Sorunda Parish, Stockholm, Sweden Genealogy

Sweden

Stockholm County

Sorunda

Guide to Sorunda 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

(write information such as: how old the parish is, interesting facts about the parish, what alternate names it has, or any boundary changes.)

Sorunda Parish, Stockholm, Sweden Genealogy
Jurisdictions
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Län	1634-1639 Uppsala, 1640-1647 Stockholm, 1648-1651 Uppsala, 1652-1653 Stockholm, 1654-1688 Uppsala, 1689-1719 Södermanland, 1720- Stockholm
Landskap	Uppland
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Place Names

Ahlkärret, Andra,

Backen, Berg, Berga, Björklund, Blista, Blista båtmanstorp, Blista Äng, Boda Norra ,Boda Södra, Bodalen, Brebol, Brestäk, Bro, Bromsätra Norra, Bromsätra Södra,

Caarlnäs Norra, Carlnäs Södra, Carlstuga, Cathrineberg, Carlsnäs,

Dahlen, Dyvik,

Ekholmstorp, Eklöth, Enby, Ensten, Espingstorp,

Frönäs, Fållnäs,

Granbrink, Granhamar,Grinsta, Grönsö,

Hagberga, Hagen, Humlestuga, Hästnäs, Högsta, Hagstuga Skärlinge,

Johannisberg, Johannislund,

Karta, Kihlbergstorp, Knufvan, Källberga,

Lindberga, Lindalen, Lindalsberg, Lindholmen, Lindvreten, Lyngsta, Lyngsta Båtmans torp, Löfhagen,

Maren, Marieberg, Marsta Stora, Marsta Lilla, Maskbol, Månsdal, Måsen,

Norrhagen, Norrlöth, Nybygge, Nytorp, Näset, Näset eller Kärret,

Ottersta, Oxelqviststorp,

Porthus,

Rungsta Stora, Risle på Lisön, Risle under Ristomta, Ristomta,

Salmanstorp, Sandvik, Soldalen, Sjövreten, Skrähäll, Skärlinge, Snäckvikshage, Stenbacka, Stenberga, Stennäs, Stenswik, Stäket, Sundby Stora, Sundby Lilla, Sundby Grinstuga, Sundby Båtmanstorp, Svalbol, Svalsta, Söderhagen,

Tegelladan, Tibble, Tibble Äng, Tobol, Torpet, Trollboda, Tibble Wret,

Ulfsta, Understa, Uppgården,

Vika Stora, Vika Lilla,

Wreta, Wäfsta, Wäggarö, Wäggarö Backstuga, Wikaberg,

Åkerby,

Ängstugan på Näset, Ärnäs,

Öfveräng.

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

• 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, ($), index and images. Also on Also on Ancestry.com, ($), Arkiv Digital ($), and SVAR ($).

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.)

• 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
  

Family History Library Records

Click Sweden, Stockholm 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, Stockholm and then select your parish.

Military Records

• Sweden Military Records
• Central Soldiers Register Instructions Search Engine

Related Sources

Help Reading Swedish Records

• You do not have to be fluent in Swedish to read these records! The 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.
• Denmark 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 Gothic Handwriting for Swedish Genealogy, Lesson 1
• Spelling and Phonetics for Swedish Genealogy, Lesson 2 — Names, dates, and key genealogical words
• Reading Gothic Handwriting for Swedish Genealogy: Put It All Together, Lesson 3
• Birth and Christening Records for Swedish Genealogy

• Reading Scandinavian Gothic Handwritten Records: (free, online lessons at FamilySearch):
  • Lesson 1: Scandinavian Gothic Letters,
  • Lesson 2: Names, Words, and Dates, and
  • Lesson 3: Handwritten Records
    

Help With Research Objectives and Strategies

Sweden Research Strategies

References

Sorunda parish, Husförhörslängd, 1836-1841, Ort register.

Riksarkivet. "Sorunda" Nationell ArkivDatabas (NAD). January 2011 http://www.nad.ra.se/