Hede Parish, Göteborg och Bohus, Sweden Genealogy

Europe SwedenGöteborg och Bohus County Hede parish

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

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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
Adrianopel, Alekas, Alsbo, Askeslätt, Asslageröd, Backarna, Barhult, Berget under Hällungstad, Berget under Möllebacka, Björnsten, Blåberghult, Bonneröd, Borgen, Brattön Lilla, Brattön Stora, Brobacken, Bräckan under Knäckeröd, Buskogen, Bäckehagen, Bäckenäs, Bön,  Dalarna under Röd, Dalarna under röstan, Dalen under Stora Brattön, Dalen under Söbbhult, Dammen, Domlane, Döljan,  Elnebacka, Elnebacka Stamp,  Fisketorp, Fjälla, Fjällvattnet,  Gathagen, Giljan under Barhult, Giljan under Norrskogen, Gunnarsröd, Gräsbråten, Gäddemyr,  Hagarna under Ryr, Hagen under Torp, Hagen under Väjebol, Hedarne, Hermansröd, Huken, Hult, Hultet under Bläberghult, Hultet under Sandåker, hultet under Staen, huset,Häckeriet,Hällan, Hällungstad,Hästhagen under Bön, Hästhagen under Långön Övergård, Hästhagen under Utäng,  Intagan under Elnebacka, Intagan under Kråkhult, Intagan under Norrskogen, Intagan under Tveten, Intagan under Utäng,  Johannisberg,  Kallekas, Kallmarn, Kalvhagen, Kasen, Kasen under Torp, Kasen under Trynebacka, Kasen under St. Åboland, Kasenerna under Långön Övergården, Kaserna under Kopparhult, Kaserna under Möllebacka, Kaserna under Stenryr, Kasängen, Kinkhem, Klevekas, Kleven, Knäckeröd, Konstantinopel, Kopparhult, Kräkehult, Kvarnbacken, Kvarnängen under Sandåker, Kårevik,  Lersäter, Lianne, Lianne under Sivik, Lianne under Vattneröd, Liannekas, Liden under Alsbo, Liden under Tveten, Lidbergskas, Lilla Brattön, Lilla glättan, Lilla Skogen under Sandåker, Lillegärdet, Lindalen, Lindholmen, Liveröd, Lugnet under Väjebol, Lunnekas, Långön Nedergården, Långön Övergården,  Mabråten, Mon under Sörskogen, Mon under Lianne, Myrarne under Askeslätt, Myrarne under Röstan, Myrdalen, Myrehagen under Hult, Myrehagen under Kinkhem, Myren under Hällungstad, Myrkas under Sälebråten, Möllebacka, Mörtvattnet,  Nedre Kvarnen, Nordhagen under Ryr, Nordkas under Söbbhult, Nordkas under Vattneröd, Nordängen under Alsbo, Nordängen under Blåberghult, Norra Åboland, Norrhagen, Norrskogen, Nyborg, Nybygget under Gunnarsröd, Nyhagen, Näset under Gunnarsröd, Näset under Staen, Näset under Utäng,  Olsbo,  Parken under Hult, Parken under Ryr, Piskupp, Putterhagen,  Renarne, Reulseröd, Ryr, Röd, Röstan, Rösäng,  Sandklev, Sandåker, Siggeröd, Sivik, Sjökas, Skogen Norr, Skogen under Kopparhult, Snöret, Staen, Stampen (Elnebacka), Stenhagen, Stenkas under Lianna, Stenlid under Synneröd, Stenlidskas, Stensryr, Stenängen, Stora brattön, Stora Glättan, Stora Kaserna under Gunnarsröd, Stora Åboland, Storehagen, storskogen, Strömkas, Stuveröd, Svarvekas, Synneröd, Sågkas under Asslageröd, Sågkas under stora Brattön, Sägkas under vattneröd, Sågeklåvan, Sälebråten, Sälelund, Söbbhult, Sörskogen,  Tjärbruket, Torbjörneröd, torp, Tranhem, Trynebacka, Trädeshagen, Trädet, Tveten,  Utäng,  Varpet, Vattneröd, Väjebol,  Åboland Norra, Åboland Stora, Ålbacken, Ånneröd, Åsen, Åsen under Norra Åboland,  Älgemyren, Ängarna, ngen under Bön, Ängen under Långön Nedergården, Ängen under Torbjörneröd, Ängen under Tveten, Ängen under Ånneröd, Änghagen under Lianne, Änghagen under Snöret, Ängstycket,  Öneskogen, Österkas, Övre Kvarnen,

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, ($), index and images. Also on Ancestry.com, ($), Arkiv Digital ($), and SVAR ($).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.)
 * FamilySearch Historical Records.
 * MyHeritage.com ($),
 * Ancestry.com ($),
 * Arkiv Digital ($), and
 * SVAR ($). See Västra Göteland.

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, Göteborg och Bohus Records for a full listing of microfilmed records (some digitized online) at the Family History Library, that may be viewed on loan 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 InstructionsSearch Engine

Related Sources

 * Båhus Arkivguide

Help Reading Swedish Records

 * You do not have to be fluent in Swedish to read these records! The 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.
 * Denmark 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