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=== Passenger Lists === | === Passenger Lists === | ||
Swedish passenger lists record the people, including people from other countries, who departed from Swedish ports. The records were kept for the Swedish police authorities (Poliskammaren). | Swedish passenger lists record the people, including people from other countries, who departed from Swedish ports. The records were kept for the Swedish police authorities (Poliskammaren). | ||
Most Swedish emigrants left from the port of Göteborg (Gothenburg). Emigrants from southern Sweden left from Malmö. Relatively few left from Stockholm and Norrköping. | Most Swedish emigrants left from the port of Göteborg (Gothenburg). Emigrants from southern Sweden left from Malmö. Relatively few left from Stockholm and Norrköping. | ||
The passenger lists are indexed. The Family History Library has microfilm copies of both the indexes and the original passenger lists. The following table lists the original lists and indexes available for each port. | The passenger lists are indexed. The Family History Library has microfilm copies of both the indexes and the original passenger lists. The following table lists the original lists and indexes available for each port. | ||
'''Original Lists<br>Indexes''' | '''Original Lists<br>Indexes''' | ||
{| class="plain" | {| class="plain FCK__ShowTableBorders" | ||
|- | |- | ||
| Göteborg <br> | | Göteborg <br> | ||
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| 1869-1951 <br> | | 1869-1951 <br> | ||
|- | |- | ||
| Malmö | | Malmö | ||
| 1874-1939 | | 1874-1939 | ||
| 1874-1886 | | 1874-1886 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | | | ||
| 1888-1929 | | 1888-1929 | ||
| 1931-1939 | | 1931-1939 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| Norrköping | | Norrköping | ||
| 1860-1921 | | 1860-1921 | ||
| | | | ||
|- | |- | ||
| Stockholm | | Stockholm | ||
| 1869-1904 | | 1869-1904 | ||
| 1869-1920 | | 1869-1920 | ||
|} | |} | ||
<br>To find a film number for a specific port in a specific year, look in the Family History Library Catalog. Each port is listed under: | <br>To find a film number for a specific port in a specific year, look in the Family History Library Catalog. Each port is listed under: | ||
SWEDEN - EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION. | SWEDEN - EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION. | ||
Many Swedes also left from the following ports: | Many Swedes also left from the following ports: | ||
* Copenhagen, Denmark | *Copenhagen, Denmark | ||
* Oslo and Trondheim, Norway | *Oslo and Trondheim, Norway | ||
* Hamburg, Germany | *Hamburg, Germany | ||
Records from these ports are indexed and list Swedes as foreigners. As a result, the records generally list the person's last residence as Sweden, though some do list the person's home parish. | Records from these ports are indexed and list Swedes as foreigners. As a result, the records generally list the person's last residence as Sweden, though some do list the person's home parish. | ||
If your ancestor | If your ancestor emigrated through Hamburg, the passenger lists and indexes are most fully described in the Wiki article [[Hamburg Passenger Lists|Hamburg Passenger Lists]]. Also, the Family History Library has the [http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/RG/Guide/Hamburg_Pass_List.ASP Hamburg Passenger List 1850-1934 Resource Guide], and microfiche instructions ''[http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=102523&disp=The+Hamburg+passenger+lists%20%20&columns=*,0,0 Hamburg Passenger Lists]''. | ||
To find records of these ports, check Place Search of the Family History Library Catalog under: | To find records of these ports, check Place Search of the Family History Library Catalog under: | ||
[COUNTRY] - EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION | [COUNTRY] - EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION | ||
Extracts of Parish Records Parish ministers were required to send yearly extract records to the Central Bureau of Statistics (Statistiska Centralbyrån) of people leaving Sweden or arriving in Sweden from another country. This practice was supposed to have started in 1851, but it did not become regular until 1865. | Extracts of Parish Records Parish ministers were required to send yearly extract records to the Central Bureau of Statistics (Statistiska Centralbyrån) of people leaving Sweden or arriving in Sweden from another country. This practice was supposed to have started in 1851, but it did not become regular until 1865. | ||
The Central Bureau of Statistics compiled these records by county. These records have been microfilmed to the year 1940. Thus far, the records between 1851 and 1860 have been indexed. The indexing is an ongoing project. Some counties have indexes more recent than 1860. | The Central Bureau of Statistics compiled these records by county. These records have been microfilmed to the year 1940. Thus far, the records between 1851 and 1860 have been indexed. The indexing is an ongoing project. Some counties have indexes more recent than 1860. | ||
These records contain the name of each parish on the first page with statistical information about that parish. Information about the people arriving from another country or leaving Sweden have separate sections on the next page. | These records contain the name of each parish on the first page with statistical information about that parish. Information about the people arriving from another country or leaving Sweden have separate sections on the next page. | ||
The parish extracts are listed in the Family History Library Catalog under: | The parish extracts are listed in the Family History Library Catalog under: | ||
SWEDEN, [COUNTY] - EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION | SWEDEN, [COUNTY] - EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION | ||
Indexes to parish extracts are listed under: | Indexes to parish extracts are listed under: | ||
SWEDEN - EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION - INDEXES | SWEDEN - EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION - INDEXES | ||
SWEDEN, [COUNTY] - EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION - INDEXES | SWEDEN, [COUNTY] - EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION - INDEXES | ||
'''Passport Journals'''<nowiki>: Between 1798 and 1851, the names and residences of persons applying for passports were recorded yearly in the records of the Swedish Navy. The Navy kept the records because the passport fees went into the Navy's pension fund.</nowiki> | '''Passport Journals'''<nowiki>: Between 1798 and 1851, the names and residences of persons applying for passports were recorded yearly in the records of the Swedish Navy. The Navy kept the records because the passport fees went into the Navy's pension fund.</nowiki> | ||
These records are available on microfilm at the Family History Library (FHL films 479331, 479587-605). Axel Friman has created an index to the names of emigrants listed in the naval records between 1817 and 1850 (FHL film 1224712 item 3). | These records are available on microfilm at the Family History Library (FHL films 479331, 479587-605). Axel Friman has created an index to the names of emigrants listed in the naval records between 1817 and 1850 (FHL film 1224712 item 3). | ||
Passport journals are also available from a few cities in Sweden. They give the name and home parish of the applicant. To find them, search the Family History Library Catalog under: | Passport journals are also available from a few cities in Sweden. They give the name and home parish of the applicant. To find them, search the Family History Library Catalog under: | ||
SWEDEN, [COUNTY], [CITY] - EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION | SWEDEN, [COUNTY], [CITY] - EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION | ||
'''Emigration Archives'''<nowiki>: Sweden has several regional emigration archives. The most prominent one is the Emigrant Institute in Växjö. It houses the largest collection of Swedish emigration materials as well as a microfilmed collection of church records from the Swedish-American Lutheran Church. The Institute's address is:</nowiki> | '''Emigration Archives'''<nowiki>: Sweden has several regional emigration archives. The most prominent one is the Emigrant Institute in Växjö. It houses the largest collection of Swedish emigration materials as well as a microfilmed collection of church records from the Swedish-American Lutheran Church. The Institute's address is:</nowiki> | ||
'''Svenska Emigrantinstiutet'''<br>Box 201<br>S-351 04 Växjö<br>Sweden<br>Internet: http://www.utvandrarnashus.se/<br> | '''Svenska Emigrantinstiutet'''<br>Box 201<br>S-351 04 Växjö<br>Sweden<br>Internet: http://www.utvandrarnashus.se/<br> | ||
A special emigration database, called Emigranten, is available at the Family History Library on computer disc. The database gives access to the following files: | A special emigration database, called Emigranten, is available at the Family History Library on computer disc. The database gives access to the following files: | ||
* '''EMIHAMN''' - Emigrants leaving through Göteborg, Malmö, Stockholm, Norrköping, and Kalmar (1.3 million names). | *'''EMIHAMN''' - Emigrants leaving through Göteborg, Malmö, Stockholm, Norrköping, and Kalmar (1.3 million names). | ||
* '''EMIBAS''' - Emigrants who were residents of Göteborg City (40,000 names). | *'''EMIBAS''' - Emigrants who were residents of Göteborg City (40,000 names). | ||
* '''EMISJÖ''' - Sailors who left their ships outside of Europe (20,000 names). | *'''EMISJÖ''' - Sailors who left their ships outside of Europe (20,000 names). | ||
* '''SAKA''' - A list of the church records in the Swedish-American Lutheran Church Archives. | *'''SAKA''' - A list of the church records in the Swedish-American Lutheran Church Archives. | ||
The records of the Swedish-American Lutheran churches are also available on microfilm through the Swenson Swedish Research Center. See the "[[Sweden Societies|Societies]]" section of this outline for their address. | The records of the Swedish-American Lutheran churches are also available on microfilm through the Swenson Swedish Research Center. See the "[[Sweden Societies|Societies]]" section of this outline for their address. | ||