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FamilySearch Indexing: Swedish Death and Burial Records (view source)
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| | | Death Year | ||
| | | The year is usually located at the top of the image 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 the field as blank. | |||
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| | | Death Month | ||
| | | The death date and the burial date were usually recorded together with the death date written first. | ||
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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| | | Death Day | ||
| | | The death date and the burial date were usually recorded together with the death date written first. | ||
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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| | | Burial Year | ||
| | | The year is usually located at the top of the image 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 the field as blank. | |||
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| | | Burial Month | ||
| | | The death date and the burial date were usually recorded together with the death date written first. | ||
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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| | | Burial Day | ||
| | | The death date and the burial date were usually recorded together with the death date written first. | ||
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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| | | Deceased'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, fru, fröken, jungfru, spädbarn, 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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| | | Deceased'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, fru, fröken, jungfru, spädbarn, 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 Ctrl+B to mark this field as blank. | |||
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| | | Deceased'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 Ctrl+B to mark this field as blank. | |||
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| | | Gender | ||
| | | Index the gender only if it was specifically recorded or if it can be determined by the relationship as a son or daughter. BIf you can identify the gender based on the given name or other information in the record, do so. | ||
Type either M for male or K for female. | |||
If the gender was not recorded or contains a variation of the word "unknown," press Tab to skip this field. | |||
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| | | Deceased's Age | ||
| | | Index only full years. If fractions of years were recorded, round down to the nearest full year. If less than one year was recorded or a child was stillborn, index the age as 0 (zero). | ||
If the age was not recorded or was written as a variation of the word "unknown," press Tab to skip this field. | |||
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| | | Spouse's Given Names | ||
| | | The given names may be written either before or after the surname. Be sure to type the names in the correct fields on the indexing screen. If you cannot determine if a name is a given name or a surname, index it in this field. | ||
Do not include titles or terms with the given names, such as: den äldre, den yngre, 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 the given names were not recorded or were written as a variation of the word "unknown," press Tab to skip this field. | |||
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| | | Spouse's Surname | ||
| | | The surname may be written either before or after the given names. Be sure to type the names in the correct fields on the indexing screen. If you cannot determine if a name is a given name or a surname, index it in the given names field. | ||
Do not include titles or terms with the surname, such as: den äldre, den yngre, fru, fröken, jungfru, etc. | |||
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 the surname was not recorded or was written as a variation of the word "unknown," press Tab to skip this field. | |||
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| | | Deceased's Father'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, 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. | |||
There will be names from other cultures included. 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 skip this field. | |||
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| Deceased's Father's Surname | |||
| The surname may be written either before or after the given names. Be sure to type the names in the correct fields on the indexing screen. If you cannot determine if a name is a given name or a surname, index it in the given names field. | |||
Do not include titles or terms with the surname, such as: den äldre, den yngre, fru, fröken, jungfru, etc. | |||
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 the surname was not recorded or was written as a variation of the word "unknown," press Tab to skip this field. | |||
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| Deceased's Mother's Given Names | |||
| The given names may be written either before or after the surname. Be sure to type the name in the correct fields on the indexing screen. If you cannot determine if a name is a given name or a surname, index it in this field. | |||
Do not include titles or terms with the given names, such as: den äldre, den yngre, 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 given names were not recorded or were written as a variation of the word "unknown," press Tab to skip this field. | |||
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| Deceased's Mother's Surname | |||
| The surname may be written either before or after the given names. Be sure to type the names in the correct fields on the indexing screen. If you cannot determine if a name is a given name or a surname, index it in the given names field. | |||
Do not include titles or terms with the surname, such as: den äldre, den yngre, fru, fröken, jungfru, etc. | |||
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 the surname was not recorded or was written as a variation of the word "unknown," press Tab to skip this field. | |||
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