Dannike Parish, Älvsborg, Sweden Genealogy

Europe SwedenÄlvsborg County  Dannike parish

Guide to Dannike 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:
Ammarpslätt, Apelgärde

Backa, Berg, Berg Soldattorpet, Berget, Bergstorp, Björkelid, Björkelund, Blekingen Lilla, Blekingen Stora, Blekingen Nybygget, Blombacken, Boanäs, Boanäs Soldattorpet, Bobergstorp, Bodsgården, Bodsgården Soldattorpet, Bodsgården, Bodsgården Soldattorpet, Bosgården, Bränneslätt, Bäck

Dannike Torp

Ekåsen, Eneberg, Erlandsbo

Fiskaretorpet, Flaten, Folkskolan, Forsa Kvarn, Fågelstorpet, Fållen, Fähagen

Grytås

Hallabron, Hallen, Hallåsen, Henrikshemmet, Hulebo, Hult, Hylte, Hässelåsen, Hökåsen, Hölta

Jätteberg, Jättebo

Karstorp Soldattorpet, Knaphestra, Kvarnen Forsa, Kvarntorpet, Källeberg

Larstorp, Lekstad, Liden, Lieslätt, Lilla Blekingen, Lilla Mötet, Lilla Skedeshemmanet, Lilla Stenshultet, Lilla Ström, Lindåsen, Lugnet, Längberget, Lärjered Mellangården, Lärjered Storegården, Lärjered Ödegården

Mellangården Lärjered, Mötet Lilla, Mötet Norra, Mötet Stora

Norra Mötet, Norra Stenshultet, Nya Stålåsen, Nybygget Blekingen Stora

Patö

Rumpen, Rydet, Rydäng, Rölle, Röllhult

Sikteberget, Sjöbacka, Sjölyckan, Sjöttorp, Skallstad, Skeabo, Skedeshemmanet Lilla, Skaräddaretorpet, Sköttorp, Slättagärdet, Slätten, Soldattorpet Berg, Soldattorpet Boanäs, Soldattorpet Bodsgården, Soldattorpet Karlstorp, Soldattorpet Stommen, Spättholmen, Stenshultet, Stenshultet Lilla, Stenshultet Norra, Stommen, Stommen Soldattorpet, Stora Blekingen, Stora Blekingen Nybygget, Stora Mötet, Storegården Lärjered, Ström Lilla, Stuvhult, Stålåsen, Stålåsen Nya, Svenstorpet

Torpet Dannike, Tovered

Udden

Vassabacken, Vasslabacken

Ödegården Lärjered, Öden

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, 1880 - 1920, ($), index and images. Also on Also on Arkiv Digital ($), 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, Älvsborg Records for a full listing of microfilmed records (some digitized online) at the Family History Library, that may be viewed on loan at a Family History Center near you. Click on "Places within Sweden, Älvsborg" 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! The 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.
 * Denmark 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

References:
Dannike Husförhörslängd 1831-1840 Ortregister