Sweden, Stockholm City Archives, Index to Church Records - FamilySearch Historical Records

Sweden

What is in This Collection?
This collection is a partial index to the church records of Stockholm City created by the Stockholm City Archives for the years 1546 to 1927. The indexes usually include:
 * Name
 * Event date or dates
 * Names of family members such as parents or spouse

Reading These Records
These records are written in Swedish. For help reading these records see Swedish Genealogical Word List, Sweden Handwriting, and Latin in Swedish Genealogical Records.

What Can These Records Tell Me?
The church was the primary registrar of all vital events in Sweden. These records will contain births and baptisms, marriages, confirmations, movement in and out of the parish, and deaths and burials. The names of the principals of each event will generally be recorded, along with their residence and any other persons who may be associated with the event.

How Do I Search This Collection?
To begin your search it is helpful to know


 * Name of your ancestor
 * Identifying information such as birth date or name of spouse
 * The quarter of Stockholm where they lived

How Do I Analyze the Results?
Compare each result from your search with what you know to determine if there is a match. This may require viewing multiple records or images. Keep track of your research in a research log.

What Do I Do Next?
When you have located your ancestor’s record, carefully evaluate each piece of information given. Save a copy of the image or transcribe the information. These pieces of information may give you new biographical details. Add this new information to your records of each family. Use the names, dates, volume and page numbers to locate your ancestor's original record.

I Can't Find the Person I'm Looking For, What Now?

 * Look for variant spellings of the names. You should also look for nicknames and abbreviated names
 * Search the indexes and records of nearby counties
 * Try alternative search methods such as only filling in the surname search box (or the given name search box) on the landing page leaving the other box empty and then click on search. This should return a list of everyone with that particular name

Citing This Collection
Citations help you keep track of places you have searched and sources you have found. Identifying your sources helps others find the records you used.

"Sweden, Stockholm City Archives, Index to Church Records, 1546-1927." Database. FamilySearch. http://FamilySearch.org : 29 November 2017. Stadsarkiv Stockholm (City Archives), Stockholm.
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