Sweden Record Finder: Difference between revisions

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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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 [[Category:Record Finder]]
-This table can help you decide which records to search using the following steps:
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-Step 1. '''In column 1''', find your goal.
-Step 2. '''In column 2''', find the types of records most likely to have the information you need.
-Step 3. '''In column 3''', find additional records that may be useful.
-{| width="70%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1" bgcolor="#F0F0F0"
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-| width="30%" bgcolor="#CFF3FF" align="left" | '''What you are looking for:'''
-| width="35%" bgcolor="#CFF3FF" align="left" | '''Try these records first:'''
-| width="35%" bgcolor="#CFF3FF" align="left" | '''Other useful records:'''
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-| Age
-| [[Sweden Church Records| Church Records]], [[Sweden Civil Registration|Civil Registration (after 1860)]]
-| [[Sweden Census|Census]]
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 | Birth date  and birthplace
 | [[Sweden Church Records| Church Records]], [[Sweden Civil Registration|Civil Registration (after 1860)]]
 | [[Sweden Census|Census]]
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-| Boundaries (parish, district, or county)
-| [[Sweden Maps|Maps]], [[Historical Maps of Sweden|Historical Maps]]
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 | [[Sweden Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
 | [[Sweden Societies|Societies]]
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-| Historical background
-| [[Sweden History|History]]
-| [[Sweden Social Life and Customs|Social Life and Customs]], [[Sweden Societies|Societies]]
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 | Language helps
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 | [[Sweden Military Records|Military Records]]
 | [[Sweden Biography|Biography]], [[Sweden Compiled Genealogies|Genealogy]]
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-| Place-finding aids
-| [[Sweden Gazetteers|Gazetteers]]
-| [[Sweden Maps|Maps]], [[Sweden Encyclopedias and Dictionaries|Encyclopedias and Dictionaries]]
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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]]
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-| Previous research (compiled genealogy)
-| [[Sweden Compiled Genealogies|Genealogy]], [[Sweden Periodicals|Periodicals]], [[Sweden Societies|Societies]]
-| [[Sweden History|History]], [[Sweden Biography|Biography]], [[Sweden Archives and Libraries|Archives and Libraries]]
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-| Record-finding aids
-| [[Sweden Archives and Libraries|Archives & Libraries]]
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 | Religion