Skellefteå Landsförsamling Parish, Västerbotten, Sweden Genealogy

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

History
Skellefteå parish was formed around 1320 by breaking away from Bygdeå parish.

Skellefteå parish changed its name on 1 May 1913 to Skellefteå parish.

The following parishes have been broken out of Skellefteå parish: - 1320s Piteå parish (partly corresponding to recent Piteå county) - mid-14th century Lövånger parish - 1606 Burträsk parish, parts of Lövånger and Bygdeå were also brought to the parish - 1811 established Norsjö chapel law which in 1834 formed Norsjö parish - 1838 broken out Ytterstfors mill parish, returned to Skellefteå 1866 - on May 1, 1875, Byske parish was broken up, which partly included the former Ytterstfors - May 1, 1913 Skellefteå City Council, name changed in 1961 to Skellefteå Sankt Olov Parish - January 1, 1922 Bureå parish - January 1, 1933 Kågedalen parish - January 1, 1962 Boliden's parish

Skellefteå Landsförsamling was divided on 1 November 1957 into two church accounting districts: Skellefteå landsförsamlings kyrkobokföringsdistrikt (Skellefteå landsförsamlings kyrkoarkiv) and Boliden's kyrkobokföringsdistrikt (see Boliden's church archives). Boliden's church registration district was transformed on 1 January 1962 into Boliden's parish.

Skellefteå County Council has belonged to the following pastorate: - when the parish was formed, it was its own pastorate - from the middle of the 14th century to the beginning of the 15th century, the parish as a mother parish belonged to a joint pastorate with Lövånger parish - from the 15th century, the parish was its own pastorate, with the exception of these years when the parish was the mother parish in the pastorate with other parishes: 1811-1834 Norsjö chapel law was part of the pastorate, 1838-1866 Ytterstfors mill parish was part of the pastorate, January 1 - April 30, 1922, Bureå parish was part of the pastorate, January 1 - April 30, 1933, Kågedalen parish was part of the pastorate

By decision, the villages and homesteads listed below have been added to Skellefteå County Council or transferred to other parishes: - according to a royal letter on 1608, the villages of Burträsk (Kyrkbyn, Gammelbyn), Åbyn, Bodbyn (Ytterbyn), Bygdeträsk, Renbergsvattnet, Mjödvattnet, Ljusvattnet and Villvattnet were transferred to Burträsk's chapel law

- the village Sidberget or Sidbergsliden received according to the decision of the cathedral chapter 1818 s.k. church law in Burträsk but belonged in all other respects to Skellefteå parish. The village was later incorporated into Burträsk parish.

- to Bureå parish was transferred in 1922 Bergfors södra, Bureå 1-8, Burvik 1-8, Bäck 1-11, Bölesvik, Falmark 1-5, Hedåker, Hjoggböle 1-9, Holmsvattnet 1-2, Häggnäs, Häggdal, Istermyrliden, Kroknäs, Ljusvattnet, Långbaka, Sandviken, Sidberg or Sidbergsliden, Sidtorp, Storön, Vikdal, Vikmyran, Yttervik 1-7 and some smaller areas

- to Kågedalen parish was transferred in 1933 Bastuliden north, Bastuträsk, Björkdal, Brännberg, Brännet, Brännkläppen, Bäckfors, Djupgrovan, Eriksdal, Eriksliden, Ersmark no., Högdalen, Höglund, Kusliden no. 1-2, Kusmark no. 1-23, Kvarnforsliden, Kågeträsk no. 1-5, Kulltjäln, Norrberget, Norrbäck, Nydal, Nyheden, Olovsberg, Olovsberg södra, Rönnberget, Sandberg, Sandfors, Slyberg, Storkåge no. 1-24, Storselet, Strömsgård and Västbäck as well as some smaller areas and crown parks

- according to a royal letter, certain areas of Skellefteå county were incorporated into the city of Skellefteå from on January 1, 1916. It was mainly about the majority of Norrböle municipal society. At the same time, an area east of the so-called Boströmsbäcken, plots 82, 99 and 100 west of the same stream, forming parts of the homestead Böle no. 5 and 7, certain parts of the homestead Prästbordet no. 2 and Skellefteå stads storgata, whose position in municipal terms has not been fully clarified, that they belonged to the city.

- according to a royal letter, certain areas of Skellefteå county assembly next to Skellefteå new harbor at Kallholmsfjärden (Ytterursviken nos. 2, 4 and 6 with associated flats) from 1917 incorporated with the city of Skellefteå

- according to a royal letter, certain areas were transferred from Skellefteå county to the city of Skellefteå by the native Böle no. 5, 7, 10-12 and Morön no. 1929

- from Skelleftestrand's municipal community in Skellefteå county was transferred according to a royal decision fr.o.m. 1941 certain areas to the city of Skellefteå

Within Bureå parish there were three enclaves of Skellefteå county.

Skellefteå County Parish's church archives received extensive damage in a fire on October 9, 1901 in the rectory. Most volumes were severely damaged by fire. Some volumes were completely destroyed. Among the population registration documents can be mentioned the following volumes that were completely destroyed: registration and marriage book 1895-1900, book of non-existent from May 1895, death and funeral book for Skellefteå city 1898-, registration and marriage book for Skellefteå city 1898-, house examination book 1891- 1899, part 1 regarding Kågedalen. There was also a series of parish books laid out just before the fire, which was completely destroyed.

For the archive list, there is a scanned place register for the series of house examination books. The register also reports later parish affiliation for the villages that have been transferred to other parishes.

Place Names
Andersberg, Antholmen, Antkläppen, Aspliden, Avan

Bastuliden, Bastunäs, Bastuträsk, Berget, Bergfors (Norra/Södra), Bergliden, Bergsbyn, Bjurfors, Bjurliden, Bjurström, Bjurvattnet, Bjurån, Björkdal, Björnberget, Blekänget, Bodan, Borup, Boviken, Brutorp, Bruträsk, Brännberg, Brännet, Brännfors, Brännvattnet, Bureå, Bureå såg, Burvik, Byske, Båtfors (Norra), Bäck, Bäckfors, Bölesvik

Dalen, Dalfors, Dalliden, Degerbyn, Djupgrovan, Djupliden, Drängsmark,

Eriksberg, Eriksdal, Eriksliden, Ersmark

Falkliden, Fallet, Falmark (Gamla/Östra), Finnfors, Finnforsberget, Finnselet, Finnträsk, Flocktjärn, Forsbacka, Forsberget, Forssvedjan, Frostkåge, Frängsberget, Furunäset, Fått, Fällbäcken

Gagsmark, Gillervattnet, Gran, Granfors, Granholm, Grannäs, Granå, Grundfors (Norra/Södra), Grundnäs, Gråberg, Gråliden, Gummark, Gärdsmark

Hedensbyn, Hedlunda, Hedåker, Hjoggböle (Västra/Östra), Hjoggböleforsen, Holmfors, Holmlund, Holmselet, Holmsvattnet, Häbberfors, Häbbersliden, Häggdal, Häggnäs, Hällberssvedjan, Hälliden, Högdal, Högkälen, Högheden, Höglund, Högnäsfors, Högstliden

Innervik, Istermyrliden

Johannestorp, Jörn

Kankberget, Karsträsk, Kinbäck, Klemensnäs, Klintforsliden, Klockarberg, Klockträsk, Klutmark, Klöverfors, Kroknäs, Kroksjön, Krångfors, Krångnäs, Krångsvarvet, Kusliden, Kusmark, Kvarnforsliden, Kyrkbäcken, Kyrkobordet, Kågeträsk, Källbomark

Lejonströms såg, Lidberg, Liden, Ljusvattnet, Loberg, Lund, Långbacka, Långberg, Långbäck, Långdal, Långheden, Långselet, Långviken, Löparnäs, Lövlund

Medle, Morön, Mullbacka, Mulltjäln, Myckle, Myrliden

Nilsliden, Noret, Norrberget, Norrbäck, Norrböle, Norrliden, Norrlångträsk, Norrström, Norsjö, Nyborg, Nydal, Nyfors, Nygård, Nyhamn, Nyheden, Nyholm, Nyland, Nyliden (Västra/Östra), Nyträsk

Olofsberg (Norra/Södra), Orrbäcken, Orrliden, Orrträsk, Ottertjärn

Petikträsk, Plan

Ragvaldsträsk, Rismyrliden, Risön, Räftkläpen, Röjnoret, Rönnberget, Rönnbäcken

Sandberg, Sandfors, Sandviken, Selet, Sidbergsliden, Sidtorp, Sjöbotten, Skråmträsk, Slind, Slut, Slyberg, Stavbäck, Stensund, Storberget, Storkåge, Storselet, Storön, Stryckfors, Strömfors, Strömsgård, Stämningsgården, Stöverfors, Stövernäs, Sunnanå, Svanfors, Svanström, Svedjan, Svedun, Sävenäs, Sörböle, Sörträsk

Talliden, Tarsbäcksliden, Tarsmyran, Tarsnäs, Tjärn, Tuvan, Tåme

Ursviken (Inre/Yttre)

Valliden (Västra/Östra), Varuträsk, Vikdal, Vikfors såg, Vikmyran, Vikmyrliden, Västbäck

Ytterstfors, Yttervik

Åbyn, Åkerlund, Åkulla, Åliden, Åselet

Örliden, Örviken, Östanbäcken

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Census Records

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 * Sweden Household Examination Books, 1840-1947, ($), index and images. Also on Ancestry.com ($), Arkiv Digital ($), and SVAR at Riksarkivet.

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