Töreboda Parish, Skaraborg, Sweden Genealogy

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

History
Töreboda Municipality is a municipality in Västra Götaland County in western Sweden and its seat is located in the town of Töreboda. The present municipality was formed in 1971, when the market town of Töreboda instituted in 1909, was united with Moholm and parts of Undenäs and Hova. 

Place Names
Anderstorp under Töreboda, Anderstorp under Törsatorp, Apetorp

Backen, Berget Lilla, Berget Stora, Björkebacken Lilla, Björkebacken Stora, Bobergstorp, Borreboda Elofsgården, Borreboda Jonsgården, Borreboda Nolgården, Borreboda Sörgården, Böretorp

Elofsgården Borreboda

Fallet

Gastorp

Habo, Haddeboda, Hagarna, Hageby, Hultåsen, Hyltan Norra, Hyltan Södra, Hästhagen, Högåsen

Jonsgården Borreboda, Jonstorp, Järneberg

Karlstorp, Kilen, Kilstorp, Kårtorp, Källehagen, Källtorp Lilla, Källtorp Stora, Kärret

Liden, Lilla Berget, Lilla Björkebacken, Lilla Källtorp, Lilla Munken, Lilla Månsarud, Lindholmen, Lyckan

Marieberg, Mobacka, Mobäcken, Mosjörud, Mosstorpet, Motorp, Munkebo, Munken Lilla, Månsarud Lilla, Månsarud Stora, Månstorp

Nolgården Borreboda, Nordskogen, Norra Hyltan, Nygården

Perstorp

Reichenbergslust, Ringsåsen, Rotkilen, Ryningsmossen, Rynningen, Rånnäs

Sandbäcken, Saxängen, Skinnarud, Skinnarudsfall, Skämtarviksfallet, Spånge, Stenbäcken, Stommen, Stora Berget, Stora Björkebacken, Stora Källtorp, Stora Månsarud, Svenstorp, Södra Hyltan, Sörgården Borreboda, Sötåsen

Tomten, Torpängen, Trädgårdstorp, Töreboda, Torsatorp

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 ($), and SVAR ($).

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 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):
 * 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