Danderyd Parish, Stockholm, Sweden Genealogy
Guide to Danderyd Parish, Sweden ancestry, family history, and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.
History
The old rural municipality Danderyd was split up during the early 20th century, when Djursholm and Stocksund broke away in 1901 and 1910. Since 1971 Danderyd Municipality is reunified in approximately the old boundaries.
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| Danderyd Parish, Stockholm, Sweden Genealogy | |
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| Jurisdictions | |
| Stift | -1942 Uppsala ärkestift, 1942- Stockholm |
| Pastorat | Middle Ages: Separate pastorat, -1653-09-15 Annex parish in Täby and Danderyd pastorat, 1653-09-16--1907-04-30 Mother parish for Danderyd and Lidingö pastorat, 1907-05-01- again its own pastorat. |
| Län | 1634-1639 Uppsala, 1640-1647 Stockholm, 1648-1651 Uppsala, 1652-1653 Stockholm, 1654-1714 Uppsala, 1715- Stockholm |
| Landskap | Uppland |
| Härad | Danderyds skeppslag |
| Tingslag | -1906 Danderyds skeppslag, 1907-1970 Södra Roslags domsaga |
| Domsaga | 1680-1680 Danderyd, Värmdö, Sollentuna, Sot-
holm, Svartlösa, Öknebo, 1681-1689 Danderyd, Sollentuna, Vallentuna, Seminghundra, Sotholm, Svartlösa, Öknebo, 1689-1714 Danderyd, Värmdö, Åker, Sollentuna, Bro, Håbo, Ärlinghundra, 1715-1770 Danderyd, Värmdö, Åker, Sollentuna, Färentuna (fr 1719), Vallentuna, Långhundra, Seminghundra, Ärlinghundra, 1771-1843 Danderyd, Värmdö, Åker, Sollentuna, Vallentuna, 1844-1869 Danderyd, Värmdö, Åker, Sollentuna, Färentuna, 1870- Södra Roslag |
| Fögderi | 1720-1852 Sollentuna, Vallentuna, Danderyd, 1853-1881 Sollentuna, Vallentuna, Färentuna, Danderyd, 1882-1885 Danderyd, Åker, Värmdö, 1886-1917 Vaxholm, 1918- Danderyd |
| Kommun | 1863-1945 Danderyd, 1946-1970 Danderyds köping, 1971- Danderyd |
| Militär indelning | SÖDRA ROSLAGS ANDRA BÅTSMANSKOMPANI, Extra Båtsmans-Roteringen |
| NAD Ref Code | SE/SSA/1494 |
| National Archive SVAR | link |
| Swedish Wikipedia | link |
| SCB Congregation map | link |
| Open Street map | link |
Place Names
Altorp, Aludden,
Berga,
Danderydsberg, Djursholm,
Ekebydal, Edsviken, Enhagen,Enebyberg, Eriksberg,
Grindstugan, Gärdestorpen,
Kalmar Lilla, Kalmar Stora, Klingsta, Klockaregården, Kohagen, Kävinge,
Lahäll, Lillgärdet, Lybeck, Långängen,
Mölnartorp, Mörby,
Nora, Norrhagen, Norrtorp, Nyby, Nybytorp,
Rinkeby,
Sandbro, Sikreno, Skärviken, Stocksberg, Stockby, Svalnäs, Sätra,
Västertorpen, Västervik,
Ösby, Ösbytorp.
Sweden 1951 Place Names Register and the Swedish Parish Pages list in this Wiki will give you searchable lists of places, particularly parishes and the farms within those parishes.
- Surrounding Parishes
Collections
Census Records
- Sweden Household Examination Records (Husförhörslängder)--explanation of this church record which is functionally the census of Sweden.
- Sweden Household Examination Books, 1840-1947, ($), index and images. Also on Ancestry.com, ($), Arkiv Digital ($), and SVAR at Riksarkivet.
Church Records
Online Database Church Records
The easiest way to access the Swedish Church Records is through the internet, using these five sites (see links to specific collections below). Four of these sites require a subscription for access. (ArkivDigital, Ancestry.com, and MyHeritage.com are available at a FamilyHistory Center near you free of charge.)
- Sweden, Stockholm Church Records, 1556-1939, index 1634-1860 at FamilySearch.
- MyHeritage.com ($),
- Ancestry.com ($),
- Arkiv Digital ($), and
- SVAR at Riksarkivet.
Help Using ArkivDigital: Online Databases for Sweden
- These lessons will teach you how to use ArkivDigital:
Family History Library Records
Click Sweden, Stockholm Records for a full listing of microfilmed records (some digitized online) at the Family History Library, that may be digitized. Check back occasionally to see if your records have become available. In the meantime, some of them might be available at a Family History Center near you.
Click on "Places within Sweden, Stockholm and then select your parish.
Military Records
Related Sources
Help Reading Swedish Records
- You do not have to be fluent in Swedish to read these records! They have a limited vocabulary: mother, father, born, bride, groom, married, etc. The rest of the content will be names, dates, and places, which do not need translation.
- This Swedish Word List covers typical terms found in the records.
- Swedish Historical Dictionary Database, SHDD: This interactive dictionary allows you to enter a word in the search box and receive the translation.
- Feast Day Calendar (Moveable) and Feast Day Lists (Fixed and Moveable) will help you translate dates written in feast day form.
- Sweden surnames are patronymic and change every generation, so carefully study Sweden Names, Personal.
- For help with reading the column headings found in more recent records, see Swedish Parish Register and Household Exam Roll Headings.
- Instructions, document examples, and translations are given for Reading Swedish Birth and Christening Records 1717, 1752, 1771, 1792, 1803, 1834, 1854.
Help Reading Old Handwriting
- FamilySearch Online Lessons - Reading Scandinavian Handwriting:
- Scandinavian Handwriting
- Scandinavian Handwriting, part 3
- No part 2 available
Help With Research Objectives and Strategies
References
Riksarkivet. "Danderyd" Nationell ArkivDatabas (NAD). January 2011 http://www.nad.ra.se/