Håbol Parish, Älvsborg, Sweden Genealogy

Guide to Håbol Parish, Sweden ancestry, family history, and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, 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:
Assgärdebyn, Assgärdebyn Björkeliden, Assgärdebyn Bräckan, Assgärdebyn Edet, Assgärdebyn Hyttan, Assgärdebyn Älgbacken, Asslerud, Asslerud Jonsbol

Betåsen, Bjurviken, Björke under Böle Norra, Björkeliden under Assgärdebyn, Bodane, Brutene under Böle Norra, Bräcken under Assgärdebyn, Bränna under Böle Norra, Böla Norra Björke, Böla Norra Brutane, Böla Norra Bränna, Böla Norra Hulterud, Böla Södra, Böla Södra Gläserud, Böla Södra Udden, Bön

Edet under Assgärdebyn

Gläserud under Böle Södra, Gäserud

Haget under Torstensered, Hugostrand, Hugostrand Kasen, Hult, Hulterud under Böle Norra, Hyttan under Assgärdebyn, Hänneviken, Hänneviken Skrällerud, Högkil, Högkil Nybyggerud, Högkil Stenkasen, Högkil Tomten

Jonsbol under Asslerud

Kasen under Hugostrand, Kasen under Torstenbodane, Kaserne under Rämne, Kullen under Rämne

Lilla Glorud under Vångsjö, Lund, Långenäs

Mon under Sannerud, Moskog undder Stenserud

Norra Böle, Nybyggerud under Höglid, Näs

Olofsbyn Västra, Olofsbyn Östra

Ramnerud under Rämne, Risane, Rosenlund under Rämne, Rämne, Rämne Kaserna, Rämne Kullen, Rämne Ramnerud, Rämne Rosenlund

Sannerud, Sannerud Mon, Skrällerud under Hänneviken, Stampen under Vägne, Stenkasen under Högkil, Stenserud, Stenserud under Moskog, Stommen, Strand, Södra Böle

Tomten under Högkil, Tormansbol, Torstensbodane, Torstensbodane Haget, Torstensbodane Kasen

Udden under Böle

Vångsjö, Vångsjö Lilla Glorud, Vägne, Vägne Stampen, Västra Olofsbyn

Åsnebyn, Åsnebyn Älgmon

Älgtacken under Assgärdsbyn, Älgmon under Åsnebyn, Äng

Östra Olofsbyn   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, ($), index and images. Also on Arkiv Digital ($), 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.)
 * FamilySearch Historical Records.
 * 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:
 * Sweden: An Introduction to ArkivDigital
 * Use the Full Scope of Arkiv Digital for Swedish Genealogy

Family History Library Records
Click Sweden, Älvsborg Records for a full listing of microfilmed records (some digitized online) at the Family History Librarythat 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 InstructionsSearch Engine

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


 * 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

References:
Håbol Husförhörslängd 1834-1841 Ortregister