Sweden, Gotland Church Records - FamilySearch Historical Records

Sweden

What is in the 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. They cover the years 1582 to 1940; index 1655 to 1860.

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).

How Do I Search the Collection?
To search the collection image by image ⇒Select "Browse through images" on the initial collection page ⇒Select the appropriate "Parish" ⇒Select the appropriate "Records" ⇒Select the appropriate "Volume and Year" which takes you to the images.

Help with the Language
These records are in Swedish so you will need to be able to understand written Swedish. For help with reading the records, please see the following wiki articles:


 * Sweden: Language and Languages
 * Swedish Genealogical Word List

Citing this Collection
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