Undenäs Parish, Skaraborg, Sweden Genealogy

Guide to Undenäs 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
Alebacken, Almestorp, Assartorp

Badstugulandsängen, Baggekärr, Bengtstorp, Berget under Fräckstad, Berget under Närlunda, Berget undr Sättram Bissäsen, Björkebacken, Björstorp, Björstorp Lilla, Blomsterhult, Bosjötorp, Bruket Åboholm, Bråten, Bråttom, Brännhult, Bålltorp, Bäckatorp, Bäcken under Skagen Särgården

Dammstugan, Dammtorp, Davidstorp, Djupviken, Dunderbacken, Dunders

Edet, Edets Kvarn, Edets Såg, Ekefallet, Enebacken under Närlunda, Erikstorp under Fräckestad, Erikstorp under Holmgillret

Fagerlid, Falla under Mosshult, Fallet under Sannerud, Fallet under Skagen Sörgården, Filipstorp, Finnematstorp, Fredriksfors, Freskelstorp, Fräckestad, Fäbrona

Granhammara, Grinden under Björstorp, Grinden under Fräckestad, Grässjön, Grönehög, Grönelid, Gullebolet Lilla, Gullebolet Stora, Gällsjöhult, Gärdstorp, Göranstorp

Hagafallet, Hagastugan under Hultet, Hagastugan under Lofalla, Hagängen, Hamburg, Havsmon, Havsmon Nya, Havviken, Hendrikstorp, Herrtorp, Holmen, Holmgillret, Holmsjötorp, Hovet, Hovet Nordkvarn, Hovmans Nya, Hultet, Häggebo, Häggebo Lilla, Häggehem, Häggehem Lilla, Högen, Högsås

Igelstad Nolgården, Igelstad Sörgården

Johanstorp

Karlstorp under Holmgillret, Karlstorp under Häggebo, Karlstorp under Skagen Sörgården, Karlstorp under Åboholms Bruk, Karsjöhult Kattås, Kleven, Klintåsen, Kopparhult, Kopparhults Kvarn, Korsvägen under Fräckestad, Korsvägen under Skagen Sörgården, Kristine Skolan, Krogen under Holmgillret, Kråksjötorp, Kråkvattnet, Kullen Lilla, Kullen Stora, Kungsbacken, Kvarnen under Edet, Kvarnen under Kopparhult, Kvarnen under Svanhult, Kvarnen under Åboholm, Kvarnsjöbacken under Kopparhult, Kvarnängen under Närlunda, Kvistom under Fräckestad, Kvistom under Närlunda, Kålkvarn, Källarefallet, Källarefallet Lilla, Källefallet, Källängen, Kärra, Kärrefallet, Kärret, Kättet under Hovet, Kärrängen, Kättefallet

Larstorp under Högsås, Latåsen, Lerbäcken, Liden, Lilla Björstorp, Lilla Gullebolet, Lilla Häggebo, Lilla Häggehem, Lilla Kullen, Lilla Källarefallet, Lilla Lindalen, Lilla Lundmon, Lilla Tovatorp, Lilla Ykullen, Lindalen Lilla, Lindalen Stora, Lindberga, Lindbergslid, Lindebäck, Lindhult, Lofalla, Lotåsen, Lummedal, Lundebacken, Lundmans, Lundmans Lilla, Lunnebäck, Långfalla, Långåsen, Lättåsen, Lövängen

Majängen, Masån under Havamon Masån under Holmgillret, Mon, Mossen under Edet, Mossen under Sättra, Mossfallet, Mosshult, Mosshult under Åboholms Bruk, Mostugan under Fräckestad, Mostugan under Havsmon, Myrmon, Mållåsen under Holmgillret

Nolgården Igelstad, Nolgården Skagen, Nolkvarn, Nolängen, Nordkvarn Hovet, Nordsviken, Nordtorp under Fräckestad, Nordåsa, Nya Havsmon, Nybygget, Nybygget Sävsjöfallet, Nyhemmet under Skagen Sörgården, Närlunda, Näset

Pellängen, Piskås

Ranes, Raltås, Rekognitionsskogen, Ryerna, Ryttjärnsbacken (Ryttarnsbäcken) Råbacken under Prästgården, Råbacken under Närlunda, Rågstad

Samfallet, Sandviken, Sannerud, Sjöfallet under Häggehem, Sjöfallet under Igelstad Sörgård, Sjöfallet under Ykullen Stora, Skagabygget, Skagen Nolgården, Skagen Sörgården, Skallebolet, Skogen under Edet, Skogvaktaretorp, Skomakaretorp, Skyttahemmet, Skyttatorp, Spekeläggen, Spänget under Rågstad, Spänget under Närlunda, Stegelviken, Stenklämman, Stenkullen under Fräckestad, Stenkullen under Lofalla, Stensjön Stenstorp, Stenåsen under Närlunda, Stora Gullebolet, Stora Kullen, Stora Lindalen, Stora Ykullen, Sundsbo, Sundtorp, Svanhult, Svanhultskvarn, Svennings, Svenstorp, Svenstorp under Lindbergslid, Svenstorp under Sättra Sågaretorp, Sågbristen, Sågen Edet, Sågen under Fräckstad, Sägen under Holmgillret, Sättra, Sävsjåfallet, Sörgården Igelstad, Sörgården Skagen, Sörkvarn, Sörängen

Tegelbruket, Tingsjötorp, Tivedstorp, Torsjöhult, Tovatorp, Tovatorp Lilla, Truvan, Trösslingstorp, Tuppobäck, Tällåsen

Undenebotten

Valkängen, Valsjöfallet, Valsjömon under Djupviken, Valsjön, Vispås, Vägen, Västerfallet

Ykullen Lilla, Ykullen Stora

Åboholms Bruk, Åboholms Kvarn, Åsa, Åtorp

Ämtatorp, Ängafallet under Holmgillret, Ängafallet under Hovet, Äspedalen

Ösjö, Ösjönäs, Östtorp

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.

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

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FamilySearch Library Records
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Military Records

 * Sweden Military Records
 * Central Soldiers Register InstructionsSearch Engine

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