Sweden, Östergötland, Norrköping, Gustavianska Stiftelsen Records - FamilySearch Historical Records

What Is in This Collection?
The collection consists of records of the Gustavianska Stiftelsen and Gustavianska Barnhus in Norrköping city for the years 1670 to 1967.

Reading These Records
These records are written in Swedish. For help reading them see:
 * Sweden: Language and Languages
 * Swedish Genealogical Word List

Collection Content
The records usually include:
 * Name
 * Record date

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 * The name of your ancestor
 * Identifying information such as

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Research Helps
The following articles will help you in your research for your family in Sweden.
 * Sweden Guided Research
 * Sweden Record Finder
 * Sweden Research Tips and Strategies

Tips to Keep in Mind

 * When looking for a person who had a common name, look at all the entries for the name before deciding which is correct.
 * Remember that there may be more than one person in the records with the same name as your ancestor and that your ancestor may have used nicknames or different names at different times.
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