Piteå Landsförsamlingen Parish, Norrbotten, Sweden Genealogy

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

History
Piteå parish was formed during the 1320s by breaking away from Skellefteå parish.

Piteå parish changed its name in 1686 to Piteå land parish.

The following parishes have broken out from Piteå land parish: - around 1330 Luleå parish (partly corresponding to the recent Nederluleå parish) - around 1330 erupted Tornio parish (partly corresponding to the recent Nedertorneå parish) - around 1580 erupted Arvidsjaur parish - 1686 erupted Piteå City Council - 1809 erupted Älvsby as a chapel team (Mandjärv, Vissträsk, Muskus, Korsträsk, Lillkorsträsk, Pålträsk and Byn) - May 1, 1915 erupted Norrfjärden parish, for which villages m.m. which was broken out, see Norrfjärden's church archives - January 1, 1918 erupted Hortlax parish, for which villages m.m. which was broken out, see Hortlax church archives

Piteå land parish was divided on 1 January 1926 into two church registration districts: Piteå Church Accounting District (see this church archive) and Markbygden's Church Accounting District (see Markbygden's Church Archive). The division of Piteå parish into two church registration districts remained until the population register was transferred to the tax authorities on 1 July 1991. The districts were abolished in connection with that change.

Piteå land parish has belonged to the following pastorate: - 1320s own pastorate - 1330s mother parish in a parish where Luleå parish and Tornio parish were also included. In the 1340s, Tornio formed its own pastorate and around 1400, Luleå formed its own pastorate. Piteå parish then constituted its own pastorate - around 1580 - 1606, Piteå parish was the mother parish in a pastorate together with Arvidsjaur - 1606-1614 the parish constituted its own pastorate - 1614-1640 mother parish in a pastorate with Arvidsjaur where also Silbojokk fr.o.m. 1635 included - 1640-1686 the parish performs its own pastorate - 1686-1901 mother parish in common pastorate with Piteå city parish. In the years 1809-1894, Älvsby parish was also part of the pastorate - from 1 May 1901, Piteå Landsförsamling constituted its own pastorate, with the exception of 1 January - 30 April 1918 when the parish was the mother parish in a joint pastorate with Hortlax parish.

Holmarna Lilla Björn and Olsvensakallen were transferred on 1 January 1933 from Piteå land parish to Norrfjärden parish.

In 1940, some smaller areas were transferred between Piteå land parish and Piteå City Parish and in 1941 some smaller areas were transferred to Älvsby Parish.

To the archive list is a scanned register of villages and farms recorded in the house examination books.

Place Names
Abbortjern, Alter, Altergård, Arnemark

Backträsk, Benkerträsk, Bergfors,Bergsviken, Bergvik, Berkärr, Björkliden, Blåsmark, Bodträsk, Bokfors, Borgfors, Bredträsk, Bråbacka, Brännfors,Brändö, Brännfors, Brännheden, Brännträsk, Byske, Båtviken, Bärkön, Böle

Degerfors

Elfsborg

Fagerheden, Finnträsk, Fjuskullheden, Fjälaträsk

Gammelträsk, Granholm, Granliden, Grundträsk, Gråberget, Gråträsk, Gusträsk

Haraliden, Harrbäcks Kvarn, Helleström, Hemlunda, Hemmingsmark, Holmfors, Holmträsk, Hortlax, Håkansön, Högbacken, Högsböle, Högtjälsträsk

Jefre, Elfsborg, Ersträsk

Kalamark, Kaptensviken, Keupan, Kihlberget, Klockarträsk, Klubbfors, Kolerträsk, Kopparnäs, Krokaträsk, Krokträsk, Krokvattnet, Krokberget, Kälsheden

Leskär, Lillpite, Lyckoträsk, Långnäs, Långträsk, Långviken

Mandjärfsträsk, Munksund, Målfors

Nybyn

Odalhem

Pelloträsk, Persberg, Piteå, Pitholm, Porsnäs, Prestträsk, Prins Karls Varv, Pällträsk, Rengårdsheden, Risnabben, Risåsen, Rokliden, Roknäs, Rosfors, Rosvik, Rönnberg

Sandliden, Selsborg, Sikfors, Sjulsnäs, Sjulsmark, Skckligheten, Skogmanstjern, Skosmantjälen, Skuthamn, Stensjökullen, Storbäcken, Storfors, Storheden, Storlångsträsk, Storsträsk, Strömfors, Strömfors, Sundsnäs, Svallforsen, Svartliden, Svartnäs, Svensbyn

Tallberg, Trundafvan, Tältträsk

Uddfors

Westmark

Åfors, Ånäset, Åselet, Åskogen, Åträsk, Öjebyn, Önusberget

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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
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Military Records

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