Ervalla Parish, Örebro, Sweden Genealogy

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

History
Ervalla parish dates back to the middle ages. The present (2012) church was completed in 1673. The building was renovated after a severe lightning strike in 1789. Other major work was done in 1900 and a few other times in the 1900s. A small village and a large manor house lie close to the church.

Endowed with mostly level ground, agriculture has long driven the local economy including the manor, Ervalla. Tingstorp had an iron works in 1883. Two early railroad lines converged here as early as 1856 with Dylta station (later called Ervalla station) and Jerle station. The parish includes a small river and a lake, Väringen, and two school houses were build in the later 1800s.

Population in 1883 was 1748 and in 2005, only 179. About 15 km north from Örebro city.

Place Names
Anderstorp, Avdala Backen, Baggetorp, Banvaktstuga, Basketorp, Basketorp (Lilla), Berg, Berget, Betlehem, Björkbacken, Björklund, Björktorp, Björntorp, Bredal, Bresund, Bäckfallet, Bäcktorp, Bästhult  Canaan  Elgtorpet, Eriksberg, Ervalla, Ervalla Gård, Ervalla Hammar  Fallet, Fattighuset, Flåten, Fredriksberg, Fridhem, Frugård, Frugård (Lilla), Furunäs  Geijerslund, Glömyra, Grindtorp, Gruvfallet  Hagby, Halvbacken, Halvgruvan, Hammar, Hult, Hult (Södra), Husartorp, Hälltorp, Hästhagen  Jeriko, Järle Station  Kanan, Klockaregården, Klysna, Klysna (Norra), Klysna (Södra), Knattorp, Kohagen, Komministergården, Krogtorpet, Kvarntorp  Lickstorp, Lilla Basketorp, Lilla Skogsberg, Lilla Åboda, Lixtorp, London, Lotharne, Lycke, Lysfalla, Lyttebäck, Lyttebäckstorp, Löt, Lötarne  Mariedal, Marielund, Mellangården, Mogetorp, Myre, Myrshagen, Måsen  Nordansjö, Norra Klysna, Norrberga, Norrängen, Nybygget, Nyland, Nytorp  Paris, Petersberg, Puketorp  Qvarntorp  Ringholmen, Röstorp  Sjöboda, Skansen, Skogsberg, Skogsberg (Lilla), Skräphagen, Sköndal, Smedstorp, Snickartorp, socknens Fattigrote, Soldattorp, Stenshagen, Storrasta, Storskogen, Stånggården, Sundtorp, Sveaborg, Södra Hult, Södra Klysna, Södra Klysnas, Södra Kohagen, Sörberga, Sörgården  Tallhagen, Tingstorp, Tingstorps hammar, Tingstorps Kvarn, Tivanderstorp, Torpa, Tuppenhov  Vassa, Västanberg, Västanmark, Västantorp  Åboda, Åboda (Lilla), Åtorp  Ängby  Östanberg, Östansjö, Österrasta, Östra Fallet

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

Axberg, Kil, Näsby, Lillkyrka-Ödeby, Lindesberg, Nora (bergsförsamling)

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, ($), index and images. Also on Arkiv Digital ($), 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, Örebro 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, Örebro" 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,
 * , and
 * Lesson 3: Handwritten Records

Help With Research Objectives and Strategies
Sweden Research Strategies

Handwriting Examples
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1735 Christening Example C:2 (1715 - 1792)

1753 Marriage C:1 (1672 - 1757)



1758 Death and Burial F:1 (1758-1792)