Researching an Orphan in Sweden: Difference between revisions

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*The child was unwanted, perhaps born illegitimate (out of wedlock.)
*The child was unwanted, perhaps born illegitimate (out of wedlock.)


1. Whatever the case, your first step should be to exhaust the parish records where the foster home is. Check all [[Sweden Household Examination Records (Husförhörslängder)|household examination]] records to see when the child 1st appears. Follow the individual in all household examination records until their death to gather all clues regarding name variations, a birth date, or birth place.  
1. Whatever the case, your first step should be to exhaust the parish records where the foster home is. Check all [[Sweden Household Examination Records (Husförhörslängder)|household examination]] records to see when the child 1st appears. Follow the individual in all household examination records until their death to gather clues regarding name variations, a birth date, or birth place.  


Check the parish “moving in records” such as the [[Swedish Moving In and Out Records (Inflyttnings och Utflyttningslängder)|Inflyttningslängder]], and the [[Swedish Moving Certificates (Flyttningsattest)|Flyttningsattester]] if available.  
Check the parish “moving in records” such as the [[Swedish Moving In and Out Records (Inflyttnings och Utflyttningslängder)|Inflyttningslängder]], and the [[Swedish Moving Certificates (Flyttningsattest)|Flyttningsattester]] if available.  
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