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*[[Sweden Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Sweden Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Sweden Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
*[[Sweden Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
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*[[Sweden Census|Census]]
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*[[Sweden Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
*[[Sweden Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
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*[[Sweden Probate Records|Probate Records]]
*Cemeteries
*Cemeteries
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*[[Sweden Census|Census]]
*[[Sweden Census|Census]]
*[[Sweden Probate Records|Probate Records]]
*[[Swedish Judicial Records for Family History Research|Court Records]]
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*[[Sweden Directories|Directories]]
*[[Sweden Directories|Directories]]
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*[[Sweden Societies|Societies]]
 
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*[[Sweden Census|Census]]
*[[Sweden Census|Census]]
*[[Sweden Probate Records|Probate]]
*[[Sweden Land and Property|Land and Property]]
*Directories
*Directories
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| align="left" | Nobility
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*[[Sweden Nobility|Nobility]]
*Nobility
*Heraldry
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*[[Sweden Biography|Biography]]
 
*[[Sweden Periodicals|Periodicals]]
*[[Sweden Heraldry|Heraldry]]
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*[[Sweden History|History]]
*[[Sweden History|History]]
*[[Sweden Religious Records|Religious Records]]
*[[Sweden Religious Tolerance|Religions]]
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| align="left" | Social activities  
| align="left" | Social activities  
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*[[Sweden Social Life and Customs|Social Life & Customs]]
*Social Life and Customs
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*[[Sweden History|History]]
*[[Sweden History|History]]
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| align="left" |Vocabulary
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*[[Sweden Language and Languages|Languages]]
 
*[[Latin in Swedish Genealogical Records]]
*[[Swedish Genealogical Word List]]
*[[Sweden: Encyclopedias and Dictionaries|Dictionaries]]
*[[Moveable Feast Day Calendar for: Sweden|Feast Day Calendar (Moveable)]]
*[[Fixed and Moveable Feast Days for: Sweden|Feast Day Lists (Fixed and Moveable)]]
*[[Swedish Parish Register and Household Exam Roll Headings]]
*[[Translation Tools for Swedish Research|Translation Tools]]
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| align="left" |Handwriting<br> Online Classes
| align="left" | Naming patterns
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*[[Sweden Handwriting]]
*Names, personal
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UL0wFoBaCXs Reading Gothic Handwriting for Swedish Genealogy, Lesson 1] 
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y1yNb4BOIec Spelling and Phonetics for Swedish Genealogy, Lesson 2] — Names, dates, and key genealogical words
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBN4XbXosGU Reading Gothic Handwriting for Swedish Genealogy: Put It All Together, Lesson 3]
*[https://www.familysearch.org/help/helpcenter/lessons/scandinavian-handwriting Scandinavian Handwriting]
*[https://www.familysearch.org/help/helpcenter/lessons/scandinavian-handwriting-part-3 Scandinavian Handwriting, part 3] - No part 2 available
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ge7vsmb0ngQ  Birth and Christening Records for Swedish Genealogy]
*Instructions, document examples, and translations are given for [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rMIUyk19Q5Q '''Reading Swedish Birth and Christening Records 1717'''], [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VszQTkluERk '''1752'''], [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VZgh-3v2Vhw '''1771'''], [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KcLdSHQjyu0 '''1792'''], [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MP8xTy-IAPE '''1803'''], [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lcXgfbDIfpM '''1834'''], [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nLS0zRxvbss '''1854'''], and [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fj1bdkhi8ng '''1894'''].
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| align="left" | Naming patterns
| align="left" |Online classes
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*[[Sweden Naming Customs|Naming Customs]]
 
*[[Sweden Social Life and Customs|Social Life & Customs]]
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| align="left" |Writing for records
| align="left" |Writing for records
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==Counties==
==Jurisdictions==
{|
{|
|[[File:Dark_thin_font_green_pin_Version_4.png]]
|[[File:Dark_thin_font_green_pin_Version_4.png]]
|The topic articles listed above give general background, record contents details, and research methods. '''More specific help is available in topic articles for each County, including links to actual records.'''
|The topic articles listed above give general background, record contents details, and research methods. '''More specific help is available in topic articles for each jurisdiction, including links to actual records.'''
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{|


{{columns-list|3|
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*[[Blekinge County, Sweden Genealogy|Blekinge]]
| Birth date  and birthplace
*[[Kopparberg County, Sweden Genealogy|Dalarna]]
| [[Sweden Church Records| Church Records]], [[Sweden Civil Registration|Civil Registration (after 1860)]]
*[[Göteborg och Bohus County, Sweden Genealogy|Göteborg och Bohus]]
| [[Sweden Census|Census]]
*[[Gotland County, Sweden Genealogy|Gotland]]
| —
*[[Gävleborg County, Sweden Genealogy|Gävleborg]]
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*[[Halland County, Sweden Genealogy|Halland]]
| Death information
*[[Jämtland County, Sweden Genealogy|Jämtland]]
| [[Sweden Church Records| Church Records]], [[Sweden Civil Registration|Civil Registration (after 1860)]]  
*[[Jönköping County, Sweden Genealogy|Jönköping]]
| [[Sweden Probate Records|Probate Records]]
*[[Kalmar County, Sweden Genealogy|Kalmar]]
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*[[Kopparberg County, Sweden Genealogy|Kopparberg]]
| Emigration information
*[[Kristianstad County, Sweden Genealogy|Kristianstad]]
| [[Sweden Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]  
*[[Kronoberg County, Sweden Genealogy|Kronoberg]]
| [[Sweden Societies|Societies]]
*[[Malmöhus County, Sweden Genealogy|Malmöhus]]
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*[[Norrbotten County, Sweden Genealogy|Norrbotten]]
| Language helps
*Skåne: see Kristianstad and Malmöhus
| [[Sweden Language and Languages|Language helps]]
*[[Skaraborg County, Sweden Genealogy|Skaraborg]]
| —
*[[Stockholm County, Sweden Genealogy|Stockholm]]
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*[[Södermanland County, Sweden Genealogy|Södermanland]]
| Living relatives
*[[Uppsala County, Sweden Genealogy|Uppsala]]
| [[Sweden Compiled Genealogies|Genealogies]]
*[[Värmland County, Sweden Genealogy|Värmland]]
| [[Sweden Biography|Biography]]
*[[Västerbotten County, Sweden Genealogy|Västerbotten]]
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*[[Västernorrland County, Sweden Genealogy|Västernorrland]]
| Maiden name
*[[Västmanland County, Sweden Genealogy|Västmanland]]
| [[Sweden Church Records| Church Records]]
*Västra Götaland: see Göteborg och Bohus, Skaraborg, and Älvsborg
| —
*[[Älvsborg County, Sweden Genealogy|Älvsborg]]
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*[[Örebro County, Sweden Genealogy|Örebro]]
| Marriage information
*[[Östergötland County, Sweden Genealogy|Östergötland]]
| [[Sweden Church Records| Church Records]], [[Sweden Civil Registration|Civil Registration (after 1860)]]  
}}
| —
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| Naming customs
| [[Sweden Names, Personal|Names, Personal]]  
| [[Sweden Social Life and Customs|Social Life and Customs]]
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| Noble families
| [[Sweden Nobility|Nobility]]  
| [[Sweden Biography|Biography]], [[Sweden Periodicals|Periodicals]], [[Sweden Heraldry|Heraldry]]
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| Occupation
| [[Sweden Church Records| Church Records]], [[Sweden Civil Registration|Civil Registration (after 1860)]]  
| —
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| Parents, children, and other family members
| [[Sweden Church Records| Church Records]], [[Sweden Civil Registration|Civil Registration (after 1860)]]  
| [[Sweden Probate Records|Probate Records]], [[Swedish Judicial Records for Family History Research|Court Records]]
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| Physical description
| [[Sweden Military Records|Military Records]]  
| [[Sweden Biography|Biography]], [[Sweden Compiled Genealogies|Genealogy]]
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| Places of residence
| [[Sweden Church Records| Church Records]], [[Sweden Civil Registration|Civil Registration (after 1860)]]  
| [[Sweden Census|Census]], [[Sweden Probate Records|Probate]], [[Sweden Land and Property|Land and Property]]


|-
| Religion
| [[Sweden Church Records|Church Records]], [[Sweden Religious Records|Religious Records]]
| [[Sweden Religious Tolerance|Religions]]
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| Social activities
| [[Sweden Social Life and Customs|Social Life and Customs]]
| —
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  [[Category:Sweden Research Strategies]] [[Category:Record_Finder]]
  [[Category:Sweden Research Strategies]] [[Category:Record_Finder]]

Revision as of 17:13, 26 January 2021

Sweden Wiki Topics
Sweden Flag.gif
Beginning Research
Record Types
Sweden Background
Local Research Resources

Record Finder Table for Sweden[edit | edit source]

The following Record Finder table assists researchers in determining record types that may list the information they are looking for.

Order of Records[edit | edit source]

The typically most reliable sources are listed at the top of the list. However, depending on the time period of the record and location, multiple records in the list may need to be searched to achieve the objective. Alternative records are listed as well in case traditional records do not provide the desired information.

List of Topics[edit | edit source]

This Record Finder table links to the Sweden topic Wiki pages, containing databases and other information about accessing the records.

Vital Events[edit | edit source]

Searching for: Best Records to Search: Alternative Records:
Birth date and place
Marriage place and date
Death date, place, and burial
  • Cemeteries

Maiden Names and Family Members[edit | edit source]

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Maiden name
Parents, children, spouses, and other family members
Living relatives

Immigration and Country of Origin[edit | edit source]

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Immigration date
Country and town of origin

Residences and Locations[edit | edit source]

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Residence

Personal Details and Affiliations[edit | edit source]

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Nobility
  • Nobility
  • Heraldry
Occupation
Religion
Social activities
  • Social Life and Customs
Physical description

Reading the Records[edit | edit source]

Vocabulary
Naming patterns
  • Names, personal
Online classes
Writing for records

Jurisdictions[edit | edit source]

Dark thin font green pin Version 4.png The topic articles listed above give general background, record contents details, and research methods. More specific help is available in topic articles for each jurisdiction, including links to actual records.
Birth date and birthplace Church Records, Civil Registration (after 1860) Census —
Death information Church Records, Civil Registration (after 1860) Probate Records
Emigration information Emigration and Immigration Societies
Language helps Language helps —
Living relatives Genealogies Biography
Maiden name Church Records —
Marriage information Church Records, Civil Registration (after 1860) —
Naming customs Names, Personal Social Life and Customs
Noble families Nobility Biography, Periodicals, Heraldry
Occupation Church Records, Civil Registration (after 1860) —
Parents, children, and other family members Church Records, Civil Registration (after 1860) Probate Records, Court Records
Physical description Military Records Biography, Genealogy
Places of residence Church Records, Civil Registration (after 1860) Census, Probate, Land and Property
Religion Church Records, Religious Records Religions
Social activities Social Life and Customs —
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