Lane - Ryr Parish, Göteborg och Bohus, Sweden Genealogy

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



History
Lane - Ryr Parish is also known as Norra Ryr.

Place Names
Alemyren, Allmänängen, Alltorp, Aneröd Backstugan, Backstugekasen, Berg, Bergshagen, Berlinarehagen, Björnhagen under Fagerhult, Björnhagen under Siversbo, Björnmyran under Köperöd, Björnmyran under Sörbo, Blekeshagen, Brabuane, Broholmen, Brokasen, Broskogen, Brännane, Brönningen, Byrstämman, Börshagen Dalalund, Dammhagen Ekebacken, Ekemyrkasen, Ekeskär, Ekestadsmyren, Fagerhult Fagerhultsnäs, Finsbo, Frälsegården Häljebol, Frälsegården Köperöd, Frälsegården Svinbohult, Fälla Gloslid, Gruvekasen, Gömmet under Ekeskär, Gömmet under Kasebuarne Hagarne, Hagen under Ekeskär, Hagen under lerdalen, Hagen under Rödshult, Hagen Norra, Hagen Stora, Hallstensröd, Havrehagen, Hjälmhult, Hogane, Hogaström, Holmen, Horsemyra, Hoven, Huveröd Norra, Huveröd Södra, Håven, Häljebol, Häljebol Frälsegården, Höjentorp Intagan under Finsbo Kasebuarne, Kasen under Kyrkebyn, Kasen under Signeröd, Kasen under Häljebol, Kasen Stora, Katrineberg, Knutseröd, Kollebråten, Kopperöd Lilla, Kopperöd Stora, Korpås, Kroksholmen, Kronogården Köperöd, Krubban, Krubbekalvshagen, Kullehagen, Kullen, Kvarnbacken, Kvarnängen, Kvigemyren, Kyrkebyn, Kåröd, Käpphålan, Kärnhult, Kärrkasen, Köperöd Frälsegården, Köperöd Kronogården, Köperöd Lilla Lanneröd, Lerdalen, Liden under Berg, Liden under Uppelhult, Lilla Kopperöd, Lilla Köperöd, Lilla Skog, Lindraget, Linnebacken, Ljungkasen, Luggebotten, Lunden, Lövkasen, Lövmon Maden, Marbokasen Medkoppen, Mossehagen, Myren, Måkvrån, Måsen Normanneröd, Norra hagen, Norra Huveröd, Nybygget under Häljebol, Nybygget under Skäleröd, Nybygget under Vigansröd, Nyröd, Nytorpet under Kollebråten, Nytorpet under Skäleröd, Nytorpet under Sörbo, Näset Orrekvissla, Orreskogen, Pantängen, Pålemyren Ren, Röd, Rödkällekas, Rödsbuane, Rödshult, Rönningen, Rönängen under Aneröd, Rönängen under Fagerhult, Rönängen under Torp, Rörmyren, Rörskogen Sandbacken, Sandbäcken, Sandviken, Signeröd, Siversbo, Sjöhagen, Sjökasen under Ekeskär, Sjökasen under Kåröd, Sjöänden, Skillnadsmyren, Skog Lilla, Skogen, Skråröd, Skälehagen, Skälleröd, Småhagarna, Soperöd, Stenbrokasen, ’Stenkasen, Stenröset, Stockhagen, Stommen under Finsbo, Stommen under Norra Huveröd, Stommen under Signeröd, Stommen under Skäleröd, Stommen under Södra huveröd, Stora Hagen, Stora Kasen, Stora Kopperöd, Storekas, Storkasen, Stormhagen, Storängen, Strykesten, Sturöd, Suröd, Svartemyra, Svenningshagen, Svenseröd, Svinbohult, Svinbohult Frälsegården, Sågebacken, Södra Huveröd, Sörbo Tengelsröd, Timmerdalen, Tomten, Torp, Torpemyren under Medkoppen Torpemyren under Sörbo, Torstensäng, Torvruka, Tyskhagen, Tångarne under Fagerhult, Tångarne under Sturöd Ulveröd, Uppelhult Vigansröd Åsemyren, Åsevadet Älgkärret, Ängdalen, Ängen, Änghagen, Ödegården under Skråröd, Ödegården under Torp, Ödegårdskas under Huveröd, Ödegårdskas under Skråröd

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

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. See Västra Göteland.

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, Göteborg och Bohus 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, Göteborg och Bohus" and then select your parish.

Military Records

 * Sweden Military Records
 * Central Soldiers Register InstructionsSearch Engine

Related Sources
Sweden Online Genealogy Records Ask the Community
 * Båhus Arkivguide

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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