Kvistbro Parish, Örebro, Sweden Genealogy

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

History
Kvistbro (Qvistbro in earlier times) parish already existed in the middle ages and includes woodland, farming areas and some small-scale mining. Until 1872 the parish was divided into landslag (farming) and bergslag (mining) districts which put each part of the parish in a separate härad (Edsberg and Lekeberg). Since then it belongs entirely to Edsbergs härad. A very old road, Letstigen, passes by the church and with the coming of railroads, Kvistbro became a station on the Svartåbanan which connected Svartå iron works with Örebro city. The small Svartå river runs through the parish which also encompasses a number of small lakes.

Place Names
Afunden Axbergstorp  Axsjöbäck  Axsjötorp Backen  Baggetorp  Bellsås  Bengtstjernstorp  Bengttjernfallet  Berget  Bertilstorp  Björkfallet  Björnviken  Bojen  Bornås  Broby  Brofallet  Brotorp  Bränsjötorp  Bäckatorp  Bäckedalen  Bäcklunda-Norra  Bäcklunda-Södra  Bäcklyckan  Carlstorp  Castorp  Dammen  Dormen  Dråga  Dunderbron Ekelund  Eldvaktartorp  Elgsjön  Enebacken  Eriksberg Fallet  Fallet på Bertilstorps egor  Fallet på Kälkesta egor  Fallhyttan  Falltorp-Norra Falltorp-Södra  Finnbacken  Finntorp  Fogelbygget  Fräntorp  Fröstorp Gammelhyttan  Gammelsmobacken  Grindbacken  Grindstorp  Gropa Qvarn  Gropen  Gryten  Grönbergshöjden  Guldsmedsboda  Guldsmedstorp  Gärdstorp Hackefallan  Hagalund  Hagen  Haget  Harsboda  Hellerrgatan  Hemsjötorp  Hesselby  Hinderstorp  Hulthyttefallet  Hulvik-Westra  Hulvik-Östra  Hästhagen  Högsätter  Högstena  Högtorp  Ingvaldstorp  Ingvaldstorps egor  Karsabo  Klockargården  Klämman  Kolaretorp  Kolfallet  Kråkmotorp  Kullen-Westra  Kullen-Östra  Kyrkotorp  Kälkesta  Källtorp  Kärret  Kärrgrufwan  Köraretorp  Labbåsen  Langsmo  Latorp  Lerbroäng  Lilla Storbjörboda  Ljungstorp  Löfängen  Löfåsen Mark  Mårtalyckan  Masmästartorp  Mikelsbo  Mon  Mullersätter  Nordandan  Norrgården  Norrhult  Nyängen  Nybrofallet  Nytorp Paradis Ri  Ribboda  Rifallet  Rängan  Rättvisan  Röfvabacken  Rönnetorp  Rönningsberg  Rösan Saltorp  Sandfallet  Selhagen  Siggstorp  Sinneråsen  Sirsjön  Sjöstorp  Skansen  Skärlingstorp  Skarpåsen  Skinnaretorp  Skogaholm  Skogen  Slästorp  Smedstorp  Snickaretorp  Stenbäcken  Stenfallet  Stenkulla  Stenåsen  Storbjörboda  Storkapssen  Storkås  Stormåsen  Strömsborg  Stugufallskärret  Svansborg  Svartå Gård Svartå Mellan Bruk  Svartå Nedra Bruk  Svartå Nya Bruk  Svartå Qvarn  Svartå Östra Bruk  Svarthyttan  Svartviken  Svartvikstorp  Svenstorp  Sörbytorp  Sörgården  Sörhult Teboda  Teboda Lilla  Telluden  Theboda  Thorhyttan  Trantala  Träntjern  Trumön  Tryggeboda Ulleberg  Walltorp  Wassen  Wekhyttan  Welamshyttan  Westanås  Westanby  Westanbytorp  Winterbron -Norra  Winterbron-Södra  Åbytorp  Åkilen  Ånstorp  Åsen  Åtorp Ängatorp  Ängslätten  Ängslätten på Broby  Öfratorp  Ökna  Ölsboda  Öna  Örvadehults egor

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, ($), index and images. Also on Also on Arkiv Digital ($), and SVAR ($).

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.)
 * FamilySearch Historical Records.
 * MyHeritage.com ($),
 * Ancestry.com ($),
 * Arkiv Digital ($), and
 * SVAR ($).

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, Örebro 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, Örebro" 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! The 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.
 * Denmark 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