The database POPUM

SND-ID: ext0083-1.

Is part of collection at SND: SwedPop

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Alternative title

Kyrkoboksdatabasen

Creator/Principal investigator(s)

Umeå university, Demographic database

Research principal

Umeå University - Demographic database rorId

Description

The POPUM database contains personal records from parish registers of the regions Linköping, Sundsvall and Skellefteå, Norrland’s midland and the parishes on the Swedish sides of the cultural region of Sápmi. The database covers parish registers from the end of the 17th century until the end of the 19th century. The personal records stem from different types of parish registers such as catechetical registers, birth and baptism registers, banns and marriage registers, migrations registers, and death registers.

These datasets, ranging from birth to death, provides possibilities to link together individuals and generations. The life stories of individuals as well as family histories can be tracked. Moreover, the dataset offers the possibility to study demographical and socio-economic changes over time across different regions and parishes.

Purpose:

The Demographic Database (DDB) is a special unit at Umeå University with activities focused on two main areas: data production and research. DDB creates and makes available population databases, mainly based on historical information in parish regis

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The POPUM database contains personal records from parish registers of the regions Linköping, Sundsvall and Skellefteå, Norrland’s midland and the parishes on the Swedish sides of the cultural region of Sápmi. The database covers parish registers from the end of the 17th century until the end of the 19th century. The personal records stem from different types of parish registers such as catechetical registers, birth and baptism registers, banns and marriage registers, migrations registers, and death registers.

These datasets, ranging from birth to death, provides possibilities to link together individuals and generations. The life stories of individuals as well as family histories can be tracked. Moreover, the dataset offers the possibility to study demographical and socio-economic changes over time across different regions and parishes.

Purpose:

The Demographic Database (DDB) is a special unit at Umeå University with activities focused on two main areas: data production and research. DDB creates and makes available population databases, mainly based on historical information in parish registers during the 18th, 19th, and 20th centuries. Show less..

Data contains personal data

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Method and outcome

Unit of analysis

Time period(s) investigated

1600 – 1900

Data collection
Geographic coverage

Geographic spread

Geographic description: Linköpingsregionen, Sundsvallsregionen, Skellefteåregionen, Norrlands inland och församlingar i svenska Sápmi (Sameland).

Administrative information

Responsible department/unit

Demographic database

Topic and keywords

Research area

Migration (CESSDA Topic Classification)

Morbidity and mortality (CESSDA Topic Classification)

History and archaeology (Standard för svensk indelning av forskningsämnen 2011)

History (Standard för svensk indelning av forskningsämnen 2011)

History of religions (Standard för svensk indelning av forskningsämnen 2011)

Demography (population, vital statistics, and censuses) (CESSDA Topic Classification)

Censuses (CESSDA Topic Classification)

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