Sweden, Södermanland, Church Records, 1604-1900; index 1640-1860

What is in This Collection?

The collection consists of church records from the county of Södermanland. It contains indexes to births, marriages, and deaths along with images of:

• Clerical surveys (Husförhörslängder)
• Registers of birth, marriage, and death (födda, vigda, döde)
• Move-in and move-out lists (in- och utflyttede)
• Confirmations (konfirmation)
• Church accounts (räkenskaper)

You can download a PDF file of a guide to the Uppsala and Strängnäs domkapitels archive by the National Archives of Sweden. Additional records and/or images may be added to this collection in the future.

Reading These Records

These records are written in Swedish. For help reading them see:

• Swedish Genealogical Word List
• Sweden Handwriting
• Latin in Swedish Genealogical Records

To Browse This Collection

You can browse through images in this collection using the waypoints on the Collection Browse Page for Sweden, Södermanland Church Records, 1604-1900; index 1640-1860.

What Can These Records Tell Me?

The church was the primary registrar of all vital events in Sweden. These records will contain births and baptisms, marriages, confirmations, movement in and out of the parish, and deaths and burials. The names of the principals of each event will generally be recorded, along with their residence and any other persons who may be associated with the event.

Collection Content

For additional details about these records and help using them see Sweden Church Records - FamilySearch Historical Records.

Sample Images

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  Birth Record

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  Marriage Record

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  Death Record

Coverage Table

The following parishes and number of records are included in the index as of 1 September 2016:

Place	Baptism	Marriage	Burial
Aspö	3,253	950	2,995
Barva	1,932	672	1,577
Bergshammar	2,691	709	2,008
Bettna	6,642	1,735	4,317
Björkvik	12,931	3,265	8,903
Björnlunda	4,823	1,630	3,937
Blacksta	1,849	1,100	1,308
Bogsta	2,003	349	1,404
Bälinge	5,816	1,845	4,324
Bärbo	2,705	686	1,733
Dillnäs	1,556	445	1,360
Dunkers	7,606	2,509	5,720
Eskilstuna Kloster	17,619	4,530	16,169
Jäders	3,156	1,182	2,587
Nyköpings Alla Helgona	6,529	1,592	6,741
Sättersta	2,249	764	1,652

An inventory of all the images in this collection can be found at FamilySearch Digital Image Collection for Södermanland, Sweden