Nätra Parish, Västernorrland, Sweden Genealogy

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

History
Nätra was mentioned as its own gäll in 1314 along with the parish of Sidensjö (which was ) created the same century. Since the beginning of the 1600's the pastor from Nätra would usually preach 2 sermons a year at the Ulvö fishing village..



Place Names
Bergom, Bjällsta, Bjästa, Björkåbäck, Björsby, Blåvik, Bredånger, Bräcke, Bäck, Bölen Dal  Eden  Finnborg, Fors, Fröstdal, Förnätra  Genesön, Gladom, Gärden  Hagaris, Hummelvik, Hålviken, Hälle  Järvvik  Kornsjö  Långnäs  Mjäla  Norrsvedje, Norrtjärn, Norum, Nyland, Näs, Näske, Nätra, Nässjö, Nässjöbäcken  Orrvik  Prästbordet  Sandvik, Sel, Sjögom, Skrike, Skule, Skulnäs, Spjute, Strängön, Sunnansjö, Sörgård, Sörsvedje, Sörtjärn  Trysunda, Trysundaön  Ulvön, Utby  Vik, Västansjö, Västanå, Västersel, Ytterböle  Åmynnet  Öden, Östersel

To see what kind of place it is you will need a Swedish Gazetteer.


 * Surrounding Parishes

Sidensjö, Själevad, Vibyggerå

Collections

 * Church Records

All the early church records were destroyed in the fire of 1807. The birth, marriage, and death records begin in 1809 and are consistent forward in time after that. There is a communion record that spans from 1768 to 1822. The flyttningsattester span 1815 to 1878. The earliest Husförhörslängd is begins in 1810. They are consistent up to 1895 when they were changed over to Församlingsböcker. The Husföhör seem to be kept well although they do not list the birth place, or a birth day and month up until about 1865.


 * Court Records


 * Military Records

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.

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, Västernorrland 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, Västernorrland" 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

Nätra Hembygdsförening


 * Printed

The book Släkter och gårdar i Nätra by Jan O. Nordvall and Per Sundin is the comprehensive source for the people who lived in Nätra between 1535 – 1900.

Societies and Libraries
Nätra Hembygdsförening The Nätra Hembygdsförening was founded in 1935. The society is located at the Hembygdsgården (the local Folk History site) located at Prästbordet between the church and the medieval church ruins. The manor house where they meet was built in the 1700s and comes from Näske village.