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Marriage record reading example in Skedevi parish

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Today, we will look at a marriage record from the Skedevi parish in Östergötland county in 1859. While many of the church record headings and content become more standardized after 1860, prior to that time the format and content of the record varies by time and minister. Below is the image of the marriage record from Skedevi parish in 1859. The parish heading is “Wigda par i Skedevi Socken År 1859” or in English “Married couple in Skedevi parish in the year 1859”.

skedevi marriageSkedevi (E) C:4 1825-1855 Bild 214 / Sida 421 (AID: v40182.b214.s421, NAD: SE/VALA/00332)

This minister has divided the marriage record into six sections:

  • Section 1 includes the marriage entry number and the names of the groom and bride.
  • Section 2 shows the day and month of the marriage.
  • Section 3 includes four lines:
    • Line 1 – occupation, residence and birth date of groom
    • Line 2 – occupation, residence and birth date of bride
    • Line 3 – dates of the banns
    • Line 4 – information about who gave permission for the bride to marry
  • Section 4 – Ages of groom and bride.
  • Section 5 – Indication if the marriage is first marriage.
  • Section 6 – Amount of money paid for the banns fee.

Record Transcription:

  • Section 1 – N. 1, Claes Åkerlund och Ingrid Andersdotter
  • Section 2 – Dag/Månad 20/2
  • Section 3
    • Dräng i Nora, född 11/4 1834
    • Piga på Ökna, född 18/9 1829
    • Lyst den 16, 23, o 30 Januari
    • Modren Samtycke
  • Section 4 – Ålder 24, 29
  • Section 5 – Gifte – 1, 1
  • Section 6 – Öre -24

English Translation:

  • Section 1 –  Number 1 Marriage Entry for the year, Groom and bride are Claes Åkerlund and Ingrid Andersdotter.
  • Section 2 – Day and month of marriage or 20th of February.
  • Section 3:
    • Groom’s occupation is a farmhand living at Nora and birth date is the 11th of April 1834.
    • Bride’s occupation is a maid living at Ökna and birth date is the 18th of September 1829.
    • Banns of marriage were posted or announced on the 16th, 23rd and 30th of January.
    • Mother gave consent (to marriage).
  • Section 4 – Age of groom 24 years and age of bride 29 years.
  • Section 5 – Marriage – 1st marriage for both groom and bride. The number 1 indicates first marriage.
  • Section 6 – 25 öre was the fee paid for the banns.

Swedish/English word list:

  • Den – on the
  • Dräng – farmhand
  • Född – born
  • Gifte – marriage
  • I – in, at
  • Lyst – posted banns
  • Modren – mother
  • Månad – month
  • Och – and
  • Par – couple
  • Piga – maid
  • På – at
  • Samtycke – consent
  • Socken – parish
  • Wigda – married
  • Ålder – age
  • År – year

Click here to see a 1700’s marriage record example.

Click here to see a 1800’s marriage record example.

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