Ljung Parish, Göteborg och Bohus, Sweden Genealogy

Guide to Ljung 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
Alehagen under anfasteröd, Alehagen under Simmersröd, Anfasteröd, Arnsvrå, Aronsplatsen, Aröd Lilla, Aröd Mellan, Aröd Nedre, Aröd Övre, Askebråten, Backen, Backesberg, Barkehagen, Berg, Bergsnäs, Björnmyren, Blockebacken, Blåsupp, Bockermaden, Branseröd, Brattefors, Bron, Bråtegårdet, Bråten under Aröd Nedre, Bråten under Åker, Bråten Västra, Bråten Östra, Bräcka, Bräckadal, Bräckan under Hälle, Bräckan under Skafteröd, Bräcke, Brömsvik, Buddegärdet,  Dalen, Dammen, Dammhagen, Dyet, Dyrhuvud,  Ekorrtången, Ekåsen,  Fjället, Fjället Lilla, Fjället Norra, Fjället Södra, Flytut, Friborg, Färgås, Försöket,  Gena, Getevadet, Gnällen, Granås, Grinden under Anfasteröd, Grinden under Kärr, Grönan Äng under Fjället Södra, Grönan Äng under Kronoallmänningen, Grötån Lilla, Grötån Stora, Gunneröd, Guseröd,  Hagarne under Aröd Nedre, Hagarne under Simmersröd, Hagarne under Skälläckeröd, Hagen under Aröd Lilla, Hagen under Kärr, Hakesborg, Hjälmhagen, Hogen, Horsebråten, Huset, Håle Mellangården, Håle Nordgården, Håle Sörgården, Hälle, Häsebacken, Hästhagen, Högen,  Kalvhagen, Kasen under Dyrhuvud, Kasen under Åker, Klev, Kleven, Klevshagen, Kohagen under Grötån Stora, Kohagen under Gusseröd, Kolbengtseröd, Korsviken Norra, Korsviken Södra, Kringeln, Kronoallmänningen, Kronofjället, Kullen under Aröd Nedre, Kullen under Ljung, Kvarnen under anfasteröd, Kvarnen under Aröd Övre, Kvarnen under Tjöstelsröd, Kvarnmaden, Kärr, Kärrgrinden, Kärrstegen,  Lahagen, Lassehagen, Lersiken, Liderna under Hälle, Liderna under Åker, Lilla Aröd, Lilla Fjället, Lilla Grötån, Lilla Lund, Ljung, Lukus, Lund Lilla, Lunden, Lyckan under Anfasteröd, Lyckan under Håle Mellangården, Lyckan under Skafteröd, Lyckorna, Långvattenshagen,  Maden (Maen), Maden under Kärrstegen, Majviken, Mellan Aröd, Mellangården Håle, Mellanvattnet, Mossängen, Myrbacken, Myren under Branseröd, Myren under Dyrhuvud, Myren under Gusseröd, Myren under Tjöstelsröd, Månselyckan, Mörkret,  Nedre Aröd, Nedre Tjöstelsröd, Nilseshagen, Nolhagen under Gunneröd, Nolhagen under Klev, Nordgården Håle, Norra Fjället, Norra Korsviken, Nyborg under Håle Sörgården, Nyborg under Tjöstelsröd, Nybygget under Anfasteröd, Nybygget under Dyrhuvud, Nybygget under Gusseröd, Nybygget under Korsviken, Nybygget under Kronofjället, Nybygget under Maen, Nybygget under Tjösterlsröd, Nykterheten,  Petersborg, Pinnebråten,  Rannebergshagen, Roskull, Rulleröd, Rävebackarna, Rävehogen, Rönnängen, Rörtången,  Saltkällskullen, Saxenhov, Simmersröd, Sjöbron, Sjölyckan, Skafteröd, Skallerbråten, Skogen, Skälläckeröd, Smedbråten, Snippen, Sollid, Sparreviken Västra, Sparreviken Östra, Stendammen, Stengårdseröd, Stickebackarna, Stickebacken under Brattefors, Stickebacken under Hogen, Stora Grötån, Storehagen, Stubbhagen, Stubbängen, Svarvarehuset, Svenslund, Sågbacken, Södra Fjället, Södra Korsviken, Sörgården Håle, Sörgärdet  Tegen, Tjöstelsröd Nedre, Tjöstelsröd Övre, Tolseröd, Tomten under anfasteröd, Tomten under Skogen, Torpet, Truetrast, Trånget, Tången, Tönn,  Ulriksdal,  Vadet, Vallängen, Välleberget, Välleröd, Västra Bråten, Västra Sparreviken,  Åker, Åkås,  Ängebråten under anfasteröd, Ängebråten under Kärr, Änghagen under Kolbengtseröd, Änghagen under Kärrstegen, Änghagen under Ljung, Äset,  Örebacken på Kronoallmänningen, Örebacken under Åker, Östra Bråten, Östra Sparreviken, Övre Aröd, Övre Tjöstelsröd,

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 ($), index and images. Also on Ancestry.com ($), Arkiv Digital ($), and SVAR at Riksarkivet.See Västra Göteland.

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 ($),
 * Ancestry.com ($),
 * Arkiv Digital ($), and
 * SVAR at Riksarkivet. See Västra Göteland.

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, Göteborg och Bohus 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, Göteborg och Bohus" 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


 * Båhus Arkivguide

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

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