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Moving certificates (called Flyttnings attest or Flyttnings betyg) were created for people who were moving from their parish to reside in another. The certificate was filled out by the parish priest (from the moving out parish), carried by the person moving, and given to the parish priest who presided over the “moving in parish”. The original purpose was to authorize the person moving to partake of communion with their new parish.<ref>“Det ursprungliga syftet var att intyga att den som fått attesten (begyget) var berättigad att delta i nattvarden.": Clemensson, Per and Andersson, Kjell. Släktforska steg för steg. Falköping, Natur och Kultur/Fakta, 2005</ref> The certificates’ offer information such as:<br>  
Moving certificates (called Flyttnings attest or Flyttnings betyg) were created for people who were moving from their parish to reside in another. The certificate was filled out by the parish priest (from the moving out parish), carried by the person moving, and given to the parish priest who presided over the “moving in parish”. The original purpose was to authorize the person moving to partake of communion with their new parish.<ref>“Det ursprungliga syftet var att intyga att den som fått attesten (begyget) var berättigad att delta i nattvarden." Släktforska steg för steg, page 51</ref> The certificates’ offer information such as:<br>  


*The name of the person moving
*The name of the person moving
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