Fägre Parish, Skaraborg, Sweden Genealogy

Europe SwedenSkaraborg County Fägre parish

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

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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
Abrahamstorp, Anderstorp under Boda, Anderstorp under Fägre Mo, Anderstorp under Ormskogen, Anderstorp under Riddarehagen Sörgården, Aspelund,

Backen, Bengtstorp, Bengtstorp Lilla, Bengtstorp Stora, Betlehem, Björkelund under Humstorp, Björkelund under Riddarehagen, Björkelund under Olofsgården, Blomsterhult, Boda Säteri, Borgåsen, Brittelund, Bygget, Bygården Riddarehagen, Bygården Valla,

Dalen, Dankås,

Ekagärdet, Elingstorp, Erikstorp under Boda, Erikstorp under Ormskogen, Erikstorp under Stång Sörgården, Erikstorp under Valla, Esbjörnstorp,

Fallet, Fattigstugan, Fetebacken, Fetebacken Lilla, Fimmerstad Tomten, Fiskaretorp, Flyttan,

Grindstugan Västra, Grindstugan Östra, Göta Kanal, Hagelund, Hagen, Hallatorpet, Harahemmet, Haraldstorp, Harstensmossen, Hasslekärr, Hassletorp, Herrängen, Holmatorp, Holmen, Holtzhagen, Hulan, Hultet, Hultängen, Humstorp, Håkantorp, Häljatorp, Högås,

Intaget,

Jon Erikstorp, Jonsboda Mellangården, Jonsboda Nolgården, Jonsboda Sörgården, Jonsboda Östergården, Jonstorp, Jonstorp Nya, Jonstorp under Nybrg, Jonstorp under Riddarehagen Sörgården, Jättebacken,

Kanaltorpet, Karlstorp, Karshult, Katrineberg, Klockarebolet, Klostergården Valla, Knoppås, Korsbacken, Kringelsängen, Kringsängen, Krusatorp Lilla, Krushult, Kylle, Kyllesbacke, Källebacken, Källehagen, Kärrtorp,

Lampan, Lanthöjden, Larstorp, Lilla Bengtstorp, Lilla Fetebacken, Lilla Krusatorp, Lilla Pelles-torp, Lilla Prästängen, Lilla Rännås, Lilla Vadsbacken, Ljungstorp, Lustigsheden,

Mellangården Jonsboda, Mellangården Stång, Mellantorpet, Mellantorpet under Tomten, Mjösäter Västra, Mjösäter Östra, Motorpet, Muffen,

Nilsatorp, Nolgården Jonsboda, Nolbården Riddarehagen, Nolgården Stång, Nolgården Valla, Nolgården Vrå, Nolhagen, Nolmossen, Noltorp, Noltorp under Tomten, Nolängen, Norra Tällåsen, Norra Vadsbacken, Norra Åängen, Nya Jonstorp, Nya Riddarehagen, Nyborg, Nyholm, Nytorpet, Nyängen,

Olofsgården, Olstorp,

Paradis, Pellestorp Lilla, Pellestorp Stora, Perstorp, Piskås, Porsakvarn, Prästhagen, Prästgården, Prästängen, Prästängen Lilla, Påland, Påvelstorp,

Randstorp, Raskängen, Riddarehagen Bygården, Riddarehagen Nolgården, Riddarehagen Nya, Riddarehagen Olofsgården, Riddarehagen Sörgården, Rimmestorp Nolgården, Rimmestorp Sörgården, Roten, Ryerna, Rännås Lilla, Rännås Stora,

Sandkullen, Sandåsen, Sevedstorp under Boda, Sevedstorp under Randstorp, Sidden, Skarpås, Skates, Skogsbo, Skogen, Skommersbo, Släggebacken, Smedstorp, Snickaretorp, Spänget, Staffanstorp, Staversås, Stenbäcken, Stenliden, Stenåsen, Stommen, Stomsåsen, Stomsåsen Östra, Stora Bengtstorp, Stora Pellestorp, Stora Ränås, Strandängen, Stång Mellangården, Stång Nolgården, Stång Sörgården, Stång Tomten, Stångsbro, Suttan, Svartholtzkärret, Svenstorp, Sviktan, Säteriet Boda, Söderkärr, Södra Tällåsen, Södra Vadsbacken, Södra Åängen, Sörgården Jonsboda, Sörgården Riddarehagen, Sörgården Stång, Sörgården Valla, Sörgården Vrå, Sörmon,

Tomten Fimmerstad, Tomten Stång, Tomterna, Torpelund, Torsberg, Tranbärsmossen, Trälket, Trälmanstorp, Tällåsen Mellan, Tällåsen Norra, Tällåsen Södra, Tällåsen Östra, Täppan,

Vadsbacken Lilla, Vadsbacken Norra, Vadsbacken Södra, Valla, Valla Bygården, Valla Klostergården, Valla Nolgården, Valla Sörgården, Valla Västergården, Vassbacken Göta Kanal, Vassbacken Västra, Vassbacken Östra, Vikängen, Vikängstorp, Vilhelmstorp, Vrå Nolgården, Vrå Sörgården, Värslatorp, Västergården, Västra Grindstugan, Västra Mjösäter, Västra Vassbacken,

Åsamarken, Åsatorpet, Åängen Norra, Åängen Södra,

Ängatorpet, Äspelund,

Östergården Jonsboda, Österkärr, Östertorp, Österängen, Östra Grindstugan, Östra Mjösäter, Östra Stomsåsen, Östra Tällåsen, Östra Vassbacken,

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, ($), index and images. Also on Also on Ancestry.com, ($), 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, Skaraborg Records for a full listing of microfilmed records (some digitized online) at the Family History Library, that may be viewed on loan 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! The 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.
 * Denmark 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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