Hedmark County, Norway Genealogy
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Guide to Hedmark ancestry, family history and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, parish registers, and military records.
History
Hedmark is a county in Norway, bordering Sør-Trøndelag, Oppland and Akershus. The county administration is in Hamar. Hedmark makes up the northeastern part of Østlandet, the southeastern part of the country. It includes a long part of the borderline with Sweden, Dalarna County and Värmland County. Geographically, Hedmark is in the traditional sense divided in the following areas: Hedemarken, east of Mjøsa, Østerdalen, north of Elverum, and Glåmdalen, south of Elverum. Hedmark and Oppland are the only Norwegian counties with no coastline. Hedmark also hosted some of the 1994 Winter Olympic Games.
Hedmark is one of the less urbanized areas in Norway, as about half of the inhabitants live on rural land. Population is mainly concentrated in the rich agricultural district adjoining Mjøsa to the southeast. The county's extensive forests supply much of Norway's timber. Logs were previously floated down Glomma to the coast but are now transported by truck and train.
Jurisdictions
Parishes
- Alvdal
- Austmarka (Østmark)
- Brandval
- Brøttum
- Deset
- Drevsjø (Drevsjøhytte)
- Eidskog
- Elverum
- Engerdal
- Finnskog
- Folldal
- Furnes
- Gjesås
- Grue
- Hamar
- Hof
- Innset
- Kongsvinger
- Kvikne
- Lundersæter
- Løten
- Mo
- Nes
- Nord-Odal
- Nordre-Osen
- Opstad
- Os (Dalsbygda)
- Ottestad
- Rendal
- Rendalen
- Revholt
- Ringsaker
- Romedal
- Sand
- Sollia
- Stange
- Stavsjø (Ballishol)
- Stor Elvdal
- Strand
- Strøm
- Sør-Odal
- Sør Osen
- Tangen
- Tolga
- Trysil
- Tylldal
- Tynset
- Ulleren
- Vallset (Tomter)
- Vang
- Veldre
- Vestmarka
- Vingelen
- Vinger
- Våler
- Ytre Rendal
- Øvre Engerdal
- Øvre Rendal
- Åmot
- Åsnes
- Odalen Branch (The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1857-1873)
- Trysil Frimenighet, (1859-1891)
Probate Jurisdictions
- Hedemarken
- Sør-Hedemarken
- Nord-Hedemarken
- Solør og Østerdal
- Østerdal
- Nord-Østerdal
- Sør-Østerdal
- Solør og Odal
- Hedemarken og Østerdalen Deanery
- Østerdalen Deanery
- Hedemarken Deanery
Resources
Church Records
- 1812-1938 Norway, Church Records, 1812-1938 at Ancestry — index & images ($)
- 1815-1930 Norway Church Books, 1815-1930 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images
- 1815-1938 Norway Church Records, 1815-1938 at MyHeritage — index & images ($)
- 1850-1952 Record of members, 1850-1952(*); Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Hamar District, Oslo District (Norway) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
- Digitized parish registers of Hedmark at Digitalarkivet - images
- Parish Register Headings for Norway
Census
- 1664-1666 Sogneprestenes manntall 1664-1666, nr. 5: Hedmark prosti, 1664-1666 at Digitalarkivet - images
- 1664-1666 Fogdenes og sorenskrivernes manntall 1664-1666, nr. 3: Hedmark fogderi og Solør, Østerdal og Odal fogderi, 1664 at Digitalarkivet - images
- 1801 1801 Census at Digitalarkivet - index & images
- 1865 1865 Census at Digitalarkivet - index & images; Also at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
- 1875 1875 Census at Digitalarkivet - index & images; Also at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
- 1885 1885 Census at Digitalarkivet - index & images; cities only
- 1891 1891 Census at Digitalarkivet - index & images
- 1900 1900 Census at Digitalarkivet - index & images
- 1910 1910 Census at Digitalarkivet - index & images
- 1920 Kommunal folketelling 1920 for 0401 Hamar kjøpstad at Digitalarkivet - index & images
Crime and Punishment
- 1877-1896 Norway, Hedmark, Hamar District Prison records, 1877-1896 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index
Emigration and Immigration
- 1843-1887 Passport records for Solør and Odalen fogderi 1843-1857 and Solør fogderi 1857-1887 at Digitalarkivet - index & images
- 1859-1900 Passport records for Østerdalen fogderi 1844-1859 and Søndre Østerdalen fogderi 1859-1900 at Digitalarkivet - index & images
Land and Property
- 1838, 1886 Land Registers 1886 and 1838 at rhduit.no - index
Military Records
- Stamrullen for Østerdalske kompani at Digitalarkivet - index & images
- Militærrulle 1758 for 1. Sønnenfjelske Dragonregiment, grensevakter ved Holstein at Digitalarkivet - index & images
- 1761 for Dragonkorpset, 1. eskadron til Holstein at Digitalarkivet - index & images
Probate Records
- 1640-1903 Norway, Probate Index Cards, 1640-1903 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index & images
- 1695-1777 Probate register for Clerical Probate protocol of Hedmark and Østerdalen 1695-1777 at Digitalarkivet - index & images
- 1695-1777 Østerdalen prosti, probate records no. 1, 1696-1779 at Digitalarkivet - index & images
- Digitized probate records for Hedmark County at Digitalarkivet - images
Taxation
- 1577-1674 Lensregnskaper, 1577-1674(*); Rentekammeret at FamilySearch Catalog - images
- 1661-1693 Regnskaper, 1661-1693(*); Landkommissariat at FamilySearch Catalog - images
- 1664-1677 Regnskaper, 1664-1677(*); Stiftamtstue (Akershus) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
- 1675-1692 Fogderegnskaper, 1675-1692(*); Rentekammeret at FamilySearch Catalog - images
Repositories
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