Fägre Parish, Skaraborg, Sweden Genealogy

Guide to Fägre Parish, Sweden ancestry, family history, and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, 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
Abrahamstorp, Anderstorp under Boda, Anderstorp under Fägre Mo, Anderstorp under Ormskogen, Anderstorp under Riddarehagen Sörgården, Aspelund

Backen, Bengtstorp, Bengtstorp Lilla, Bengtstorp Stora, Betlehem, Björkelund under Humstorp, Björkelund under Riddarehagen, Björkelund under Olofsgården, Blomsterhult, Boda Säteri, Borgåsen, Brittelund, Bygget, Bygården Riddarehagen, Bygården Valla

Dalen, Dankås

Ekagärdet, Elingstorp, Erikstorp under Boda, Erikstorp under Ormskogen, Erikstorp under Stång Sörgården, Erikstorp under Valla, Esbjörnstorp

Fallet, Fattigstugan, Fetebacken, Fetebacken Lilla, Fimmerstad Tomten, Fiskaretorp, Flyttan

Grindstugan Västra, Grindstugan Östra, Göta Kanal, Hagelund, Hagen, Hallatorpet, Harahemmet, Haraldstorp, Harstensmossen, Hasslekärr, Hassletorp, Herrängen, Holmatorp, Holmen, Holtzhagen, Hulan, Hultet, Hultängen, Humstorp, Håkantorp, Häljatorp, Högås

Intaget

Jon Erikstorp, Jonsboda Mellangården, Jonsboda Nolgården, Jonsboda Sörgården, Jonsboda Östergården, Jonstorp, Jonstorp Nya, Jonstorp under Nybrg, Jonstorp under Riddarehagen Sörgården, Jättebacken

Kanaltorpet, Karlstorp, Karshult, Katrineberg, Klockarebolet, Klostergården Valla, Knoppås, Korsbacken, Kringelsängen, Kringsängen, Krusatorp Lilla, Krushult, Kylle, Kyllesbacke, Källebacken, Källehagen, Kärrtorp

Lampan, Lanthöjden, Larstorp, Lilla Bengtstorp, Lilla Fetebacken, Lilla Krusatorp, Lilla Pelles-torp, Lilla Prästängen, Lilla Rännås, Lilla Vadsbacken, Ljungstorp, Lustigsheden

Mellangården Jonsboda, Mellangården Stång, Mellantorpet, Mellantorpet under Tomten, Mjösäter Västra, Mjösäter Östra, Motorpet, Muffen

Nilsatorp, Nolgården Jonsboda, Nolbården Riddarehagen, Nolgården Stång, Nolgården Valla, Nolgården Vrå, Nolhagen, Nolmossen, Noltorp, Noltorp under Tomten, Nolängen, Norra Tällåsen, Norra Vadsbacken, Norra Åängen, Nya Jonstorp, Nya Riddarehagen, Nyborg, Nyholm, Nytorpet, Nyängen

Olofsgården, Olstorp

Paradis, Pellestorp Lilla, Pellestorp Stora, Perstorp, Piskås, Porsakvarn, Prästhagen, Prästgården, Prästängen, Prästängen Lilla, Påland, Påvelstorp

Randstorp, Raskängen, Riddarehagen Bygården, Riddarehagen Nolgården, Riddarehagen Nya, Riddarehagen Olofsgården, Riddarehagen Sörgården, Rimmestorp Nolgården, Rimmestorp Sörgården, Roten, Ryerna, Rännås Lilla, Rännås Stora

Sandkullen, Sandåsen, Sevedstorp under Boda, Sevedstorp under Randstorp, Sidden, Skarpås, Skates, Skogsbo, Skogen, Skommersbo, Släggebacken, Smedstorp, Snickaretorp, Spänget, Staffanstorp, Staversås, Stenbäcken, Stenliden, Stenåsen, Stommen, Stomsåsen, Stomsåsen Östra, Stora Bengtstorp, Stora Pellestorp, Stora Ränås, Strandängen, Stång Mellangården, Stång Nolgården, Stång Sörgården, Stång Tomten, Stångsbro, Suttan, Svartholtzkärret, Svenstorp, Sviktan, Säteriet Boda, Söderkärr, Södra Tällåsen, Södra Vadsbacken, Södra Åängen, Sörgården Jonsboda, Sörgården Riddarehagen, Sörgården Stång, Sörgården Valla, Sörgården Vrå, Sörmon

Tomten Fimmerstad, Tomten Stång, Tomterna, Torpelund, Torsberg, Tranbärsmossen, Trälket, Trälmanstorp, Tällåsen Mellan, Tällåsen Norra, Tällåsen Södra, Tällåsen Östra, Täppan

Vadsbacken Lilla, Vadsbacken Norra, Vadsbacken Södra, Valla, Valla Bygården, Valla Klostergården, Valla Nolgården, Valla Sörgården, Valla Västergården, Vassbacken Göta Kanal, Vassbacken Västra, Vassbacken Östra, Vikängen, Vikängstorp, Vilhelmstorp, Vrå Nolgården, Vrå Sörgården, Värslatorp, Västergården, Västra Grindstugan, Västra Mjösäter, Västra Vassbacken

Åsamarken, Åsatorpet, Åängen Norra, Åängen Södra

Ängatorpet, Äspelund

Östergården Jonsboda, Österkärr, Östertorp, Österängen, Östra Grindstugan, Östra Mjösäter, Östra Stomsåsen, Östra Tällåsen, Östra Vassbacken

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, 1840-1947, ($), index and images. Also on Ancestry.com, ($), 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 ($),
 * ($),
 * Arkiv Digital ($), and
 * SVAR at Riksarkivet.

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FamilySearch Library Records
Click Sweden, Skaraborg Records for a full listing of microfilmed records (some digitized online) at the FamilySearch 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 FamilySearch Center near you. Click on "Places within Sweden, Skaraborg and then select your parish.

Military Records

 * Sweden Military Records
 * Central Soldiers Register InstructionsSearch Engine

Related Sources
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 * Reading Gothic Handwriting for Swedish Genealogy, Lesson 1
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