Gräsmark Parish, Värmland, Sweden Genealogy

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



History
(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
Abiastorp, Ambiastorp, Anneborg, Arbetstorp, Arneby Säter

Bartelstorp, Berg, Bergstorp, Bocketorp, Borra, Borrsjön, Borrängen, Brandsbol, Bredsjön, Bruket Högfors, Bråne, Bytorp, Bäcketorp, Bälgmakare Torp

Dalen, Dammåsen, Dragontorp

Edsängen

Fagerstad, Fethöjden, Finnefallet, Fiskaretjärn, Forsnäs, Forsnäs Norra, Fågelkulla under Granåbron, Fågelkulla under Långnäs, Fäbron, Försvarslösa

Granbäck, Granbäckskogen, Granbäckstorp Norra, Granbäckstorp Södra, Granhult, Gransjötorp, Granåbron, Gravbacka, Grillstorp, Grinnemo, Gräshöjden, Gräsmarksgården, Gräsmarks Västra, Gustafsdal

Haget, Hedås, Holmarne, Holmby, Holmby Utskog, Holmsjötorp, Homsjön, Honkom, Hoverby Utskog, Hult, Håcketorp, Håla, Hånkamach, Hånkamachshöjden, Häppostorp, Höjden under Arneby Säter, Höjden under Långnäs, Höjden Norra,  Höjden Södra, Hörfors Bruk,  Högforsen, Höjden

Kamitsmark, Karlstorp, Kimmen, Kimmen Västra, Kittorp, Kruggetorp, Kullen, Kymmen, Kymmen Västra, Kymmen Östra, Kymsberg, Kymsberg under Granåbron, Kymsberg under Kymmen,  Kymstad, Kärr,

Larstorpet, Lemnäs, Lemnäs under Västra Kymmen, Lillrönningen, Linna, Lusketorp, Långhenrikstorp, Långjohanstorp, Långnäs, Lângnäshöjden, Långnäs Säter, Långtjärn, Lämnes under Östra Kymmen, Lönnhöjden, Lövfallet

Malsjö, Mangen, Mariastorp, Metbäckshöjden, Mossberget, Mörttjärnstorp

Nedra Soranstorp, Norra Forsnäs, Norra Granbäckstorp, Norra Höjden, Norra Pyntetorp, Norra Runketorp, Norra Tvällen, Norra Västerrottna, Norra Ängen, Näs, Nässkogen, Näveråsen,

Ormhöjden, Ormtorp, Orranstorp

Pajtorp, Perstorp, Pittelstorp, Poptorp, Portner, Pyntetorp Norra, Pyntetorp Södra

Ragvaldstjärn, Rintetorp, Rintetorp Västra, Rintetorp Östra, Rintetorp Östra under Långnäs, Rintetorp Östra under Ulvsby Utskog, Rottenshöjden, Runketorp Norra, Runketorp Södra, Rya, Rämetstorp

Samuelstorp, Sandnäs, Sandviken, Simonstorp, Simonstorp under Timbonäs, Simonstorp under Ängen Södra. Skjölsling, Smalsundet, Smedtorpet, Snällaretorp, Soranstorp Nedra, Soranstorp Övra, Sprätterud, Stenhöjden, Stenserud, Stentorpet, Stöpsjöskogen, Sundändan, Svarttjärnet, Svinebergs Säter, Svinborgs Ägor, Svulttjärnshöjden, Säldebråten, Sälsjön, Säterhöjden, Sätern Arneby, Sätern Långnäs, Sätern Svineberg, Sätern Tosseberg, Sätra, Söderlidstorp, Södra Granbäckstorp, Södra Höjden, Södra Pyntetorp, Södra Runketorp, Södra Tvällen, Södra Västerrottna, Södra Ängen, Sötern Öjervik,

Tassetorp, Tinbonäs, Tiskartjärn, Tonnäs, Tossebergs Säter, Trötvik, Tvällen Norra, Tvällen Södra

Uddheden, Ulvsby, Ulvsby Utskog, Ulvsjön

Vassberg, Vianstorp, Vålberg, Vålön, Västanå, Västerrottna Norra, Västerrottna Södra, Västra Gräsmark, Västra Kimmen, Västra Kymmen, Västra Rintetorp

Ängen, Ängen Norra, Ängen Södra

Öjerviks Säter, Örsjötorp, Örttrjärnstorp, Östra Kymmen, Östra Rintetorp, Övra Soranstorp

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.

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 ($),
 * ($),
 * Arkiv Digital ($), and
 * SVAR at Riksarkivet.

Help Using ArkivDigital: Online Databases for Sweden

 * These lessons will teach you how to use ArkivDigital:

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

Related Sources
Sweden Online Genealogy Records Ask the Community

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

References:
Gräsmark Husförhörslängd 1838-1845 AI:15a and AI:15b Ortregister