Sweden, Västernorrland, Church Records, 1501-1940; index 1650-1860

What is in This Collection?

The collection consists of church records from the county of Vasternorrland. 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)

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, Vasternorrland Church Records 1501-1940; index 1650-1860.

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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  1821 Birth Record

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  1820 Marriage Record

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  1819 Death Record

Coverage Table

As of 31 December 2019 the index contained the following records:

Place	Baptism	Marriage	Death
Alnö	2,788	555	1,943
Anundsjö	10,009	1,998	5,426
Arnäs	14,064	3,371	8,455
Attmars	4,639	1,220	3,217
Tuna	0	7	0
Ådals-Lidens	1,896	481	1,013
Åsele	162	1,052	676

Inventory

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