Ockelbo

[David Arvidson]

In doing research, I found that a number of my relatives lived in Ockelbo (Gävleborg) before 1895.  I have a problem researching these people because the records that riksarkivet has for the parish start in the 1890s.  Do you know whether this is a case where the records pre-1895 were lost/destroyed?  Or, are the records stored under some other parish's name?

Thank you.

[Sune Andersson]

Ockelbo parish has medieval origins under the name Ugglebo parish which was changed to the current one June 1, 1883. From the parish was broken in 1797 Åmots parish.

[Jörgen Tollesson]

The old church records were destroyed in a fire in 1904.

Copies of births, marriages and deaths were sent to SCB (Statistiska Centralbyrån), beginning in 1860:
https://sok.riksarkivet.se/scb-fodda-vigda-doda?Forsamling=ockelbo

And copies of household records every ten years:
https://sok.riksarkivet.se/forsamlingsutdrag?Forsamling=ockelbo

[David Arvidson]

Thank you for your help.  I would not have found that on my own.