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==Communion Lists== | == Communion Lists == | ||
The translation for "communion lists" is: | The translation for "communion lists" is: | ||
*Swedish: ''Kommunion | *Swedish: ''Kommunion'' | ||
*Finnish: ''Entoollisella kàyneet '' | *Finnish: ''Entoollisella kàyneet '' | ||
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If there has been a loss of records or if you desire background information, searching communion lists might be helpful. However, they are not the first or most feasible record source to search for life event information on your Scandinavian ancestors. | If there has been a loss of records or if you desire background information, searching communion lists might be helpful. However, they are not the first or most feasible record source to search for life event information on your Scandinavian ancestors. | ||
In [[Sweden Genealogy|Sweden]] and [[Finland Genealogy|Finland]], for some parishes and time periods, the communion lists were recorded as if they were a census, where all family members were listed by name and sometimes age. This was not country-wide, however. | In [[Sweden Genealogy|Sweden]] and [[Finland Genealogy|Finland]], for some parishes and time periods, the communion lists were recorded as if they were a census, where all family members were listed by name and sometimes age. This was not country-wide, however. See [[Swedish Communion Records (Kommunionlängder)]] for an article specific to communion Lists in Sweden. | ||
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