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'''Afgangslister''' (Removals) are records where you will find the the date of departure, name of each person, age, name of parish they moved to. | '''Afgangslister''' (Removals) are records where you will find the the date of departure, name of each person, age, name of parish they moved to. | ||
These records are usually available from 1814-1875, but you may find records as early as late 1700's to late 1800's. They are valuable because you may follow each person as they move from one parish to another. When a family left a parish to emigrate to America often you may see whole families listed. | These records are usually available from 1814-1875. Some records of arrivals to and departures from parishes were kept prior to 1814, but you may find records as early as late 1700's to late 1800's. The printed forms in 1814 included information about people moving into a given parish and their departures to other parishes. They are valuable because you may follow each person as they move from one parish to another. When a family left a parish to emigrate to America often you may see whole families listed. | ||
The arrival records may list the person's name, age or birth date, occupation, former residence, and new residence. The departure lists give similar information. These records are important sources for following the movement of the working class. They often include citations given to people leaving a parish for North America. | |||
See [[Norway: Arrivals/Departures (Innflyttede/Uttflyttdede)|Arrivals/Departures]] for more information. | |||
Most of the birth, marriage, and death records are available on the Internet at Digitalarkivet (Digital Archives) of Norway. | |||
http://arkivverket.no/Digitalarkivet | http://arkivverket.no/Digitalarkivet | ||