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Record Finder Table for Sweden

The following Record Finder table assists researchers in determining record types that may list the information they are looking for.

Order of Records

The typically most reliable sources are listed at the top of the list. However, depending on the time period of the record and location, multiple records in the list may need to be searched to achieve the objective. Alternative records are listed as well in case traditional records do not provide the desired information.

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This Record Finder table links to the Sweden topic Wiki pages, containing databases and other information about accessing the records.

Vital Events

Searching for:	Best Records to Search:	Alternative Records:
Birth date and place	Church Records Civil Registration	Census
Marriage place and date	Church Records Civil Registration
Death date, place, and burial	Church Records Civil Registration	Probate Records Cemeteries

Maiden Names and Family Members

Searching for:	Best Records to Search:	Alternative Records:
Maiden name	Church Records Civil Registration
Parents, children, spouses, and other family members	Church Records Civil Registration	Census
Living relatives	Genealogies Directories

Immigration and Country of Origin

Searching for:	Best Records to Search:	Alternative Records:
Immigration date	Emigration and Immigration See the FamilySearch Wiki article for the country to which the ancestor immigrated.
Country and town of origin	Emigration and Immigration	Societies

Residences and Locations

Searching for:	Best Records to Search:	Alternative Records:
Residence	Church Records Civil Registration	Census Directories

Personal Details and Affiliations

Searching for:	Best Records to Search:	Alternative Records:
Nobility	Nobility Heraldry
Occupation	Church Records Civil Registration	Census
Religion	Church Records	History
Social activities	Social Life and Customs	History
Physical description	Military records

Reading the Records

Vocabulary	Languages Latin in Swedish Genealogical Records Swedish Genealogical Word List Dictionaries Feast Day Calendar (Moveable) Feast Day Lists (Fixed and Moveable) Swedish Parish Register and Household Exam Roll Headings Translation Tools
Handwriting	Reading Gothic Handwriting for Swedish Genealogy, Lesson 1 Spelling and Phonetics for Swedish Genealogy, Lesson 2 — Names, dates, and key genealogical words Reading Gothic Handwriting for Swedish Genealogy: Put It All Together, Lesson 3 Scandinavian Handwriting Scandinavian Handwriting, part 3 - No part 2 available Birth and Christening Records for Swedish Genealogy Instructions, document examples, and translations are given for Reading Swedish Birth and Christening Records 1717, 1752, 1771, 1792, 1803, 1834, 1854, and 1894.
Naming patterns	Names, Personal
Online classes
Writing for records

Counties

The topic articles listed above give general background, record contents details, and research methods. More specific help is available in topic articles for each County, including links to actual records.

• Blekinge
• Dalarna
• Göteborg och Bohus
• Gotland
• Gävleborg
• Halland
• Jämtland
• Jönköping
• Kalmar
• Kopparberg
• Kristianstad
• Kronoberg
• Malmöhus
• Norrbotten
• Skåne: see Kristianstad and Malmöhus
• Skaraborg
• Stockholm
• Södermanland
• Uppsala
• Värmland
• Västerbotten
• Västernorrland
• Västmanland
• Västra Götaland: see Göteborg och Bohus, Skaraborg, and Älvsborg
• Älvsborg
• Örebro
• Östergötland

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	—