Bolstad Parish, Älvsborg, Sweden Genealogy

Guide to Bolstad 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:
Ammehagen Stora, Ariksholmen, Axianelund

Backen, Backerud, Berg, Berget under Tillhagen Nedra, Berget under Töran, Berget under Åker Södra, Blåberget, Bodane, Bolstads Prästgård, Bergan Övre, Borgans Hage Nedre, Bratterud Bredgården, Brona, Båstadsmyren, Bäcken under Övra Tillhagen, Böns Kvarn

Dalen, Dyreberg

Ekarebol Nedre, Ekarebol Övra, Ekebacken, Eriksberg under Gråfålerud, Espesäter

Faggehagen, Fagerlid, Flinkerud Södra, Flomossen, Fyrhålan

Gaseberg, Gatan, Gilles-byn, Glysbyn, Granlund, Granlund under Övra Tillhagen, Granåsen, Grinnhult, Gråfålerud, Gröneber

Hage Nedre Borgan, Hagen Norra, Hagen under Åker Södra, Hagen Södra, Hagen Södra under Åker Södra, Hede, Hede under Kvantenburg, Heden Norra, Hildås under Lillebyn, Holmen Nedre, Holmen Övre, Håkonebyn, Höga, Högstorp

Ingridstorp

Jonstorp

Karlstorp, kasen under Töran, Katrineberg under gaseberg, Klandret, Klinten, Klövängen, Kvantenburgs Säteri, Kvarnen Bön, Kvarnen Nygården, Kvarntorpet, kårebyn

Lefors, Liljebäck Norra, Liljebäck Södra, Liljebäcken Norra, Lillebyn, Lillängen, Lottenburg under Kvantenburg, Långsberget, Lånstorp, Låttsbyn

Marknadsplatsen, Mellan Torp, Mossebol, Myren

Nedre Borgans Hage, Nedre Ekarebol, Nedre Holmen, Nedre Tillhagen, Norra Hagen, Norra Hagen under Åker Södra, Norra Heden, Norra Liljebäck, Norra Liljebäcken, Norra Parken, Norra Rödjan, Norra Smedberget, Norra Torp, Nybygget, Nygården, Nygårdens Kvarn, Nygårdsåker

Parken under Hagen Södra, Parken Norra, Prästgården

Rödjan Norra, Rödjan Södra, Rönningen

Skillnaden, Skogsbol, Skomakarehagen, Skälesbyn, Slottsbacken, Smedberget Norra, Spelbacken, Stenen, Stenstorp, Stommen under Bredgården, Stommen under Ekarebol, Stommen under Espesäter, Stommen under Holmen Övre, Stommen under Lefors, Stommen under Lillebyn, Stommen under Tillhagen Nedre, Stommen under Torp Mellan, Stommen under Torp Norra, Stommen under Tängelsbol, Stommen under Åker Södra, Stommen under Åmått, Stora Ammehagen, Sträteberget, Strätet Södra, Svenstorp, Säteriet Kvantenburg, Södra Hagen, Södra Hagen under Åker Södra, Södra Flinkerud, Södra Liljebäck, Södra Rödjan, Södra Strätet, Södra Torp, Södra Åker

Tillhagen Nedre, Tillhagen Övre, Tormansbol, Torp Mellan, Torp Norra, Torp Södra, Tängelsbol, Töran, Törehagen

Varvet, Vena

Åbacken, Åker Södra, Ållerud, Åmått

Ängtorpet

Övre Borgan, Övre Holmen, Övre Tillhagen

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, 1880 - 1920, ($), index and images. Also on Also on Arkiv Digital ($), and SVAR ($).

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.)
 * FamilySearch Historical Records.
 * MyHeritage.com ($),
 * Ancestry.com ($),
 * Arkiv Digital ($), and
 * SVAR ($).

Help Using ArkivDigital: Online Databases for Sweden

 * These lessons will teach you how to use ArkivDigital:
 * Sweden: An Introduction to ArkivDigital
 * Use the Full Scope of Arkiv Digital for Swedish Genealogy

Family History Library Records
Click Sweden, Älvsborg Records for a full listing of microfilmed records (some digitized online) at the Family History 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 Family History Center near you. Click on "Places within Sweden, Älvsborg" and then select your parish.

Military Records

 * Sweden Military Records
 * Central Soldiers Register InstructionsSearch Engine

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


 * Reading Scandinavian Gothic Handwritten Records: (free, online lessons at FamilySearch):
 * Lesson 1: Scandinavian Gothic Letters,
 * Lesson 2: Names, Words, and Dates, and
 * Lesson 3: Handwritten Records

Help With Research Objectives and Strategies
Sweden Research Strategies

References:
Bolstad Husförshörslängd 1836-1842 Ortregister