Skogsbygden Parish, Älvsborg, Sweden Genealogy

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

History:
Also known as Norska Skogsbygden

(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:
Alekärr, Allmänningen, Anhult, Anneberg

Bastås, Björkebacken, Björkekärr, Björke;und, Björketorp, Björsbo, Björsjöhult, Blombacka, Bråten, Böared Lillegården, Böared Storegården

Dammsjöbacke, Djupatorp, Djurbergsjhult

Ekeberget, Ekedal, Ekelund, Ekåsen, Enebacka, Enekullen, Enet

Fattigstugan, Fjälla, Fjällåsen, Fjäråsen, Flathult, Framnäs, Furet

Glipsås, Granlid under Allmänningen, Granlid under Hulvik, Granet, Grevekvarn, Grindstorp, Gräsbacken, Grönelid, Gundlered Lillegården, Gundlered Smedsgården, Gundlered Västergården, Gungstorp, Gällsjögården

Habbelund under Nårunga Klockaregården, Habbelund under Nårunga Västergården, Haga, Hagen, Halla, Hasselhagen, Havrekullen under Nårunga Västergården, Havrekullen under Åred Mellangården, Heden, Hjulsered, Hogland, Holmalyckan, Hukedal, Hult Stora, Hulvik, Häradsvad, Härstorp, Hästhagen under Oglabo, Hästhagen under Tränningen, Högahall, Högelid under Ljur Lillegården, Högelid under Sävsjöås, Högelid under Åsen, Höghult, Höghult under Ladås, Högstorp, Högsås, Högåsen, Höjdelund, Hökared

Iglabo

Johanstorp

Kamparås, Klevhult Nolgården, Klevhult Sörgården, Klinten, Knölen, Kroksbo, Krösekullen, Kullen under Hjulserud, Kullen under Kroksbo, Kullen under Ljur Skattegården, Kvarnen under Ljur, Kvarnen under Långared, Kvarnen under Mårunga, Kvarnen Nedre see Grevekvarn, Kyrkebacken, Källarebacken, Källeberg under Gundlered, Källeberg under Åsgärde, Källedal, Kärnhult under Klevhult, Kärnhult under Åred Lillegården, Kättlingabo

Ladås, Ladåsen, Lafsan, Larsabo, Larstorp, Ledet, Ledsbacken, Lida Lillegården, Lida Storegården, Lidabacke, Liljedal, Lindeberg, Ljungås, Ljur Frälsegården, Ljur Kämpagården, Ljur Lillegården, Ljur Skattegården, Ljur Stom, Ljur Torsgården, Ljur Västergården, Ljursbackar, Lunden, Lunnekullen, Lyckorna, Långared Lillegården, Långared Storegården

Marieberg, Mellanbacken, Mellangärde, Mellantorp under Lida Storegården, Mellantorp under Mossabo, Melltorp, Mjöhult, Mjösjödal, Mjösjöhult, Mossabo, Mörkabo, Mörkahagen

Nabben, Nolbacka, Nolhagen, Nolhult, Nolhults Hage, Nolhhults Tå, Noltorp under Oglabo, Noltorp under Ryd, Nolåsen. Nybacka, Nyebro, Nyhagen, Nysvedjan, Nårunga Barneg9rden, Nårunga Klockaregården, Nårunga Prästgården, Nårunga Västergården, Nårunga Östergården, Näs, Näset, Näs-svedjor, Näverhult

Odlingsberg, Oxsjökulle

Panneberg, Prästgården, Prästkvarn

Rammestorp, Ringsholm, Riset, Ryd, Ryorna, Rävholme, Röret

Sanbacken under Sävsjås, Sandbacken under Tränningen, Sandkullen, Sanlid under Bastås, Sjölid under Nårunga Östergården, Sjötorp, Skakatorp, Skalsbo, Skalsbo Tå, Skantarna, Skjul, Skoglslund, Skolhuset, Skräddarehult, Skårsberg, Slätthult, Smedstorp, Stenaberg, Stenbacken under Häradsvad, Stenbacken under Hökared, Stenhögsbacken, Stenlid, Stockholmsbcaken under Nårunga Klockaregården, Stockholmsbacken under Nårunga Västergården, Stommen, Sumpängen, Svedjan under Mellansjö, Svedjan under Åsgärde, Svenstorp, Sävsjöås, Sörbacka, Sörhult, Sörtorp

Tarabo, Torpet, Torslund, Trollöled, Tränningen, Tån under Nolhult, Tån undre Skalsbo, Tången, Tåhagen

Uddabo Nolgården, Uddabo Sörgården, Ulrikesberg

Vangklev, Vinterbacken, Västerbacken, Västerlid under Lida Storegården, Västerlid under Ljur Lillegården, Västerås under Ljungås, Västerås under Ljungås under Åred Västergården, Västtorp under Hjulsered, Västtorp under Krösekullen, Västtorp under Uddabo Nolgården

Åbacka under Ljur Västergården, Åbacka under Skaräddarehult, Ålleholm, Åred Lillegården, Åred Mellangården, Åred Nedergården, Åred Västergården, Åred Östergården, Åredsberg, Ågärde, Åsen, Åsen under Närunga Klockaregården, Åtorp

Äckran, Âckrehagen, Äspelund, Âspenäs

Ödegärde, Öna Nolgärden, Öna Sörgården, Önahed under Halla, Önahed under Öna, Österhage, Östtorp under Krösekullen, Östtorp under ljur Frälsegrden

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, ($), index and images. Also on Also on Arkiv Digital ($), 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, Älvsborg 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, Älvsborg" 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

References:
Skogsbygden Husförhörslängd 1857-1867 Ortregister