Ullene Parish, Skaraborg, Sweden Genealogy

Guide to Ullene Parish, Sweden ancestry, family history, and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, 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
Bollsbacka, Borgaledet

Entorp

Finnestorp

Grinden

Hallerna, Hedegårdet, Heden, Heden Lilla, Herr Assarsgården, Horsholmen, Huvud i Putsen, Håkansgården Åsaka

Jeppegården, Jonagården

Korpralsgården, Krogstorp, Kroken, Kartegården Ullene, Knektegården Ullene

Landbogården, Lilla Heden, Lilla Malmeslätt, Lilla Putsen, Lilla Tokatorp, Ljungstorp, Lunnagården Åsaka

Malmeneslätt Lilla, Malmeneslätt Stora

Norra Tokatorp, Nybygget, Nyhemman, Nyodling, Nytorp

Putsen Lilla, Putsen Stora

Ringsåsen

Sandliden, Skattegården Ullene, Spånbacken, Stommen Ullene, Stora Malmeneslätt, Stora Putsen, Stora Tokatorp, Storegården Åsaka, Storegårdens Tå Åsaka, Sundstorp, Sörgårdens Tokatorp

Tokatorp Lilla, Tokatorp Norra, Tokatorp Stora, Tokatorp Sörgården, Tomten

Ullene Kartegård, Ullene Knektegård, Ullene Landbogård, Ullene Skattegården

Västergården Åsaka

Åsaka Herr Assarsgård, Åsaka Håkansgården, Åsaka Jeppegården, Åsaka Jonagården, Åsaka Korpralsgård, Åsaka Lunnagården, Åsaka Storegården, Åsaka Västergården

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, 1840-1947, ($), index and images. Also on Ancestry.com, ($), 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.
 * at FamilySearch.
 * MyHeritage.com ($),
 * ($),
 * Arkiv Digital ($), and
 * SVAR at Riksarkivet.

Help Using ArkivDigital: Online Databases for Sweden

 * These lessons will teach you how to use ArkivDigital:
 * ArkivDigital: Explore Your Swedish Heritage

FamilySearch Library Records
Click Sweden, Skaraborg Records for a full listing of microfilmed records (some digitized online) at the FamilySearch 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 FamilySearch Center near you. Click on "Places within Sweden, Skaraborg and then select your parish.

Military Records

 * Sweden Military Records
 * Central Soldiers Register InstructionsSearch Engine

Related Sources
Sweden Online Genealogy Records Ask the Community

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
 * Scandinavian Handwriting
 * Scandinavian Handwriting, part 3 - No part 2 available

Help With Research Objectives and Strategies
Sweden Research Strategies