Ölme Parish, Värmland, Sweden Genealogy

Guide to Ölme 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;
Algustrud, Allmänningstorp under Åm Östra, Anderstorp, Anntorp, Arnästorp

Backa, Backarna, Baggerud, Bengtstorp, Benneberg, Bennebergstorp, Berg, Björndalen, Björtorp, Blåkärr, Blåmon under Vägled, Bockåsen, Bomheden, Bergerud, Bråten, Bäckelid, Bäckäng

Dammåsen Norra under Holma, Dammåsen Södra

Elofstorp, Erstorp

Fageråsen, Fallet, Finntorp, Finnängen, Finön, Forshaga

Grytingskogen, Gåsön, Gärdslösa

Hallåsen, Havstad Norra, Havstad Södra, Havstad Torp, Hollerud Norra, Hollerud Södra, Holma, Hornön, Hult Norra, Hult Södra, Hästås, Högberg, Högåsen

Jogersrud

Karingerud, Karlberg, Kartåsen, Klockaregården, Klättan, Koleryd, Kullen, Kummelön, Kurn, Kvarnen Myrom, Kvarnen Älvegren, Kärret

Labberud, Laggartorp, Lerdala Lilla, Lerdala Stora, Lid, Lidslerud, Liksåsen, Lilla Lerdala, Lilla Skanum, Lindalen, Lundsholm, Långnäs, Lämnäs, Lövås

Markvatten, Mellan Rudsberg, Mickelsrud, Mossen (hemman), Myrom, Myroms Kvarn, Månstad, Mårtensrud, Mårön, Måsen

Nolsjötorp, Nolås, Nore, Noretorp, Norra Havstod, Norra Hollerud, Norra Hult, Norra Nytorp, Norra Rudsberg, Norra Rävsala, Norra Sjöstad, Norra Tofta, Nycklerud, Nygård, Nytorp Norra, Nytorp Södra

Odlingen

Persbol, Perstorp, Prästgården, Pålstad

Rankerud, Riddaregården, Rudsberg Mellan, Rudsberg Norra, Rudsberg Södra, Rudsnäset, Rådatorp, Råum, Rävsala Norra, Rävsala Södra, Rävtorp

Sanna, Sikterud, Sjögerås, Sjöstad Norra, Sjöstad Södra, Skanum Lilla, Skanum Stora, Skammstorp, Skinnerud, Skogen, Skråkvik, Skräddaretorp, Skåretegen,Slåte, Slängsvik, Slättom Västra, Slättom Östra, Spikerud, Stentorp, Stenåsen, Stora Lerdala, Stora Skanum, Stubberud, Sunnäs Västra, Sunnäs Östra, Suttertjärn, Svartberg, Svenserud, Sälåsen, Södra Dammåsen, Södra Havstod, Södra Hollerud, Södra Hult, Södra Nytorp, Södra Rudsberg, Södra Rävsala, Södra Sjöstad, Södra Tofta, Sörbäck, Sörås

Tallåsen, Tofta Norra, Tofta Södra, Tollerud, Tolstorp, Torp, Torpsätern, Trulsboholm, Träfors, Träforstorp, Tånäs, Töresrud, Törshagen

Uddersmyr, Uggebol, Ulriksdal, Ulvsjö Västra, Ulvsjö Östra

Vall Västra, Vall Östra, Vassdrågen, Via, Viatorp, Vägled, Väglemyren, Vänersvik, Västankärr, Västankärrstorp, Västra Slätten, Västra Sunnäs, Västra Ulvsjö, Västra Vall, Västra Åm

Ålhagen, Åm Västra, Åm Östra, Ås, Åsviken

Älvegrens Kvarn, Älvetorp, Ängtorp

Ölmlinga, Östra Slätten, Östra Sunnäs, Östra Ulvsjö, Östra Vall, Östra Åm

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, 1880 - 1920, ($), index and images. Also on Ancestry.com, ($), 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.)
 * FamilySearch Historical Records.
 * MyHeritage.com ($),
 * Ancestry.com ($),
 * Arkiv Digital ($), and
 * SVAR at Riksarkivet.

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 Värmland 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, Värmland 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:
Ölme Husförhörslängd 1836-1840 Ortregister