Valla Parish, Göteborg och Bohus, Sweden Genealogy

Guide to Valla 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, Almön, Aplegården, Apleröd, Askerö, Askerö Nedergården, Backehuset, Balkeröd, Barkedalen, Berga, Billerås, Bohalla, Botten, Blåkullsängen, Brattön Lilla, Bråland Nedre, Bråland Övre, Bräcka, Bräcke,  Dammen, Djurshall, Dyvik,  Evja,  Fjällerbro Nedergården, Fjällebro Övergården, Flägen, Furusäter,  Gamle häst, Gatan, Grinden under Häggvall, Grinden under Övergården, Grinden under Krossen, Grinden under Åker, Grinden under Österröd, Grinderna, Gälov,  Habborsby, Hagen under Billerås, Hagen under Bråland Övre, Hagen under Häggvall, Hagen under Nedergården, Hagen Lilla under Nedergården, Hagen under Sörby Lilla, Hamilton, Hammar, Hammarberget, Hamnen, Hjälteby Västra, Hjälteby Östra, Hultet, Huset under rävsal, Huset under Röd, Huset under Sörby Lilla, Hålan, Häggvalls Uppegården, Häggvalls Övergården, Hällene, Häller, Höhallen, Hövik, Höviksnäs,  Kalekärr, Kalvängen, Karlstorp, Kil Västergården, Kil Östergården, Kleva, Klämman, Knarruden, Knuten, Kortås, Krommeröd, Krossen, Kråkedal, Kvia, Kyrkedammen, Kyrkhuset, Kåbedyet, Kåtorp, Källdal, Kärret under Hällene,  Lerdal, Liden, Liden under Berga, Lind, Liseberg, Lyckan, Lyckan under Lind, Lyckan (Lyckorna), Lyckedalen, Låka,  Majhuset, Mellby, Mellby mark, Mellby strand, Mellby ö, Mjölkeviken, Munkenholm, Myggenås Mellangården, Myggenäs Västergården, Myren under Bråland Övre, Myren under Hjälteby, Myren under Åker,  Nybygget under Fjällebro, Nybygget under Nedergård, Nybygget under Sundsby, Nybygget under Tönsäng, Nyhagen, Näs Väster, Näs Öster, Näset under Myggenäs Västergården,  Orion, Oxhagen,  Ramsdal, Ravneberg, Rosengård, Runtången, Ryd, Rävsal, Röd, Röd Lilla, Röd Mellangården, Rödalen, Rörvik, Röseberget,  Saltholmen, Sandhagen, Saxängen, Skattebacken, Skogen, Skåpesund, Slättebacken, Spjerr, Stranden under Berga, Stranden under Myggenäs, Strandhagen, Styrdalen, Sundsby, Svanvik Mellangården, Svanvik Nedergården, Svanvik Uppegården, Sörby Lilla, Sörby Stora, Sörtången, Sörängen,  Tegen under Fjällebro, Tegen under Hammar, Tegen under Mellby, Tingsgatan, Tunnedalen, Tunnevik, Tången under Berga, Tångeröd Nedre, Tångeröd Övre, Tönsäng,  Udden under Kleva, Uteby,  Vaholmen, Vassbacka, Västerröd,  Åker, Åsen under Kråkedal, Åsen under Myggenäs Nedergården, Åsen under Åker Avelsgården,  Änghagen under Aplegården, Änghagen under Röd, Ängholmen,  Ödegärdet, Örn, Österröd,

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.See Västra Göteland.

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 ($),
 * Ancestry.com ($),
 * Arkiv Digital ($), and
 * SVAR at Riksarkivet. See Västra Göteland.

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, Göteborg och Bohus 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 Family History Center near you. Click on "Places within Sweden, Göteborg och Bohus" and then select your parish.

Military Records

 * Sweden Military Records
 * Central Soldiers Register Instructions Search Engine

Related Sources
Sweden Online Genealogy Records Ask the Community


 * Båhus Arkivguide
 * Andreasson Family Website (from Valla)

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
Sweden Research Strategies