Järfälla Parish, Stockholm, Sweden Genealogy

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

History
Järfälla traces its history to the Stone Age and has some ruins from that time. After being Christianized in the 11th century, a church was built around the year 1200 that still stands today. Järfälla continued to be of some importance in the Middle Ages as several important roads went through it. It was also the centre of the hundred that was located within the boundaries of the municipality from 1675 to 1905. The main population expansion came in the 1930s and 1940s, when many residential houses were built in the seat Jakobsberg for middle-class families commuting to Stockholm. 

Place Names
Amboda, Anneberg, Aspnäs, Barkarby, Barkarby backstuga, Barkarby, ägor, Barsbro, Basbacken, Björnmyran, Björkeby Lilla, Björkeby Stora, Bregård, Brännbol, Byggningen Väddesta, Båtsmän,  Dammstugan, Dikartorp,  Fastbol, Fattighuset, Finnängen, Fiskartopet, Fjällen Fjällarne, Flottvikskog, Fågelsången,  Granskog, Gröningdal, Grönvreten, Gästgivaregården Barkarby, Görväln, Görväln krogen, Görväln trädgården,  Hammaren, Hinderstorp, Hummelmora, Håga, Håga Båtmanshus, Högby,  Igelbäcken,  Jakobsberg, Jakobsberg trädgården, Jakobsberg väderkvarn, Jordbron,  Kalkviken, Kallhäll, Kalvshälla, Kalvshälla dragonhus, Kasberg, Kasby, Klockaregården, Kolboda, Krogen Görväln, Krusbacka, Kyrkhamn, Kyrkobyn, Källtorp, Kärrboda Lilla, Kärrboda Stora,  Lilla Björkeby, Lilla Kärrboda, Lilla Lund, Lilla Ulvsättra, Lilla Ängsnäs, Lindal, Ljungbacka, Lugnet, Lund Lilla, Lund Stora, Långbacka, Lädersätra, Lövhagen, Lövholm, Lövsta, Lävsta vattenkvarn, Lövsta väderkvarn, Lövsta ägor,  Marhagen, Mariehäll, Molnsätra,  Nya Landet, Nyberg, Nyboda, Nybygget Görväln, Nydal,  Olofslund, Orgorna, Ormbacka, Ormudden,  Riddarsvik, Rocksta, Råstan,  Sandvik, Sjögärdet, Sjöstugan, Sjötorpet, Skogskarten, Skogstorp, Skruven, Skylsta, Skäftinge, Skälby, Slammertorp, Sockenstugan, Sten, Sten kvarn, Stenhagen, Stora Björkeby, Stora Lund, Stora Kärrboda, Stora Ulvsätra, Strömsdal, Säby,  Tallbohov, Tallhammar, Tegelbruket Görväln, Tegelhagen, Tegelstugan, Tomtberga, Trollboda, Tånglöt,  Ulvsätra Lilla, Ulvsätra Stora,  Vamb, Vattmyran, Viksjö, Vreta, Vålberga, Väddesta, Väddesta backstuga, Väddesta kvarnen, Väddesta väderkvarn, Väddesta ägor,  Yttersten,  Ålsta, Ålsta båtmanshus, Ålsta kvarn, Ålsta södergård, Åkerby utjord,  Äggelunda, Ängsnäs, Ängsnäs Lilla. Förteckning över personer inkomna från korrektions anstalt. Listing of people who have come from corrections institute).

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, ($), index and images. Also on Ancestry.com, ($), 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, Stockholm Records for a full listing of microfilmed records (some digitized online) at the Family History 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 Family History Center near you. Click on "Places within Sweden, Stockholm 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

Help With Research Objectives and Strategies
Sweden Research Strategies