Arvidsjaur Parish, Norrbotten, Sweden Genealogy

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



History
In the time of Johan III, a patch chapel was built in Arvidsjaur, where the parish of Piteå parish held a service at the market days. During Charles IX's efforts to arrange the church conditions in the Lapland, a special pastor was probably appointed in 1607 in Arvidsjaur, after the Sami in Simonjaur, Locktaby and Arvidsjaur the previous year united to build a common church.

In 1614, the parish returned as an annex under Piteå parish and remained so until 1640, when Piteå Lapland was definitely separated from Piteå parish and was divided into the parishes of Arjeplog, Arvidsjaur, Nasafjäll and Silbojokk. According to resolution 1696, Arvidsjaur was placed in 1700 as an annex under Arjeplog, but in 1735 became its own pastorate again.

In 1862, Malå parish was broken out of Arvidsjaur parish. Arvidsjaur and Malå parish formed a joint pastorate until 1884. After that, the parishes each formed a pastorate.

In 1837, the parishes of Arjeplog and Arvidsjaur were transferred from Västerbotten County to Norrbotten County. Malå parish was returned in 1868 to Västerbotten County.

Arvidsjaur parish was divided in 1923 into two church registration districts; Arvidsjaur's Church Accounting District (Arvidsjaur's Church Archives) and Glommersträsk's Church Accounting District (see Glommersträsk Church Archives). The division was valid until June 30, 1991, when the population register was transferred to the tax authorities.

Of the identified places in house examination books, the following villages later belong to other parishes: Gransele (AI: 1-6, later Lycksele) Gråträsk (AI: 1, later Piteå county), Kvarnliden (AI: 6, later Jörn), Kåtaselet (AI: 2- 5, later Jörn), Missenträsk (AI: 2-4, later Jörn), Risnabben (AI: 5-6, later Jörn), Rörträsk (AI: 2-6, later Jörn) and Stenträsk (AI: 3, later Jörn ).

Arvidsjaur has nothing to do with the man's name Arvid. Instead it is a misinterpretation of the Ume Sami word árviesjávrrie, which derives from árvies ("generous" or "giving plenty" and jávrrie ("lake"), referring to fishing in the nearby lake of the same name. "Aruens järff by" was in 1607 the name of the Sami village, where Arvidsjaur's church was built. [1]

Arvidsjaur parish was in 1606 separated from Piteå parish, but was reincorporated into Piteå parish in 1614 as a so called "annexförsamling", a minor parish belonging to a main parish. In 1640 Arvidsjaur again became a proper parish, as at the same time were the parishes Arjeplog, Silbojokk and Nasafjäll. In 1862 Malå socken was separated from Arvidsjaur. [3]

The allotted soldiers within the parish belonged to the Norrbotten's Regiment. [4]

Place Names
Abborträsk, Afuawiken, Afvaviken, Afvawiken, Afwawiken, Akkavara, Arvidsjaur, Arwitsjaur, Aspliden, Asplund, Aucksjaur, Aukjaur, Auksjaur, Auktjaur, Autjekjaur, Autsjaur

Backtjaur, Backtjejaur, Backtåjve, Bakksjaur, Baksjaur, Baktjaur, Baktjejaur, Baktsjaur, Baktåive, Baktåiwe, Baktåjve, Barkonjunne, Barkonjuonne, Bastusele(t), Batsatjaur, Batzatjaur, Beckertsjaur, Bekkertjaur, Betsajaur, Björklund, Björknäs, Bokberg, Bokberget, Boksele(t), Brändlund, Brännan, Brännlund, Bränntjärn, Brännträsk, Bräntjern, Bränträsk, Bäcklund, Bäcknäs, Bätsatjaur

Carlgård

Deppes, Dippe, Dippes, Doldemjaur, Douldemjaur, Duldemjaur, Dunliden, Duoldemjaur

Ersnäs

Fiskträsk, Fjellbonäs, Fjällbonäs, Forssnäs, Fridstad, Fristaden, Fårberg, Fårberget, Fårträsk

Gallejaur, Gardnejaur, Garnejaur, Gartevare, Gelfejaur, Geppejaur, Gickjaur, Gilfejaur, Glommersliden, Glom(m)ers-träsk, Granberget, Granliden, Granlund, Gransele, Grundsele(t), Grundträskliden, Grundträsk Norra, Grundträsk Södra, Guckisjaur, Gukkisjaur, Gullesjaur, Gullön Hedberget, Hjertejaur, Hjulträsk, Hjärtejaur, Hundberget, Hverbejaur, Hverpejaur, Hvoudnajaur, Hvåudnejaur, Hålberg, Hålberget, Hållberget, Häbbersträsk, Hällberget, Hällsele(t), Högbränna, Högheden, Höglund, Högnäs

Idträsk

Jerfojaur, Jerfträsk, Jerfträsket, Jerfvesjaur, Jervesjaur, Jerwesjaur, Julträsk, Järfojaur, Järfträsk(et), Järtejaur

Kalfträsk, Kalper, Kardnejaur, Kelfjaur, Keppejaur, Kersonäs, Kickjaur, Kikjaur, Kikkejaur, Kik(k)jaur Västra, Kik(k)jaur Östra, Kilfejaur, Kilfvejaur, Kiliså, Kilisånäs, Killesån, Kirisånäs, Kjeppejaur, Kläppen, Kokträsk(et), Krokberget, Kroknäs, Krokträsk, Kukkesjaur, Kukkisjaur, Kåtaliden, Kåtasele(t), Kåtesoen, Kyrkoplatsen, Kyrkostaden

Lainejaur, Lajnejaur, Lambur, Lambor, Lappträsk, Laucor, Laukaur, Lauker, Laukor, Leevatn, Levatn, Levattn, Levattnet, Lewat(t)n, Lewattnet, Lindås, Ljusträsk, Lomträsk, Lundbacken, Långsele(t), Långträsk, Långudden, Löfudden, Löfviken

Maddejaur, Mader, Mahlåträsk, Malmesjaur, Malå, Malån, Malånäs, Malåträsk, Mantnesjaur, Maosjaur, Maunesjaur, Mausjaur, Misneträsk, Missenträsk, Missneträsk, Missnträsk(et), Missträsket, Mitsneträsk, Moschessele, Mosches selle, Moskesoen, Moskosele, Myrträsk, Månsträsk, Måskesoen, Måskoselet, Mörtberg,Mörtselet, Mörttjern, Mörtudden

Niällejaur, Njallejaur, Njelejaur, Njellejaur, Njurge, Njållaberget, Njållavare, Njållaware, Njällejaur, Nordanås, Norrafvanäs, Norravanäs, Nyborg, Nygård, Nyliden, Nylund, Nyträsk, Nyvall, Nywall, Nywallen, Näfverliden, Näsberg(et)

Palkovara, Pettersudden, Pilträsk, Pitelf, Pitheå elf, Pithomäno, Pithå Elf, Pitomäno, Pitälf, Piäskjaur, Pjesker, Pjeskejaur, Pjäskejaur, Pjäsker, Prestbordet, Prestgården, Prästgården

Quarnliden, Quotejaur, Qvarnliden, Qvorbejaur, Qvoutejaur, Qvuorbevare, Qvuotejaur, Qvuoutejaur

Renborg, Rengårdsheden, Rentjern, Rentjernberget, Rentjärn, Renträsk, Renvallen, Renviken, Renwallen, Retsele, Ripeloukt, Ripeluokt, Risnabben, Rättsele(t), Rönberget, Rönliden, Rönnberget, Rönnliden, Rörträsk, Röträsk

Sandforss, Sandnäs, Sandträsk, Sandträsket, Sandträskliden, Sandviken, Sejejaur, Serrejaur, Siksjön, Sjöträsk, Skaraborg, Skatträsk, Skeppträsk, Skinäs, Skogträsk, Skurberg(et), Skäggejaur, Skäppträsk, Slefoonäs, Slefvånäs, Slefånäs, Släppejaur, Släppeträsk, Släppträsk, Solojaur, Soloåive, Soloåiwe, Srettjomvare, Stenträsk, Stjiggejaur, Storberget, Storträsk, Stretjomvare, Strettjomvare, Strettjomware, Strittje = Strettjomvare, Suddesjaur, Suddisjaur, Sundsnäs, Suttesjaur, Suttisjaur, Svanträsk, Svartliden, Swanträsk, Såkeware, Såkkeware, Södra Långträsk

Tallberget, Tallträsk, Tiatzjaur, Timberheden, Timmerheden, Tja(c)ktjejaur, Tjappsåiwe, Tjap(p)såive, Tjernberget, Tjäggejaur, Tjärnberget, Treskiftet

Utterliden, Utterträsk

Vestlunda, Vestra Kik(k)jaur, Vistejaur, Vuodnejaur, Vuorbejaur, Vuotnejaur, Vuotner, Vuoudnejaur, Vuoutner, Västra Kik(k)jaur

Wargliden, Westanås, Westlunda, Wistejaur, Wuodnejaur, Woutnejaur, Wuorbejaur, Wuoutnejaur, Wuoutner, Wästra Kik(k)jaur, Wästra Långträsk, Wågträsk

Åberget, Ånäset

Öberget, Östlunda, Östra Kik(k)jaur

N. B. Many place names above are variations of (mis)spellings, as there was no general Swedish orthography until mid 19th century. There may exist more alternative (mis)spellings than those mentioned above.

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Arjeplog, Jokkmokk, Jörn, Malå (from 1862), Norsjö, Piteå landsförsamling, Sorsele, Älvsby (Elvsby)

Census Records

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