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The good news is, the entire kingdom of Sweden was organized into parishes long before birth and christening records were being written. This means the majority of births were recorded (back to when the parish records begin.) Unless there are gaps in the records, it’s not if a person’s birth was recorded, it’s where was it recorded. | The good news is, the entire kingdom of Sweden was organized into parishes long before birth and christening records were being written. This means the majority of births were recorded (back to when the parish records begin.) Unless there are gaps in the records, it’s not if a person’s birth was recorded, it’s where was it recorded. | ||
The table below is a list of Swedish records that show birth information. The records have been ranked with the best source at the top, followed by others that might help. | The table below is a list of Swedish records that show birth information. The records have been ranked with the best source at the top, followed by others that might help. | ||
If you find a possible match in a record, but need help to read or interpret the entry, go to the [https://www.familysearch.org/learn/forums/en/forumdisplay.php?f=96?cid=wiki-forum FamilySearch Forums for Sweden] or the [http://www.facebook.com/SwedenGenealogy FamilySearch Sweden Genealogy Research] page in [http://www.facebook.com/ facebook] for assistance (the information in the FamilySearch Forums is easier to use at a later date.) | If you find a possible match in a record, but need help to read or interpret the entry, go to the [https://www.familysearch.org/learn/forums/en/forumdisplay.php?f=96?cid=wiki-forum FamilySearch Forums for Sweden] or the [http://www.facebook.com/SwedenGenealogy FamilySearch Sweden Genealogy Research] page in [http://www.facebook.com/ facebook] for assistance (the information in the FamilySearch Forums is easier to use at a later date.) | ||
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| Kyrkoräkenskaper | | Kyrkoräkenskaper | ||
| Församlingar (parishes) | | Församlingar (parishes) | ||
| These are the parish accounts records of donations and payments. It was expected to make a donation for a service provided. If an entry was not recorded, but you believe the parents lived in the parish at the time, check the parish accounts to see if a donation was made at the time of the christening. Time Period: 1600’s – 1800’s | | These are the parish accounts records of donations and payments. It was expected to make a donation for a service provided. If an entry was not recorded in the birth and christening records, but you believe the parents lived in the parish at the time, check the parish accounts to see if a donation was made at the time of the christening. Time Period: 1600’s – 1800’s | ||
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| Utdrag ur födelse- och dopböcker | | Utdrag ur födelse- och dopböcker | ||