Alboga Parish, Älvsborg, Sweden Genealogy
Guide to Alboga Parish, Sweden ancestry, family history, and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.
Contents
History
(write information such as: how old the parish is, interesting facts about the parish, what alternate names it has, or any boundary changes.)| Alboga Parish, Älvsborg, Sweden Genealogy | |
|---|---|
| Jurisdictions | |
| Stift | Skara |
| Pastorat | -1988 Od 1989- Skölvene |
| Län | -1997 Älvsborgs län 1998 Västra Götalands län |
| Landskap | Västergötland |
| Härad | Gäsene |
| Tingslag | -1947 Gäsene 1948- Borås |
| Domsaga | Alingsås |
| Fögderi | -1917 Kulling 1918-1946 Borås 1946-1951 Ulricehamn 1952-1966 Borås |
| Kommun | -1951 Alboga 1952-1970 Gäsene landskommun 1971-1973 Gäsene 1974- Herrljunga |
| Militär indelning | ELFSBORGS REGEMENTE Gäseneds Kompani |
| NAD Ref Code | SE/GLA/13002 |
| National Archive SVAR | link |
| Swedish Wikipedia | link |
| SCB Congregation map | link |
| Open Street map | link |
Place Names:
Alboga Stommen, Alehagen
Backabo under Örum Sävidssgården, Backabo under Örum Västergården, Blänkås, Brushed Lilla
Delahult, Dungen
Elfvastorp, Enebacken
Fattigstugan
Granabo
Hallåckra, Halläckra, Halsa, Haragården, Heden, Hyltanäs, Hägnen, Hästhagen, Högelid, Högsätra, Högvallsbo
Ingar
Johansberg
Klastorp, Kored, Kortered, Kortered kvarn
Lagerhult, Ljungryd, Lund, Lyckarna
Mossholmen, Mustomten
Natestorp
Oscarsberg
Sandsnäs, Sebo, Stenbacken, Stommen, Svalered Västergården, Svalered Östergården, Svedjan Lilla, Svedjan Stora, Sävidsgården
Tittut, Tredjebo
Ulfvastorp Westergården, Ulvastorp Västergården, Ulvastorp Östergården
Västerlyckan
Älvastorp Västergården, Älvastorp Östergården
Örum Lillegården, Örum Storegården, Örum Sävidsgården, Örum Västergården, Örum Östergården, Österlyckan
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
Collections
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, ($), index and images. Also on Arkiv Digital ($), and SVAR at Riksarkivet.
Church Records
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.)
- Sweden, Älvsborg Church Records, 1642-1897; index 1681-1860 at FamilySearch.
- MyHeritage.com ($),
- Ancestry.com ($),
- Arkiv Digital ($), and
- SVAR at Riksarkivet.
Help Using ArkivDigital: Online Databases for Sweden
- These lessons will teach you how to use ArkivDigital:
Family History Library Records
Click Sweden, Älvsborg Records for a full listing of microfilmed records (some digitized online) at the Family History Library, that may be digitized. Check back occasionally to see if your records have become available. In the meantime, some of them might be available at a Family History Center near you.
Click on "Places within Sweden, Älvsborg" and then select your parish.
Military Records
Related Sources
Help Reading Swedish Records
- You do not have to be fluent in Swedish to read these records! They 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.
- Sweden 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 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 Scandinavian Gothic Handwritten Records: (free, online lessons at FamilySearch):
Help With Research Objectives and Strategies
References:
Alboga Födelse- och dopbok C:2 1811-1850
Alboga Husförhörslängd 1830-1844 Ortregister
