Lau Parish, Gotland, Sweden Genealogy

Guide to Lau Parish, Sweden ancestry, family history, and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, and military records.

Lau

Jurisdictions
Diocese \| Stift	Visby
Pastorate \| Pastorat	-1961 Annex parish in När and Lau pastorat 1962- Annex parish in Burs, Stånga, När and Lau pastorat
County \| Län	Gotland
Historical Province \| Landskap	Gotland
District \| Härad	1646-1681 Sudertredingens tingsrätt 1681- Södra
District Court \| Tingslag	add here
Court \| Domsaga	-1942 Södra 1943- Gotland
Bailiff \| Fögderi	1720-1966 Södra 1967- Visby
Sheriff \| Länsmansdistrikt	add here
Crown Bailiff District \| Kronofogdedistrikt	add here
Municipality \| Kommun	1863-1951 Lau 1952-1970 Ljugarn 1971- Gotland
Military \| Militärdistrikt	2:a Gottlands Båtsmans-Kompani Nya Ordin. Båtsmans-Roteringen

Lau Church

History[edit | edit source]

Places[edit | edit source]

See a Swedish Gazetteer for more information about a place.

Anderse, Annexen (Lau Annex)
Botels, Botwide (Botvide), Bönda (Bönde)
Fie
Gannor, Gogs (Goks), Gumbalda (Gumbalde)
Hallbjens (Hallbjäns), Halsarfwe (Halsarve), Hemmor,Husarfwe, Husarve (Husarve)
Koparfwe, Koparfve ( Kauparve)
Liffride, Lill Bjerges (Bjärges)
Masarfwe (Mattsarve)
Nybygget
Smiss, Snosarfwe (Snausarve), Stor Bjerges, St. Bjerges (Bjärges), SunKyrka (Sunnkyrke)

To see what kind of place it is you will need a Swedish Gazetteer.

Surrounding Parishes[edit | edit source]

Parishes are listed in clockwise order, beginning at the north.

Resources[edit | edit source]

Cemeteries[edit | edit source]

Census[edit | edit source]

Household Examination Records are often used in place of Census records. See Sweden Census for more resources.

Church Records[edit | edit source]

1582-1940 Sweden, Gotland Church Records, 1582-1940; index 1655-1860 at FamilySearch – How to Use this Collection; index & images
1686-1899 Kyrkoböcker, 1686-1899(*); Landsarkivet i Visby at FamilySearch Catalog - images
1871-1900 Sweden, Gotland, Lau, kyrkoböcker, husförhörslängder och församlingsböcker: 1871-1900(*); Lau socken at FamilySearch Catalog - images
Church Records at ArkivDigital – index & images ($)
Parish Records Search at Riksarkivet – images

Household Examination Records[edit | edit source]

1840-1947 Sweden Household Examination Books, 1840-1947 at MyHeritage – index & images ($); Also at Ancestry ($), ArkivDigital ($), SVAR at Riksarkivet
1880-1930 Sweden, Household Examination Books, 1880-1930 at FamilySearch – How to Use this Collection; index & images

Court Records[edit | edit source]

Guardianship[edit | edit source]

1777-1861 Småprotokoll, 1777-1861(*); Häradsrätt (Gotlands Södra) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
1832-1874 Förmynderskapsprotokoll 1832-1874(*); Häradsrätt (Gotlands Södra) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Land and Property[edit | edit source]

1737-1874 Urtima ting och extra förrättningar, 1737-1874(*); Häradsrätt (Gotlands Södra) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
1738-1763 Fastebrev 1738-1763(*); Häradsrätt (Gotlands Södra) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
1777-1861 Småprotokoll, 1777-1861(*); Häradsrätt (Gotlands Södra) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
1828-1874 Ägodelningsrättsprotokoll, 1828-1874(*); Häradsrätt (Gotlands Södra) at FamilySearch Catalog - images