Håby Parish, Göteborg och Bohus, Sweden Genealogy

Guide to Håby 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
Aspehuset

Backen under Bäckevall, Backen under Harska, Backen under Röd, Backen under Skådene, Backen under Solberg, Bastegiljan, Bastehuset, Bergsås, Björkebräcke, Björkeliden, Blåsupp, Borgmästarebruket, Brasupp, Bruket Torpe, Brunnehogen, Brunnen, Bulsterliden, Buräs, Bäckehagen, Bäckevall Mellangården, Bäckevall Norrgården, Bäckevall Sörgården Dale, Dammen, Dragonliden Ekenäs, Enerhuset Fossebacka under Lerberg, Fossebacka under Torp, Freden, Färlevsbro Gatan under Bäckevall, Gatan under Ekenäs, Gatan under Hogen, Gatehagen, Giljan under Gläborg, Giljan under Hogen, Giljan under Lerberg, Gläborg Norra, Gläborg Södra, Gläborg Västra, Gläborg Östra, Granknuten, Grönbacken under Hogen, Grönbacken under Skulevik, Grönbacken under Ödsmål Hagebotten, Hagen, Halbacken, Hamn, Harska, Heden under Håby, Heden under Vallnås, Hee, Hevattenskasen, Hogen, Holmen under Bäckevall, Holmen under Hee, Humlebacken, Husehagen, Huset, Håby Nedergården, Håby Övergården, Hålan under Bäckevall, Håland under lerberg, Håland under Solberg, Hälla, Hällungsbacka, Hästhagen under Bäckevall, Hästhagen under Knarrevik, Hästhagen under Lerberg, Hästhagen under Lycke, Hästhålan, Högden, Högvakten Intagan under Bäckevall, Intagan under Gläborg, Intagen under Håby, Intagen under Lerberg, Intaget Kalvhagen, Kanalen, Kasebacken, Kasen, Kasen under Harska, Kasen under Knarrevik, Kasen under Lerberg, Kasen under Ödsmål, kasen under Önne, Kaserna under Ekenäs, kaserna under Hee, Kaserna under Skulevik, Kaserna under Solberg, Kasevattnet under Harska, Kasevattnet underHällungsbacka, Klovan, Klovarna, Knarrevik, Kohagen, Korsången, Kullen under Gläborg, Kullen under hogen, Kullen under Torp, Kungshagen, Kvarnbacken, Kvarnen under Ekenäs, Kvarnen under Torp Laet, Lerberg, Lerberg Boställsgården, Lerberg Rusthållsgården, Lia under Bäckefall, Lia under Lerberg, Lia under Ödsmål, Liane under Gläborg, Liane underHogen, Liden under Bäckevall, Liden under Harska, Liden under Solberg, Lindalen, Loftet, Lugnet under Dale, Lugnet under Ekenäs, Lugnet under harska, Lundekas, Lundeliden, Lunden, Lunneberg, Lycke Nedergården, Lycke Övergården, Långemyr Mellangården bäckevall, Millingeröd, Mon under Gläborg, Mon under Lerberg, Mon under Torp, Mon under Ödsmål, Myrarne, Myren under Gläborg Södra, Myren under Gläborg Östra, Myren under Harska, Myren underHogen, Myren under lerberg, Myren under Skottene, Myren under Solberg, Myren under Ödsmål, Mörkegiljan Nedergården Håby, Nedergården Lycke, Normanskas, Norra Gläborg, Norrgården Bäckevall, Nyborg, Nyhagen, Nystad, Näggeröd, Näset,  Orrekasen Pallen Runningarna, Runningen, Ryckin, Rånäs, Röd, Rönningen, Rörbacken, Rörängen Sandbacken, Sandklev, Siljedalen, Sjöbacka, Skinnfälleröd, Skogen, Skottene, Skulevik, Skådene, Skådet underHarska, Skådet under Skådene, Skärpin under Lycke Nedergården, Skärpin under Lycke Övergården, Slättna, Snickarhagen, Solberg Västergården, Solberg Östergården, Solliden, Stenliden Ekenäs, Stenliden Harska, Stockhuset, Strandbacken under Harska, Strandbacken under hogen, Stubberöd, Stötebacken, Sundersröd, Sälekas, Södra Gläborg, Sörgården Bäckevall Tingshögen, Torp Västra, Torp Östra, Torpe Bruk, Traneskär, Trånget, Tången, Uddarna, Utängen,  Valeberget, Vallnås, Väntorp, Västergården Solberg, Västra Gläborg, Västra Torp Änghagen under Dale, Änghagen under Hogen, Änghagen under Rånäs, Änghagen under Skottene, Änghagen under Skådene, Ängkasen Ödsmål, Önne, Östergården Solberg, Östra Gläborg, Östra Torp, Övergården Håby, Övergården Lycke

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, 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.


 * at FamilySearch.
 * MyHeritage.com ($),
 * Ancestry.com ($),
 * 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:
 * ArkivDigital: Explore Your Swedish Heritage

FamilySearch Library Records
Click Sweden, Göteborg och Bohus 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, Göteborg och Bohus" and then select your parish.

Military Records

 * Sweden Military Records
 * Central Soldiers Register Instructions Search 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


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