Gunnarsbyn Parish, Norrbotten, Sweden Genealogy

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



History
Råneå upper church accounting district / Gunnarsbyn parish

Within Råneå parish, two church registration districts were formed on 1 January 1927; Råneå Lower Church Accounting District (see Råneå Church Archives) and Råneå Upper Church Accounting District.

Råneå upper church accounting district was transformed on January 1, 1962 into its own parish, Gunnarsbyn parish. The newly formed parish constituted its own pastorate 1962-1994 and from 1994 was part of a joint pastorate together with Överluleå parish, which was the mother parish in the pastorate.

Gunnarsbyn parish belonged to Råneå-Gunnarsbyn's church community 1962-1976. Fr.o.m. In 1977, the parish together with Överluleå parish formed the church community of Överluleå-Gunnarsbyn parishes. In 1989, the name was changed to Boden's church community. The ecclesiastical communities form their own archives. The communities' archives include salary information and accounts. Parts of Boden's church community documents are also recorded in Överluleå church archives.

Place Names
Abbortjärnlandet, Abramså, Aldernäs, Aspberg, Asplid

Björnberg, Blomsterås, Bodträsk, Brännberg, Brännbäckm Bänkheden Lappå

Degervattnet

Flakaberg, Fligget, Fligget Norra, Flokdal, Flåsjön Nedre, Flåsjön Övre, Furudal Spiken

Galaberg Mårdsel, Grundträsk, Grundträsk Nya, Gunnarsbyn

Hatten Södra, Hattspolen Hatträsk, Hedträsk

Lassbyn

Sörbyn

Överstbyn

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.

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

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, Norrbotten Records for a full listing of microfilmed records (some digitized online) at the FamilySearch Librarythat 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, Norrbotten" and then select your parish.

Military Records

 * Sweden Military Records
 * Central Soldiers Register InstructionsSearch Engine

Related Sources
Sweden Online Genealogy Records Ask the Community

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


 * FamilySearch Online Lessons - Reading Scandinavian Handwriting:
 * Scandinavian Handwriting
 * Scandinavian Handwriting, part 3 - no part 2 available

Help With Research Objectives and Strategies
Sweden Research Strategies