Civil Registration

Civil Registration in Sweden is very unique. Beginning in 1860, they began requiring church ministers to send a copy of birth, death, and marriage information along with special forms to the Central Bureau of Statistics. It wasn't until 1950 they began to keep their own records, and in 1991 vital records became the responsibility of the local tax office. If you aren't sure what you're doing, finding ancestors in Sweeden could make you want to pull your hair out!