Lerum Parish, Älvsborg, Sweden Genealogy

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

History
Lerum Municipality is a municipality in Västra Götaland County in western Sweden, situated just east of Gothenburg. Its seat is located in the town of Lerum. In 1969 the municipality got its present size when old Lerum was united with Skallsjö and Stora Lundby. 

Place Names:
Adelstorp, Allmänkärr, Aspenäs, Aspevik

Beatelund, Björkelund, Björrebo, Björrebo Kvarn, Blekeriet, Blommanskog, Breshall, Brobacken, Brunstorp, Bråta Heder, Bråta Lilla, Bråta Mosse, Bråta Stora, Bråranäs, Bråtens Led, Brännemossen, Brännet, Brännås, Burhult, Burhult Tå, Burås Led, Bygrind, Bäveryd

Davidsfred, Deregården, Deregården Hage

Elkekullen, Ekås, Enigheten, Esbjergstorp

Fabriken, Flyliden, Friden, Friheten, Fällebråten, Färgeriet

Gamlebo Hage, Gamlebo Kullen, Gamlebo Kvarn, Gamlebo Länkegården, Gamlebo Skattegården, Gamlebo Svenningsgården, Gamlebo Tå, Gamlebo Åsen, Geteberg, Granås Lilla, Granås Stora, Grönebacken, Gullringsbo Norra, Gullringsbo Södra, Gustafsberg, Götebo

Hagen Deregården, Hagen Gamlebo, Hagen Hulan, Hagen Lerum, Hagen Toryd, Hagen Hallegården, Hallegården Hage, Hallegården Hed, Halsåsen Västra, Halsåsen Åsen, Hede, Hede Kvarn, Heden Hallegården, Heden Halsåsen, Heden Hundstugan, Heden Kivernäbb, Heden Våthult, Heden Öksjöryd, Holmen Lerum, Herrmans Lust, Hulan, Hula Hage, Hula Krog, Hula Lycka, Hula Tå, Hultet, Hundstugan, Hundstugan Hed, Häcken, Härskogen, Härsåsen, Högås

Idogheten, Intakan

Jacobsbegr, Johanneberg, Jordfallsbacken

Kastenhof, Kivernäbb, Kivernäbb Hed, Knapekulla, Kolboryd, Kronogården Brunstorp, Krogen Hula, Kulla Lycka, Kulla Sveder, Kullegården, Kullen Gamlebo, Kulens Fabrik Kvarnens Björrebo, Kvarnens Gamlebo, Kvarnens Heda, Kvarnen Ödslanda, Kålkulla, Källan, Källås, Kärret

Lerbäcken, Lerum Anders, Lerum Hage, Lerum Holmen, Lerum Skattegården, Lerum Stom, Lerum Västergården, Lilla Bråta, Lilla Granås, Lindås, Linnedal, Ljunghed, Ljungmoås, Loddebo, Loddebo Lycka, Lugnet, Lyckan, Lyckan Hula, Lyckan Loddebo, Långerud, Länkegården Gamlebo

Marken, Markahed, Munkebacka

Norra Gulleringsbo, Norra Svengebo, Nolgården Torp, Nybygget, Nygårdsdal, Nykterheten

Olsmässeohagen, Orrås, Oslulden

Paradis, Partillsnäs, Possnäs

Ryd Västra, Ryd Östra

Sandbäck, Sandliden, Sandvadet, Skatebacken, Skattegården Gamlebo, Skattegården Lerum, Skattegården Ölslanda, Skavsås, Skogstorp, Skogslund, Skolan, Slätthult Västra, Slätthult Ås, Slätthult Östra, Smedkärret, Stamsjöhult, Stavrås, Stenkullen, Stenliden, Stensjövik, Stora Bråta, Stora Gravås, Stom Lerum, Strömängen, Sturvås Västra, Stålebo, Stålebo Tå, Stämmorna, Svarta Vattnet, Svederna, Svenningsgården Gamlebo, Svenkebo Hult, Svenskebo Norra, Svenkebo Södra, Säven, Sävidsbo Västra, Sävidsbo Östra, Sörgården Torp, Sörgården Ölslanda

Tassetorp, Tegelbruket, Tillfället, Timmerhedsslätt, timmerås, Toleryd see Toryd, Tomarp, Torp Nolgården, Torp Sörgården, Torskebacken, Toryd, Toryd Hage, Tålycka, Tån Burshult, Tån Hula, Tån Stålebo, Tån Öksjöryd

Varpås, Våthult, Våthult Hed, Välkommen, Vällsjöås, Vänskapen, Västergården Ölslanda, Västra Halsåsen, Västra Lerum, Västra Ryd, Västra Slätthult, Västra Sturvås, Västra Sävidsbo

Ålycke, Åsaslätt, Åsen Hallsås

Öksjöryd, Öksjöryd Led, Öksjöryd Tå, Ölslanda Kvarn, Ölslanda Skattegården, Ölslanda Sörgården, Ölslanda Vall, Ölslanda Västergården, Östra Ryd, Östra Slätthult, Östra Sävidsbo

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, ($), index and images. Also on Arkiv Digital ($), 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:
 * 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:
Lerum Husförhörsläng 1838-1840 Ortregister