Färnebo Parish, Värmland, Sweden Genealogy

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

History
Färnebo which was also known as Värmlandsberg was populated with the discovery of iron ore in the area. This probably happened when King Erik of Pommern sent out notice of "jernberghet i Wermelande" in 1413. By the 1500's a wooden church had been built by Kalhyttan on the west side of Färnsjön. Towards the end of the 1500's a few farms had been moved over to the newly created Nyed parish. When Filipstad was founded in 1611 the church building was moved there and Färnebo became the "Filipstad Rural Parish" to Filipstad city parish. The old wooden church burned in 1694. Another wood chuch was built which also burned down in 1775. The replacement church building was built of stone which stands today. The parish of Kroppa broke from Färnebo in 1624. This was followed by Gåsborn in 1693, and Nordmark in 1731. On Jan. 1, 1971 Färnebo was combined with Filipstad.

Place Names
Agegruvan, Aspgruvan, Asphyttan Bergenhall, Björnbotten, Björntjärn u. Nyhyttan, Björntjärn u. Yngshyttan, Bolhyttan, Bosjö Bruk, Bornshyttan, Brandåsgruvan, Brattforsgruvan, Bruket Bosjö, Bäcken  Daglösedet Norra, Daglösedet Södra, Daglösviken, Dalbotorp, Dammhyttan, Danielshöjden, Drakeberget  Edsbäcken, Edsholm  Fallgruvan, Fattighuset, Finngårdarna, Finnshyttan, Flyfallet, Fogdhyttan  Genstigen, Gråbergsgruvan, Gräsbosjöhyttan, Gräsnäset Norra, Gräsnäset Södra  Haborshyttan, Hektorshyttan, Hennikehammaren, Holbäcken, Horrsjöhyttan, Hökbergsgruvan  Kalhyttan, Kattbäcken, Kranka Norra, Kranka Södra, Kullen, Kytthyttegruvan  Lersjöed, Lersjön, Lervik, Lisselhöjdgruvan, Långbansgruvan, Långbanshyttan, Lönngruvan, Lövnäset  Mullgruvan, Munkåsen, Murbo, Mögsjöhyttan, Mörkhult, Mörttjärnshyttan  Norra Daglösedet, Norra Gräsnäset, Norra Kranka, Nya Ormberget, Nyhyttan, Nyhyttehöjden, Nyttstad  Ormberget Nya  Persbergs Gruvor, Persberget, Petersborg  Rosenlund, Rävbäcken, Rötlågen  Sandviken, Saxåhyttan, Sjöänden, Skavnäset, Skrivbogruvan, Skåltjärnshyttan, Stensjön, Stora Lindboms gruvan, Storbrotorp, Storhöjden, Stöpsjön, Sundet, Svenstorp, Södra Daglösedet, Södra Gräsnäset, Södra Kranka  Tagmistegruvan, Torsbäckshyttan, Tranmossen, Trullskullen, Trunhem  Yngshyttan, Yngshyttehöjden  Ålängen, Åsarna  Änggruvan  Östergården

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

Brattfors, Gåsborn, Kroppa, Lungsund, Nordmark, Storfors, Sunnemo

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 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.)
 * FamilySearch Historical Records.
 * 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 Värmland 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, Värmland 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