Saleby Parish, Skaraborg, Sweden Genealogy

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

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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
Allmänningen, Anders Persgården, Antorp Lilla, Antorp Stora, Arvidsgården Nils, Axelsgården, Axelsgården Soldattorp

Backen, Basebo, Bengt Jonsgården, Bengtsgården Pattorp, Birhallstorp, Bishopskvarn, Bonstorp, Borragården, Börjestorp

Dummagården, Dummagården Tomten

Erik Larsgården

Fattigstugan, Fläggsgården, Forsa Kvarn, Friggeråker, Friggeråker Skattegården, Friggeråker Soldattorp, Frälsegården

Hede Lilla, Hede Stora, Holmen

Jonsgården Bengt, Jonsgården Nils, Jonsgården Nils Kvarn

Kagge Tjustorp, Kampagården, Kvarn Biskops, Kvarn Forsa, Kvarn Lindholm, Kvarn Mossa, Kvarn Nils Jonsgården, Kvarn Nyfika, Kvarn Skansa, Kvarn Slöta, Kvarn Stocken, Kållegården, Kåltomten

Ladorna, Lanna Skattegården, Lanna Tomten, Larsgården Erik, Larsgården Erik Soldattorp, Ledet, Lerbäck, Lerbäck Soldattorp, Lilla Antorp, Lilla Galstad, Lilla Hede, Lilla Slöta, Lilla Slöta Soldattorp, Lilla Tagelberg, Lindholms Kvarn, Luttru

Maden, Mossa Kvarn, Myran, Myrbacken, Måns Tolsgården, Måns Tolsgården Soldattorp

Nils Arvidsgården, Nils Jonsgården, Nils Jonsgården Kvarn, Nyfika Kvarn, Nygården

Pattorp Bengtsgården, Pattorp Skattegården, Per Rutsgården, Per Rutsgården Soldattorp, Per Svensgården, Persgården Anders, Persgården Sven, Pilsholm, Prästgården

Rasagården, Rasagården Soldattorp, Rutsgården Per

Selagården, Selagården Soldattorp, Sjöbrunn, Skansa Kvarn, Skattegården Friggeråker, Skattegården Lanna, Skattegården Lanna Soldattorp, Skattegården Pattorp, Skattegården Pattorp Soldattorp, Skattegården Åby, Skulatomten, Slöta Kvarn, Slöta Lilla, Slöta Stora, Soldattorp Axelsgården, Soldattorp Erik Larsgården, Soldattorp Friggeråker, Soldattorp Lanna Skattegården, Soldattorp Lerbäck, Soldattorp Lilla Slöta, Soldattorp Måns Tolsgården, Soldattorp Pattorp Skattegården, Soldattorp Per Rutsgården, Soldattorp Rasagården, Soldattorp Selagården, Soldattorp Storegården, Soldattorp Sven Persgården, Soldattorp Svenningsgården Synnerål, Soldattorp Sällagården, Soldattorp Tomten Dummagården, Soldattorp Tyskagården, Soldattorp Åby Skattegården, Stenbrona, Stocken, Stocken Kvarn, Stommen, Stora Antorp, Stora Galstad, Stora Hede, Stora Slöta, Storeberg, Storegården, Storegården Soldattorp, Sumpen, Sven Persgården, Sven Persgården Soldattorp, Svenningsgården Saleby, Svenningsgården Synnerål, Svenningsgården Synnerål Soldattorp, Svensgården Per, Synnerål, Sällagården, Sållagården Soldattorp

Tagelberg, Tagelberg Lilla, Tagelberg Ödegården, Tjustorp Kagge, Tjustorp Tomten, Tomatorp, Tomten Dummagården, Tomten Dummagården Soldattorp, Tomten Lanna, Tomten Tjustorp, Trädgården, Tyskagården, Tyskagården Soldattorp

Underberg

Venetomten, Vipetomten

Åby Skattegården, Åby Skattegården Soldattorp, Åker, Åna

Ödegården Tagelberg

To see what kind of place it is you will need a Swedish Gazetteer.


 * 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, ($), index and images. Also on Also on Ancestry.com, ($), 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, Skaraborg 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, Skaraborg 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