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Denmark
Census Records
The census years available are: 1700 (census of males), 1769, 1787, 1801, 1803, 1834, 1835, 1840, 1845, 1850, 1855, 1860, 1870, 1880, 1890, 1901, 1906, 1911, 1916, 1921, 1925, 1930
See the following links to find these databases:
Danks Demografisk Database (DDD)
Maps/Gazetteers
Dictionaries/Handwriting
- Danish Genealogical Word List
- FamilySearch offers free online lessons about reading old Danish handwriting
Parish Registers
- Denmark Church Records, 1576-1919 Complete [$].
- Alsnissen.dk (DK), indexes.
- Danish Church Records: Online Indexes
- Church Records, (DK), images
- Denmark Church Records, 1484-1941, images only
Emigration Records
- Danish Emigration Archives
- Web: Denmark, Emigration Index, 1868-1908
- Danish Americans (Historical Background)
- St. Croix Census
Probate Records
- Thisted, Viborg, Aalborg & Randers Counties
- Brejl.dk Extracted probate records (DK)
- Aurelia Clemons – Extracted probate records for 17 of 24 historical amts of Denmark.
- Denmark, Probate Indexes, 1674-1851, index and images.
- Arkivalieronline (DK), images of the Danish probate records.
How To Guides
Norway
Census Records
- 1801 Census
- 1815 Census
- 1825 Census
- 1835 Census
- 1845 Census
- 1855 Census
- 1865 Census (Digitalarkivet)
- 1865 Census (Univ. Tromsø)
- 1870 Census
- 1875 Census (Digitalarkivet)
- 1875 Census (Univ. Tromsø)
- 1885 Census
- 1891 Census
- 1900 Census (Digitalarkivet)
- 1900 Census (Univ. Tromsø)
- 1910 Census (Digitalarkivet)
- 1920 Census (Images only)
Maps/Gazetteers
- Norway’s Counties (Wikipedia)
- Norway Genealogy (FamilySearch)
- Map of the United States: Norwegian Ancestry
- Norway’s Maps
- Norwegian Farm Names
Dictionaries/Handwriting
Parish Registers
- Digitalarkivet
- Registeringssentral for Historiske data (NO)- includes indexed parish records for select parishes in Norway.
- Sør-Trøndelag, Norway to America – searchable indexes for a few parishes
- Historic Population Register-Complied person register from original records
Emigration Records
- Norwegian American (Historical Background)
- The Norwegian Emigration (Historical Background)
- Index to the Trondheim Emigrant Protocol 1867-1925
- From Gjerpen to America – index of emigrants that left from the Gjerpen area
- Digitalarkivet Emigration indexes, index
Surname Studies
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/Clerical Survey
- Sweden, Household Examination Books, 1880-1930
- Sweden Household Examination Books, 1860-1947 [$]
- Folkräkningar (Census) partial 1860, partial 1870, complete 1880, 1890, 1900, 1910, partial 1930
- Stockholm City-Rotemansarkivet 1878-1926
Parish Registers
- Rikarkivet SVAR– Digitized church records
- ArkivDigital [$]
Indexed Collections
- Demographical Database for Southern Sweden-Contains indexes of various parish registers for select parishes in Halland, Malmöhus, Kristianstad, and Blekinge läns.
- Sweden, Indexed Birth Records, 1859-1947 [$]
- Sweden, Indexed Marriage Records, 1860-1947 [$]
- Sweden, Indexed Death Records, 1840-1947 Note: “While the collection for 1881–1947 is fairly complete, the database contains only selected records for 1840–1880.” [$]
- Slaktdata- User submitted databases of various Swedish church, probate, and court records.
- INDIKO – parish registers on the web- Covering selected areas of Västerbotten, Västernorrland, and Linköping (Östergötland) läns
- FamilySearch– For best results, it is advisable to look up the parishes one is interested in the catalog to see what exactly been indexed by them. From there one can learn what has been indexed and search the films that have been indexed individually.
- Partial-Birth, Marriage, and Death index of births between oldest and 1894/1920 for Södermanland (All-In-One Subscription required) [$]
- PLF Oskarhamn– USB/CD databases including many select parish registers in the läns of Östergötland, Kalmar, Kronobergs, and Blekinge. [$]
- Select Church Books I from Östergötland 1629-1896
- 54 Parish in Jönköping län Church Ministerial Book Transcripts
- Select Kronoberg Parish Register Index From early to about 1920 for births, marriages and deaths about 1944. [$]
- Index of Marriage Register over all of Gotland, 1750-1860. Some registers have gaps, some start earlier.
- Select Gotland Death and Burial registers, earliest-1870s
- Marriage register for Skåne-Complete marriage index for all existing parish registers from earliest to about 1815/1820. Includes also a special Charta sigillia index, covering 1733-1748, an excellent substitute for missing parish marriage registers.
- Index of Halland län parish administration council records from early to 1863 and Communal administration decisions from 1863 to about 1950
- Death and burial Index over Jämtland, appears complete from early to about 1861
- Marriage index over all Parishes in Jämtland, coverage varies, early-1860s
- Jämtland birth register from early to about 1875
- Selected Index of Parish Administration Council Records In Jämtlands län
User Submitted Databases
Biographical
- Swedish Emigration Records
- Ancient Swedish bibliography and Swedish Bibliography
- Swedish Historical Biblography
Estate Inventory/Court Records
- Index of estate inventory records for 13 läns
- Select-Estate Inventory Register [$]
- Partial-Estate Inventory register over Skåne
- Domboker Extracts-Contains a list of every known published index/extract of judgement book court records, many of which are not found online.
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
Occupational
- DVD/CD Databases-A list of published databases for Sweden often not accessible online.
- Smedskivan 10 Contains carefully researched genealogies of metal smiths in Östergötland and Skåne. Also is known to include metal smiths from Kalmar.
- Index of 10 Sjömanshus (sjöfolk)– see “Lista över registrerade” for exact coverageHammartingsskivan
- Hammartingsskivan-“CD-disc with rewritten hammering court protocols for Södermanland, Småland, Östergötland and Nora and Linde bergslag (where Närke and Karlskogadelen by Värmland are included).”- Not online
Miscellaneous Useful Resources:
- DVD/CD Databases-A list of published databases for Sweden, many of which are not online.
- Index of 2200 Letter Written By Swedes That Emigrated To America To Family In Sweden
- Personal records of correspondence to the Royal Majesty Name Index for about 1640-1840
- Released Prisoner Records
Maps/Gazetteers
- Sweden’s Counties (FamilySearch)
- Map of the United States: Swedish Ancestry
- National Atlas of Sweden
- Swedish Place Names Lexicon
- Swedish Subdivisions: Regions, Provinces and County Explanations
- Swedish Län Map
- 1890 Parish Boundary Maps
- Description Counties
Dictionaries/Handwriting
- Swedish Genealogical Word List
- Swedish Handwriting Guide
- Swedish Disease Translations
- Swedish Military Terms
- Swedish Historical Dictionary Database, SHDD
- Sweden Occupations
History
- Swedish Historical Facts
- Important Dates in Swedish History
- Swedish Membership of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints History
Swedish Names
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