Sweden, Gävleborg, Church Records, 1616-1908; index 1671-1860

What is in This Collection?

The collection consists of church records from the county of Gävleborg. It contains the following types of records:

• 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, Gävleborg, Church Records, 1616-1908; index 1671-1860.

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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  1854 Christening Record

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  1855 Marriage Record

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  1849 Burial Record

Coverage Table

Place	Baptism	Marriage	Burial	Other
Alfta	10,874	2,805	5,912	374
Arbrå	7,421	2,147	4,391	315
Bollnäs	175	0	76	773

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