Smedskivan

This CD-Rom can be accessed at the Family History Library on the desktop. The CD-Rom No. is 7225.

It can also be purchased online at http://shop.genealogi.se/shop

This database contains family-linked records for all kinds of smiths in Sweden. It contains over 200,000 individuals born between 1560 and 1930. The information comes from a variety of sources and should be considered a secondary source. While some sources are provided, it is not without error and each family should be double-checked.

The spellings of names in the database are standardized. As many of the early smith families of the 1600’s and earlier were of French and German origin, original spellings have been retained. Foreign names will have the most common spellings of the names.

Once the CD-Rom is opened, a list of names appears on the left-side of the screen. A description is provided in the middle of the screen, summarized above. Tabs to the Right link to the database itself, as well as other sources. The following is a translation of the Tabs for ease of access.