Fröjered Parish, Skaraborg, Sweden Genealogy

Europe SwedenSkaraborg County Fröjered parish

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

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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
Andorstorp, Andorstorp Lilla, Annebacken, Annefors Bruk, Apelåsen, Backen under Apelåsen,

Backen under Orrleka Hulegården, Backgården Orrleka, Bartåsen, Blackes, Bondestorp Håven, Bondkällevad Svenstorp, Bremsahemmet, Broddes, Broholm, Bromans, Brunntorp, Bråtstugan, Bygget under Håven Bondestorp, Bygget under Svenstorp Skrämman,

Charlottenborg,

Dammen, Djurabron, Drågen, Drängstorp, Dunders,

Eldslyckan,

Fattigstugan, Flyttestad, Fredsstugan, Fribergens, Fromsberg, Fromstorp, Fröjered Herrgården, Fröjered Kvarnen, Fröjered Nävetorp, Fröjered Prästgården, Fröjered Prästgården Kvarnen, Fröjered Svartekulla Stora,

Gunnes Hagen under Bartåsen,

Hagen under Kaggestorp, Hallabo, Hallagården Orrleka, Halleberg, Herrgården Fröjered, Hulan, Hulegården Orrleka, Håven Bondestorp, Håven Lilla, Högåsen,

Ingelstorp,

Jansbo, Jonsbacken, Jonsbo, Jonsbo Lilla, Jonsbo Stora, Jonstorp,

Kaggestorp, Kankerukan Svenstorp, Kantebo, Karlgrens, Karlsberg under Håven Lilla, Karlsberg under Orrleka Hulegården, Karlsdal, Karlsten, Karlstorp, Kilen, Kisebo Svenstorp, Klämmesbo, Kockes, Kohagen under Annefors Bruk, Kohagen under Bremsahemmet, Kohagen under Orrkulla Hulegården, Kolarebacken, Korsvägen, Krogen, Kronogården Orrleka, Kråkeryd Svenstorp, Kråkvattnet, Kuggekvarn, Kullebo, Kungsbacka, Kvarnen Fröjered, Kvarnen Prästgården Fröjered, Källebacken, Kärret, Kölnebo,

Lagersdal, Lagmanstorp, Ledet, Lilla Andorstorp, Lilla Håven, Lilla Jonsbo, Lilla Marietorp, Lilla Mon, Lilla Stallerhult, Lilla Svartekulla, Linnars, Linnarstorp, Ljungbloms Lundbergs, Lunnebacken, Lyckorna under Håven Lilla, Lyckorna under Kaggestorp, Långatorp, Lämmagården, Lämmagårdstorp,

Mariedal, Marielund, Marietorp, Marietorp Lilla, Moholm, Mon Lilla, Mon Stora, Mosseberg, Myrebacken,

Nolgården Orrleka, Noltorp, Norrström, Nybygget under Elslyckan, Nybytgget under Kaggestorp, Nybygget under Klämmesbo, Nybygget Orrleka Hulegården, Nycklerör, Nävetorp Fröjered,

Olofstorp, Orrleka Backgården, Orrleka Hallagården, Orrleka Hulegården, Orrleka Kronogården, Nolgården, Orrleka Skattegården, Orrleka Stommen,

Persbo under Klämmesbo, Persbo under Kullebo, Perstorp, Piggesten, Pinkahemmet Svenstorp, Pinkahemstorp, Pinnakrogen, Prästgården Fröjered, Prästgården Kvarnen Fröjered, Pycket,

Ruderna, Rytterås, Röda Stugan, Rökebo,

Skattegården Orrleka, Skräddarebacken, Skräddarehemmet, Skräddaretorp Svenstorp, Skrämman, Slättars, Smeatorp, Stakatorp, Stallerhult Lilla, Stenbacken under Olofstorp, Stenbacken under Orrleka Stommen, Stenbrotorp, Stenkullen, Stenåsen, Stolpes, Stommen Orrleka, Stora Jonsbo, Stora Mon, Stora Svartekulla Fröjered, Stubbaruder, Svalas, Svaneborg, Svartekulla Lilla, Svartekulla Stora Fröjered, Svea, Svenstorp, Svenstorp Bondkällevad, Svenstorp Kankerukan, Svenstorp Kisebo, Svenstorp Kråkeryd, Svenstorp Pinkahemmet, Svenstorp Skräddaretorp, Svenstorp Skrämman, Svenstorp Sörkvarnen, Svinabäcken, Sågars, Sörkvarnen Svenstorp,

Tjäreberget, Tjärsbacken, Torstenstorp, Träbråten, Tån,

Vassbäcken, Västeränd,

Ybron,

Ängen, Äspebråten,

Örkullen, Österängen,

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, 1880 - 1920, ($), index and images. Also on Also on Ancestry.com, ($), 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, Skaraborg Records for a full listing of microfilmed records (some digitized online) at the Family History Library, that may be viewed on loan 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! The 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.
 * Denmark 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