hagen under Skämningsfors, Harås under Fjällböl, Helyckans Kvarn, Henebacken, Henebacken Hägneberget, Henebacken Hägnen, Hulan, Hulebo, Hägneberget under Henebacken, Hägnen under Henebacken, Hälde under Häldeholm, Häldeholm, Häldeholm Hälde, Häldeholm Hästhagen, Häldeholm Kvarn, Häldeholm Käckaberget, Häldeholm Sandstugan, Häldeholm Vråna Soldattorp, Häldetorp, Häldetorp Torp, Hästbäcken, Hästbäcken Flinka, Hästhagen under Häldeholm, Hästhagsstugan under Skämningsfors, Höjentorp under Örnhult

Jungkullen under Bengelsruder

Kilen Soldattorp under Björnhult, Kopparhult, Kopparhult Djupemossen, Kopparhult Kvarn, Krabbås under Torkelsryd, Krockgården, Krockgården Källebäcken, Kullen under Torkelsryd, Kvarn under Helyckan, Kvarn under Häldeholm, Kvarn under Kopparhult Kvarn under Rödån, Kvarn under Skämningsfors, Kvarn Vitared, Kyrkeryder under Brandstorp, Käckaberget under Häldeholm, Källebäcken under Krockgården, Kärrelund under Skämningsfors

Ledet under Björnhult, Lidan, Lilla Ramslyckan under Björnhult, Lugnet under Nätebäcken, Lugnet under Rödån, Lyckan under Örnhult, Långeberga

Malmhult, Malmhult Stenslund, Medgrind, Mobacken under Grenabol, Mobacken under Örnhult, Mon under Ekebäcken, Mossebacken under Bengelsruder, Mullfalla under Skämningsfors, Månsabol, Mäskabacken under Rödån

Nolrydjan under Fjällböl, Noltorpet under Nätebäcken, Nybygget under Skämningsfors, Nytorp under Grenabol, Nätebäcken, Nätebäcken Berget, Nätebäcken Lugnet, Nätebäcken Noltorpet

Ramslyckan under Björnhult, Ramslyckan Lilla under Björnhult, Rom under Skämningsfors, Rosenlund under Björnhult, Rudan under Torkelsryd, Rumpekärr, Rumpekärr Torp, Rydjan Soldattorp under Brandstorp, Rödån, Rödån Bäcken Soldattorp, Rödån Kvarn, Rödån Lugnet, Rödån Mäskabacken

Sandstugan under Häldeholm, Sandvadet under Skämningsfors, Sjöbol, Sjölyckan under Grönestad, Sjölyckan under Skämningsfors, Skinnaretorp, Skoghult under Skämningsfors, Skogsstugan under Skämningsfors, Skolan, Skomakaretorp under Skämningsfors, Skräddaretorp under Skämningsfors, Skämningsfors, Skämningsfors Anderstorp, Skämningsfors Fotebo, Skämningsfors Gårdsfogdetorp, Skämningsfors Hageby, Skämningsfors Hagen, Skämningsfors Hästhagsstugan, Skämningsfors Kvarn, Skämningsfors Kärrelund, Skämningsfors Mullfalla, Skämningsfors Nybygget, Skämningsfors Rom, Skämningsfors Sandvadet, Skämningsfors Sjölyckan, Skämningsfors Skoghult, Skämningsfors Skogsstugan, Skämningsfors Skomakaretorp, Skämningsfors Skräddaretorp, Skämningsfors Stenhultet, Skämningsfors Stralsund, Skämningsfors Timmerbron, Skämningsfors Täppan, Sockensstugan, Soldattorp under Bränntorp, Soldattorp Bäcken under Rödån, Soldattorp Kilen under Björnhult, Soldattorp Rydjan under Brandstorp, Soldattorp Vråna under Häldeholm, Stenhultet under Skämningsfors, Stenslund under Malmhult, Stralsund under Skämningsfors, Ströman, Strömbäck, Svanebacken, Svanebacken Ekelund, Svenshult under Grenabol, Sverkersfors, Sverkersfors Åbo, Sveudden, Sågaretorp, Sågaretorp Anneberg, Sågaretorp Espehulan, Sörtorp under Grönestad

Tallen under Torkelsryd, Timmerbron under Skämningsfors, Torkelsryd, Torkelsryd Dalen, Torkelsryd Grindstugan, Torkelsryd Krabbås, Torkelsryd Kullen, Torkelsryd Rudan, Torkelsryd Tallen, Torkelsryd Västertorpet, Torp under Häldetorp, Torp under Rumpekärr, Täppan under Skämningsfors

Vitareds Kvarn, Vråna Soldattorp under Häldeholm, Västertorpet under Torkelsryd

Åbo under Sverkersfors

Örnhult, Örnhult Höjentorp, Örnhult Lyckan, Örnhult Mobacken

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.


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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 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. (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.

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

 * 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

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