Fotskäl Parish, Älvsborg, Sweden Genealogy

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



History
Fire in 1857 destroyed the church archives. Only a church account book survived prior to 1857 survived.

(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:
Backasten, Bengtsgården Norrvilg, Bengtsgården Törestorp, Brattegården Grevared, Bönhult Storegården, Bönhult Västergården

Carlsgården Guthult

Dalsgården., Djupesik, Dunevad

Edared Nolgården, Edared Sörgården, Esbjörnsgården Törestorp

Fotskäl Klockaregården, Fotskäl Kullen, Fotskäl Skåkagården, Frigärde

Ginkagården Höga, Grevared Brattegården, Grevared Kongagården, Grevared Larsgården, Grevared Pellagården, Grevared Skyttagården, Grevared Sunnån, Grindebacken, Grönelid, Gunnesgården Guthult, Guthult Carlsgården, Guthult Gunnesgården, Guthult Hallen, Guthult Skattegården, Gärdsås

Hagen, Hallen Guthult, Hukebacka, Hyttesten, Höga Ginkagården, Höga Kronogården, Höga Ranagården, Höga Ändagården, Höga Östergården

Klockaregården Fotskäl, Kongagården Grevared, Kronogården Höga, Kullen Fotskäl

Larsgården Grevared, Lillegården Sträte

Märket

Nilsagården Norrvilg, Nolgården Edared, Nolgården Törestorp, Norrvilg Bengtsgården, Norrvilg Nilsagården, Norrvilg Storegården, Norrvilg Östergården

Pellagården Grevared

Ranagården Höga, Rygga

Skattegården Guthult, Skattegården Törestorp, Skolan, Skyttegården Grevared, Skåkagården Fotskäl, Storegården Bönhult, Storegården Norrvilg, Storegården Sträte, Storegården Uddetorp, Sträte Lillegården, Sträte Storegården, Strätehed, Sunnanbäcken Uddetorp, Sunnån Grevared, Sörvilg Västergården, Sörvilg Östergården

Torp, Törestorp Bengtsgården, Törestorp Esjörnsgården, Törestorp Nolgården, Törestorp Skattegården

Uddetorp Storegården, Uddetorp Sunnanbäcken

Varagärde, Vik, Vikulla, Vilgsberg, Vintervad, Västergården Bönhult, Västergården Sörvilg

Ändagården Höga

Öjersås, Östanå, Östergården Höga, Östergården Norrvilg, Östergården Sörvilg

Sweden 1951 Place Names Register and the Swedish Parish Pages list in this Wiki will give you searchable lists of places, particularly parishes and the farms within those parishes.


 * 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 ($),
 * Ancestry.com ($),
 * 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, Älvsborg 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 Family History Center near you. Click on "Places within Sweden, Älvsborg" and then select your parish.

Military Records

 * Sweden Military Records
 * Central Soldiers Register Instructions Search 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


 * FamilySearch Online Lessons - Reading Scandinavian Handwriting:
 * Scandinavian Handwriting
 * Scandinavian Handwriting, part 3
 * No part 2 available

Help With Research Objectives and Strategies
Sweden Research Strategies

References:
Fotskäl Husförhörslängd 1858-1861 Ortregister