FINDING RECORDS OF YOUR ANCESTORS, PART A SWEDEN 1860 TO 1920 Beginning Swedish researchers will also need: Reading Swedish Records (31028). If your ancestor lived in Sweden between 1860 and 1920, follow the steps in this booklet to find the records of his or her family. These instructions will show you which records to search, what to look for, and what tools to use. One piece of information will lead to another until you have identified each family member and filled out a family group record. Find your ancestor’s birth 1 record in church records or civil registration. Find your ancestor’s par- 2 ents, brothers, and sisters in clerical survey records. Find the birth records of 3 your ancestor’s brothers and 2 1 sisters in church records or 3 civil registration. 4 Find the marriage record 4 of your ancestor’s parents in church records or civil registration. This family is now complete. Latter-day Saints: Now see additional instruc- tions for submitting names for temple ordinances. The steps and tools you need are described inside. HOW TO BEGIN—PREPARATION You should have already gathered as much information Tips: as possible from your home and family and filled out family group records and a pedigree chart. You may have If you don’t know your ancestor’s birth date: checked FamilySearch™ or other computer files to see if • Start with a more recent generation. You will learn how others have researched your Swedish family. to do research, and you will probably discover something To Begin: you didn’t know about your family. A. From your pedigree chart, choose an ancestor who •Find the records for the family in the example given. was born in Sweden between 1860 and 1920. You must This will teach you basic research skills before you know the birth date and birthplace (parish) in order to research your own family. This is a good class activity. find your ancestor’s family. It is helpful to know the county and district. If you don’t know the parish where your ancestor was born, B. Write your ancestor’s name in the children’s section see “Tips” on page 6. of a new family group record. Read through the instruc- tions in this booklet. Then follow the steps below to find your ancestor’s family. Pedigree Chart Chart no. _______ Family Group Record If typing, set spacing at 1 1/2. Page of Husband Last See "Other Given name(s) name marriages" No. 1 on this chart is the same as no. _______ on chart no. _______. 8 Born (day month year) Place (Father of no. 4) LDS ordinance dates Te m p l e B E SP SS F C Cont. on chart no. Christened Place Baptized Mark boxes when ordinances are completed. When born _______ Where B Baptized Died Place Endowed 4 Erik Alfred Erickson When married E Endowed (Father of no. 2) B E SP SS F C When died Buried Place Sealed to parents SP Sealed to parents When born 9 Dec 1863 Where Married Place Sealed to spouse SS Sealed to spouse Where Örebro, Örebro, Sweden F Family Group Record exists for this couple 9 Husband's father Last Deceased When married 2 Mar 1892 (Mother of no. 4) Given name(s) name C Children's ordinances completed B E SP SS Cont. on Where Logan, Cache, Utah chart no. Husband's mother Maiden Deceased When born _______ Given name(s) name When died 5 May 1942 Where Wife Maiden See "Other Given name(s) name marriages" 2 Alfred Allan Erickson Where Smithfield, Cache, Utah When died (Father) Born (day month year) Place B E SP SS F C Where LDS ordinance dates Te m p l e When born 18 Dec 1892 Christened Place Baptized Where Smithfield, Cache, Utah 10 (Father of no. 5) B E SP SS F C Cont. on Died Place Endowed When married chart no. When born _______ Write date as: 4 Oct. 1896 Buried Place Sealed to parents Where Where Wife's father Last Deceased When died 5 Jeanette Low When married Given name(s) (Mother of no. 2) name Where B E SP SS When died Wife's mother Maiden Deceased When born Where Given name(s) name Where Children List each child (whether living or dead) in order of birth. LDS ordinance dates Te m p l e 11 When died (Mother of no. 5) 1 Sex Given Last See "Other B E SP SS Cont. on name(s) name marriages" chart no. Where Born (day month year) Place Baptized When born _______ Where Christened Place Endowed 1 Alfred G. Erickson When died (Name) B E SP SS F C Where Died Place Sealed to parents When born Spouse Last Where Given name(s) name 12 (Father of no. 6) Married Place Sealed to spouse B E SP SS F C Cont. on When married chart no. Where When born _______ 2 Sex Given Last See "Other name(s) marriages" Where name When died Born (day month year) Place Baptized 6 When married Where (Father of no. 3) B E SP SS F C When died Christened Place Endowed When born Where Died Place Sealed to parents (Spouse) Where B E SP SS 13 Spouse Last When married (Mother of no. 6) B E SP SS Cont. on arwick, Eng. Given name(s) name Where chart no. olk, North Carolina, USA or Married Place Sealed to spouse When born _______ 3 When died Where 3 Sex Given Last See "Other (Mother) B E SP SS Where When died name(s) Erik Alfred name Ericsson marriages" M Place Where Born (day month year) Baptized When born 9 Dec 1863 Ålunda Örebro stadsförsamling, Örebro, Sweden Where Christened Place Endowed 14 14 Dec 1863 Örebro, Örebro, Sweden When died (Father of no. 7) P Write place as: Tryon, St. Martins, Birmingham, W B E SP SS F C Cont. on Died Place Sealed to parents Where chart no. 5 May 1942 Smithfield, Cache, Utah When born _______ Spouse Last Where Given name(s) Jeanette name Low Place 7 When married Married Sealed to spouse Your name and address (Mother of no. 3) B E SP SS When died 2 Mar 1892 Logan, Cache, Utah Select only one of the following options. The option you select applies Your name When born Where to all names on this form. Where Option 1—Family File Send all 15 names to my family file at the Te mple. When died (Mother of no. 7) Address B E SP SS Cont. on Where Option 2—Temple File Send all names to any temple, chart no. and assign proxies for all approved ordinances. When born _______ Telephone number Date prepared Where Option 3—Ancestral File Send all names to the When died computerized Ancestral File for research purposes only, not for ordinances. I am including the required pedigree chart. Where Phone Date prepared ( ) Published by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. 3/96. Printed in USA. 31826 Published by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints 10/93 Printed in USA 31827 A. Rolf’s pedigree chart B. Rolf begins a family group record with Erik Alfred Ericsson listed as a child. THE RESEARCH PROCESS The following pages walk you through the research Here he looks in the Family History Library Catalog process. In the case study, Rolf is looking for the family for the records he wants and orders the microfilms he of Erik Alfred Ericsson. He takes his family group needs. He makes several visits to the center. Follow records and pedigree chart to a family history center. these same steps to find your family. Sweden 2 THE RESEARCH PROCESS Case study: Erik Alfred Ericsson, born in 1863 in Örebro stadsförsamling parish, Örebro District, Örebro County, Sweden. Your ancestor:_______________, _________, in ________________, _________, ____________, Sweden. name birth date parish county FIND YOUR ANCESTOR’S BIRTH (CHRISTENING) RECORD IN CHURCH RECORDS OR CIVIL REGISTRATION. 1 (See “Church Records: Birth” on page 10 or “Civil Registration” on page 11.) A. At the family history center, Rolf searches in Customs” on page 17.) He photocopies the record the Family History Library Catalog for the parish in for his files. Sweden where his ancestor was born (Örebro stads- C. Rolf makes note of the farm or village name listed församling parish). If there are no birth records for on the birth record. He will need this information the desired time period at the parish level, look when he begins to search clerical survey records. under the county for “Civil Registration.” (See “Using the Family History Library Catalog” on page 9.) D. Rolf writes on the family group record: (1) Erik Alfred’s birth information on the front, and (2) B. He finds the FHL film 1794844 and orders it. He source information (such as parish name, film number, finds Erik Alfred’s birth record on the film. His sur- volume and years covered, and page number) on the name is recorded as Ericsson. (See “Naming back. Birth Date Child’s Name Parents Mother’s Age Christening Date FIND YOUR ANCESTOR’S FAMILY IN A CLERICAL SURVEY (CHURCH RECORD). (See “Clerical Survey” on page 12.) 2 A. Rolf now looks for the clerical survey which cov- D. Rolf records birth dates and birthplaces for each ers the year of Erik Alfred’s birth. Clerical surveys member of the family. Because some birthplaces are are listed under the parish. He looks in the Family abbreviated, he checks a Swedish gazetteer to deter- History Library Catalog for Örebro stadsförsamling mine the correct spelling.