Norum Parish,Göteborg och Bohus, Sweden Genealogy

Guide to Norum Parish, Sweden ancestry, family history, and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, 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
Albokullen, Annexet, Arndal under Stenung Uppegården, Arndal under Stenung Västergården, Askerö Mellangården, Askerö Västergården, Askerö Östergården Backen, Berg, Blixeröd, Burdhammar, Botten, Bovik, Budalen, Båtviken Dalarna, Danestaden, Doteröd Nedre, Doteröd Stora Ekeberg Finkenborg, Furufjäll, Gatan, Gategården Norra, Gategården Stora, Gategården Södra, Giljan, Grankullen, Grinden under Hällebäck, Grinden under Koppere, Grinden under Kålungeröd, Grinderna, Grinnekärret, Gärdet Hagen under Annexet, Hagen under Högenorum, Hagen under Nösnäs Stora, Hagen under Strandnorum Nedergården, Hallerna, Hallevadet, Hammar, Hasselbacken, Havden, Heden under Askerö Mellangården, Heden under Stenung Västergården, Heden under Åker, Hjälmarne, Holm, Hosdalen, Hålan, Håldalen under Blixeröd, Håldalen under Järnklätt, Håldalen under Stenung Uppegården, Håldalen under Stenung Östergården, Hällebäck, Hästvall, Högden Inlag Järnklätt Kalven, Knivås, Kolningsberg, Kopper, Kringlekärr, Kroken, Kvigorna, Kyrkenorum, Kyrkenorum Annex, Kyrkenorum Mellangården, Kåkenäs, Kålebacken, Kålungeröd, Kärr Liden under Järnklätt, Liden under Strandnorum Nedergården, Ljungbacken, Lopperöd, Lusseröd, Lyckan under Kålungeröd, Lyckan under Stenung Mellangården, Lyckan under Söbacken, Mossen, Munkeröd, Myren under Järnklätt, Myren under Stenung Uppegården, Myren under Stenung Västergården, Måröd Norums holme, Nyborg, Näbbegrind under Nösnäs Stora, Näbbegrind under Stenung Nedergården, Näbbegrind under Stenung Uppegården, Nösnäs Stora Rinnan, Rökeröd Sandlyckan under Hägenorum, Sandlyckan under Strandnorum Nedergården, Skutekullen, Slätten, Stenkyrka, Stenung Mellangården, Stenung Nedergården, Stenung Uppegården, Stenung västergården, Stenung Östergården, Stenungsund, Stenungsön, Stenås, Strandnorum Berggården, Strandnorum Nedergården, Söbacken, Sörgrinden Tollenäs, Tomes, Torp, Trynet, Törret under Doteröd Nedre, Törret under Stenung Västergården Vallen under Kärr, Vallen under Åker, Vedkullen Åker Äggestorp, Änghagen under Nösnäs Stora, Änghagen under Tollenäs Ödalen

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.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.

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, Göteborg och Bohus 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 FamilySearch Center near you. Click on "Places within Sweden, Göteborg och Bohus" and then select your parish.

Military Records

 * Sweden Military Records
 * Central Soldiers Register Instructions Search Engine

Related Sources
Sweden Online Genealogy Records Ask the Community


 * Båhus Arkivguide

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
 * Scandinavian Handwriting
 * Scandinavian Handwriting, part 3 - No part 2 available

Help With Research Objectives and Strategies
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