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=== Norway Church Records Christening  ===
=== Where Do I Start ===


'''Introduction'''  
'''Gather information about your ancestor:'''


Step 1. Find the year of your ancestor's christening or baptism record. <br>Step 2. Find the entry for your ancestor. <br>Step 3. Find the entries for each brother and sister of your ancestor. <br>Step 4. Copy the information, and document your sources. <br>Step 5. Analyze the information you obtain from the christening record.&nbsp;<br><br>'''What You Are Looking For'''
*Talk to relatives
*Check Family Bibles
*Search US Census Records
*Search all records you can find about your ancestor in the town where he/she resided in the US


<br>The following information may be found in a christening entry:
'''Organize and Analyze&nbsp;the information you found.'''


The name of your ancestor.
'''Then look for information such as''':


*The date of your ancestor's christening or baptism.
*Did he/she come to the US as and adult
*The names of your ancestor's parents.
*Did he/she travel alone
*The names of the witnesses or godparents.
*Did he/she come as a child
*The date of your ancestor's birth.
*When did he/she arrive in the US
*The place of your ancestor's birth.
*Where did he/she came from in Norway
*The residence of the parents.
*The occupation of the father.
*Whether your ancestor was of legitimate or illegitimate birth.<br>
 
==== '''Steps'''  ====
 
'''<br>These 5 steps will guide you in finding your ancestor in Norwegian church records.'''
 
<br>'''Step 1.''' '''Find the year of your ancestor's christening or baptism record'''.
 
<br>Before you can search for your Norwegian ancestor's christening record, you need to know the appoximate year they were born, and where they were born.


If you have the name of a '''place''' in Norway, but don't know if it is a parish (record keeping jurisdiction), see the Norwegian Gazetteer '''{{FHL|403519|title-id|disp=Norsk stedsfortegnelse 1901}}'''&nbsp;or {{FHL|22316|title-id|disp=Norsk stedsfortegnelse 1972}}.&nbsp; Instructions for using these '''gazetteers '''are found in '''How to Use the Norwegian gazetteer'''.  
If you have the name of a '''place''' in Norway, but don't know if it is a parish (record keeping jurisdiction), see the Norwegian Gazetteer '''{{FHL|403519|title-id|disp=Norsk stedsfortegnelse 1901}}'''&nbsp;or {{FHL|22316|title-id|disp=Norsk stedsfortegnelse 1972}}.&nbsp; Instructions for using these '''gazetteers '''are found in '''How to Use the Norwegian gazetteer'''.  


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<br>&nbsp;If you do not know the place of birth, see [[Norway Emigration and Immigration|Norway Emigration and Immigration / How to Find the Ancestor's Town of Origin]].


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When looking for your ancestor's christening or baptism record, remember:


If you do not know the place of birth, see [[Norway Emigration and Immigration|Norway Emigration and Immigration / How to Find the Ancestor's Town of Origin]].


To find the christening records available at the library, look in the '''Family History Library Catalog'''. Go to '''What to Do Next''', select the '''Family History Library Catalog''', and click on the tab for '''Town Records '''to see if your ancestor's parish is listed.


When looking for your ancestor's christening or baptism record, remember:


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*Christening records are arranged chronologically.
&nbsp;For help in finding the year and place, see Tip 1.  
*Christening records before 1814 may be intermixed with marriage or burial records.
*Christening records of iIlegitimate children may be listed separately.<br>&nbsp;<br>For help in finding the year and place, see Tip 1.


<br>'''Step 2.''' '''Find the entry for your ancestor'''.  
<br>'''Step 2.''' '''Find the entry for your ancestor'''.  
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<br>Because of the patronymic naming system, more than one family in a parish could have the same family name. Because the same children's given names are used in every family, several children with the same given and family names could have been christened within a few years of each other. To identify the correct direct-line ancestor and his or her parents:  
<br>Because of the patronymic naming system, more than one family in a parish could have the same family name. Because the same children's given names are used in every family, several children with the same given and family names could have been christened within a few years of each other. To identify the correct direct-line ancestor and his or her parents:  


Check 5 years on each side of the supposed christening year, and copy the entry of every child with the same given name(s) and patronymic surname as the ancestor. <br>If one or more entries exist, check church burial records to eliminate those entries of children that died before your ancestor. <br>If burial records do not exist or you are not able to eliminate all of the possible entries, check marriage records to eliminate those who married someone other than your ancestor's spouse. <br>If you still cannot eliminate 2 or more possibilities, find the families in the nearest available census, then the next. Also, find the possible ancestors in confirmation records, and see if the listed vaccination dates help eliminate one of the possibilities. <br>If you eliminate all the possibilities, check the surrounding parishes and repeat the above process until you find the christening entry for your ancestor.
Check 5 years on each side of the supposed christening year, and copy the entry of every child with the same given name(s) and patronymic surname as the ancestor. <br>If one or more entries exist, check church burial records to eliminate those entries of children that died before your ancestor. <br>If burial records do not exist or you are not able to eliminate all of the possible entries, check marriage records to eliminate those who married someone other than your ancestor's spouse. <br>If you still cannot eliminate 2 or more possibilities, find the families in the nearest available census, then the next. Also, find the possible ancestors in confirmation records, and see if the listed vaccination dates help eliminate one of the possibilities. <br>If you eliminate all the possibilities, check the surrounding parishes and repeat the above process until you find the christening entry for your ancestor.
 
==== Information Recorded in Church Records  ====
 
At first the record-keeping requirement was limited to baptims, marriages, and burials.&nbsp; Confirmation registers of many parishes date from as early as 1736.&nbsp; Until a standard form was established in 1814, no directions were given on how to keep church records, so the records before that date vary greatly.
 
==== Norway Church Records Baptisms (''Døpte'')  ====
 
Prior to 1814, usually only the date of christening was listed.&nbsp; Children were generally christened within a few days of birth.&nbsp; Christening registers usually give the name of the infant and father and the place of residence.&nbsp; In some cases the mother's name is listed, and often the names of godparents and withnesses were recorded.&nbsp; You may also find the child's birth date and the father's occupation in the baptismal records.&nbsp; Baptism records may also include records of stillbirths.
 
The spelling of a name was determined by the recorder, so many variations resulted.&nbsp; For example, the given name Sivert might be spelled as Syver, Sjur, Siver, Sifuer, or Siffuer.
 
After 1814 a standardized form was generally used in recording the event.&nbsp; On this form was listed both the birth and christening date, borth parents' names and place of residence, the child's legitimate or illegitimate status, and the names of godparents and witnesses.&nbsp; In larger cities, street addresses were also listed.  


=== Norway Church Records Confirmation  ===
=== Norway Church Records Confirmation  ===
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