Gudhem Parish, Skaraborg, Sweden Genealogy

Guide to Gudhem 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
Allmänningen, Ambjörntorp Lilla, Ambjörntorp Stora, Anders Olofsgården

Blåsåsen, Borregården Gudhem, Bosgården Jättened, Bronäs, Brunnslyckan

Drygstorp

Enebacken

Fattigstugan, Forentorp

Grågåsen, Gudhem Borregården, Gudhem Herregården, Gudhem Israelsgården, Gudhem Prinsgården, Gudhem Påvagården, Gudhem Sörgården, Gudhem Tån, Gudhem Ödegården, Gunne Gustafsgården Holmäng

Hagen under Forentorp, Hagen under Åkatorp Stora, Hedengården Jättened, Heden, Herregården Gudhem, Holmäng Gunne Gustafsgården, Holmäng Hulegården, Holmäng Pinnegården, Holmäng Storegården, Holmäng Tomten, Holmäng Tågården, Holmäng Övergården, Hulegården Holmäng, Hulegården Västra, Hulegården Östra, Hällestorp, Hällestorp Lilla, Hällestorp Stora, Hällestorp Tomten, Högehus, Högvallsled, Höjden

Ingatorp Lilla, Ingatorp Stora, Intagan, Israelsgården Gudhem

Jutaboled, Jäppagården Jättened, Jättened Bosgården, Jättened Hedegården, Jättened Jäppagården, Jättened Rumpegården, Jättened Skategården, Jättened Skinnaregården, Jättened Tån

Klockaretorp, Knype under Gudhem Borregården, Knype under Prästgården, Kruskulle, Krösesten, Kullagärdet, Kullen, Källebacken, Kölvatorp

Laggarboden, Lilla Ambjörntorp, Lilla Hällestorp, Lilla Ingatorp, Lilla Lund, Lugnet, Lund Lilla, Lund Stora, Lunden, Lyckan, Lyckorna

Marken

Nybygget under Heden, Nybygget vid Holmäng Storegården, Nybygget under Åkatorp Stora

Pinan, Pinnegården Holmäng, Pinsgården Gudhem, Prästgården, Påvagården Gudhem

Rosenlund, Rumpegården Jättened, Rättaretorp, Röret, Rörsbacke

Skattegården Jättened, Skinnaregården Jättened, Skogatorpet, Skräddaretorpet, Spångatorp, Stora Ämbjörntorp, Stora Hällestorp, Stora Ingatorp, Stora Lund, Stora Åkatorp, Storegården Holmäng, Svarvarebacken, Sörgården Gudhem

Telacka, Tomten Holmäng, Tomten Hällestorp, Tågården Holmäng, Tån Gudhem, Tån Jättened

Ulvebo

Vallen, Vargamad, Västra Hulegården

Yreboden

Åkatorp Stora

Ängatorp

Ödegården Gudhem, Östra Hulegården, Övergården Holmäng, Öxenåsen

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 Bjurum, Friggeråker, Hornborga, Håkantorp, Sätuna, Torbjörntorp, Ugglum, Valtorp, Östra Tunhem.

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.

Help Using ArkivDigital: Online Databases for Sweden

 * These lessons will teach you how to use ArkivDigital:
 * ArkivDigital: Explore Your Swedish Heritage

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
Sweden Online Genealogy Records Ask the Community

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


 * FamilySearch Online Lessons - Reading Scandinavian Handwriting:
 * Scandinavian Handwriting
 * Scandinavian Handwriting, part 3 - no part 2 available

Help With Research Objectives and Strategies
Sweden Research Strategies