Lyse Parish, Göteborg och Bohus, Sweden Genealogy

Guide to Lyse 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
Alsbäck, Aspemyr, Berg Lilla, Berg Stora, Berga, Björkemyr under Berg Lilla, Björkemyr under Hannevik Björkemyr under Korseberg, Bäsen, Blötan, Bogedal, Botten, Brandseröd, Brattås Stora, Bredgiljan, Bräckan, Bua,  Dalen, Dalskogen under Fiskebäck, Dalskogen under Ulseröd, Dammen under Brandseröd, Dammen under Bua, Dammen under Hannevik, Dammen under Häggvall Östra, Dammen under Torgestad Norra, Dammen under Torgestad Södra, Dammen under Toröd, Dammen under Träleberg, Djupedal,  Enerlid,  Fagerdalen, Fedja, Finsbo, Fiskebäck, Fjälla, Flat Norra, Flat Södra, Flatvik,  Giljan under Djupedal, Giljan under Torgestad Södra, Grinden, Grinnebacken, Grundsund under Berg, Grundsund under Gåsehogen, Gåsehogen,  Hagarna, Hagen, Hagesmon, Halsen, Hamre Norra, Hamre Västra, Hamre Södra, Hamrevik, Hannevik, Hasseldalen, Hedarna under Skal, Hedarna under Träleberg, Heden under Flat Södra, Heden under Klättene, Heden under Lyse, Heden under Sandåker, Heden under Ulseröd Stora, Hogebräcka, Hogegärdet, Hogen (Hemman), Hogen under Stale, Humlekärr Västra, Humlekärr Östra, Huset, Hålken, Hårshamn, Håskär, Häggvall Mellangården, Häggvall Södra, Häggvall Västra, Häggvall Östra, Hällan, Hällekila, Hällemon, Hälleshed under Lögen, Hälleshed under Skal,   Intaget under Berg Stora, Intaget under Häggvall Södra, Intaget under Klättene, Intaget under Lyse,   Jeppehuset, Järnklev,   Kilbacken, Kjäka, Klev, Kleven under Hällekil, Kleven under Torgestad Södra, Klättene, Kohagen under Hamre Södra, Kohagen under Lyse, Kopperöd, Kornö Lilla, Kornö Stora, Korseberg, Korsgärdet, Kroken, Kullemyren, Kullen, Kvarnbacken, Kyrkebyn, Kådene, Kålleröd, Kårebräcka, Kärnet, Kärnskogen under Lyse, Kärnskogen under Slättna, Kölnedalen under Klättene, Kölnedalen under Lyse, Kölnedalen under Ödegården Stora,   Lassehaga, Lerklev, Limkällsmyren, Lindholmen, Linnehagen, Lyarebacken, Lycke, Lyckekärr, Lyse, Lysnås under Fedja, Lysnäs under Hällekila, Långekärr, Längemyre under Bua, Långemyre under Ulseröd Stora, Långemyrshals, Långshamn, Lögen, Lövgärdet,   Medvik, Mon under Alsbäck, Mon under Hamre Södra, Mon under Lyse, Mon under Träleberg, Mon under Ulseröd Stora, Myrbacken under Häggvall Västra, Myrbacken under Häggvall Östra, Myren under Hamre Västra, Myren under Humlekärr Östra, Myren under Hällekila, Myren under Klättene, Myren Stora, Myren under Toröd, Myren Östra, Måltemyr under Bua, Måltemyr under Kyrkebyn,   Nybygget, Nyborg under Alsbäck, Nyborg under Fiskebäck, Nyborg under Fjälle, Nyborg under Stale, Nål,   Orrebacka, Orredalen, Orrehagven Oxxemyren,   Påttane Västra,   Ramdalen under Gåsehogen, Ramdalen under Sandåker, Ranängen, Ridbräcken, Runnemyren, Runningen under Flat Norra, Runningen under Flat Södra, Rustorp, Ryren under Fiskebäck, Ryren under Ulseröd Stora, Rågården, Rävmon, Rörvik,   Saltö, Sandbräckan, Sandåker, Sivik, Sjöbol, Skal, Skalhamn under Kyrkebyn, Skalhamn under Lyse, Skalhamn under Slättna, Skommedal under Kyrkebyn, Skommedal under Sandåker, Skoppekärr, Skår, Slätten under Berg, Slätten under Träleberg, Slättna, Spjösvik, Springmyren, Stalbergsliden, Stale, Stocken, Stockevik, Stämmevall, Sörkila, Sörtorp,   Torgestad Norra, Torgestad Södra, Toröd, Traneberg, Trinnemyr, Tronebacken, Träleberg, Tyslingedal,  Ulseröd Lilla, Ulseröd Stora,   Vallbodalen, Vattenhålan,  Yxeskogen,   Åkerhagen,  Ödegården Lilla, Ödegården Stora, Ör, Örebro, Östtorp under Fiskebäck, Östtorp under Hällekila, Österäng,

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, ($), index and images. Also on Ancestry.com, ($), 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. (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. See Västra Göteland.

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, Göteborg och Bohus 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, Göteborg och Bohus" and then select your parish.

Military Records

 * Sweden Military Records
 * Central Soldiers Register InstructionsSearch Engine

Related Sources

 * Båhus Arkivguide

Help Reading Swedish Records

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 * 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]].
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Help Reading Old Handwriting

 * Reading Gothic Handwriting for Swedish Genealogy, Lesson 1
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 * Reading Gothic Handwriting for Swedish Genealogy: Put It All Together, Lesson 3
 * Birth and Christening Records for Swedish Genealogy


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