English Genealogy Resources

• Denmark

• Census Records

  • 1769/1771 Censuses
  • 1787 Census
  • 1801/1803 Censuses
  • 1834/1835 Censuses
  • 1840 Census
  • 1845 Census
  • 1850 Census
  • 1855 Census
  • 1860 Census
  • 1870 Census
  • 1880 Census
  • 1890 Census
  • 1890 Census
  • 1901 Census
  • 1906 Census
  • 1911 Census
  • 1916 Census
  • 1921 Census

• Maps/Gazetteers

  • Denmark's Counties
  • Map of the United States: Danish Ancestry

• Dictionaries/Handwriting

• • Danish Genealogical Word List
  • Alphabets and handwriting styles
  • Handwriting Guide: Germany Gothic

• Parish Registers

  • International Genealogical Index
  • Vital Records Index
  • IGI og VRI Batch-numre for Danmark, Norge og Sverige
  • Global IGI Batch Guide

Emigration Records

• • The Danish Emigration Archives
  • Danish Americans (Historical Background)
  • Danish West Indies (U.S. Virgin Islands) Guide
  • St. Croix Census
  • U.S. Virgin Islands GenWeb Project

Probate Records

• • Thisted, Viborg, Aalborg & Randers Counties

How To Guides

• • Articles on Danish Research
  • Denmark Research Outline

 

• Norway

• Census Records

  • 1801 Census
  • 1865 Census (Digitalarkivet)
  • 1865 Census (Univ. Tromsø)
  • 1875 Census (Digitalarkivet)
  • 1875 Census (Univ. Tromsø)
  • 1900 Census (Digitalarkivet)
  • 1900 Census (Univ. Tromsø)

• Maps/Gazetteers

  • Norway's Counties (Wikipedia)
  • Norway's Counties (FamilySearch)
  • Map of the United States: Norwegian Ancestry
  • Norgesglasset
  • Norwegian Farm Names

• Dictionaries/Handwriting

  • Norwegian Genealogical Word List
  • Handwriting Guide: Germany Gothic

• Parish Registers

  • International Genealogical Index
  • Vital Records Index
  • Digitalarkivet
  • IGI og VRI Batch-numre for Danmark, Norge og Sverige
  • Norway List IGI Batch Number Index Project
  • Global IGI Batch Guide

• Emigration Records

  • Emigration Records
  • Norwegian American (Historical Background)
  • The Norwegian Emigration (Historical Background)

Surname Studies

• • Popularity of First and Last Names

How To Guides

• • Ancestors from Norway
  • How to trace your ancestors in Norway
  • Norway Research Outline
  • Norwegian Connections
  • What is a Bygdebok?
  • How to use Bygdeboks

• Sweden

• Census Records

  • Household Examination Rolls
  • 1890 'Census'
  • Svar

• Maps/Gazetteers

  • Sweden's Counties (GenLine)
  • Sweden's Counties (FamilySearch)
  • Map of the United States: Swedish Ancestry
  • National Atlas of Sweden
  • The Swedish Gazetteer
  • Swedish Placenames Lexicon
  • Swedish-English Place Name Translations
  • Swedish Subdivisions: Regions, Provinces and County Explanations
  • Swedish Län Map
  • Description Counties

• Dictionaries/Handwriting

  • Swedish Genealogical Word List
  • Swedish/English Genealogy Terms
  • Handwriting Guide: Germany Gothic
  • Swedish Disease Translations
  • Swedish Military Terms

• Parish Registers

  • GenLine
  • SVAR
  • International Genealogical Index
  • Vital Records Index
  • IGI og VRI Batch-numre for Danmark, Norge og Sverige
  • Global IGI Batch Guide
  • Demographical Database for Southern Sweden

• Emigration Records

  • Swedish Emigration Records
  • Swedish Emigration to the United States (Background)
  • Swedes on the Delaware 1638-1664
  • Swedish Settlements on the Delaware, Vol. I
  • Swedish Settlements on the Delaware, Vol. II
  • Emigration History

• History

  • Swedish Historical Facts
  • Important Dates in Swedish History
  • Mormon Swedish History

• Swedish Names

  • Naming Practices

• Genealogical Associations

  • The American Swedish Institute
  • Swenson Swedish Immigration Research Center
  • Swedish Emigrant Institute
  • Swedish Federation of Genealogical Societies

 

• How To Guides

  • Sweden Genealogy
  • Sweden Research Outline
  • Tracing Scandinavian Latter-day Saints
  • How to type extra Scandinavian vowels

Finland

Church Records

 

Emigration Records

• Institute of Migration (for free search, follow instructions for guest login)

Dictionaries/Handwriting

Finnish Genealogical Word List