Stensele Parish, Västerbotten, Sweden Genealogy

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



History
Stensele parish was broken out in 1815 as a chapel law from Lycksele parish and became its own parish in 1822.

On January 1, 1938, the parish was divided into two church accounting districts: Stensele church accounting district (Stensele church archives) and Umnäs church accounting district (see Umnäs church archives). The church registration districts ended on December 31, 1988.

Stensele parish was part of a joint pastorate with Lycksele parish 1815-1822 to 1822-1903 be the mother parish in a pastorate where Tärna parish was also included. On May 1, 1903, Stensele parish formed its own pastorate.

Place Names
Ankarsund, Atjakträsk Barsele, Barsele nya (Barsele new), Bastuträsk, Bergnäs, Björkfors, Björnabäck, Bläckfjäll, Boksjön, Bostonsjö, Brännholmen, Bäckmark  Dal  Finnäs, Forsbäck, Forsmark, Forsvik  Gardnäs, Gardvik, Grannäs, Grundfors, Grusmark, Gubbträsk  Harrvik  Joranträsk, Jovattnet, Järvsjön  Kaskelougt, Kyrkoberget  Laisbäck, Laisholm, Laxnäs, Luspen, Luspholmen, Långbäck, Långvattnet  Norrdal, Norråker, Näsvattnet  Pauträsk, Rönnbäck  Sandviken, Skönäs, Skarvsjön, Skarvsjönäs, Slussfors, Stensele, Stensund, Strömsund  Ullsjaur, Umnäs

Vallnäs, Verksamheten, Västervik Åskilje  Ängesdal  Östansjö, Östanvik

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, ($), index and images. Also on Ancestry.com ($), 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, Västerbotten 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, Västerbotten" and then select your parish.

Military Records

 * Sweden Military Records
 * Central Soldiers Register Instructions[ Search Engine]

Related Sources
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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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