Väse Parish, Värmland, Sweden Genealogy

Guide to Väse 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:
Allmänningen Barsjötorp, Allmänningen Bartena, Allmänningen Bottenvik, Allmänningen Brohagen, Allmänningen Bäckalid, Allmänningen Faxstad, Allmänningen Granäs, Allmänningen Hovlanda, Allmänningen Hultsberg, Allmänningen Karsvalla, Allmänningen Laggaregården, Allmänningen Måsetorp, Allmänningen Nolby, Allmänningen Silkestad, Allmänningen Snaverud, Allmänningen Stenåsen, Allmänningen Såtång, Allmänningen Ve Norra, Allmänningen Välinge, Allmänningen Välingstorp, Allmänningen Västanå, Allmänningen Ödebotten, Alstern, Antorp, Arvidstorp, Aspsäter

Backa, Barnsjötorp, Barsjötorp, Bartena, Berg, Björkbron, Björklund, Björklund Norra, Björklund Södra, Björklundstorp, Björkåsen, Bottenviken, Boxerud, Brohagen, Brosäter, Broängen, By, Bäck, Bäckaskog, Bäckelid, Bäcktorp, Bäckäng

Dalbäcken, Drögforsen, Drögstorpet,

Edet, Ekholmen, Enkullen, Ekmåsen, Ekmåstorp, Eriksberg, Erikslund, Erikslund Lilla,

Fallet, Faxstad, Fiskartorp, Forsås

Gatetorp, Geijersberg, Gillermyren, Glumserud, Glumseruds torp, Glumshammaren, Glumsängen, Granäs, Granås, Gravås, Grensholm, Grinden, Gripsvall, Gråberg, Gräsås, Gummerud, Gummerud Såg, Göranstorp,

Halla, Hallanda, Hammar, Hedebacka, Heden, Hedetången, Hedfallet, Hedås, Hedåsfallet, Helgetorp, Henrikstorp, Hinket, Hovlanda, Hovlanda Torp, Hult, Hulteby, Hultsberg, Hästås, Högforsen, Höglunda, Höjden, Höjdsberget,

Johannesberg, Johannestorp, Jonsbol,

Karforsen, Karlslund, Karsvalla, Katrineberg, Kilarne, Kleven, Klockaregården, Korpralstorpet, Krontorpet, Kvarnen Mölntorp, Kvarnen Såtång, Kärr,

Laggaregården, Larstorp, Lermarken, Lervik, Lidbäck, Lilla Erikslund, Lindal, Lindrågen, Lindås, Lugnet, Lund, Lutängen, Långmyra, Lövhöjden, Lövnäs, Lövås

Magnusberg, Marieberg, Mellanviken, Mellby, Mo, Mon Norra, Mon Södra, Moskog, Munkhättan, Myrom, Myromstorp Västra, Myromstorp Östra, Måsbäcken Norra, Måsbäcken Södra, Måseby, Måserud, Måsetorp under Berg, Måsetorp under Välingstorp, Måshem, Måsetorp under Berg, Mölntorp, Mölntorps Kvarn, Möviken

Nolby, Nolås, Norenberg, Norketorp, Norra Björklund, Norra Mon, Norra Måsbäcken, Norra Nybacka, Norra Slättmyren, Norra Ve, Norra Ölmhulta, Norsviken, Nybacka Norra, Nybacka Södra, Nyborg, Nygård, Nytorp, Nytthöjden, Näbben, Näs,

Olstorp

Paradis, Persbol, Perstorp, Petersburg, Poststugan, Prästgården, Prästängen, Påtåker

Rud, Ryholm, Römossen, Rör, Rösebäcken

Sandbacken, Sandenäs, Sandheden, Sandhålan, Sandnäs, Sandtorp, Sandviken, Silkestad, Silkestadstorp, Skogen, Skogvaktaretorp, Skogsberg, Sköttjärn, Sköttorp, Slättfallet, Slättmyren Norra, Slättmyren Södra, Slättåsen, Snaverud, Snaversrud, Snaversrudstorp, Sockenstugan, Solberg, Stenstorp, Stenåsen, Stocken, Strandkärr, Stråmyren, Sund, Sundet, Sundstorp, Sundsängen, Svartmyren, Svenstorp, Svartmyren, Svenstorp, Sågartorp, Sågen Gummerud, Såtång, Såtångs Kvarn, Sörby, Södra Björklund, Södra Mon, Södra Måsbäcken, Södra Nybacka, Södra Slättmyren, Södra Ve, Södra Ölmhulta, Södre Mon, Sörby, Söre, Sörkedalen,

Tomten, Toresgården, Toreskogen, Tormosön, Torp, Torsgård, Tranmyren, Traved, Tvärbäcken, Tågås, Tågåstorp,

Uppsala

Vattsed, Ve Norra, Ve Södra, Viken, Välinge, Välingstorp, Väsby, Västanå, Västra Myromstorp,

Ågården, Ås Östram, Åsbacken, Åsbol, Åsen, Åstorp,

Älganäs, Ängtorp,

Ödebotten, Ökna, Ölmbäck, Ölmhult Norra, Ölmhult Södra, Ölmskog, Öna, Östra Myromstorp, Östra Ås

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.

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.

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 Värmland 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, Värmland and then select your parish.

Military Records

 * Sweden Military Records
 * Central Soldiers Register InstructionsSearch Engine

Related Sources
Sweden Online Genealogy Records Ask the Community

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
 * Scandinavian Handwriting
 * Scandinavian Handwriting, part 3 - No part 2 available

Help With Research Objectives and Strategies
Sweden Research Strategies

References:
Väse Husförhörslängd AI:22a, AI:22b, AI:22c 1838-1840 Ortregister