Alfta Parish, Gävleborg, Sweden Genealogy

Guide to Alfta 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
Aborre Grängsbo, Asks Sunnanåker Banks Åsen, Bloms Grängsbo, Braske Östra, Bråna Grängsbo, Buska Nordanå Dulcians Grängsbo Elfvens Norrby Fagermo Fasta Åsen, Fisk Tranberg, Flaxenbo, Flät, Forss Åsen Galven, Garsbo, Getryggen, Grannäs, Granön, Grängsbo Aborre, Grängsbo Bloms, Grängsbo Bråna, Grängsbo Dulcians, Grängsbo Jonases, Grängsbo Låka, Grängsbo Lösna, Grängsbo Mårda, Grängsbo Nåsa, Grängsbo Näs, Grängsbo Näsättar, Grängsbo Osebo, Grängsbo Pampa, Grängsbo Pants, Grängsbo Sandress, Grängsbo Smeds, Grängsbo Svahns, Gullberg, Gundbo Sares, Gundbo, Gäddvik Häggs, Gäddvik, Gäddviksbo, Gäddviksbo Hagdemyr Åsen, Hedmans Västanå, Hibo, Häggs Gäddvik, Häsbo, Hässja Jonases Grängsbo, Jonases Åsen Kallbäck Östra, Kargs Viken, Karsbo, Knapps Långhed, Knopps Östra, Komministerbostad, Komministerboställe, Kroks Östra, Kyhl Nordanå, Kyrkbyn Västra, Kyrkbyn Östra Braske, Kyrkbyn Östra Kallbäck, Kyrkbyn Östra Knopps, Kyrkbyn Östra Kroks, Kyrkbyn Östra Munka, Kyrkbyn Östra, Kärsbäcken, Kärsbäcken, Kölsjöbo Låka Grängsbo, Långhed Knapps, Långhed Pihls, Långhed Rehns, Långhed, Långtjernsberg, Lärka Nordanå, Löfs Åsen, Lösna Grängsbo Malvik, Marjes, Morabo Önneberg, Morabo, Munka Östra, Myra, Mållångstad, Mållångstuga, Mårda Grängsbo Nordanå Buska, Nordanå Kyhl, Nordanå Lärka, Nordanå, Norrby Elfvens, Norrby, Nybo Älvkarhed, Nybo Älvkarhed, Nåsa Grängsbo, Näs Grängsbo, Näsbyn, Nässätter Flaxenbo, Prostgården, Nässätter, Näsättar Grängsbo Osebo Grängsbo Pampa Grängsbo, Pants Grängsbo, Part Viken, Pihls Långhed, Prästgårdsnäset Ramfors, Rehns Långhed, Rehns Sunnanåker, Roths Älvkarhed, Runemo Saktmodigs Älvkarhed, Sandress Grängsbo, Sares Gundbo, Skarps Åsen, Skräddarbo, Skålsjön, Smeds Grängsbo, Storslåttern, Ströma Sunnanåker, Sunnanåker Asks, Sunnanåker Rehns, Sunnanåker Ströma, Sunnanåker, Svabens verk, Svahns Grängsbo, Svedja Tofta Åsen, Tranberg Fisk, Tranberg Viken Kargs, Viken Part, Västanå Hedmans, Västanå Åsen Fasta, Åsen Forss, Åsen Hagdemyr, Åsen Jonases, Åsen Löfs, Åsen Skarps, Åsen Tofta, Åsen Banks Älvkarhed Roths, Älvkarhed Saktmodigs, Älvkarheds Nybo, Älvkarheds Nybo Önneberg Morabo, Önneberg, Östra Braske, Östra Kallbäck, Östra Knopps, Östra Kroks, Östra Kyrkbyn, Östra Munka,

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, 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:
 * Sweden: An Introduction to ArkivDigital
 * Use the Full Scope of Arkiv Digital for Swedish Genealogy

Family History Library Records
Click Sweden, Gävleborg 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, Gävleborg" 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