A previous post, “Unlocking the Mystery of the Feast Day Calendar,” told the story of the feast day calendar, how it’s made up, and what to look for in church records. This post will take you through the process of using the feast day calendar. The church book samples are from Danish, Norwegian, and Swedish records. Danish Christening Record Let’s start with a christening record from Alsønderup parish in Fredriksborg, Denmark.1 A christening record from...
One of the most commonly used sources for Scandinavian research is church records. The church was the governing power on the local level in Denmark, Norway, Finland, and Sweden. They kept track of when people were born, married, and died. Since the priest knew “everybody” in their parish, they often recorded who needed to pay tax in the earlier tax days and might even help with census records, especially the Swedish household examinations....
Which Rasmus Gudmundsson is ours? Separating Identity using Swedish Tax and Church Records Previously, in this four-part series on Scandinavian research, we discussed patronymics and naming traditions common in Scandinavian genealogy. We also identified two research objectives as we are trying to uniquely identify Rasmus Gudmundsson, born in Malmöhus, Sweden, around 1719. We did locality research for Kågeröd and Norra Vram parishes and had a brief introduction to household examinations, church, probate, tax, and moving...
Which Rasmus Gudmundsson is ours? Separating Identity using Swedish Tax and Church Records In part one of this four-part series on Scandinavian research, we discussed patronymics and naming traditions common in Scandinavian genealogy. We also identified two research objectives as we are trying to uniquely identify Rasmus Gudmundsson, born in Malmöhus, Sweden, around 1719. In part two, we did locality research for Kågeröd and Norra Vram parishes and had a brief introduction to household examinations,...
If you have ancestors that originated in Scandinavia, you may have thought this was a challenge you couldn’t undertake. In this new series, Scandinavian research expert Torhild Shirley, AG, will share the basics of research in this location and using a case study to illustrate the methodology. Enjoy! -Diana Which Rasmus Gudmundsson is ours? Separating Identity using Swedish Tax and Church Records Every country and region has its challenges when it comes to genealogical research....