Sjonhem Parish, Gotland, Sweden Genealogy

Sweden

Gotland County

Sjonhem Parish

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

Sjonhem
Jurisdictions
Diocese | Stift	Visby
Pastorate | Pastorat	-1942 Mother parish in Sjonhem and Viklau pastorat 1943-1961 Annex parish in Vänge, Buttle, Guldrupe, Sjonhem and Viklau pastorat 1962- Annex parish in Vänge, Buttle, Guldrupe, Sjonhem, Viklau and Halla pastorat
County | Län	Gotland
Historical Province | Landskap	Gotland
District | Härad	1646-1681 Medeltredingens tingsrätt 1681- Norra
District Court | Tingslag	add here
Court | Domsaga	-1942 Norra 1943- Gotland
Bailiff | Fögderi	1720-1946 Norra 1946-1966 Södra 1967- Visby
Sheriff | Länsmansdistrikt	add here
Crown Bailiff District | Kronofogdedistrikt	add here
Municipality | Kommun	1863-1951 Sjonhem 1952-1970 Romakloster 1971- Gotland
Military | Militärdistrikt	1:a Gotlands båtsmanskompani

Sjonhems Church

Places

See a Swedish Gazetteer for more information about a place.

• Bjerby (Bjärby)
• Gervide, Gervede (Gervide)
• Hellinge (Hällinge)
• L. Sejvide, L. Soivide (L. Sojvide)
• Pesarfve, Petsarfve (Petsarve), Presgården (Prästgården)
• Smiss, St. Sejvide (St. Sojvide), Suderby, Söderby, Surby (Suderbys)
• Vinkels
• Winkels (Vinkels)
• Åkra, Åckra, (Åkre)

Surrounding Parishes

Parishes are listed in clockwise order, beginning at the north.

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
• 1738-1897 Kyrkoböcker, 1738-1897(*); Sjonhem socken at FamilySearch Catalog - images
• 1861-1912 Sweden, Gotland, Sjonhem, kyrkoböcker, husförhörslängder och församlingsböcker: 1861-1912(*); Sjonhem 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

• 1713-1869 Småprotokoll, 1713-1869(*); Häradsrätt (Gotlands Norra) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
• 1811-1862 Förmynderskapsprotokoll 1811-1862(*); Häradsrätt (Gotlands Norra) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Land and Property

• 1713-1869 Småprotokoll, 1713-1869(*); Häradsrätt (Gotlands Norra) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
• 1810-1841 Fastebrev 1810-1841(*); Häradsrätt (Gotlands Norra) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
• 1822-1837 Urtima ting och extra förrättningar, 1822-1837(*); Häradsrätt (Gotlands Norra) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
• 1828-1865 Ägodelningsrättsprotokoll, 1828-1865(*); Häradsrätt (Gotlands Norra) 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

Sjonhem Parish 1828-1852 AI;3, Husförhörslängd. Gårdsregister.