Sweden: Record Selection Table

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The table below can help you decide which records to search. In column 1 find the goal you selected.Find in column 2 the types of records that are most likely to have the information you need. Then turn to that section of this outline.Additional records that may also be useful are listed in column 3. The terms used in columns 2 and 3 are the same as the subject headings used in this outline and in the Locality Search of the Family History Library Catalog. Records containing previous research (biography, genealogy, history, nobility, periodicals, and societies) could provide information for most of the goals. These have not been listed unless they are especially helpful for the goal.

1. If You Need	2. Look First In	3. Then Search
Age	Church Records, Civil Registration (after 1860)	Census
Birth date	Church Records, Civil Registration (after 1860)	—
Birthplace	Church Records, Civil Registration (after 1860)	—
Death	Church Records, Civil Registration (after 1860)	Probate Records
Emigration information	Emigration and Immigration	Societies
Historical background	History	Social Life and Customs, Societies
Marriage	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
Place-finding aids	Gazetteers	Maps, Encyclopedias and Dictionaries
Places of residence	Church Records, Civil Registration (after 1860)	Census, Probate, Land and Property
Previous research (compiled genealogy) Make sure to talk with living relatives to find out what they know before initiating any new research.  Home sources can be invaluable to the beginning researcher.	Genealogy, Periodicals, Societies	History, Biography, Archives and Libraries