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The 1686 kyrkolag stated, ”(to record) the name of the deceased who was buried in the church or churchyard”.<ref> “The aflednas namn som i kyrckian eller på kyrckiogården äre begrafne…”: Clemensson, Per and Andersson, Kjell. | The 1686 kyrkolag stated, ”(to record) the name of the deceased who was buried in the church or churchyard”.<ref> “The aflednas namn som i kyrckian eller på kyrckiogården äre begrafne…”: Clemensson, Per and Andersson, Kjell. Släktforska steg för steg. Falköping, Natur och Kultur/Fakta, 2005</ref> The death and burial records generally begin about 1688. Initially the information was often written in the same book as the birth and christenings, and engagements and marriages. <br> | ||
The record was usually kept chronologically by the date of death or the date of burial. In these entries you should find: <br> | The record was usually kept chronologically by the date of death or the date of burial. In these entries you should find: <br> | ||
* | *The name of the deceased | ||
* | *Place of residence at the time of passing | ||
*Cause of death (not always recorded in the earliest examples) | *Age | ||
*Cause of death (not always recorded in the earliest examples) | |||
*Occasionally you might see the name of the parents. It’s common to see the name of the father mentioned with a deceased child. | *Occasionally you might see the name of the parents. It’s common to see the name of the father mentioned with a deceased child. | ||
Discovering the cause of death can be an interesting fact to your ancestors’ life story. The oldest death and burial record is from Helga Trefaldighets parish in Uppsala county beginning in 1608.<ref> Wikipedia Community. | Discovering the cause of death can be an interesting fact to your ancestors’ life story. The oldest death and burial record is from Helga Trefaldighets parish in Uppsala county beginning in 1608.<ref> Wikipedia Community. Dödbok. Wiki-Rötter, February 2011</ref><br> | ||
=== Other Records Associated to Death and Burial === | === Other Records Associated to Death and Burial === | ||