Late 1800’s Death Record Example
Below is a death record from the late 1800’s in Farhult parish in Malmöhus County. Many of the death records after 1860 are standardized similar to the record below. However, note that this is not true for all death records in the late 1800’s. This is a guide to what many death records look like in this period. In the record below the complete death 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 FI:2 (1861-1888) Bild 42 / sid 39 (AID: v109956.b42.s39, NAD: SE/LLA/13079)
Heading Transcription
1874 års Död- och Begrafnings-Bok för Farhults Annex Församling.
Heading Translation
1874 year’s Death and Burial Book for Farhult’s Annex Parish
Tip – The death books are usually arranged in chronological order. When searching for a death record the steps are:
- Search for the death parish book
- Open the death book and then search for the year
- Search for the death record within the death year’s records
| Column Headings | |
| Swedish | English |
| Inskrifnings-nummer | Entry Number |
| Döds (Månad, Dag) | Death (Month, Day) |
| Begrafnings (Månad, Dag) | Burial (Month, Day) |
| Kön (Man-, qvin-) | Sex (Male, Female) |
| Den aflidnes | The deceased |
| namn, stånd, embete, yrke, nationalitet och trosbekännelse (om främmande) samt, för minderåriga, föräldrars namn, yrke och hemvist | Name, position, state, occupation, notionality and faith (if foreigner) along with for minors, parents' name, occupation and residence |
| Tillhör Adeö | Belong to the Nobility |
| Ålder vid dödsfallet (År, mån, dag) | Age at death (Year, month, day) |
| Icke gift, gift, enkling, enka | Not married, married, widower, widow |
| Dödsorsak | Cause of Death |
| Enligt betyg N:o | According to the certificate number |
| Af läkare | By the doctor |
| Af Barnmorska | By the midwife |
| Döde | Death |
| Välgörenhets-, sjukvårds-, straffanstalt, annorstädes (allt utom församlingen) utomlands. | Charity, hospital, prison, anywhere (all except the parish) abroad (outside Sweden) |
| Folio uti husförhörsboken | Page out of the household examination book |
| Serskilda anteckningar | Special Remarks |
Translation of Left Side of Page
| Entry # | 12 |
| Death Date | April 4, 1874 |
| Burial Date | No entry (see right side entry) |
| Sex | Male (entry in Male Column notres male) |
| The deceased | Sjöman (seaman) Axel Andersson på (at) Farhults sockens grund |
| Nobility | No entry (the family does not belong to the nobility) |
| Age at death | 19 years, 9 months, 22 days |
| Marital status | Ogift (Unmarried) |
Translation of Right Side of Page
Cause of Death
Gula Febren (Yellow fever)
Certificate Number
No entry
Death Place
I Rio Janeiro enl. dödsattest (in Rio de Janeiro according to the death certificate)
Page in Household Examination Book
Page 391
Special Remarks
No entry