Njurunda Parish, Västernorrland, Sweden Genealogy

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

History
In 1680, the Galtström foundry parish (bruksförsamling) was created from the Njurunda parish and in 1853, the Svartvik parish was created from parts of Njurunda. The Galtström parish was brought back into Njurunda in 1868 and the Svartvik parish in 1906. The Galtström parish did keep separate church records until the end of 1912.

(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
Armplågan, Armsjön Backe, Baggböle, Berga, Berge, Björkön, Bredbyn, Brämö, Bunsta, Böle  Dingersjö  Essviken  Godemaj, Gästa  Helgum, Högen  Juni  Klampenborg, Komministergården, Kvitsle, Kyrkomon  Ljungborg, Lörudden  Maj, Mariefors, Mjösund, Myre  Njurunda, Nolby, Nyhamn, Nyland, Näset  Ovansjö, Ortsjön  Qvitsle  Prästbordet  Rotvik, Räbb-Ovansjö  Skedlo, Skottsund, Skärsätt, Skärsätt-Svedje, Skottsund, Skrängsta, Slätt, Solberg, Stockvik, Stångom, Svala, Svartvik, Södergård  Torrsjö  Ulfberg, Ullberg  Vapelnäs, Vaple, Veda, Vestlo  Västbo, Västerbyn  Å  Ängom

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

Help Using ArkivDigital: Online Databases for Sweden

 * These lessons will teach you how to use ArkivDigital:

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

Related Sources
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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
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