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About this project The Värmland Parish Records, or Household Examinations, span the years 1661 to 1895 in the county of Värmland. The Swedish -language records are a genealogical treasure which illuminates names, residences, and birth locations. The difficulty of this project is due to the illegibility of some records.

Contents 1 Need help keying this project? 2 Birth Year Only - Endast födelseår (Annus Nativitatis) 2.1 Residence 2.2 Year Range 2.3 Head of Household 2.4 Occupation 2.5 Relationship 2.6 Given Name 2.7 Surname 2.8 Date of Birth Year 3 Two Page Birth Information and Year Range - Två sidor med födelseuppgifter och årsintervall 3.1 Residence 3.2 Year Range 3.3 Head of Household 3.4 Occupation 3.5 Relationship 3.6 Given Name 3.7 Surname 3.8 Date of Birth Year 3.9 Date of Birth Day 3.10 Date of Birth Month 3.11 Birth Location 4 Single Page Birth and Year Range -En sida med födelse- och årsintervall 4.1 Residence 4.2 Year Range 4.3 Head of Household 4.4 Occupation 4.5 Relationship 4.6 Given Name 4.7 Surname 4.8 Date of Birth Day 4.9 Date of Birth Month 4.10 Date of Birth Year 4.11 Birth Location 5 Name Only - Endast Namn 5.1 Residence 5.2 Year Range 5.3 Given Name 5.4 Surname 6 Middle of Page Name Column - Namnkolumn mitt på sidan 6.1 Residence 6.2 Year Range 6.3 Occupation 6.4 Relationship 6.5 Given Name 6.6 Surname 6.7 Date of Birth Day 6.8 Date of Birth Month 6.9 Date of Birth Year 6.10 Head of Household 7 Index Page - Indexsida

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Birth Year Only - Endast födelseår (Annus Nativitatis)
Two Page Birth Information and Year Range - Två sidor med födelseuppgifter och årsintervall
Single Page Birth and Year Range - En sida med födelse- och årsintervall
Name Only - Endast Namn
Middle of Page Name Column - Namnkolumn mitt på sidan
Index Page - Indexsida

Birth Year Only - Endast födelseår (Annus Nativitatis)

This form type is distinguished by the "Annus Nativitatis" column which contains just a birth year, and no further birth information.

Residence

Key the residence as it appears on the record using the drop-down list to help. The residence is found on the top of the page beside the page number, at the top of the first column, or written across the column headers. If no residence appears, mark the field blank. Do not expand abbreviations, correct or modernize spellings of placenames. Please include international characters such as ö, ä, and å. A horizontal bar over a letter means that the letter is to be doubled, and should be keyed as two of the same letter.
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Year Range

Key the year range using the first and last written years in the year range field, which is usually found on the right side of the image. For example, for the years 1800, 1801, 1802, and 1803, the year range is written as 1800-1803. If there are five pre-printed columns of years but only three are dated, use only those three years to determine the year range. For example, a form will have pre-printed five columns with 17__ and the enumerator will add the two-digit year (1725). If there are only three years added, key the year range using the first and last years.
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Head of Household

If a person is the head of household key "yes". Otherwise, leave the field blank. Households may be separated by one or more blank lines, but there may also be no clear separation other than several women enumerated as wife. The first individual in the group of names will normally be the head of household. To determine if there are several families on an image, look for women enumerated as wife (hustru) denoted by an "H" preceding the woman's given name. The man on the line preceding the wife will be the head of household. The children following the man and wife will be part of the household. A woman will be the head of household if she is a widow or no man is enumerated with her. The woman will usually be followed by the names of her children. Children are identified by a preceding "s" (son) or "d" (dotter). Illegitimate children may also be enumerated by "oä. s." (oäkta son) or "oä. d." (oäkta dotter).

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Occupation

An occupation may appear preceding the relationship or given name. Key the occupation as it appears, using the drop-down list to help. Do not expand abbreviations. Please include international characters such as ö, ä, and å. A horizontal bar over a letter means that the letter is to be doubled, and should be keyed as two of the same letter. A curly-cue at the end of some words only indicates that the word is abbreviated, it is not a letter.
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Relationship

This field may contain a relationship appearing before the given name. Key the information as it appears on the record, using the drop-down list to help. Do not expand abbreviations. Please include international characters such as ö, ä, and å. A horizontal bar over a letter means that the letter is to be doubled, and should be keyed as two of the same letter. A curly-cue at the end of some words only indicates that the word is abbreviated, it is not a letter.
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Given Name

Key the first name or initial and any middle names as they appear on the record using the drop-down list to help. If no given name appears, mark the field as blank. If a name is crossed out and a correction is offered, key the correction, otherwise key the crossed out name anyway. Do not expand abbreviations. Please include international characters such as ö, ä, and å. A horizontal bar over a letter means that the letter is to be doubled, and should be keyed as two of the same letter. A curly-cue at the end of some words only indicates that the word is abbreviated, it is not a letter.

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Surname

Enter the surname here as it appears on the image, using the drop-down list to help you. If a name appears to be crossed out and there is a correction, key the correction, otherwise key the crossed out name. If there is no surname, mark the field blank. Do not expand abbreviations. Please include international characters such as ö, ä, and å. A horizontal bar over a letter means that the letter is to be doubled, and should be keyed as two of the same letter. A curly-cue at the end of some words only indicates that the word is abbreviated, it is not a letter.

Do not assume a child's surname from his father's name. Leave it blank if it is not specified.

Note: This field will automatically ditto. Be careful to insure that the correct information is in this field. An explicit Blank will not ditto.
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Date of Birth Year

Key the year of birth as it appears on the record in the Fodd column under År or Året. The date of birth may be written in a two-digit year format (34), a four-digit year format (1834), or written in the day/month, two-digit year format (23/6 15). Some forms have separate columns for the year of birth and the day/month (15 23/6). The year of birth will be either the last two digits or the first two digits. For example, in both the 23/6 15 format and the 15 23/6 format the year of birth is 15. If no year of birth appears, mark the field blank.
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Two Page Birth Information and Year Range - Två sidor med födelseuppgifter och årsintervall

This form is dinstiguished by its birth information in two columns: year (normally in two-digit format) then the day/month. This form also contains the birth place in the "Ort" column.

Residence

Key the residence as it appears on the record using the drop-down list to help. The residence is found on the top of the page beside the page number, at the top of the first column, or written across the column headers. If no residence appears, mark the field blank. Do not expand abbreviations, correct or modernize spellings of placenames. Please include international characters such as ö, ä, and å. A horizontal bar over a letter means that the letter is to be doubled, and should be keyed as two of the same letter.
See Example

Year Range

Key the year range using the first and last written years in the year range field, which is usually found on the right side of the image. For example, for the years 1800, 1801, 1802, and 1803, the year range is written as 1800-1803. If there are five pre-printed columns of years but only three are dated, use only those three years to determine the year range. For example, a form will have pre-printed five columns with 17__ and the enumerator will add the two-digit year (1725). If there are only three years added, key the year range using the first and last years.
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Head of Household

If a person is the head of household key "yes". Otherwise, leave the field blank. Households may be separated by one or more blank lines, but there may also be no clear separation other than several women enumerated as wife. The first individual in the group of names will normally be the head of household. To determine if there are several families on an image, look for women enumerated as wife (hustru) denoted by an "H" preceding the woman's given name. The man on the line preceding the wife will be the head of household. The children following the man and wife will be part of the household. A woman will be the head of household if she is a widow or no man is enumerated with her. The woman will usually be followed by the names of her children. Children are identified by a preceding "s" (son) or "d" (dotter). Illegitimate children may also be enumerated by "oä. s." (oäkta son) or "oä. d." (oäkta dotter).
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Occupation

An occupation may appear preceding the relationship or given name. Key the occupation as it appears, using the drop-down list to help. Do not expand abbreviations. Please include international characters such as ö, ä, and å. A horizontal bar over a letter means that the letter is to be doubled, and should be keyed as two of the same letter. A curly-cue at the end of some words only indicates that the word is abbreviated, it is not a letter.
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Relationship

This field may contain a relationship appearing before the given name. Key the information as it appears on the record, using the drop-down list to help.Do not expand abbreviations. Please include international characters such as ö, ä, and å. A horizontal bar over a letter means that the letter is to be doubled, and should be keyed as two of the same letter. A curly-cue at the end of some words only indicates that the word is abbreviated, it is not a letter.
See Example

Given Name

Key the first name or initial and any middle names as they appear on the record using the drop-down list to help. If no given name appears, mark the field as blank. If a name is crossed out, key it anyway. Do not expand abbreviations. Please include international characters such as ö, ä, and å. A horizontal bar over a letter means that the letter is to be doubled, and should be keyed as two of the same letter. A curly-cue at the end of some words only indicates that the word is abbreviated, it is not a letter.
See Example

Surname

Enter the surname here as it appears on the image, using the drop-down list to help you. If a name appears to be crossed out and there is a correction, key the correction, otherwise key the crossed out name. If there is no surname, mark the field blank. Do not expand abbreviations. Please include international characters such as ö, ä, and å. A horizontal bar over a letter means that the letter is to be doubled, and should be keyed as two of the same letter. A curly-cue at the end of some words only indicates that the word is abbreviated, it is not a letter.

Do not assume a child's surname from his father's name. Leave it blank if it is not specified.

Note: This field will automatically ditto. Be careful to insure that the correct information is in this field. An explicit Blank will not ditto.
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Date of Birth Year

Key the year of birth as it appears on the record in Fodd column under År or Året. The date of birth may be written in a two-digit year format (34), a four-digit year format (1834), or written in the day/month, two-digit year format (23/6 15). Some forms have separate columns for the year of birth and the day/month (15 23/6). The year of birth will be either the last two digits or the first two digits. For example, in both the 23/6 15 format and the 15 23/6 format the year of birth is 15. If no year of birth appears, mark the field blank.
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Date of Birth Day

Key the day of birth as it appears on the record in the Fodd, Fodelse, Fodelfe column under År or Året. Occasionally, an accompanying column may separate the day/month from the birth year. The date of birth is written in the day/month, two-digit year format (23/6 15) or the two-digit year, day/month format (15 23/6). The day of birth precedes the slash. For example, in the 23/6 15 format the day of birth is 23. If a date of birth day does not appear, mark the field blank.
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Date of Birth Month

Key the date of birth month as it appears on the record in the Fodd, Fodelse, Fodelfe column under År or Året. The date of birth is written in the day/month, two-digit year format (23/6 15) or the two-digit year, day/month format (15 23/6). The date of birth month is the number following the slash. For example, in the 23/6 15 format the month is 6. If no date of month appears, mark the field blank.
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Birth Location

Key the birth location as it appears on the record in the Fodd column under Ort or Orten, using the drop-down list to help. If a field is blank, mark it blank. If a field is illegible, mark it illegible. If there are ditto marks in the field (=, ", ib, ibid, ibidem, ibm, do, de) enter the information from the preceeding line. Occasionally "loco" may be written in the birth location column. This means that the person was born in the place of residence. If the residence place is available on the image, key that place as the birth location; however, if the residence place is not available on the image then key "loco" as the birth location.

Do not expand abbreviations, correct or modernize spellings of placenames. Please include international characters such as ö, ä, and å. A horizontal bar over a letter means that the letter is to be doubled, and should be keyed as two of the same letter.
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Single Page Birth and Year Range -En sida med födelse- och årsintervall

This form is distinguished by the consolidation of the birth information and year-range on to one page. The birth information is contained in one column in the day/month - year format (23/6 15); the birth place "ort" has a separate column.

Residence

Key the residence as it appears on the record using the drop-down list to help. The residence is found on the top of the page beside the page number, at the top of the first column, or written across the column headers. If no residence appears, mark the field blank. Do not expand abbreviations, correct or modernize spellings of placenames. Please include international characters such as ö, ä, and å. A horizontal bar over a letter means that the letter is to be doubled, and should be keyed as two of the same letter.
See Example

Year Range

Key the year range using the first and last written years in the year range field, which is usually found on the right side of the image. For example, for the years 1800, 1801, 1802, and 1803, the year range is written as 1800-1803. If there are five pre-printed columns of years but only three are dated, use only those three years to determine the year range. For example, a form will have pre-printed five columns with 17__ and the enumerator will add the two-digit year (1725). If there are only three years added, key the year range using the first and last years.
See Example

Head of Household

If a person is the head of household key "yes". Otherwise, leave the field blank. Households may be separated by one or more blank lines, but there may also be no clear separation other than several women enumerated as wife. The first individual in the group of names will normally be the head of household. To determine if there are several families on an image, look for women enumerated as wife (hustru) denoted by an "H" preceding the woman's given name. The man on the line preceding the wife will be the head of household. The children following the man and wife will be part of the household. A woman will be the head of household if she is a widow or no man is enumerated with her. The woman will usually be followed by the names of her children. Children are identified by a preceding "s" (son) or "d" (dotter). Illegitimate children may also be enumerated by "oä. s." (oäkta son) or "oä. d." (oäkta dotter).
See Example

Occupation

An occupation may appear preceding the relationship or given name. Key the occupation as it appears, using the drop-down list to help.Do not expand abbreviations. Please include international characters such as ö, ä, and å. A horizontal bar over a letter means that the letter is to be doubled, and should be keyed as two of the same letter. A curly-cue at the end of some words only indicates that the word is abbreviated, it is not a letter.
See Example

Relationship

This field may contain a relationship appearing before the given name. Key the information as it appears on the record, using the drop-down list to help. Do not expand abbreviations. Please include international characters such as ö, ä, and å. A horizontal bar over a letter means that the letter is to be doubled, and should be keyed as two of the same letter. A curly-cue at the end of some words only indicates that the word is abbreviated, it is not a letter.
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Given Name

Key the first name or initial and any middle names as they appear on the record using the drop-down list to help. The given name follows the relationship abbreviation and/or occupation and precedes the surname. If a name is crossed out, key it anyway. Do not expand abbreviations. Please include international characters such as ö, ä, and å. A horizontal bar over a letter means that the letter is to be doubled, and should be keyed as two of the same letter. A curly-cue at the end of some words only indicates that the word is abbreviated, it is not a letter.
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Surname

Enter the surname here as it appears on the image, using the drop-down list to help you. If a name appears to be crossed out and there is a correction, key the correction, otherwise key the crossed out name. If there is no surname, mark the field blank. Do not expand abbreviations. Please include international characters such as ö, ä, and å. A horizontal bar over a letter means that the letter is to be doubled, and should be keyed as two of the same letter. A curly-cue at the end of some words only indicates that the word is abbreviated, it is not a letter.

Do not assume a child's surname from his father's name. Leave it blank if it is not specified.

Note: This field will automatically ditto. Be careful to insure that the correct information is in this field. An explicit Blank will not ditto.
See Example

Date of Birth Day

Key the day of birth as it appears on the record in the Fodd, Fodelse, Fodelfe column under År or Året. Occasionally, an accompanying column may separate the day/month from the birth year. The date of birth is written in the day/month, two-digit year format (23/6 15) or the two-digit year, day/month format (15 23/6). The day of birth precedes the slash. For example, in the 23/6 15 format the day of birth is 23. If a date of birth day does not appear, mark the field blank.
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Date of Birth Month

Key the date of birth month as it appears on the record in the Fodd, Fodelse, Fodelfe column under År or Året. The date of birth is written in the day/month, two-digit year format (23/6 15) or the two-digit year, day/month format (15 23/6). The date of birth month is the number following the slash. For example, in the 23/6 15 format the month is 6. If no date of month appears, mark the field blank.
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Date of Birth Year

Key the year of birth as it appears on the record in Fodd column under År or Året. The date of birth may be written in a two-digit year format (34), a four-digit year format (1834), or written in the day/month, two-digit year format (23/6 15). Some forms have separate columns for the year of birth and the day/month (15 23/6). The year of birth will be either the last two digits or the first two digits. For example, in both the 23/6 15 format and the 15 23/6 format the year of birth is 15. If no year of birth appears, mark the field blank.
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Birth Location

Key the birth location as it appears on the record in the Fodd column under Ort or Orten, using the drop-down list to help. If a field is blank, mark it blank. If a field is illegible, mark it illegible. If there are ditto marks in the field (=, ", ib, ibid, ibidem, ibm, do, de) enter the information from the preceeding line. Occasionally "loco" may be written in the birth location column. This means that the person was born in the place of residence. If the residence place is available on the image, key that place as the birth location; however, if the residence place is not available on the image then key "loco" as the birth location.

Do not expand abbreviations, correct or modernize spellings of placenames. Please include international characters such as ö, ä, and å. A horizontal bar over a letter means that the letter is to be doubled, and should be keyed as two of the same letter. A curly-cue at the end of some words only indicates that the word is abbreviated, it is not a letter.
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Name Only - Endast Namn

This form has only names and no birth information. Use this form only if there is no additional information such as occupations, relationships, or dates and places of birth.

Residence

Key the residence as it appears on the record using the drop-down list to help. The residence is found on the top of the page beside the page number, at the top of the first column, or written across the column headers. If no residence appears, mark the field blank. Do not expand abbreviations, correct or modernize spellings of placenames. Please include international characters such as ö, ä, and å. A horizontal bar over a letter means that the letter is to be doubled, and should be keyed as two of the same letter.
See Example

Year Range

Key the year range using the first and last written years in the year range field, which is usually found on the right side of the image. For example, for the years 1800, 1801, 1802, and 1803, the year range is written as 1800-1803. If there are five pre-printed columns of years but only three are dated, use only those three years to determine the year range. For example, a form will have pre-printed five columns with 17__ and the enumerator will add the two-digit year (1725). If there are only three years added, key the year range using the first and last years.
See Example

Given Name

Key the first name or initial and any middle names as they appear on the record using the drop-down list to help. The given name precedes the surname. If no given name appears, mark the field blank. If a name is crossed out, key it anyway. Do not expand abbreviations. Please include international characters such as ö, ä, and å. A horizontal bar over a letter means that the letter is to be doubled, and should be keyed as two of the same letter. A curly-cue at the end of some words only indicates that the word is abbreviated, it is not a letter.
See Example

Surname

Enter the surname here as it appears on the image, using the drop-down list to help you. If a name appears to be crossed out and there is a correction, key the correction, otherwise key the crossed out name. If there is no surname, mark the field blank. Do not expand abbreviations. Please include international characters such as ö, ä, and å. A horizontal bar over a letter means that the letter is to be doubled, and should be keyed as two of the same letter. A curly-cue at the end of some words only indicates that the word is abbreviated, it is not a letter.

Do not assume a child's surname from his father's name. Leave it blank if it is not specified.

Note: This field will automatically ditto. Be careful to insure that the correct information is in this field. An explicit Blank will not ditto.
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Middle of Page Name Column - Namnkolumn mitt på sidan

This form has the names down the center of the page followed by the birth year, normally in a four-digit year format.

Residence

Key the residence as it appears on the record using the drop-down list to help. The residence is found on the top of the page beside the page number, at the top of the first column, or written across the column headers. If no residence appears, mark the field blank. Do not expand abbreviations, correct or modernize spellings of placenames. Please include international characters such as ö, ä, and å. A horizontal bar over a letter means that the letter is to be doubled, and should be keyed as two of the same letter.
See Example

Year Range

Key the year range using the first and last written years in the year range field, which is usually found on the right side of the image. For example, for the years 1800, 1801, 1802, and 1803, the year range is written as 1800-1803. If there are five pre-printed columns of years but only three are dated, use only those three years to determine the year range. For example, a form will have pre-printed five columns with 17__ and the enumerator will add the two-digit year (1725). If there are only three years added, key the year range using the first and last years.
See Example

Occupation

An occupation may appear preceding the relationship or given name. Key the occupation as it appears, using the drop-down list to help. Do not expand abbreviations. Please include international characters such as ö, ä, and å. A horizontal bar over a letter means that the letter is to be doubled, and should be keyed as two of the same letter. A curly-cue and the end of some words only indicates that the word is abbreviated, it is not a letter.
See Example

Relationship

This field may contain a relationship appearing before the given name. Key the information as it appears on the record, using the drop-down list to help. Do not expand abbreviations. Please include international characters such as ö, ä, and å. A horizontal bar over a letter means that the letter is to be doubled, and should be keyed as two of the same letter. A curly-cue and the end of some words only indicates that the word is abbreviated, it is not a letter.
See Example

Given Name

Key the first name or initial and any middle names as they appear on the record, using the drop-down list to help you. The given name follows the relationship and/or occupation and precedes the surname. If no given name appears, mark the field blank. If a name is crossed off, key it anyway. Do not expand abbreviations. Please include international characters such as ö, ä, and å. A horizontal bar over a letter means that the letter is to be doubled, and should be keyed as two of the same letter. A curly-cue and the end of some words only indicates that the word is abbreviated, it is not a letter.
See Example

Surname

Enter the surname here as it appears on the image, using the drop-down list to help you. If a name appears to be crossed out and there is a correction, key the correction, otherwise key the crossed out name. If there is no surname, mark the field blank. Do not expand abbreviations. Please include international characters such as ö, ä, and å. A horizontal bar over a letter means that the letter is to be doubled, and should be keyed as two of the same letter. A curly-cue and the end of some words only indicates that the word is abbreviated, it is not a letter.

Do not assume a child's surname from his father's name. Leave it blank if it is not specified.

Note: This field will automatically ditto. Be careful to insure that the correct information is in this field. An explicit Blank will not ditto.
See Example

Date of Birth Day

Key the day of birth as it appears on the record in the Fodd, Fodelse, Fodelfe column under År or Året. Occasionally, an accompanying column may separate the day/month from the birth year. The date of birth is written in the day/month, two-digit year format (23/6 15) or the two-digit year, day/month format (15 23/6). The day of birth precedes the slash. For example, in the 23/6 15 format the day of birth is 23. If a date of birth day does not appear, mark the field blank.
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Date of Birth Month

Key the date of birth month as it appears on the record in the Fodd, Fodelse, Fodelfe column under År or Året. The date of birth is written in the day/month, two-digit year format (23/6 15) or the two-digit year, day/month format (15 23/6). The date of birth month is the number following the slash. For example, in the 23/6 15 format the month is 6. If no date of month appears, mark the field blank.
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Date of Birth Year

Key the year of birth as it appears on the record in Fodd column under År or Året. The date of birth may be written in a two-digit year format (34), a four-digit year format (1834), or written in the day/month, two-digit year format (23/6 15). Some forms have separate columns for the year of birth and the day/month (15 23/6). The year of birth will be either the last two digits or the first two digits. For example, in both the 23/6 15 format and the 15 23/6 format the year of birth is 15. If no year of birth appears, mark the field blank.
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Head of Household

If a person is the head of household key "yes". Otherwise, leave the field blank. Households may be separated by one or more blank lines, but there may also be no clear separation other than several women enumerated as wife. The first individual in the group of names will normally be the head of household. To determine if there are several families on an image, look for women enumerated as wife (hustru) denoted by an "H" preceding the woman's given name. The man on the line preceding the wife will be the head of household. The children following the man and wife will be part of the household. A woman will be the head of household if she is a widow or no man is enumerated with her. The woman will usually be followed by the names of her children. Children are identified by a preceding "s" (son) or "d" (dotter). Illegitimate children may also be enumerated by "oä. s." (oäkta son) or "oä. d." (oäkta dotter).
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Index Page - Indexsida

This form is a typed alphabetical listing of names, usually found at the end of a volume. Nothing is keyed from the index images.