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''For information about records for non-Christian religions in Sweden, go to the [[Sweden Religious Records|Religious Records]] page.'' | ''For information about records for non-Christian religions in Sweden, go to the [[Sweden Religious Records|Religious Records]] page.'' | ||
== History of the Swedish Church Records == | |||
The origin of the Swedish Church Records (of the Lutheran State Church) dates back to the church law of 1686 which became effective in 1688. <ref>Kyrkbokföring, Släktforska steg för steg, p. 26</ref> | The origin of the Swedish Church Records (of the Lutheran State Church) dates back to the church law of 1686 which became effective in 1688. <ref>Kyrkbokföring, Släktforska steg för steg, p. 26</ref> Prior to this many parishes were keeping church accounts books which date back to medieval times. | ||
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<br>Areas of modern Sweden that historically belonged to Denmark such as Skåne and Jämtland often have church records dating back to 1646 when a similar law was passed by the Danes. <br>The church law of 1686 stated that the parish priest was to maintain: <br> | Eventually the bishops of a few dioceses took the initiative to start keeping other church records. One such bishop was Johannes Rudbeckius in Västerås Stift who in 1622 decided that more records were to be kept for the parishes in his diocese. He is attributed for creating the earliest Household Examination record in the 1620’s. <ref>Wikipedia Community. Kyrkböcker. Wiki-Rötter, February, 2011</ref> This influence is why you can search the Household examinations in Dalarna and Västmanland back to the 1620’s compared to the rest of the kingdom that generally begin in the 1720’s. The oldest Swedish church record is a death record of 1608 – 1615 from the parish of Helga Trefaldighet in Uppsala diocese. | ||
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Areas of modern Sweden that historically belonged to Denmark such as Skåne and Jämtland often have church records dating back to 1646 when a similar law was passed by the Danes. | |||
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===Church Law of 1686=== | |||
The church law of 1686 stated that the parish priest was to maintain: <br> | |||
*[[Sweden Birth and Christening Records|Birth and christening records]] (födelse och dop anteckningar) | *[[Sweden Birth and Christening Records|Birth and christening records]] (födelse och dop anteckningar) | ||