Sweden, Norrbotten, Church Records, 1612-1923; index 1658-1860

What is in This Collection?

The collection consists of Swedish Lutheran church records from the county of Norrbotten. 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 these records see Swedish Genealogical Word List, Sweden Handwriting, and Latin in Swedish Genealogical Records

To Browse This Collection

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 more information on the content and publication of these records on FamilySearch please see the articles FamilySearch Digital Image Collection for Norrbotten, Sweden and Sweden Church Records, 1308 – 1940 Images Published on FamilySearch. For additional details about these records and help using them see Sweden Church Records - FamilySearch Historical Records.

Sample Images

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  1856 Birth Record

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  1852 Marriage Record

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  Death Record

Coverage Table

As of 24 August 2017, the following records were included in this collection.