Bärfendal Parish, Göteborg och Bohus, Sweden Genealogy

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

History
When Tossene church burned in 1898, the fire destroyed parts of the church records of Bärfendal.

(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
Backarne under Håverud, Backarne under Välseröd, Backen, Berfendal, Berffendahl, Berg, Bergsgerde, Bergskärr, Bergsskjär, Bergsskär, Blomsterkasen, Bogiljan, Bolkeröd, Bottnebergsliden, Bottnelycke, Broddarne under Hedum, Brohagen, Brådarne, Bålkeröd, Båskär, Båttnelycke, Bärfendal Dahlhagen, Dahlehagen, Dahlängen, Dalarne, Dalhagen, Dalkasen under Berg, Dalkasen under Keberg, Dammkasen, Dammvik, Djupedal, Eldsbacka, Eldsbacken, Ellebergshagen Fjället, Forsgiljan, Fruengen, Fruängen Gategård, Gategården, Granhagen, Grinden under Stumperöd Hagen, Heden, Hedum, Hofveröd, Holma, Holmen, Holmen under Stumperöd, Håderöd, Håfveröd, Hålkaserna, Håveröd, Hästhagen, Hästhagen under Hedum, Hästhagen under Lindal, Hästhagen under Medbo Intaget Kalvhagen, Kapperöd, Kasen under Holmen, Kasen under Åseby, Kasen under Östebo, Kaserna under Röd, Keberg, Kijberg, Kjeberg, Kjedeberg, Kjellbergshultet, Kjellbergshuset under Orreberg, Kohagen, Kopperöd Lilla Timmerdal, Lilla Änghagen, Lindal, Loftsby, Lossby Mattkåfven, Medbo, Melleröd, Myren, Myrtorp Nordhagen, Nybygget under Åseby, Nybygget under Östebo Orreberg Pellehagen under Gategården, Pellehagen under Keberg, Pellehagen under Kjeberg, Rysshagen, Röd Skjärbo, Skälemarken, Skälersbacken, Skölebacka, Skärbo, Skörbo, Slättbacken, Steneröd, Stengårdskasen, Storängen, Storängen under Kapperöd, Stumperöd, Stycket under Bottnelycke, Stycket under Östebo, Stämmen, Sörskogen under Bottnelycke, Sörskogen under Hedum Timmerdal, Trappen, Trappen under Röd, Tyskhuset Uddarne, Utängen Vassklåvan, Vattneröd, Välseröd Wattneröd Årreberg, Åsebacken, Åseby Ängarne, Ängen, Änghagen under Bergskärr, Ängen under Gategård, Änghagen under Hästhagen, Änghagen under Loftsby, Änghagen under Åseby, Änghagen under Östebo, Änghagen Lilla Ödegård, Östebo, Östebo Enghage

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

Bottna, Bro, Kville, Svarteborg, Tossene

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 ($), and SVAR ($).See Västra Göteland.

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 ($), and
 * SVAR ($). See Västra Göteland.

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, Göteborg och Bohus 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, Göteborg och Bohus" and then select your parish.

Military Records

 * Sweden Military Records
 * Central Soldiers Register InstructionsSearch Engine

Related Sources

 * Båhus Arkivguide
 * Släktdata om Bärfendal

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.
 * 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
Sweden Research Strategies