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| Entry Number | | Entry Number | ||
| An entry number was sometimes recorded for each record. It was sometimes at the left side of a record, in the center just above a record, or on the right end of a record. | | An entry number was sometimes recorded for each record. It was sometimes at the left side of a record, in the center just above a record, or on the right end of a record. | ||
If no entry number was recorded or contains a variation of the word "unknown," press Tab to skip this field | |||
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| | | Marriage Year | ||
| | | If there were two dates recorded for marriages, the first date referred to a published or banns date. Index only the second date. | ||
The year is usually located at the top of the page or next to the first record or event of the year. | |||
Type a four-digit number for the year. If there is no year or only a two-digit number was recorded, check the previous or next image to help determine the year. Type what was written on the record if the previous or next images do not help. | |||
Do not include descriptive words, such as: "about" or "abt." | |||
If the year was not recorded or contains a variation of the word "unknown," press Ctrl+B to mark this field as blank. | |||
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| | | Marriage Month | ||
| | | If there were two dates recorded for marriages, the first date referred to a published or banns date. Index only the second date. | ||
Type the first three letters of the month: Jan, Feb, Mar, etc. | |||
Do not include descriptive words, such as: "about" or "abt." | |||
If the date of the event is written as a Feast Day, convert the Feast Date into a standard calendar date. Click on the following link for a tool to make the conversion: | |||
Moveable Feast Day Calendar for Sweden | |||
If the month was not recorded or contains a variation of the word unknown, press Ctrl+B to mark this field as blank. | |||
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| Marriage Day | |||
| If there were two dates recorded for marriages, the first date referred to a published or banns date. Index only the second date. | |||
Type only the one- or two-digit number that represents the day. | |||
If the date of the event is written as a Feast Day, convert the Feast Date into a standard calendar date. Click on the following link for a tool to make the conversion: | |||
Moveable Feast Day Calendar for Sweden | |||
If the day was not recorded or contains a variation of the word "unknown," press Ctrl+B to mark this field as blank. | |||
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| | | Groom's Given Names | ||
| | | The given names may be written either before or after the surname. Watch the names carefully, and be sure to type the names into the correct fields on the indexing screen. | ||
Do not include titles or terms with the given names, such as: den äldre, den yngre, herr, etc. | |||
If a given name was abbreviated, and you can determine what the full spelling is, enter that. If you cannot, type the name as it was written on the document, and omit any punctuation marks. | |||
Do not change the spelling to a modern standard. | |||
If you cannot determine if a name is a given name or a surname, index the name in this field. | |||
If the given names were not recorded or contain a variation of the word "unknown," press Ctrl+B to mark this field as blank. | |||
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| | | Groom's Surname | ||
| | | The surname may be written either before or after the given names. Watch the names carefully, and be sure to type the names into the correct fields on the indexing screen. | ||
Do not include titles or terms with the surname, such as: den äldre, den yngre, herr, etc. Do not index punctuation, except hyphens and apostrophes when they were written on the document as part of the name. | |||
If a surname was abbreviated, and you can determine what the full spelling is, enter that. If you cannot, type the name as it was written on the document, and omit any punctuation marks. | |||
Do not change the spelling to a modern standard. | |||
If you cannot determine if a name is a given name or a surname, index the name in the Given Names field. | |||
If the surname was not recorded or contains a variation of the word "unknown," press Ctrl+B to mark this field as blank. | |||
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| | | Groom's Residence | ||
| | | Residence information was generally a farm or a village and was often recorded following the person's name and the words "i" or "ifrån." | ||
Type the name of the village or farm just as it appears on the record. If it has been abbreviated, and you can determine what the abbreviation stands for, type the complete name. Use the place list on the respective parish page in the FamilySearch Wiki or Wiki-Rötter for assistance. | |||
Click here to see the link. | |||
Do not change the spelling to a modern standard. | |||
Do not use commas or other punctuation marks to separate multiple levels of localities. | |||
If the residence was not recorded or contains a variation of the word "unknown", press Tab to mark this field as blank. | |||
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| Bride's Given Names | |||
| The given names may be written either before or after the surname. Watch the names carefully, and be sure to type the names into the correct fields on the indexing screen. | |||
Do not include titles or terms with the given names, such as: fru, fröken, jungfru, etc. | |||
If a given name was abbreviated, and you can determine what the full spelling is, enter that. If you cannot, type the name as it was written on the document, and omit any punctuation marks. | |||
Do not change the spelling to a modern standard. | |||
If you cannot determine if a name is a given name or a surname, index the name in this field. | |||
If the given names were not recorded or contain a variation of the word "unknown," press Ctrl+B to mark this field as blank. | |||
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| Bride'sSurname | |||
| The maiden name or surname may be written either before or after the given names. Watch the names carefully, and be sure to type the names into the correct fields on the indexing screen. | |||
Do not include titles or terms with the surname, such as: fru, fröken, jungfru, etc. Do not index punctuation, except hyphens and apostrophes when they were written on the document as part of the name. | |||
If a maiden name was abbreviated, and you can determine what the full spelling is, enter that. If you cannot, type the name as it was written on the document, and omit any punctuation marks. | |||
Do not change the spelling to a modern standard. | |||
If you cannot determine if a name is a given name or a surname, index the name in the Given Names field. | |||
If the maiden name was not recorded or contains a variation of the word "unknown," press Ctrl+B to mark this field as blank. | |||
|- | |||
| Bride's Residence | |||
| Residence information was generally a farm or a village and was often recorded following the person's name and the words "i" or "ifrån." | |||
Type the name of the village or farm just as it appears on the record. If it has been abbreviated, and you can determine what the abbreviation stands for, type the complete name. Use the place list on the respective parish page in the FamilySearch Wiki or Wiki-Rötter for assistance. | |||
Click here to see the link. | |||
Do not change the spelling to a modern standard. | |||
Do not use commas or other punctuation marks to separate multiple levels of localities. | |||
If the residence was not recorded or contains a variation of the word "unknown", press Tab to mark this field as blank. | |||
|- | |||
| Groom's Father's Given Names | |||
| The groom's parents' names were not generally recorded until the mid-1800s. If recorded, they were usually written in the last column of information. | |||
The given names may be written either before or after the surname. Watch the names carefully, and be sure to type the names into the correct fields on the indexing screen. | |||
Do not include titles or terms with the given names, such as: den äldre, den yngre, herr, etc. | |||
If a given name was abbreviated, and you can determine what the full spelling is, enter that. If you cannot, type the name as it was written on the document, and omit any punctuation marks. | |||
Do not change the spelling to a modern standard. | |||
If you cannot determine if a name is a given name or a surname, index the name in this field. | |||
If the given names were not recorded or contain a variation of the word "unknown," press Tab to mark this field as blank. | |||
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| | | Groom's Father's Surname | ||
| | | The groom's parents' names were not generally recorded until the mid-1800s. If recorded, they were usually written in the last column of information. | ||
The surname may be written either before or after the given names. Watch the names carefully, and be sure to type the names into the correct fields on the indexing screen. | |||
Do not include titles or terms with the surname, such as: den äldre, den yngre, herr, etc. Do not index punctuation, except hyphens and apostrophes when they were written on the document as part of the name. | |||
If a surname was abbreviated, and you can determine what the full spelling is, enter that. If you cannot, type the name as it was written on the document, and omit any punctuation marks. | |||
Do not change the spelling to a modern standard. | |||
If you cannot determine if a name is a given name or a surname, index the name in the Given Names field. | |||
If the surname was not recorded, contains a variation of the word "unknown," or cannot be determined from the previous image, press Tab to mark this field as blank. | |||
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| | | Groom's Mother's Given Names | ||
| | | The groom's parents' names were not generally recorded until the mid-1800s. If recorded, they were usually written in the last column of information. | ||
The given names may be written either before or after the surname. Watch the names carefully, and be sure to type the names into the correct fields on the indexing screen. | |||
Do not include titles or terms with the given names, such as: fru, fröken, jungfru, etc. | |||
If a given name was abbreviated, and you can determine what the full spelling is, enter that. If you cannot, type the name as it was written on the document, and omit any punctuation marks. | |||
Do not change the spelling to a modern standard. | |||
If you cannot determine if a name is a given name or a surname, index the name in this field. | |||
If the given names were not recorded or contain a variation of the word "unknown," press Tab to mark this field as blank. | |||
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| | | Groom's Mother's Surname | ||
| | | The groom's parents' names were not generally recorded until the mid-1800s. If recorded, they were usually written in the last column of information. | ||
The surname may be written either before or after the given names. Watch the names carefully, and be sure to type the names into the correct fields on the indexing screen. | |||
Do not include titles or terms with the surname, such as: fru, fröken, jungfru, etc. Do not index punctuation, except hyphens and apostrophes when they were written on the document as part of the name. | |||
If a surname was abbreviated, and you can determine what the full spelling is, enter that. If you cannot, type the name as it was written on the document, and omit any punctuation marks. | |||
Do not change the spelling to a modern standard. | |||
If you cannot determine if a name is a given name or a surname, index the name in the Given Names field. | |||
If the surname was not recorded, contains a variation of the word "unknown," or cannot be determined from the previous image, press Tab to mark this field as blank. | |||
|- | |- | ||
| | | Bride's Father's Given Names | ||
| | | The bride's parents' names were not generally recorded until the mid-1800s. If recorded, they were usually written in the last column of information. | ||
The given names may be written either before or after the surname. Watch the names carefully, and be sure to type the names into the correct fields on the indexing screen. | |||
Do not include titles or terms with the given names, such as: den äldre, den yngre, herr, etc. | |||
If a given name was abbreviated, and you can determine what the full spelling is, enter that. If you cannot, type the name as it was written on the document, and omit any punctuation marks. | |||
Do not change the spelling to a modern standard. | |||
If you cannot determine if a name is a given name or a surname, index the name in this field. | |||
If the given names were not recorded or contain a variation of the word "unknown," press Tab to mark this field as blank. | |||
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| | | Bride's Father's Surname | ||
| | | The bride's parents' names were not generally recorded until the mid-1800s. If recorded, they were usually written in the last column of information. | ||
The surname may be written either before or after the given names. Watch the names carefully, and be sure to type the names into the correct fields on the indexing screen. | |||
Do not include titles or terms with the surname, such as: den äldre, den yngre, herr, etc. Do not index punctuation, except hyphens and apostrophes when they were written on the document as part of the name. | |||
If a surname was abbreviated, and you can determine what the full spelling is, enter that. If you cannot, type the name as it was written on the document, and omit any punctuation marks. | |||
Do not change the spelling to a modern standard. | |||
If you cannot determine if a name is a given name or a surname, index the name in the Given Names field. | |||
If the surname was not recorded, contains a variation of the word "unknown," or cannot be determined from the previous image, press Tab to mark this field as blank. | |||
|- | |- | ||
| | | Bride's Mother's Given Names | ||
| | | The bride's parents' names were not generally recorded until the mid-1800s. If recorded, they were usually written in the last column of information. | ||
The given names may be written either before or after the surname. Watch the names carefully, and be sure to type the names into the correct fields on the indexing screen. | |||
Do not include titles or terms with the given names, such as: fru, fröken, jungfru, etc. | |||
If a given name was abbreviated, and you can determine what the full spelling is, enter that. If you cannot, type the name as it was written on the document, and omit any punctuation marks. | |||
Do not change the spelling to a modern standard. | |||
If you cannot determine if a name is a given name or a surname, index the name in this field. | |||
If the given names were not recorded or contain a variation of the word "unknown," press Tab to mark this field as blank. | |||
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| | | Bride's Mother's Surname | ||
| | | The bride's parents' names were not generally recorded until the mid-1800s. If recorded, they were usually written in the last column of information. | ||
The surname may be written either before or after the given names. Watch the names carefully, and be sure to type the names into the correct fields on the indexing screen. | |||
Do not include titles or terms with the surname, such as: fru, fröken, jungfru, etc. Do not index punctuation, except hyphens and apostrophes when they were written on the document as part of the name. | |||
If a surname was abbreviated, type the name as it was written on the document. Do not type a period after the abbreviation. | |||
If you cannot determine if a name is a given name or a surname, index the name in the Given Names field. | |||
If the surname was not recorded, contains a variation of the word "unknown," or cannot be determined from the previous image, press Tab to mark this field as blank. | |||
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| | | Groom's Age | ||
| | | If recorded, the age was generally written in the last column. | ||
Type the groom's age that was written on the record. Do not type a y after the number. | |||
Do not index descriptive words, such as: "abt" or 'full age." | |||
If the birth year was recorded instead of the age, index it in the Birth Year field. | |||
If the age was not recorded or contains a variation of the word "unknown," press Tab to skip this field. | |||
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| | | Bride's Age | ||
| | | If recorded, the age was generally written in the last column. | ||
Type the bride's age that was written on the record. Do not type a y after the number. | |||
Do not index descriptive words, such as: "abt" or 'full age." | |||
If the age was not recorded or contains a variation of the word "unknown," press Tab to skip this field | |||
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