Sweden, Gotland Church Records - FamilySearch Historical Records

Sweden

What is in This Collection?
The collection consists of church records from the county of Gotland. It contains the following types of records:
 * Clerical surveys (Husförhörslängder)
 * Registers of birth, marriage, and death (födda, vigda, döde)
 * Move-in and move-out lists (in- och utflyttede)
 * Confirmations (konfirmation)
 * Church accounts (räkenskaper)

The records are handwritten in narrative style. Indexes will be published as they are completed.

Image Visibility
Whenever possible, FamilySearch makes images available for all users. However rights to view images on our website are granted by the record custodians. Swedish data privacy rules prohibit making certain records publicly available for viewing. This includes birth and death records less than 70 years old, and marriage records prior to 1980. This collection is available at the Family History Library, FamilySearch Centers, and to members of the supporting organization. The images are also available to all viewers for a fee at Nationell ArkivDatabas (NAD).

Reading These Records
These records are written in Swedish. For help reading these records see Swedish Genealogical Word List, Sweden Handwriting, and Latin in Swedish Genealogical Records.

How Do I Search This Collection?
Before searching this collection it is helpful to know:
 * The name of the person you are looking for
 * The place where they lived

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 * 1) Select the Parish
 * 2) Select the Records
 * 3) Select the Volume and Year to view the images.

How Do I Analyze the Results?
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FamilySearch Historical Record Collections for Sweden

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 * Sweden, Jämtland Church Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)
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 * Sweden, Kalmar Church Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)
 * Sweden, Kopparberg Church Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)
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 * Sweden, Kronoberg Church Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)
 * Sweden, Malmöhus Church Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)
 * Sweden, Norrbotten Church Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)
 * Sweden, Skaraborg Church Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)
 * Sweden, Stockholm Church Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)
 * Sweden, Södermanland Church Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)
 * Sweden, Uppsala Church Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)
 * Sweden, Värmland Church Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)
 * Sweden, Västerbotten Church Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)
 * Sweden, Västernorrland Church Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)
 * Sweden, Västmanland Church Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)
 * Sweden, Älvsborg Church Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)
 * Sweden, Örebro Church Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)
 * Sweden, Östergötland Church Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)
 * Sweden Baptisms (FamilySearch Historical Records)
 * Sweden Marriages (FamilySearch Historical Records)
 * Sweden Burials (FamilySearch Historical Records)

Citing This Collection
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 * Collection Citation:

"Sweden, Gotland Church Records, 1582-1940; index 1655-1860." Images. FamilySearch. http://FamilySearch.org : 14 June 2016. Landsarkivet, Visby (Sweden Regional Archives, Visby).

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