Sölvesborg Stadsförsamlingen Parish, Blekinge, Sweden Genealogy

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Guide to Sölvesborg: Stadsförsamling 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
In 1868 Sölvesborg Landsförsamling was created from Sölvesborg Stadsförsamling. In 1951 Sölvesborg Landsförsamling was dissolved and combined with the Stadsförsamling. This parish was called Sölvesborg Stadsförsamling after 1950. From 1951 on, it was called Sölvesborg.

Place Names
Sölvesborg Stadsförsamling used a numbering system for most places. In addition to the numbered places, Sölvesborg Stadsförsamling also had the following places:

Augusthill, Australien, Bryggeriet, Charlottendal, Damlyckehuset, Falkahuset, Fattighuset, Fridhem, Gerdbolyckehus, Grönadalshuset, Gustafsborg, Johanneshill, Johanneslund, Kämpahuset, Kjellshuset, Landevägslyckan, Ljungalyckehuset, Lotshuset, Missionshuset, Nya Varvet, Perstorp, Riddarbanslyckan, Segersvik, Sjöbyggelyckenhuset, Skogstorp, Skogvaktarbostället, Smedjehuset, Svenstorp, Tullarelyckehuset,

To see what kind of place it is you will need a Swedish Gazetteer.


 * Surrounding Parishes


 * See Blekinge Map at Ostkanten

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 ($), and SVAR ($).

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 ($), and
 * SVAR ($).

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


 * Riksarkivet. "Sölvesborg Church Archives - Index" Nationell ArkivDatabas (NAD).


 * Court Records


 * Military Records

Related Sources

 * Digital


 * Sölvesborg Parish and Township at Ostkanten
 * Sölvesborg Parish Map 1870


 * Printed