Sävar Parish, Västerbotten, Sweden Genealogy

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

History
Sävars parish was broken out in 1823 from Umeå county. On 1 January 1929, Sävars parish was divided into two church registration districts: Sävars lower church accounting district (Sävars kyrkoarkiv) and Sävars övre kirkobokningsdistrikt, see Sävars övre kyrkoarkiv. The division of Sävars 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.

Sävars parish was part of a joint pastorate with Umeå county parish (mother parish) 1823-1834. From 1835 onwards, Sävars parish was the mother parish in a common pastorate with Holmön parish.

The parishes of Sävars and Holmön were part of a church community that was added in 1933 and which from 1977 also included a common economy. The documents of the church community are recorded in Sävar's church archives.

In 1869, the following villages and farms were transferred from Degerfors parish (Vindeln parish) to Sävars parish: Bergvall 1, Degerliden 1, Floda 1, the new home Forsliden, Högliden 1 and 2, Högstmyrliden 1 and 2, Lillåtjärn (Lillåtjälen) 1, Renträsk 1, Åland 1, Ytteråträsk 1 and Åträsk 1 and 2.

According to a royal letter, the Kronofisk Ivarsboda no. 3 was transferred in 1902 from Bygdeå parish to Sävars parish. According to a royal letter, in 1931 certain small undeveloped areas (property plots to the native Norum 1 and 2) were transferred from Bygdeå to Sävars parish.

According to a royal decree, certain areas of Umeå parish were incorporated in 1939 with Sävars parish. The areas in question are not clear from the source used.

According to a royal decision, in 1944 the southern part of the crown park Hundtjärnliden was transferred from Degerfors to Sävar. At the same time, part of the same crown park and the crown park Degernäsliden were transferred from Sävar to Degerfors.

Some villages and farms have had different parish affiliations and can be found in several parishes' house exmination books: Ivarsnäs in Bygdeå is included in Sävar A I: 1 Kroknäs in Sävar is included in Degerfors (Vindeln) A I: 1-2 Krokån in Sävar is included in Sävar A I: 1-2 and Degerfors (Vindeln) A I: 1-2 Mickelsträsk in Umeå county is included in Sävar A I: 2 Risbäck in Bygdeå is included in Sävar A I: 2 Sjöarödd in Sävar is included in Sävar A I: 1-2 and Bygdeå A I: 4, 5a, 6, 7b Sjönäs in Bygdeå is included in Sävar A I: 1-2 Strandholm in Bygdeå is included in Sävar A I: 2 Sunnanå (unclear parish affiliation) is included in Sävar A I: 1- Sävträsk in Bygdeå is included in Sävar A I: 2 Ytterträsk in Sävar is included in Sävar A I: 2 and Degerfors A I: 2-3 Ösjön in Bygdeå is included in Sävar A I: 2

Place Names
Bodbyn, Bodnäs, Botsmark, Bygdnäs, Bullbäck, Bullmark, Bäckfors Dahlfors, Degerby, Degerbäck  Fjäderbäck, Forstorp, Furunäs  Gripsholm, Gunnisholm, Gunnismark, Gräsnäs  Hedlunda Hjoggmark  Ivarsbodan  Klappmark  Morbyn, Mångbyn  Norrby, Nyby  Ostnäs  Pålböle  Rännäs  Sjönäs södra (Sjönäs south), Sjöarödd, Skogberg, Skrafvelbäck, Sönnanträsk, Storliden, Strandfors, Säfträsk, Sävar, Söderby  Tefteå, Testeböle, Tväråmark, Tålsmark, Wexholm  Ytterbodan  Åbyn  Ösjön, Östanträsk

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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, ($), index and images. Also on Ancestry.com, ($), Digital ($), and SVAR''' at Riksarkivet.

Online Database Church Records
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 * SVAR at Riksarkivet.

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FamilySearch Library Records
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Military Records

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