Skredsvik Parish, Göteborg och Bohus, Sweden Genealogy

Guide to Skredsvik 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
Anderskärr, Anneröd,

Backa, Baggetorp, Berg, Berga, Berget, Berseröd, Bjuggeröd, Björkeröd, Björkhagen, Björkö, Björkö Lilla, Björndal, Björndals damm, Blocken, Bornön Lilla, Borrås, Botten under Gullmarsberg, Botten under Österröd, Bro, Bro under Gullmarsberg, Bråten, Bräcke, Bräckene, Bränsik, Bua, Buadalarna, Burdusmyren, Båsen, Bäcken, Bäckängen, Bästedalen, Bön, Bönekasen, Börsås,

Cederslund,

Dalarne, Dalehagen, Dalen, Dalen under Cederslund, Dalkasen, Dalstycket, Dammen under Gullmarsberg, Dammen under Hästeryr, Dammen under Skaveröd, Delnesvik, Dyngö,

Ekebacken, Ekekullen,

Finsland, Fläcken, Fränneröd, Fulltaga, Furekullen, Fågelkärr, Fället,

Gangeln, Gatehagen, Giljan, Grankasen, Grinden, Grindhagen, Gråbengiljan Grönviken, Grönvikskulle, Gullmarsberg, Gunnarby, Gunneröd, Gåsehogen Götekleven, Göviken, Göviksbacken,

Hagarne under Hogstorp, Hagarne under Torp, Hagen under Anneröd, Hagen under Berg, Hagen under Cederslund, Hagen under Gunnarby, Hagen under Rålanda, Hagen under Österöd, Hamburg, Hasselhagen, Hede, Hede Nedergården, Hede Övergården, Hemmingsbacka, Hemmingskasen, Hemmingsmyren, Hogarne, Hogen, Hogenstorp, Hogstorp, Huset, Håbacka, Hålan, Hålgatan under Gunnarby, Hålgatan under Torp, Håltamyren, Hälle, Hällebäck, Hällevad, Hällås, Hällås myr, Håsteryr, Hästhagen under Berg, Hästhagen under Gunnarby, Högalidskasen, Högemyren,

Intagan under Berg, Intagan under Gunneröd, Intagan under Hede, Intagan under Svensland Norra,

Jackleberg, Johannisberg, Jungfruhagen,

Kalsås, Kamperöd, Kasekullen, Kasen under Anneröd, Kasen under Berg, Kasen under Bråten, Kasen under Bua, Kasen under Cederslund, Kasen under Fulltaga, Kasen under Gunneröd, Kasen under Hogen, Kasen under Kråkeröd, Kasen under Mjöveröd, Kasen under Skal, Kasen under Utängen, Kaserna under Backa, Kaserna under Berg, Kaserna under Berga, Kaserna under Gullmarsberg, Kaserna under Hogen, Kaserna under Kamperöd, Kaserna under Vegeröd, Kleven, Klingarebacken, Klingeröd, Knipen, Kohagen under Hällebäck, Kohagen under Hästeryr, Kohagen under Kräkeröd, Kohagen under Ormstad, Kohagen under Stensbacka, Korsbäcken, Kopparhagen, Korteröd, Kristineberg, Kroken, Kråkebäcken, Kråkeröd, Kråkeröds äng, Kullen, Kvarnbacken, Kvarnhagen under Gunneröd, Kvarnhagen under Kråkeröd, Kvarnkasen under Kalsås, Kålsby, Kålsby Nedergården, Kålsby Övergården, Kårdalen, Kåröd Nedre, Kåröd Övre, Kärr, Kärtane,

Lahagskasen, Ledet, Lekarevallen, Lerdalen, Liden under Kråkeöd, Liden under Rålanda, Lindhagen, Linhagen, Linkasen under Gunneröd, Linkasen under Kråkeröd, Linkasedalen, Lottkasen, Lugnet, Lundbacken, Lundedalen, Lundemyren, Lunden, Läktevadet,

Mjöveröd, Moarna under Bråten, Moarna under Kåröd Övre, Mure, Myren under Björndalen, Myren under Bråten, Myren under Börsås, Myren under Gunneröd, Myren under Kråkeröd, Myren under Stensbacka, Myren under Svensland Norra, Myrhagen, Myrkasen,

Norrkasen under Bräcke, Norrkasen under Gunnarby, Norrkasen under Skogen, Nyborg, Nybygget under Baggetorp, Nybygget under Berg, Nybygget under Bro, Nybygget under Gunnarby, Nybygget under Gunneröd, Nybygget under Hällebäck, Nybygget under Svensland Norra,

Observatorium, Ormstad,

Paradis under Anneröd, Paradis under Finsland, Piltorp, Prästgården,

Ramdal, Reset, Ritut, Rosenlund under Baggetorp, Rosenlund under Ormstad, Rothagen, Ryr, Ryttarehagen, Rålanda, Råmyren, Rännan,

Sandbacken under Börsås, Sandbacken under Svensland Södra, Sanden under Gåsehogen, Sanden under Äskebacka, Sandträdet, Sandvik, Sjöhagen, Skal, Skarnhälla, Skarvik, Skaveröd, Skelebacken, Skidkasen under Bön, Skidkasen under Kråkeröd, Skogen, Skogen Kronogården, Skogen Skattegården, Skogskasen, Skredsvik Prästgården, Skätteröd, Slätten under Bråten, Slätten under Gunneröd, Slätten under Hede, Sockenstugan, Stenklev, Stenliden under Hogstorp, Stenliden under Stensbacka, Stensbacka, Stensborg, Stocken, Storekas, Storängen, Strandängen, Studseröd, Stycket, Svartskogen, Svensland Norra, Svensland Södra, Sågen, Sörkasen under Berg, Sörkasen under Bäcken,

Timmerhugget, Timmerkleven, Titten, Torp, Torved, Trolltorp, Trosshult, Trädet, Tyfterna under Bro, Tyfterna under Gullmarsberg, Tåkan under Svensland Södra, Tåkan under Svensland Norra, Tångarna under Bro, Tångarna under Fulltaga, Tångarna under Hålan, Tångarna under Kalsås, Tångarna under Mjöveröd, Tången,

Ugglekas, Utängen, Utängen under Skelebacken,

Varpemyren, Vegeröd, Villanda, Virtegen, Vrängen,

Ängen, Änghagen under Kråkeröd, Änghagen under Kålsby, Ängkasen Lilla, Äskebacka,

Ödgården under Bråten, Ödegården under Skredsvik Prästgården, Ödegården under Utängen, Östertåga, Österöd, Österöds hage

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, 1880 - 1920, ($), index and images. Also on Ancestry.com, ($), 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. (ArkivDigital, Ancestry.com, and MyHeritage.com  are available at a FamilyHistory Center near you free of charge.)
 * at FamilySearch.
 * MyHeritage.com ($),
 * Ancestry.com ($),
 * Arkiv Digital ($), and
 * SVAR at Riksarkivet. See Västra Göteland.

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Family History Library Records
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Military Records

 * Sweden Military Records
 * Central Soldiers Register InstructionsSearch Engine

Related Sources

 * Båhus Arkivguide

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