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Guide to Stockholm City, Stockholm County ancestry, family history and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, parish registers, and military records.

History

The Eric's Chronicle claims that Birger Jarl (around the 1250's) founded Stockholm. Its foundation and growth are linked to the German trade expansion in the Baltic region. Trade houses in Lübeck opened branches in Stockholm during the 13th Century. In the 1280’s, a city government with a mayor and councilors was set up in Stockholm, following a German model.

Jurisdictions

Parishes

For other denominations and military congregations, see this article.
Click here to see parishes alphabetically or by number.

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Swedish Lutheran Congregations Created Before 1900

Parishes with associated numbers refer to the map above. For parishes with an asterisk *, see Stockholm County.

Map Number(s): Parish:
3-7, 13 Adolf Fredrik
18-20 Allmänna arbetsinrättningen
9, 11-12 Allmänna institutet å Manilla för dövstumma och blinda
3-5 Allmänna försörjningsinrättningen
16 Allmänna straffängelset
3-7, 13 Barnhus Församlingen
8, 13 Brunkeberg
* Brännkyrka
16 Centralfängelset
9-12 Djurgårdens Landsförsamling
6-7, 14 Domkyrkoförsamling
6-7, 14 Finska
9-12 Hedvig Eleonora
Map Number(s): Parish:
14 Hovförsamlingen
8, 13 Jakob och Johannes
18-20 Katarina
6-7 Klara
1-2 Kungsholm
8, 13 Kungsbacksförsamlingen
12 Ladugårdslandet
15-17 Maria Magdalena
14 Riddarholmen
3-5 Sabbatsberg fattighus
15-17 Straff- och arbetsfängelset å Norrmalm
14 Sankt Nikolai
3-7, 13 Sankt Olof
9 Skeppsholm
* Spånga
6-7, 14 Storkyrkoförsamlingen
1-2 Ulrika Eleonora


Swedish Lutheran Congregations Created After 1900

Parishes with associated numbers refer to the map above. For parishes with an asterisk *, see Stockholm County.

Map Number(s): Parish:
* Bromma
9-10 Engelbrekt
* Enskede
* Essinge
* Farsta
3 Gustav Vasa
* Hägersten
* Hässelby
16 Högalid
8, 13 Jakob
8, 13 Johannes
Map Number(s): Parish:
* Kista
3, 8 Matteus
9 Oscar
1 Sankt Göran
* Skarpnäck
* Skärholmen
20 Sofia
* Vantör
* Vällingby
* Västerled

Extraneous parishes:

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Public Records

Taxation

Beginning in 1652, it was decided that all persons between 16 and 63 years old should pay a mandatory tax. The age to begin taxation was raised in 1841 to 17 years old, and again in 1857 to 18 years old. There were exemptions from the Mantals tax, depending on life’s circumstances. Here are some common exemptions: Advanced age, Sickness, Poverty, Military service (Soldiers and Sailors), and the Nobility.

The Mantals registration would take place near the end of every year. The head of household (usually the Father) reported the necessary information regarding the household on a registration form (Mantalsuppgift). Information such as the address, each individuals name, each individuals social standing, and birth year was included. After all the registration forms were turned in, the tax authorities would create a tax record (Mantalslängd)showing income and tax for each household. The written information on the registration forms generally contain more information than what's found in the tax records. The Stockholm City Archive has the original registration forms beginning in 1835 and every year thereafter until 1936.

The earliest Mantal record in the Stockholm City Archive is from 1652, with the collection continuing up to 1973. Between 1652 and 1719 only certain Mantal records were preserved. Between 1720 and 1831 every tenth years’ Mantal record was preserved. The archive has every Mantal record after 1831 in the collection.


Repositories

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Archives

Stadsarkivet Kungsklippan
Kungsklippan 6, 112 25 Stockholm
Sweden
Email: stadsarkivet@stockholm.se
Telephone: 08-508 28 300 (växel)
Website

Initially an archive for the city of Stockholm, is since 1993 also a provincial records office responsible for archive material from both the city and county of Stockholm. Research for individuals in the parish registers is traditionally done by gathering information from birth, marriage and burial records, and sometimes by comparing these with information from the household examination rolls. Since a large number of the population in the city of Stockholm failed to attend the household examinations, other sources must be used in order to form a view of a past household in the city.

Stockholmskällan
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Libraries

Stockholms Stadsbibliotek
Address:
Odengatan 53, 113 50 Stockholm
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Societies

Research Helps

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References

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