Alva Parish, Gotland, Sweden Genealogy

Sweden

Gotland County

Alva Parish

Guide to Alva Parish, Sweden ancestry, family history, and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, and military records.

Alva
Jurisdictions
Diocese | Stift	Visby
Pastorate | Pastorat	-1933 Mother parish in Alva and Hemse pastorat 1933-1961 Annex parish in Rone, Eke, Alva and Hemse pastorat 1962- Mother parish in Alva, Rone, and Hense.
County | Län	Gotland
Historical Province | Landskap	Gotland
District | Härad	1646-1681 Sudertredingens tingsrätt 1681- Södra
District Court | Tingslag	add here
Court | Domsaga	-1942 Södra 1943- Gotland
Bailiff | Fögderi	1720-1966 Södra 1967- Visby
Sheriff | Länsmansdistrikt	add here
Crown Bailiff District | Kronofogdedistrikt	add here
Municipality | Kommun	1863-1951 Alva 1952-1970 Hemse 1971- Gotland
Military | Militärdistrikt	2:a Gottlands Båtsmans-Kompani
NAD Ref Code	SE/ViLA/23010
SVAR	Nationell Arkivdatabas
Wikipedia (Sweden)	Article
Open Street Map	Map

Alva koret Church

Places

See a Swedish Gazetteer for more information about a place.

• Binge, Butjärve, Båtsmän
• Enge
• Fattigstugan
• Gandarve, Gudings
• Haralds
• Kauparve, Kopparberg
• Lilla Kruse, Lilla Ringome
• Prästgården
• Rangsarve
• Skolhuset, Socknen, Stora Kruse, Stora Ringome, Stumle, Svie
• Tunegårds
• Änge
• Överöstris, Östris

Surrounding Parishes

Parishes are listed in clockwise order, beginning at the north.
Eke Fardhem Havdhem Hablingbo Hemse Rone

Resources

Census

• Household Examination Records are often used in place of Census records. See Sweden Census for more resources.

Church Records

• 1582-1940 Sweden, Gotland Church Records, 1582-1940; index 1655-1860 at FamilySearch – How to Use this Collection; index & images
• 1684-1940 Kyrkoböcker, 1684-1940(*); Alva socken at FamilySearch Catalog - images
• 1871-1915 Sweden, Gotland, Alva, kyrkoböcker, husförhörslängder och församlingsböcker: 1871-1915(*); Alva socken at FamilySearch Catalog - images
• Church Records at ArkivDigital – index & images ($)
• Parish Records Search at Riksarkivet – images

Household Examination Records

• 1840-1947 Sweden Household Examination Books, 1840-1947 at MyHeritage – index & images ($); Also at Ancestry ($), ArkivDigital ($), SVAR at Riksarkivet
• 1880-1930 Sweden, Household Examination Books, 1880-1930 at FamilySearch – How to Use this Collection; index & images

Guardianship

• 1777-1861 Småprotokoll, 1777-1861(*); Häradsrätt (Gotlands Södra) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
• 1832-1874 Förmynderskapsprotokoll 1832-1874(*); Häradsrätt (Gotlands Södra) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Land and Property

• 1737-1874 Urtima ting och extra förrättningar, 1737-1874(*); Häradsrätt (Gotlands Södra) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
• 1738-1763 Fastebrev 1738-1763(*); Häradsrätt (Gotlands Södra) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
• 1777-1861 Småprotokoll, 1777-1861(*); Häradsrätt (Gotlands Södra) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
• 1828-1874 Ägodelningsrättsprotokoll, 1828-1874(*); Häradsrätt (Gotlands Södra) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Military Records

• Sweden Military Records
• Central Soldiers Register Search at Centrala Soldatregistret – index; Main Page

Repositories

For a list of FamilySearch Centers and Affiliate Libraries, see map.

Research Helps

The following articles will help you research your family in Sweden.

• Sweden Guided Research
• Sweden Record Finder
• Sweden Research Tips and Strategies
• Sweden Online Genealogy Records
• Sweden Online Learning
• Sweden Languages
• Swedish Genealogical Word List
• Sweden Naming Customs
• Sweden Feast Day Calendars
• Sweden Dates and Calendars

References

Alva Parish, 1841-1856 AI;4, Husförhörslängd.