Arendal Parish, Aust-Agder, Norway Genealogy

Guide to Arendal Parish, Norway ancestry, family history, and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, and military records.

Arendal

Jurisdictions
Kommune	Arendal
Kommune Code	903
Region	Sørlandet
Prestegjeld	Arendal
Diocese	Agder og Telemark bispedømme (1925-today), Stavanger bispedømme (1684-1925) and Oslo bispedømme (1070-1684)
Prosti	Arendal prosti
Len (1599-1660)	Agdesiden
Amt (1689-1919)	1660-1682: Agdesiden, 1682-1685: Christiansand, 1685-1919: Nedene
Fylke (1919-2020)	Aust-Agder
Sorenskriveri	Nedenes
Skifterett	Arendal, Nedenes
Fogderi	Sand
Tinglag	Sand
Skipreide	Strengjareiđ

Places[edit | edit source]

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Farm Names[edit | edit source]

Surrounding Parishes[edit | edit source]

Parishes are listed in clockwise order, beginning at the north.

Resources[edit | edit source]

Cemeteries[edit | edit source]

Census[edit | edit source]

1664-1666 Sogneprestenes manntall 1664-1666(*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images; includes Arendal/Kristiansand/Holt/Austre Moland/Flosta/Tromøy/Dybvåg; only lists males; Also at: Digitalarkivet
1664-1666 Fogdernes og sorenskrivernes manntall 1664-1666(*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images; includes Arendal/ Holt/ Tromøy/Tvedestrand/Dybvåg/Austre Moland/Flosta; only lists males; Also at: Digitalarkivet
1701 Manntall 1701 : optatt av fogderi, sorenskrivere og sogneprester ifølge kongebrev av 26 juli 1701(*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images; includes Arendal/Holt/Tromøy/Austre Moland/Flosta/Dybvåg; Also at: Digitalarkivet
1715 Manntall over Arendal kirkesogn 22. august 1715, av sogneprest Peder Brinch at Arkivverket - images; includes Arendal
1801 Folketelling 1 Feb 1801, Norge(*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images; includes Arendal; Also at: Digitalarkivet
1815 1815 folketelling for Arendal prestegjeld (Aust-Agder)(*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images; includes Arendal; Also at: Digitalarkivet
1825 1825 folketelling for Arendal prestegjeld (Aust-Agder)(*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images; includes Arendal; Also at: Digitalarkivet
1835 1835 folketelling for Arendal prestegjeld (Aust-Agder)(*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images; includes Arendal; Also at: Digitalarkivet
1845/1846 1846 folketelling for Arendal prestegjeld (Aust-Agder)(*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images; includes Arendal; Also at: Digitalarkivet
1855 1855 folketelling for Arendal prestegjeld (Aust-Agder)(*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images; includes Arendal; Also at: Digitalarkivet
1865 Norway Census, 1865 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index & images; includes Arendal; Also at: Ancestry ($), Digitalarkivet, FamilySearch Catalog(*), MyHeritage ($), RHD
1870 Norway Census, 1870 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images
1870 1870 census for 0903 Arendal at Digitalarkivet - images; includes Arendal
1875 Norway Census, 1875 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index & images; includes Arendal; Also at: Ancestry ($), Digitalarkivet, FamilySearch Catalog(*), MyHeritage ($), RHD
1885 1885 census for 0903 Arendal at Digitalarkivet - images; includes Arendal
1891 Norway Census, 1891 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index & images; includes Arendal med Barbu; Also at: Ancestry ($), Digitalarkivet, MyHeritage ($)
1900 Norway, Census, 1900 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images
1900 Folketælling for Norge, 3 Dec 1900(*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images; includes Arendal med Barbu; Also at: Digitalarkivet, RHD
1910 1910 census for Arendal at Digitalarkivet - images; includes Arendal; Also at: RHD
1920 1920 census for Arendal at Digitalarkivet - images; includes Arendal

Church Records[edit | edit source]

Microfilm at the FamilySearch Library for Arendal by (Arendal city). Contains priest and sexton records from Trinity parish in Arendal city. the Trinity parish was separated from Holt clerical district in 1705. Parish registers exists from 1703 until 1968.

For 1804 christenings see Øyestad

Digitized parish registers online at Digitalarkivet (Digital Archives)

Arendal: 1703-1968

Civil Registration[edit | edit source]

Compiled Genealogies[edit | edit source]

Finne-Grønn, S. H. (Stian Herlofsen), 1869-1953: Arendals geistlighet, dens genealogi og personal historie'. The genealogy and personal history of the clergy in Arendal in Aust-Agder county

FS Library 948.28/A2 D2f

Gram, H.T. (Hans Thomas), 1913- : Familien Kallevig. Omhandler personer som i fødselen har fått navnet Kallevig eller som er blitt inngiftet i familien. Et slektsregister og et navneregister finnes bakerst i boken, Dette er Arendal-Kallevig'er. This is about persons born with the name Kallevig or married into the family.

FS Library 929.2481 K126

Ihlen, Chr.: Familierne "Ellefsen" og "Dedekam";. A genealogy of the Ellefsen and Dedekam families in Aust-Agder and Vest-Agder counties in Norway

FS Library 929.2581 EL54 To view a digital version click here

Riestøl, Gottfred (Johannes Gottfred), 1886-,: Mesterskredder i Arendal Lorentz Chr. Fryndt Wagle 1787-1844 og hans etterslekt: samt en del opplysninger om slektens opprinnelse m.m. A genealogy of the descendants of master tailor Lorentz Christian Fryndt Wagle. He was born 6 Sep 1787 in Stavanger, Rogaland, Norway and died 8 Sep 1844 in Arendal, Aust-Agder, Norway. Includes biographies and some history of the family origins.

FS Library 929.2481 W122

Larson, Emma Charlotte Moland, b. 1871 Moland - Anderson family genealogical data, 1824-1974. Peter Anderson Moland (1824-1913 immigrated in 1849 from Norway to Bidnack (near Chicago). He returned to Norway to marry his sweetheart, but she refused him unless he remained in Norway; he married Ingeborg Oleson Lea in 1851, and returned to Bidnack. In 1855 they homesteaded in St. Lawrence, Waupaca County, Wisconsin, later moving to Farmington, Jefferson county, Wisconsin. Descendants and relatives lived in Illinois, Wisconsin, and elsewhere. Includes other immigrant ancestors from Norway to Wisconsin, as well as some ancestors in Arendal Parosh, Aust-Agder County, Norway.

FS Library United States & Canada Film 1320612 item 6

Aalholm, O. A.: Om Sørensen fra Bratteklev, Gjervoll- og Songeætten (Tromøy-Arendal) 1440-1940 A genealogy of the Sørensen family from Bratteklev and the families from the Gjervoll and Songe in Arendal, Aust-Agder, Norway

FS Library 929.2481 So68

Dahll, George: Opptegnelser om slekten Dahll. A genealogy of the Dahll family in Norway

FS Library 929.2481 D138

Finne-Grønn,S. H. (Stian Herlofsen), 1869-1953. Slegten Eyde af Arendal: genealogisk-personalhistoriske meddelelser. A genealogy of the Eyde family fom Arendal, Aust-Agder. It includes extracts of the probate records for some members of the family.

FS Library 929.2481 Ey26

Dansk Slægtsforskning efter Rasmus Peder Emborg, født 1779. Rasmus Peder Emborg (1779-1853) var født i Hansted sogn, Skanderborg, og han døde i Horsens. Han ble gift 1809 i Arendal, Norge med Maren Cathrine Rendtler (1786-1871), som var født i Kragerø (Kragerøy), Østfold, Norge, og hun også døde i Horsens, Skanderborg. Alle børnene var født i Arendal, Aust-Agder, Norge. Senere flyttede familien til Danmark. (Ancestors and descendants of Rasmus Peder Emborg (1779-1853), who was born in Hansted parish, Skanderborg, and died in Horsens. He married Maren Cathrine Redtler (1786-1871) 1809 in Arendal, Norway. She was born in Kragerø (Kragerøy), Østfold, and died in Horsens. The couple first lived in Norway, where their three children were born in Arendal, Aust-Agder co., and later moved to Denmark.

FS Library 929.2489 Em15r

Lie, Olaf (Peter Olaf), 1867-, Slægtsundersøkelser og erindringer med mere: væsentlig vedrørerende min fars og mors familie. Contains the authors experience in searching out his family names. Includes some genealogy on his father Bastian Bastiansen Lie (1832-1872) and his mother Anette Marie Andresen (1842-1892). Also includes the author's recollections of his earlier years and a visit he made to the United States of America.

FS Library 929.2481 L62

Farm Books[edit | edit source]

Court Records[edit | edit source]

Emigration and Immigration[edit | edit source]

Land and Property[edit | edit source]

Probate Records[edit | edit source]

Arendal and Risør city judicial district

1709-1779 FamilySearch Library

Arendal city judicial district

1779-1880 FamilySearch Library
1709-1911 Digitalarkivet

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