Österplana Parish, Skaraborg, Sweden Genealogy

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

History
(write information such as: how old the parish is, interesting facts about the parish, what alternate names it has, or any boundary changes.)

Place Names
Alunbruk Hönsäter, Anders Eriksgården Skagen, Anders Persgården, Anderstorp under Hönsäster, Anemossen

Backeborg backelyckan, Backen under Anders Persgården,k Backen under Hönsäter, Backen under Olof Månsgården, Backen under Ågrden, Backgården, Backåker under Prästgården, Berget, Bäcken, Bäckgården

Dalborgstorp, Duvhemmet

Ekebergslyckan under Hönsäter

Fogdeängen

Grimstorp under Nolgården, Gräppagården, Grönebacken, Grönegatan, Grönelid, Grönelid Lilla, Gudmundstorp, Göksholmen, Gömmet

Hagen under Klockaregården, Hagen under Prästgården, Hoppet under Korsgården, Hästhagen, Högebo, Hönsäter Alunbruk, Hönsäters Säteri

Jonsberg, Jöns pers Äng

Kestadstorp, Kleven, Klockaregården, Klockaretorpet, Kolbäck under Hällekis, Kolbäck under Lockgården, Kolbäck under Skattegården, Korsgården, Korstorp, Kräkelund, Kulleberg under Hönsäter, Kullen, Källebacken, Kärrtomten

Lars Svensgården Skagen, Liden, Liderna under Högebo, Lilla Grönelid, Lockgården, Luket under Ågården, Lundsberg

Mellangården Skagen, Mellangården Törnesäter, Melltorp under Bäckgården, Mossen under Hällekis, Månstorp

Nils Olsgården under Hällekis, Ny Älvsborg, Nybygget under Skagen Anders Ersgården, Nybyggård Högebo

Olof Månsgården

Per Assmundsgården Skagen, Pilebro under Högebo, Pilebro under Prästgården, Pilebro under Storegården, Planteringshagen, Prästgården, Prästäng under Prästgården

Rottneby under Hönsäter, Rå, Rännegården under Hönsäter, Rännergården under Kestad, Rödjan, Rödliden, Rör

Sandbacken, Sjörås, Skagbo Tå, Skagbo Tå under Hönsäter, Skagelund, Skagen Anders Eriksgården, Skagen Lars Svensgården, Skagen Mellangården, Skagen Per Assmundsgården, Skagen Sven Andersgården, Skagen Sven Björsgården, Skalletomten under Hällekis, Skateled, Skattegården, Skattegården Örnekulla, Skräddaretomten under Höllekis, Stenbacken, Stommen, Storegården, Sven Andersgården Skagen, Sven Björsgården Skagen, Sven Eriksgården Törnesäter, Svenningstorp, Svenstorp, Säteriet Hönsäter, Sörgården Törnesäter, Sörgården Örnekulla

Timmerbacken, Tomten, Trädsäter, Tån på Byns mark, Tån under Klockaregården, Tån under Rottneby, Tån under Skogelund, Törnesäter Mellangården, Törnesäter Nolgården, Törnesäter under Sven Eriksgården, Törnesäter Sörgården

Vassbacken, Vedgapet, Vedgapet under Olof Månsgården, Viksnäs, Vintergaet under Skattegården, Vässlan, Västerås under Örnekulla Nolgården

Ågården

Älvdalen under Prästgå´rden, Älvdalen under Storegården, Äng Jäns Pers

Örnekulla Nolgården, Örnekulla Skattegården, Örnekulla Sörgården, Örnsbergstorp, Österplana Nils Olsgården under Hällekis, Övergården

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, ($), index and images. Also on Ancestry.com, ($), 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.)
 * FamilySearch Historical Records.
 * 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, Skaraborg 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, Skaraborg 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