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In order to find a Swedish probate record, you must know the name of the court district (''härad'') to which the parish belonged at the time of the ancestor’s death.. | In order to find a Swedish probate record, you must know the name of the court district (''härad'') to which the parish belonged at the time of the ancestor’s death.. | ||
To find a probate record, go to the | To find a probate record, go to the FamilySearch Catalog (www.familysearch.org) and do a “place” search. In the space for the name of the place, type in the name of the härad, including the Swedish word “härad” after the name of the court district. For example, Vintrosa parish is located in Örebro härad. If you want to find probate records for Vintrosa parish, you would do a place search for Örebro härad, and then look for the subject heading of “Probate Records”. | ||
Once you have found the catalog entry for your particular härad, note whether or not you see the word “register” in the body of the catalog citation. "''Register"'' is Swedish for index and so indicates an index to the persons whose probates are found in this härad. By the person’s name, you should find a volume number and a page number indicating where the probate can be found. Check the catalog entry again; determine if the year of the person’s death corresponds with the probate year indicated by the volume number in the register. Then it merely is a matter of turning to the correct page number to find the desired probate. | Once you have found the catalog entry for your particular härad, note whether or not you see the word “register” in the body of the catalog citation. "''Register"'' is Swedish for index and so indicates an index to the persons whose probates are found in this härad. By the person’s name, you should find a volume number and a page number indicating where the probate can be found. Check the catalog entry again; determine if the year of the person’s death corresponds with the probate year indicated by the volume number in the register. Then it merely is a matter of turning to the correct page number to find the desired probate. | ||
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*The original probate records are kept in the Provincial archives in Sweden. | *The original probate records are kept in the Provincial archives in Sweden. | ||
*The earliest probate records can be found among the actual Domböcker. | *The earliest probate records can be found among the actual Domböcker. | ||
*The probate record books from their beginning (based on when a court started to create a separate book for probates) to about 1860 are available at the Family History Library and its centers on microfilm. The probate records are listed in the | *The probate record books from their beginning (based on when a court started to create a separate book for probates) to about 1860 are available at the Family History Library and its centers on microfilm. The probate records are listed in the FamilySearch Catalog under SWEDEN, name of COUNTY, name of DISTRICT (Härad), PROBATE RECORDS. The probate records for individuals who lived in a city would be found in the FamilySearch Catalog by going to SWEDEN, name of COUNTY, name of CITY, PROBATE RECORDS. | ||
*Arkiv Digital (http://www.arkivdigital.se/ ) offers a digitized view of probate records on their subscription website. Not all are available at present but soon will be. | *Arkiv Digital (http://www.arkivdigital.se/ ) offers a digitized view of probate records on their subscription website. Not all are available at present but soon will be. | ||