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 === Census Records, 1800's  ===
-This census lists:
+The 1801 census lists:
 *all family members
 *all persons living with the family
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 *those living in the cities
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+The '''1801''' Census is available on microfilm and microfiche at the Family History Library. The microfiche version is a typed index by given name and farm name. This census is also available as a searchable database at
+[http://digitalarkivet.uib.no/cgi-win/WebMeta.exe?slag=vismeny&katnr=1&emnenr=2&spraak=e Digitalarkivet]. Here you may choose a county, then the parish of your choice or you may do a search of the entire country.
-The '''1801''' Census is available on microfilm and microfiche at the Family History Library. The microfiche version is a&nbsp;typed&nbsp; index by given name and farm name. This census is also available on the Internet at:&nbsp;
-[http://digitalarkivet.uib.no/cgi-win/WebMeta.exe?slag=vismeny&katnr=1&emnenr=2&spraak=e]
-Here you may choose a county, then the parish of your choice.
-<br>'''1801 to 1865:&nbsp;''' Censuses were taken regularly between 1801 and 1865, but most of them were purely statistical. The census records that include more than statistical information have been microfilmed and are available at the Family History Library. The type of information in these censuses varies a great deal. They are listed in the catalog under:
+Censuses were taken regularly in '''1815, 1825, 1835, 1845 and 1855''', but most of them were purely statistical. The census records that include more than statistical information have been microfilmed and are available at the Family History Library. The type of information in these censuses varies a great deal. They are found in the catalog under by entering [Year] Norway Census in the keyword search box.
-NORWAY, [COUNTY], [PARISH] - CENSUS - [YEAR].
+The following statistical census records, which also contain names are available for searching at Digitalarkivet.
+*[http://digitalarkivet.no/cgi-win/WebMeta.exe?slag=vismeny&fylkenr=&knr=&katnr=1&aar=18&dagens=&emnenr=14 1815]
-'''1865, 1875, and 1900'''<nowiki>:&nbsp; In addition to the information given in the 1801 census, these later censuses also list a person's birthplace. Additional information includes:</nowiki>
+*[http://digitalarkivet.no/cgi-win/WebMeta.exe?slag=vismeny&fylkenr=&knr=&katnr=1&aar=18&dagens=&emnenr=8 1825]
+*[http://digitalarkivet.no/cgi-win/WebMeta.exe?slag=vismeny&fylkenr=&knr=&katnr=1&aar=18&dagens=&emnenr=9 1825]
-Additional information found in these census is:<br>School districts within each parish
+Beginning in 1865 additional information is found in the census:
+*School districts within each parish
 *Indexes to farms and localities
 *Individual creeds, other than the national church
 *Number of domestic animals on each farm
 *Farm production
+They differ from one another in format but contain very similar information.
-These censuses differ from one another in format but contain very similar information.&nbsp;
+'''1865''' The 1865 census has been microfilmed and is available at the Family History Library. Searchable databases are found at [http://digitalarkivet.arkivverket.no/ft/sok/1865 Digitalarkivet]. The records for Gol in Hallingdal, Oppland County is missing.
-: The records for Gol in Hallingdal is missing.
+'''1870''' The 1870 Census was taken Dec 31, 1870. It only covers the cities and seaports. There are many cites missing: Hølen in Vestby, Åsgårdsstrand, Hamar, Stathelle, Kragerø, Farsund, Sandnes, Stavanger, Vardø and Vadsø.
-These censuses are available on the Internet as well, but the 1875 Census is not yet complete for the whole country.
+There are no indexes for this Census, so it can be very time consuming to search.
-An encoded version of the whole 1865 and 1900 censuses for Norway is now available for downloading via the Internet from the Norwegian Historical Data Centre (NHDC) as a complete or a 2% selection in SPSS format. The 1875 census is only available as a 2% selection.<br>Link to the project: [http://www.rhd.uit.no/koding/encodedcensuses.html www.rhd.uit.no/koding/encodedcensuses.html]<br>
+'''1875'' The 1875 census was taken on 31 December 1875. This census has been microfilmed and is available at the Family History Library. Searchable databases are found at [http://digitalarkivet.no/cgi-win/WebMeta.exe?slag=vismeny&katnr=1&emnenr=4 Digitalarkivet]as well as at the [http://www.rhd.uit.no/indexeng.html Norwegian Historical Data Center ]at the University of Tromsø, Norway. It is still in the process of being put online and is not yet completed for the whole country.
-'''1870'''
+A second indexing of the 1875 census is in progress at Family Search. The collection is called [https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1529106 Norway Census, 1875]. You may find records there that are not yet completed at Digitalarkivet.
-The 1870 Census was taken Dec 31, 1870. It only covers the cities and seaports. There are many cites missing: Hølen in Vestby, Åsgårdsstrand, Hamar, Stathelle, Kragerø, Farsund, Sandnes, Stavanger, Vardø and Vadsø.
+'''1885''' Like the 1870 Census this Census is also only for the cities and seaports, but it has an index, which is being put online! There were different forms used for the Lapps, Kveins, Finns, and persons of mixed nationalities.
+You will find this at the Digital Archives [http://digitalarkivet.no/cgi-win/WebMeta.exe?slag=vismeny&fylkenr=&knr=&katnr=1&aar=18&dagens=&emnenr=11 Census, 1885].
-There are no indexes for this Census, so it can be very time consuming to search.
+'''1891''' The 1891 census was taken for the entire county and should include seaman. The people in the cities were asked to fill out the census forms themselves, while census takers went door to door in the country.
-'''1875'''
+Not all of these censuses have been microfilmed, but you may consult the Family History Library Catalog to see what is available. A quick method is to type "1891 Census Norway" in the Keyword search box.
-This census was taken on 31 December 1875. This&nbsp;census is available on microfilm at the Family History Library.&nbsp; It is still in the process of being put online at [http://digitalarkivet.uib.no/cgi-win/WebMeta.exe?slag=vismeny&katnr=1&emnenr=4 Digital Archives ]of Norway; as well as at the [http://www.rhd.uit.no/indexeng.html Norwegian&nbsp;Historical Data Center ]at the University of Tromsø, Norway.
+It is being added to the databases at [http://digitalarkivet.no/cgi-win/WebMeta.exe?slag=vismeny&fylkenr=&knr=&katnr=1&aar=18&dagens=&emnenr=12 Digitalarkivet], where you will find a list of those currently available.
-<br>'''1885'''
-Just like the 1870 Census this Census is also only for the cities and seaports, but it has an index! There were different forms used for the Lapps, Kveins, Finns, and persons of mixed nationalities.
-Digital Archive:<br>[http://digitalarkivet.uib.no/ http://digitalarkivet.uib.no/]
 Registreringsentral for historiske data (University of Tromsø, Norway)
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 [http://www.rhd.uit.no http://www.rhd.uit.no]
 (This site is in both Norwegian and English and includes several of the censuses for Norway, but only the 1900 census is complete for the whole country. The 1801 census for Holt and Dybvåg in Aust Agder county,and Maridalen in Akershus county are missing).
-Census records are often available for various cities in Norway, such as an 1891 census for Bergen and an 1885 census for Fredrikstad. Not all of these censuses have been microfilmed, but you may consult the Family History Library Catalog to see what is available.
 === Census Indexes  ===