Brunnhem Parish, Skaraborg, Sweden Genealogy

Guide to Brunnhem 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
Abramsgården, Abramsgården Soldattorp, Anders Bengtsgården, Anders Svensgården, Anders Svensgården Soldattorp, Andersgården Lars, Andersgården Lars Soldattorp, Annasgården Hustru, Annasgården Hustru Soldattorp, Aplaön,

Backgården Brunnhem, Backgården Stenstorp, Backgården Soldattorp, Bengtsgården Anders, Bengtstorp, Bosgården, Bosgården Nolgården Ranstad, Bosgården Norra Kyrketorp, Bosgården Norra Stenstorp, Bosgården Soldattorp, Bosgården Södra, Bredegården, Brogården, Brunnhem Fattigstugan, Brunnhems Tå, Byn Ranstad, Böxatomten,

Dalen,

Fattighuset, Fattistudga vid rotens slut, Fattigstugan Brunnhem, Fricorps byggning, Frälsegården, Frälsegården Soldattorp,

Hedegården, Hedegården Soldattorp, Hedegården Öja, Hulljesten, Hustru Annasgården, Håkansgård Johan, Hökagården,

Ingvaldstorp, Intaka,

Johan Håkansgård, Johan Håkansgård Kvarnen,

Klostergården, Komministerboställe, Krackgården, Krackgården Soldattorp, Kvarnen Johan Håkansgård, Kvarnen Öja, Kyrkogården, Kyrketorp, Källegården, Käringboda, Käringboda Soldattorp, Käringboden,

Lars Andersgården, Ledsgården, Ledsgården Soldattorp, Lilla Stommen, Lillegården,

Massagården, Mossagården, Mossagården Soldattorp, Månsagården, Mästargården,

Nilsgården Per, Nolgården Bosgården Ranstad, Norra Bosgården Kyrketorp, Norra Bosgården Kyrketorp Soldattorp, Norra Bosgården Stenstorp, Norra Bosgården Stenstorp Soldattorp, Nygården,

Oxlatomt,

Prostgården, Per Nilsgården, Per Nilsgården Soldattorp, Pickagården, Pickagården Soldattorp, Piltagården, Piltagården Soldattorp, Polackgården Kyrketorp, Polackgården Stenstorp, Polackgården Soldattorp,

Ranstad Nolgården Bosgården, Ranstads By, Ranstads Tå, Rumpegården, Rumpegården Soldattorp,

Skattegården Brunnhem, Skattegården Brunnhem Soldattorp, Skattegården Stenstorp, Skattegården Stenstorp Soldat, Skolhuset, Skräddaretomten, Skällsbo, Smedsgården, Smedsgården Soldattorp, Soldattorpet Abramsgården, Soldattorpet Anders Svensgården, Soldattorpet Backgården, Soldattorpet Bosgården, Soldattorpet Frälsegården, Soldattorpet Hedegården, Soldattorpet Hustru Annasgården, Soldattorpet Krackgården, Soldattorpet Käringboda, Soldattorpet Lars Andersgården, Soldattorpet Ledsgården, Soldattorpet Mossagården, Soldattorpet Norra Bosgården Kyrketorp, Soldattorpet Norra Bosgården Stenstorp, Soldattorpet Per Nilsgården, Soldattorpet Pickagården, Soldattorpet Piltagården, Soldattorpet Polackgården, Soldattorpet Rumpegården, Soldattorpet Skattegården Brunnhem, Soldattorpet Skattegården Stenstorp, Soldattorpet Smedsgården, Soldattorpet Trullsagården, Stenstorp, Stommen, Sommen Lilla, Stommen Stora, Stora Stommen, Strängagården, Stämmestorp, Svensgård Anders, Svensgård Anders Soldattorp, Södra Bosgården,

Tomten Kyrketorp, Tomten Stenstorp, Torbjörnsgården, Torkelsgården, Trullsagården, Trullsagården Soldattorp, Tån Brunnhem, Tån Ranstad,

Ungagården,

Ågården,

Öja Hedegården, Öja Hedegården Kvarn, Örkullen,

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 Bolum, Broddetorp, Segerstad, Stenstorp, Södra Kyrketorp

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 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, 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