Late 1800’s Birth Record Example
Below is a birth record from the late 1800’s in Farhult parish in Malmöhus County. Many of the birth records after 1860 are standardized similar to the record below. However, note that this is not true for all birth records in the late 1800’s. This is a guide to what many birth records look like in this period. In the record below the complete birth entry is shown on both the right and left side of the page. Following the record, you will find a transcription and translation for the heading and column headers. Following the column headers, you will find a bigger image of each side of the entry with a translation.
Farhult CI:6 (1876-1888) Bild 14 / sid 12 (AID: v109948.b14.s12, NAD: SE/LLA/13079)
Heading Transcription
1877 års Födelse- och Dop-Bok för Farhults Annex Församling.
Heading Translation
1877 year’s Birth and Baptismal Book for Farhult’s Annex Parish
Tip – The birth books are usually arranged in chronological order. When searching for a birth record the steps are:
- Search for the birth parish book
- Open the birth book and then search for the year
- Search for the birth record within the birth year’s records
| Column Headings Swedish | English |
|---|---|
| Inskrifnings-nummer | Entry Number |
| Födelse (Månad, Dag) |
Birth (Month, Day) |
| Döpelse (Månad, Dag) | Baptism or Christening (Month, Day) |
| Kön (Man-, qvin-) |
Sex (Male, Female) |
| Dopnamn | Baptismal or Christening Name |
| Föräldrarnas | Parents |
| namn, stånd, embete, yrke, nationalitet och trosbekännelse (om främmande) samt stället för nedkomsten (om ej i hemorten) |
Name, position, state, occupation, nationality and faith (if foreigner) along with place for below (if not in home place or parish) |
| Hemvist, jemte pag. i husförhörsboken | Residence, together with the page in the household record book |
| Tillhör Adel | Belong to the Nobility |
| Modrens ålder | Mother's age |
| Förlossnings-biträde | Birth Delivery Assistance |
| Dopvittnen | Baptismal Witness |
| Kyrkotagning | Introduction of mother into church after birth |
| Absolution | Absolution |
| Serskilda anteckningar | Special Remarks |
Translation of left page of birth record
| Entry # | 13 |
| Birth Date | March 31, 1877 |
| Baptismal Date | April 8, 1877 |
| Sex | Female Child (Entry in Female Column notes female child) |
| Baptism Name | Alma - below there is an entry "2" which means that Alma is the second child |
| Parents | Drängen (the farmhand) Nils Andersson och (and) Hustru (wife) Sofia Nilsson - the notation "1" in brackets means that the parents have been married one year or are in the first year of marriage. |
| Residence | No.1 Lönhult - page 240. (You will find the family on page 240 in the corresponding household records book that includes the year, 1877, or in this case AI:20 Household records (1876-1880)). |
| Nobility | There is no entry in this column so the family does not belong to the nobility |
Translation of right page of Birth record
| Mother's Age | 33 - In this record the father's age is also shown and he is 27. |
| Birth Delivery Assistance | Ex. (Examined) |
| Baptismal Witness | Enka (widow) Ingrid Nilsson; Dräng (farmhand) Per Andersson och (and) Dräng (farmhand) Carl Andersson; alla (all) från (from) Lönhult. |
| Date Mother Introduced in Church |
6 May 1877 |
| Absolution | There is no entry |
| Special Remarks | There is no entry |