Begravda i Sverige

This CD contains the records for over 5.36 million individuals buried in Sweden and some of the records include maps of the cemeteries. Churchyard administrations were invited to contribute their information and over 2300 cemeteries across Sweden (about 70%) complied. Even though not complete still the information is very good for those in the database.

The database may give information about the following and can be searched by any of these fields or any combination of fields.

Person number/birth date

First/last name

Place or address at death

Occupation/title

Death and/or burial date

Cemetery

Cemetery location

This CD is available only in Swedish but by knowing a few terms it can be easily searched.

Terms in the Heading

Begravningsort - Place of burial

Begravningsplats - Place of burial

Döds-begravningsdatum - Death/burial date

Dödsort/adress - Place of death/address at time of death

Efternamn - Surname

Födelsedatum - Date of birth (Format: YYYYMMDD)

Förnamn - First name, given name

Församling - Parish, congregation

Kommun - City, Municipality

Län - County Yrke/Titel - Occupation

Other terms

Karta - Map

Rensa - Clear

Samma Grav - Same grave (as the selected person)

Skriv ut - Print

Ställ in - Printer settings

Sök - Search

Availability

This CD-Rom may be available at local Swedish-American research centers in various states. Check with them for availability.

This CD-Rom is available at the FamilySearch Library but not at the FamilySearch Centers. It is CD Rom no. 6026 in the FamilySearch Catalog.

Additional Help

For additional help using “Begravda i Sverige” please refer to the article written by Kjell S. Andersson at http://www.swedgensoc.org/