Råneå Parish, Norrbotten, Sweden Genealogy

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

History
On January 1, 1962, Råneå upper church accounting district was broken into its own parish with the name Gunnarsbyn parish. Gunnarsbyn parish became its own pastorate.

Råneå parish was part of a joint pastorate with Luleå parish until 1655 to then form its own pastorate.

On January 1, 1962, Råneå and Gunnarsbyn formed a church community with a common economy. The community forms its own archive, see Råneå-Gunnarsbyn's church community archive, which contains minutes and accounts. The fellowship ended in 1977 when Gunnarsbyn's parish was transferred to Överluleå-Gunnarsbyn's parish church fellowship (later called Boden's church fellowship).

Råneå parish has incomplete and partly incorrect church book entries around 1847-1889.

Some villages and farms occur over time in several parishes' house examination books: Altnernäs is recorded in Överluleå house examination book A I: 1a, 2b and in Nederluleå A I: 7d Harrboträsk is occupied by Överkalix A I: 8, 9a Junhoträsk is included in Överluleå A I: 1a Lapp motjärn is taken up in Överluleå A I: 1a Longing is recorded in Överluleå A I: 1a Mugglom is included in Överkalix A I: 7, 8, 9a

Place Names
Abrahamsån, Afvafors, Afvatjern, Aldernäs, Aldervattnet, Andholmen, Aspliden Bastusund, Bjurå, Bjuråhed, Bjuranäs, Blomsterås, Bodträsk, Bockön, Böhle, Båtön  Damtorp, Degersel, Degervattnet, Djupträsk  Engesträsk  Flakaberg, Flokdahl, Flåsjön Öfra (Flåsjön Upper), Flåsjön Nedra (Flåsjön Lower), Forshed (Lappsel), Forsnäs (Sågen 337) Forsnäs (Mill 337), Forsträsk, Forsträskhed, Fredrikafors, Furudal, Fligget se södra Fligget (Fligget also south Fligget)  Grundnäs, Grundträsk, Gunnarsbyn Degersel, Granholm  Hatten, Heden, Hoflös, Holmsvattnet, Hvalträsk, Hvitån, Hvitåfors, Högsön, Holmsvattenselet Östra (Holmsvattenselet East), Holmsvattenselet Västra (Holmsvattenselet West), Hummelträsk  Jemtön, Junkoträsk  Kalaviken, Korpdal, Krokträsk, Kyrkobordet, Klingersel, Kesasland  Lappträsk Stora Lappträsk, Lappträskelf, Lappmotjern, Larsbo, Lassbyn af Degersel (Lassbyn of Degersel), Lilla udden och Lilläng, Lillberg, Lillåholmen, Långholmen Lilla (Långholmen Small), Lappsel, Lappselberget, Långsel, Lilldockas, Långselsberg, Långsund, Långträsk, Långsudden, Långvik, Löfberget, Löfudden, Lullånäs  Melderstein, Mjöfjärden, Mjösunds såg (Mjösunds Mill), Mjöträsk, Mjöträsklommen, Mjövattnet, Niemisel, Niemiholmen, Nedra Flåsjön, Niemifors Såg (Niemifors Mill)  Orrby se Å (Orrby see Å) Orrtjern  Prästholm, Printznäs  Quarnberg, Quarnheden, Quarntjernarne  Risappe, Råberget, Rånby, Rörbäcken, Rörån, Renberg  Skogen, Slätterberg, Småträsk, Snipsträsk, Spiken, Stensträsk, Stora Lappträsk, Storheden, Storleden, Storåholmen, Storånäs, Strandforset, Strömsund, Sundsnäs, Sörby af Degersel (Sörby of Degersel), Södrea Fligget, Södra Hallen  Tallberget  Wedafallsudden, Wästiträsk  Årrby, Åbyn, Åträsk, Åsarne, Ängesträsk  Öfverstbyn, Ön

To see what kind of place it is you will need a Swedish Gazetteer.


 * 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.

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 ($),
 * ($),
 * Arkiv Digital ($), and
 * SVAR at Riksarkivet.

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FamilySearch Library Records
Click Sweden, Norrbotten 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, Norrbotten" and then select your parish.

Military Records

 * Sweden Military Records
 * Central Soldiers Register InstructionsSearch Engine

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