Borgunda Parish, Skaraborg, Sweden Genealogy

Guide to Borgunda 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
Anders Bussgården Munkabo, Anders Eriksgården, Anders Eriksgården Soldattorp, Anders Larsgården Börsbo, Anders Larsgården Börsbo Soldattorp, Anders Larsgården Munkabo, Anders Olofsgården, Asserstorp, Asserstorp Soldattorp

Berget, Björsgården, Björstorp, Bockatorp, Bosgården Munkabo, Boskogskvarn, Bredegården Lilla, Bredegården Lilla Soldattorp, Bredegården Stora, Bredstorp, Bron, Brunsgården Lilla, Brunnsgården Stora, Bussebo, Bäckås, Börsbo Anders Larsgården, Börsbo Anders Larsgården Soldattorp, Börsbo Staffan, Börsbo Staffan Nykvarn, Börstorp

Ekeskogen

Fattigstugan

Gategården, Gimerstorp, Gislagården, Gällsbo, Gällsbo Källegården, Gästgivaregården

Hulegården

Ingridstorp

Kavelbron Nya, Klockaretomten, Knölen, Kullabo, Kullabolet, Kullabolet Soldattorp, Källegården, Källegården Gällsbo, Källtorp, Kärragården, Kärragården Soldattorp

Larsagården, Larsagården Soldattorp, Ledsgården, Liden, Lidås, Liljas torp, Lilla Bredegården, Lilla Bredegården, Lilla Brunnsgården, Lilla Skattegården, Lillegården, Lyckås, Lysingsbacken, Lysingsbacken Soldattorp

Munkabo Soldattorp, Munkabo Anders Bussgården, Munkabo Anders Larsgården, Munkabo Bosgården, Munkängen

Nils Larsgården, Nils Larsgården Soldattorp, Nolheden, Nolheden Soldattorp, Nordgården, Nordgården Soldattorp, Nya Kavelbron, Nybygget, Nykvarn, Nykvarn Börsbo Staffan, Nylycke, Nytorp

Roligstorp, Rom, Romsåsen, Rosabacken

Skattegården, Skattegården Soldattorp, Skattegården Lilla, Skintorp, Skogen, Smedsgården, Småbolet, Soldattorpet Anders Eriksgården, Soldattorpet Asserstorp, Soldattorpet Börsbo Anders Larsgården, Soldattorpet Kullabolet, Soldattorpet Kärragården, Soldattorpet Larsagården, Soldattorpet Lilla Bredegården, Soldattorpet Lysingsbacken, Soldattorpet Munkabo, Soldattorpet Nils Larsgården, Soldattorpet Nolheden, Soldattorpet Nordgården, Soldattorpet Skattegården, Soldattorpet Stommen, Soldattorpet Ubbatorp, Soldattorpet Åkagården, Soldattorpet Östergården, Staffan Börsbo, Stavskullen, Stavslund, Stommen, Stommen Soldattorp, Stora Bredegården, Stora Brunnsgården, Storegården, Sven Persgården, Sörgården

Torget, Trädgården, Tyskagården

Ubbatorp, Ubbatorp Soldattorp

Vallen, Versholmen, Vådegården

Åkagården, Åkagården Soldattorp, Åsarna, Åsatorp

Östatorp, Östergården, Östergården Soldattorp

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 Falköping: Dala, Stenstorp. Skövde: Edåsa, Ljunghem, Sjogerstad-Rådene.

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


 * Digital 
 * Printed 
 * Websites Emigrant.se http://www.emigrant.se Falbygdsanor http://www.falbygdsanor.se

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

Societies and Libraries
Dala-Borgunda.Högstena Hembygds- och Fornminnesförening http://dbh-hembygdsforening.blogspot.com/