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====Extracts from Church Books<br>[''Utdrag ur Ministerialböcker'']==== | |||
Research use: These records are a primary source of birth, marriage, and death information in Sweden in lieu of the original records. They identify names of parents and also provide place of residence. | |||
Record type: These are provincial records of births, marriages, and deaths extracted from all the parish church books in the province. These were compiled yearly and sent to the Central Bureau of Statistics [''Statistiska Centralbyrån'']. | |||
Time period: 1860 to 1991. | |||
Contents: Births [''Födelseböcker''] – names of persons born, dates of birth, legitimacy, names of parents, father's occupation and residence; sometimes age of mother, number of siblings and parents’ year of marriage. Marriages [''Vigsellböcker''] – names of bride and groom, their ages and places of residence, date of marriage; sometimes names of parents. Deaths [''Dödsböcker''] – names of the deceased, their dates of death, ages, place of residence at time of death, occupations, cause of death. | |||
Location: National Archives [''Riksarkivet'']. They were transferred from the Central Bureau of Statistics [''Statistiska Centralbyrån''] in 1992. | |||
Percentage in Family History Library: 1860 to 1920 - 100%. | |||
Population coverage: Theoretically 100%. | |||
Reliability: Excellent.<ref name="profile">The Family History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, “Family History Record Profile: Sweden,” Word document, private files of the FamilySearch Content Strategy Team, 1987-1998.</ref> | |||
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<br>If the local parish records were destroyed you might check with the Diocese Archives (Domkapitel Arkiv). These collections include many records from the parishes within the diocese such as diocese instruction, parish priest replacement, church residential properties, visits to the local parish by diocese officials, and donation records. | <br>If the local parish records were destroyed you might check with the Diocese Archives (Domkapitel Arkiv). These collections include many records from the parishes within the diocese such as diocese instruction, parish priest replacement, church residential properties, visits to the local parish by diocese officials, and donation records. | ||
Among the visitation records you might find copies of local records such as the communion and household examinations and seating locations within the church. When a new priest or klockare (parish clerk) was chosen an electorial register was created which can offer detailed information about the land owners and farmers within the parish or [[Swedish Pastorat|pastorat]]. The Domkapitel Arkiv can also include records of divorces. The older part of the Domkapitel Arkiv are stored at the Regional archives (the Landsarkiv.) <br> | Among the visitation records you might find copies of local records such as the communion and household examinations and seating locations within the church. When a new priest or klockare (parish clerk) was chosen an electorial register was created which can offer detailed information about the land owners and farmers within the parish or [[Swedish Pastorat|pastorat]]. The Domkapitel Arkiv can also include records of divorces. The older part of the Domkapitel Arkiv are stored at the Regional archives (the Landsarkiv.) <br> | ||
=== Access to Swedish Church Records === | === Access to Swedish Church Records === | ||