Ullervad Parish, Skaraborg, Sweden Genealogy

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



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
Anderstorp, Anundsgården, Arvidstorp, Asmundstorp

Backen, Bengt Arvidsgården, Bengtstorp, Bengtstorp Lilla, Björkebacken, Björkelund, Borryds Kvarn, Borryds Såg, Brogården, Brokvarn Lilla, Brokvarn Stora, Brotorp, Brunsberg, Brunsbergstorp, Bråten, Bäcken

Dalen, Dattmasketomten, Djupedalen, Duverödjan, Duvetorpet, Duvhemmet

Ekenstorp, Eklunda Mellangården, Eklunda Nolgården, Eklunda Sörgården, Eriksberg, Erikslund, Erikstorp, Erikstorp Lilla, Esbjörnsgården

Fallet Lilla, Fallet Stora, Fattighuset, Fläcket, Forslund, Fromslund, Fräjdstorp

Gatan, Gisslagården, Gogatan, Grisetorp, Gästgivaregården

Hagen, Heden, Hult, Häljestorp

Ingelstorp

Janslund, Jonstorp Lilla, Jonstorp Stora, Julatorpet

Karlstorp, Kistegården, Klockarebol, Klockaretorp, Kojan, Komministerbostället, Kottholmen Kvarn, Kristinehamn, Kvarnarna Tilleholm, Kvarnen Borryd, Kvarnen Kottholm, Kvarnen Säckestad, Käckestad Bengt Arvidsgården, Käckestad Esbjörnsgården, Käckestad Gästgivaregård, Käckestad Västergården, Källebacken

Lennartstorp, Lerum, Liden, Lilla Bengtstorp, Lilla Brokvarn, Lilla Erikstorp, Lilla Fallet, Lilla Jonstorp, Lilla Noltorp, Lilla Perstorp, Lilla Svenstorp, Linnevävaretomten, Lugnet, Lund, Lunnastugan, Löjtnantsgården, Lövåsen Norra, Lövåsen Södra

Magnusgården, Marieberg, Mellangården Eklunda, Mellan gården Rörsås, Mellåsen, Mossen, Motorp, Månsagården

Nilstorp, Nolfallet, Nolgården Eklunda, Nolgården Rörsås, Nolgården Segerstad, Nolgården Ullervad, Nolskogen, Noltorp, Noltorp Lilla, Norra Lövåsen, Nyberget, Nyhemmet, Nykvarn, Nytorp

Olsborg

Per Larsgården, Perstorp Lilla, Perstorp Stora, Pettersburg, Petterslund, Prästgården

Rörsås Mellangården, Rörsås Nolgården, Rörsås Sörgården

Sandhålan, Sandtorp, Segerstad Anundsgården, Segerstad Löjtnantsgården, Segerstad Magnusgården, Segerstad Nolgården, Segerstad Per Larsgården, Segolstorp, Skarpås, Skinnhyltan, Skomakaretorp, Smedstugan, Sommarlyckan, Sopenskvarn, Stengårdshult, Stenstorp, Stenåsen, Stora Brokvarn, Stora Fallet, Stora Jonstorp, Stora Perstorp, Storegården Ullervad, Sumpen, Svanelund, Svanerödjan, Svarvaretomten, Svenstorp, Svenstorp Lilla, Sågen Borryd, Sågen Säckestad, Säckestads Kvarn, Säckestads Såg, Södra Lövåsen, Sörgården Eklunda, Sörgården Rörsås, Sprgården Ullervad, Sörtorp

Tolsberg, Tolsgården, Tomten, Torpet, Trilleholm, Trilleholms Kvarnar

Ullervad Brogården, Ullervad Gisslagården, Ullervad Kistegården, Ullervad Klockarebol, Ullervad Månsagården, Ullervad Nolgården, Ullervad Prästgården, Ullervad Storegården, Ullervad Sörgården, Ullervad Tolsgården, Ullervad Östergården, Uppsala

Västergården

Östergården

To see what kind of place it is you will need a Swedish Gazetteer.


 * 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 at Riksarkivet.

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.)
 * at FamilySearch.
 * MyHeritage.com ($),
 * Ancestry.com ($),
 * Arkiv Digital ($), and
 * SVAR at Riksarkivet.

Help Using ArkivDigital: Online Databases for Sweden

 * These lessons will teach you how to use ArkivDigital:
 * Use the Full Scope of Arkiv Digital for Swedish Genealogy
 * Use the Full Scope of Arkiv Digital for Swedish Genealogy

Family History Library Records
Click Sweden, Skaraborg Records for a full listing of microfilmed records (some digitized online) at the Family History Library, that 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, Skaraborg 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):
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Help With Research Objectives and Strategies
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