Färgelanda Parish, Älvsborg, Sweden Genealogy

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



History
The name of the parish of Färgelanda was spelled Fergelunda up until 1912.

Färgelanda Municipality is a municipality in Västra Götaland County in western Sweden. Its seat is located in the town of Färgelanda. The present municipality was formed in 1974 when old Färgelanda Municipality that in 1967 had absorbed Ödeborg, was united with Högsäter. 

Place Names
Alekasen under Baggetorp, Alekasen under Högsäter Södra, Andersbyn, Apelbacken, Arken, Askedraget, Aspelund, Assarbyn,

Backane, Backen under Kylsäter Södra, Backen under Ryk Stora, Backetorp, Baggetorp, Bandene Kvarn, Bandene Norra, Bandene Södra, Bengtstorp under Kylsäter Södra, Bengtstorp under Ryk Stora, Berga, Bergerud, Bjuggefors, Bjurbäcken, Bjurholmen, Bjurhult, Björbäck, Björstorp, Björsund, Blomskog under Hillingsäter Norra, Blomskog under Hillingsäter Södra, Boterud, Brobacken, Brohagen under Stigen Västra, Brohagen under Tveten, Brolund, Bråsäter. Bråten, Bytesängen, Bäcken under Hede Norra, Bäcken under Hede Södra, Bäckerböle, Bäckerstorp, Bärböle

Dalen, Dammen, Domhalla, Dyrtorp,

Ed, Enarsrud, Evebacken, Evensäter,

Fagerskog, Fjällmon, Fjällsliden, Flintelid, Freden, Frutorpet, Frändöga, Fällekasen, Fället, Färgelanda Prästgård, Fölen, Fördärvet,

Gatebacken, Gatekasen, Gatekullen, Gatersbyn, Grinna under Spångerud Norra, Grinna under Tveten, Grinnebol, Gränsen, Gräsdalen, Grönhult, Grönsik, Gubberud, Gunnarsnäs, Gustafsberg,

Hagen, Hanekasen, Hede (Norra, Södra), Hjärtsäter, Horntveten, Hultane, Hultet under Bandene Norra, Hultet under Sandviken, Hyddan, Håbyn, Hålvattenskasen, Hällan (Norra, Södra) Hällekasen, Hällemon under Frändöga, Hällemon under Hällan Norra, Hällevad, Hällstorp, Härshult, Hästhagen under Frändöga, Hästhagen under Rån Norra, Högen, Högsängen, Högsäter (Norra, Södra), Högås,

Ingelsrud, Intakan,

Jonstorp, Jordan,

Karlsberg, Karlstorp, Kartekasen, Karterud, Kasa, Kaserna under Bjurhult, Kaserna under Högsäter Södra, Katthus, Kidron, Knappestaka, Kolhuset, Korpås,Korsbacken, Kristineberg, Krämersberg, Kullberg, Kullen under Kylsäter Södra, Kullen under Stigen Västra, Kullen under Årbol, Kulten, Kvarnen Bandene, Kvarnnäset, Kylsäter (Norra, Södra), Kyrkedalen, Källstorp, Kölnekullen,

Laggaregården, Larstorp, Lidane, Liljerud, Lilla Lindvattnet, Lilla Ryk, Lilleäster, Lindhult, Lindsberg, Lindvattensängen, Lindvattnet Lilla, Lindvattnet Stora, Linken, Ljungkasen, Ljungsbacken, Lugnet, Lövkasen, Lövås,

Mabråten, Manglevad, Margreteberg, Markuserud, Martorp, Mellankasen, Moen, Mollskog, Mossekasen, Mossen, Mullerkas, Myra, Mälltorp,

Nordhagen, Norinsdal, Norra Bandene, Norra Hede, Norra Hillingsäter, Norra Hällan, Norra Högsäter, Norra Kylsäter, Norra Rån, Norra Spångerud, Norra Vanneryr, Nyhagen Näsböle,

Olstorp, Olsängen,

Parken, Petersberg, Prästgården, Pusslerud,

Rosenlund, Ruggerud, Ryk (Norra, Södra), Rykstorpet, Rån Norra, Råskog, Råtorp, Rönningen under Hillingsäter, Rönningen under Södra, Rönningen under Håbyn, Rösshult

Sandbäcken, Sandfället, Sandkasen, Sandkullen, Sandmyren under Frändöga, Sandmyren under Olsängen, Sandviken, Sjökasen, Skansen, Skogen, Skogen under Hede Södra, Skogen under Hillingsäter Södra, Skogen under Åttingsberg, Skoppen, Skriketorp, Skuggetorp, Skvalan under Hede (Norra, Södra), Slåttebro, Slätthult, Solbacken, Solberg under Bäckerböle, Solberg under Dyrtorp, Solberg under Stigen Västra, Sollid, Spekerud, Spångerud (Norra, Södra), Starrmyren, Stenkasen, Stensberg, Stigen (Västra, Östra), Stigvattnet, Strand, Strandbäcken, Stora Lindvattnet, Stora Ryk, Stubbekasen, Strängen, Strömmen, Stämma, Sundskasen, Svenstaka, Svenstorp, Svärma under Bärböle, Svärma under Ryk Stora, Sågebacken, Sågen under Hillingsäter Södra, Sågen under Stigen Östra, Sätersberg, Söderlund, Södra Bandene, Södra Hede, Södra Hillingsäter, Södra Hällan, Södra Högsäter, Södra Kylsäter, Södra Spångerud, Södra Vanneryr, Södra Ängen, Södra Ävjan,

Tegen, Tenarsrud, Timmervik, Tomten under Frändöga, Tomten under Hede Södra, Tomten under Hjärtsäter, Tomten under Hällan Södra, Trästicklen, Tveten, Tvettorpet, Tungan, Tyskerud, Tången,

Utängen,

Valberg, Vanneryr (Norra, Södra), Vimbra, Västra Stigen,

Åbacken, Ågatan, Åkersberg, Åkerud, Ålnäs, Ånästorp, Årbol, Åsane, Åtorp, Åttingsberg,

Ättingsåker, Ängbacken, Änghagen, Ängen under Lindvattnet, Ängen Södra, Ängkasen, Ävjan, Ävjan Södra,

Ögården under Ryk Lilla, Ögården under Slätthult, Östra Stigen

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, ($), index and images. Also on Arkiv Digital ($), 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:
 * 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, Älvsborg Records for a full listing of microfilmed records (some digitized online) at the Family History 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 Family History Center near you. Click on "Places within Sweden, Älvsborg" 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

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


 * FamilySearch Online Lessons - Reading Scandinavian Handwriting:
 * Scandinavian Handwriting
 * Scandinavian Handwriting, part 3
 * No part 2 available

Help With Research Objectives and Strategies
Sweden Research Strategies

References:
Färgelanda Husförhörslängd AI:14 1835-1841 Ortregister