Backa Parish, Göteborg och Bohus, Sweden Genealogy

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



History
A large part of the church records of Backa were destroyed by a fire that burned the Säve church. Backa was an annex parish and Säve was the mother parish up until 1927.

Place Names
Albogård Lärje, Annexgård Backa, Aröd Backa Annexgård, Backa Fattigstuga, Backa Kronogård, Backa Skola, Backa Västergård, Backa Östergård, Brandkärr Lärje, Bäckebol, Bäckegård Tagene, Bällskär Nordgård, Bällskär Sörgård Dubberöd, Dyngevik Fattigstugan Backa, Fattigstugan Lärje, Fattigstugan Tingstad, Fredrikshamn, Frälsegård Lärje  Göpås  Hallegård Lärje, Ha-rås, Heden, Högen Tingstad  Karlsbogården Tagene, Knipa, Krokegård Stora Tingstad, Krokegården Lilla Tingstad, Kronogården Backa, Kullergård Lärje, Kvarne, Kärrsgården Tingstad  Lilla Krokegården Tingstad, Lilla Nytorp, Lillegården Tingstad, Lillhagen, Lärje Albogård, Lärje Brandkärr, Lärje Fattigstugan, Lärje Frälsegård, LärjeHallegård, Lärje Kullegård, Lärje Magård, Lärje Mellangård, Lärje Forsgård, Lärje Trulsegård, Lärje Tårkullegård, Lärje Västergård, Lärje Östergård  Magård Lärje, Magården Tingstad, Mellangård Lärje  Nordgården Bällskär, Nordgården Tagene, Nyborg, Nybygget, Nytorp Lilla  Postegprden Tingstad  Ringen, Röd  Skolan Backa, Skår, Skälltorp Västergård, Skälltorp Östergård, St. Olas Källa, Stora Krokegården Tingstad, Storegården Tingstad, Storhagen, Sörgården Bällskär, Sörgården Tagene  Tagene Bäckegård, Tagene Karlsbogård, Tagene Nordgård, Tagene Nordgården, Tagene Sörgård, Tagene Ödegården, Tingstad Fattigstugan, Tingstad Högen, Tingstad Krokegård Lilla, Tingstad Krokegård Stora, Stingstad Kärrsgård, Tingstad Lillegård, Tingstad Magård, Tingstad Postegård, Tingstad Storegård, Tingstad Tjörbogård, Tingstad Tomtegården, Tjörbogård Tingstad, Toftan, Tomtegården Tingstad, Torsgården Lärje, Trulsegård Lärje, Tårkullsgård Lärje  Västergården Backa, Västergård Lärje, Västergård Skälltorp Älven, Ödegården Tagene, Östergård Skälltorp, Östergården Backa, Östergården Backa, Östergården Lärje,

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, 1840-1947 ($), index and images. Also on Ancestry.com ($), Arkiv Digital ($), and SVAR at Riksarkivet.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.
 * at FamilySearch.
 * MyHeritage.com ($),
 * ($),
 * Arkiv Digital ($), and
 * SVAR at Riksarkivet. See Västra Göteland.

Help Using ArkivDigital: Online Databases for Sweden

 * These lessons will teach you how to use ArkivDigital:
 * ArkivDigital: Explore Your Swedish Heritage

FamilySearch Library Records
Click Sweden, Göteborg och Bohus Records for a full listing of microfilmed records (some digitized online) at the FamilySearch 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 FamilySearch Center near you. Click on "Places within Sweden, Göteborg och Bohus" and then select your parish.

Military Records

 * Sweden Military Records
 * Central Soldiers Register Instructions[ Search Engine]

Related Sources
Sweden Online Genealogy Records Ask the Community
 * Båhus Arkivguide

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


 * FamilySearch Online Lessons - Reading Scandinavian Handwriting:
 * Scandinavian Handwriting
 * Scandinavian Handwriting, part 3 - no part 2 available

Help With Research Objectives and Strategies
Sweden Research Strategies