Flo Parish, Skaraborg, Sweden Genealogy

Guide to Flo 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
Alehage under Håberg, Alehaga under Magnusberg, Alehagsdrev, Alekärr, Almetorp, Anders Jonsgården Astranna, Ansgården Flo, Apeltorp, Astranna Anders Jonsgården, Astranna Baggården, Astranna Jonsgården, Astranna Logården, Astranna Nästegården, Astranna Per Nilsgården, Astranna Ravelsgården, Astranna Skattegården, Astranna Skulegården,

Baggården Astranna, Berget, Björkmaden, Björn Anundsgården Flo, Björn Skulegården Bragnum, Blomsterbacken, Bomstugan Flo klev, Bragnum Björn Skulegården, Bragnum Lars Svensgården, Bryngelshage, Brännet under Håberg, Brännet under Magnusberg,

Detterstorp, Dillingen, Djurgården,

Ekebacken, Ekeskogen, Eketorp, Erik Assmundsgården,

Fattigstugan, Ferlebo, Flo Ansgården, Flo Erik Assmundsgården, Flo Garpengården, Flo Hökgården, Flo Måns Björnsgården, Flo Nolgården, Flo Prästgården, Flo Skulegården, Flo Stommen, Flo Svensgården, Fähaga,

Garpegården Flo, Garphuset, Gertorp Olof Hansgården, Gertorp Olof Tollesgård, Gertorp Skatte, Gertorp Stora, Granbacken, Gropen, Gråboden, Gunnarstorp, Gålstad Håberg, Gålstad Kyrke, Gömmet,

Hallebo, Havregärdet, Herrehagen, Herrängen, Herrängsdrev, Hunneberg Kronoparken, Håberg, Håberg Gålstad, Håberg Nygård, Håbergsgården Sjöryd, Håkansgården Lanna, Högen, Högen under Detterstorp, Högen under Dillingen, Hökgården Flo,

Jonstorp, Jonsgården Astranna,

Kampetorp Lilla, Kampetorp Skatte, Kampetorp Stora, Karängen Klinten, Klockarebolet, Klockareängen, Kohagen, Kollebo, Kolsbotorpet, Korphult, Kroken, Kronoholm, Kronoparken Hunneberg, Kullen, Kyrke Gålstad, Kyrkovallen, Källemaden,

Lanna Håkansgården, Lars Svensgården Bragnum, Lilla Kampetorp, Lilla Mossebo, Lilla Stommen, Lilla Trohult, Lilla Västerby, Limbruket, Logården Astranna, Logårdsås, Lund, Lunnemossen, Långebacken,

Magnusberg, Moliden, Mossebo Lilla, Mossebo Stora, Mossen, Myran under Björn Skulegården Bragnum, Myran under Lars Svensgården Bragnum, Månsgården Flo, Måns Björnsgården Flo,

Nolgården Flo, Nybygget, Nygård Håberg, Nåstegården Astranna, Nöjet,

Olof Hansgården Gertorp, Olof Tollesgård,

Per Nilsgården Astranna, Prästgården Flo,

Ravelsgården Astranna, Ravelsmad, Russhed, Rörmossen,

Sandbroledet, Schakten, Segolstorpet, Sjöryd Håbergsgården, Skatte Gertorp, Skatte Kampetorp, Skattegården Astranna, Skogen, Skogsmaden, Skrymmet, Skulegården Astranna, Skulegården Flo, Slättåsen, Snohalla, Snäppetorpet, Staverslätten, Stentorp, Stommen Flo, Stommen Lilla, Stora Gertorp, Stora Kampetorp, Stora Mossebo, Stora Västerby, Strömbäcken, Svensgården Flo,

Toltorp, Tomtekullen, Tomten, Torvmossen, Trekanten, Trohult Lilla,

Vedmaden, Västerby Lilla, Västerby Stora, Västerbyklev,

Åsen,

Ödetorpet,

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 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, 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