Sweden, Stockholm City, Miscellaneous Records - FamilySearch Historical Records

Sweden Stockholm

What Is in This Collection?
The collection consists of the following records from Stockholm city:


 * Orphanage Records, 1713-1890
 * Tax Assessments, 1711-1875
 * Church Records, 1603-1930

Reading These Records
These records are in Swedish. For help reading these records see the following:


 * Sweden: Language and Languages
 * Swedish Genealogical Word List

Collection Content
The information found in the records varies with each type of record. You may find any of the following:


 * Name
 * Date of event
 * Type of event
 * Parents names
 * Residence
 * Age
 * Birth, marriage, or death dates and places
 * Witnesses
 * Physical description
 * Biographical details

How Do I Search the Collection?
To begin your search it is helpful to know the following:


 * Name
 * Approximate date of the event
 * Parish of residence

View the Images
View images in this collection by visiting the :
 * 1) Select Archive
 * 2) Select Series and title
 * 3) Select Volume and year to view the images.

How Do I Analyze the Results?
Compare each result from your search with what you know to determine if there is a match. This may require viewing multiple records or images. Keep track of your research in a research log.

What Do I Do Next?
When you have located your ancestor’s record, carefully evaluate each piece of information given. Save a copy of the image or transcribe the information. These pieces of information may give you new biographical details such as a title, an occupation, or land ownership. Add this new information to your records of each family. You should also look for leads to other records about your ancestors.

What If I Can't Find Who I'm Looking For?

 * Look for variant spellings of the names. You should also look for altered or abreviated forms of the names along with nicknames.
 * Search the records of nearby parishes and localities.

Online Courses
Online courses in reading Scandinavian Gothic handwriting are also available through the FamilySearch Learning Center. Select Scandinavia from the localities list on the left side of the main page.

Citing This Collection
Citations help you keep track of places you have searched and sources you have found. Identifying your sources helps others find the records you used.

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