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Goal 4: Learn about Sweden church and cemetery records.


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ALearn about Sweden church records.


  1. FamilySearch: Learn about Sweden church records in these articles.

    FS—Wiki: Sweden Church Records   
    FS—Types of Swedish Church Records - 2018

  2. Links: See also the links in the Parish Record Collections section of the page.
  3. Explore the Church Records web links in the FamilySearch Wiki page.
  4. Explore the Jewish Genealogy Encyclopedia for Jewish resources in Sweden.

Parish Records
  1. Search for church parishes in Sweden.

    Swedish Roots: Parish Search

  2. Learn about parish records substitution in Sweden.

    FS—Parish Records Substitution in Sweden—62:48 - 2016

  3. Explore: Search the Slaktdata.org database for online church registers.
  4. Clerical and Moving Records: Learn about clerical survey records in Sweden.

    PR—Five-Star Censuses: Swedish Clerical Surveys

  5. Learn about "moving in and out" records in Sweden, created when people moved in and out of parishes.

    FS—Swedish Moving In and Out Records—20:51 - 2018

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BLearn about Sweden Household Examination records.


Household Examination Records are church books containing information about all the people who lived in a specific parish.

  1. FamilySearch: Learn about Sweden Household Examination records in this FamilySearch Wiki article.

    FS—Wiki: Sweden Household Examination Records

  2. Use this FamilySearch Wiki article for vocabulary tips when dealing with Sweden Household Examination records.

    FS—Wiki: Sweden Household Examination Vocabulary

  3. Learn more about household examination records in these videos.

    Household Examinations (Part 1)—21:06 - 2020


    Household Examinations (Part 2)—24:03 - 2020


  4. Example: See an example of a Household Examination record on Arkivdigital.

    Late 1800’s Household Examination Record Example

  5. Explore Sweden Household Examination Records on FamilySearch or MyHeritage.
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CLearn about Sweden cemetery records.


  1. FamilySearch: Learn about Sweden cemetery records in this FamilySearch Wiki article.

    FS—Wiki: Sweden Cemetery Records

  2. See also the Well-Known Cemeteries in Sweden section of the page.
  3. Find A Grave: Search the Find A Grave site for cemetery records.
  4. BillionGraves: Search the BillionGraves site for cemetery records.

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