Grums Parish, Värmland, Sweden Genealogy

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

History
Grums Municipality is a municipality in Värmland County in west central Sweden and its seat is located in the town of Grums. Like many of the municipalities of Sweden the present entity was created in 1971. The market town Grums that was instituted as such in 1948, was united with Ed and the parish Värmskog from the dissolved Stavnäs Municipality, thus forming Grums Municipality. 

Place Names
Agnesnäs, Agnhammar, Amundstorp, Ask Norra, Ask Södra

Bengtstorp, Berg, Billsviken, Bjälmerud, Björnevål, Bottenängen, Botvidstorp, Brodalen, Bron, Bråne, Bråneskogen, Bråten, Bränna, Butorp, Bäcken

Dalen, Draxön

Eds Kvarn

Fallet, Fisktjärn, Flokerud Norra, Flokerud Södra, Forsnersågen, Fågelmyren

Gallmyren, Galltorp, Gaterud, Gruvtön, Grönberg, Grönlund, Gullsjö, Gustavsberg, Gyserud

Hagsberg, Halla, Hammarsten, Hasseldalen under Lång, Hasseldalen under Lökene, Hertshöjden, Höjdehult

Ingersbyn

Johannesberg, Jordstorp

Karlberg, Karlshamn, Karlskrog, Katrinelund, Knektbråten, Knutstorp Lilla, Knutstorp Stora, Koled, Krakbråten, Kullen, Kullerud, Kvarnen Ed, Kvarnen Malsjö, Kyrksbol, Kälkebräcka, Kärrmyren

Lilla Knutstorp, Lillsjön, Lång, Långmyren, Långstad Norra, Långstad Södra, Långstadskrogen, Långvken, Lökene, Lövåsen

Magdeburg, Malsjö Västra, Malsjö Östra, Malsjöbråten, Malsjö Kvarn, Marieberg, Markvatten, Medskog. Medskogstorp, Mickelsön, Mossen, Mossviken, Myggerud, Myren, Nedre Åshammar, Norra Ask, Norra Flakerud, Norra Långstad, Norra Nyhult, Norra Vålåsen

Nydalen, Nyhult Norra, Nyhult Södra, Nyängen

Orrbyholm

Pikenberg, Pikerud, Pertille, Ryttenlund

Sandviken, Sandåker, Sem, Självsino, Skallerud, Skruvstad, Skruvstadskogen, Skruvstadstorp, Skräppa, Skönnebol, Slottsbron, Smedstorp, Sockenstugan, Spjutmossen, Spättbo, Spättnäset, Stockerud, Stockåker, Stockåkerstorp, Stora Knutstorp, Stormyren, Sundserud, Svenstorp, Sågartorp, Södra Ask, Södra Flokerud, Södra Långstad, Södra Nyhult, Södra Vålåsen, Tömte, Törne

Ulverud, Villervalla, Vålåsen Norra, Vålåsen Södra, Vålängen, Väsby, Västra Malmsjö

Ådalen, Ålviken, Åsen under Karlberg, Åsen under Lång, Åshammar Nedre, Åshammar Övra, Åsmunderöd, Åtorp, Ängen, Ängtorp

Önanäs, Örjanstorp, Östra Malsjö, Övre Åshammar

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, ($), index and images. Also on Ancestry.com, ($), 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 Värmland Records''' for a full listing of microfilmed records (some digitized online) at the Family History Librarythat 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, Värmland 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

References:
Grums Husförhörslängd 1839-1841 Ortregister