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Guide to '''Norway ancestry, family history and genealogy''': parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.
==Information==
Norway is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe bordered by [[Sweden Genealogy|Sweden]], [[Finland Genealogy|Finland]], [[Russia Genealogy|Russia]], and [[Denmark Genealogy|Denmark]]. Part of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalmar_Union Kalmar Union] from 1397 to 1523, Norway was part of a personal union with Denmark from 1536 until 1660 when King Frederik III established an absolute monarchy and Norway came under the Danish crown. From the end of the Napoleonic Wars in 1814 until 1905 it was in another personal union, this time with Sweden as part of the United Kingdoms of Sweden and Norway. Two different forms of Norwegian, ''Bokmål'' and ''Nynorsk'' are the official language, with several other recognized [[Norway Languages|national languages]].


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Guide to '''Norway ancestry, family history, and genealogy:''' birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, and military records. <br>


==Norway Map==
{{Norway-sidebar}}
The map below shows county boundaries as of about 1660 to 2018.
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{{Norway County Boundaries}}
== Getting started with Norway research  ==
 
[[Image:Flag of Norway.png|right|248px|Flag of Norway.png]] Welcome to the '''''<font color="#008000"><big>Norway</big></font>'' Page!'''
 
'''&nbsp;'''<br>FamilySearch Wiki is a community website dedicated to helping people throughout the world learn how to find their ancestors. Through the Norway Portal page you can learn how to find, use, and analyze Norwegian records of genealogical value. The content is variously targeted to beginners, intermediate, and expert researchers. Please visit the [[Help:Contributor Help|Contributor Help]] page to learn more about using the site. The Norway Portal Page is a work in progress, your contributions and [[FamilySearch Wiki:Feedback|feedback]] are essential!
 
''See the tutorials at FamilySearch Learning Center on [https://familysearch.org/learningcenter/lesson/scandinavian-research/127 Scandinavian Research] and on [https://familysearch.org/learningcenter/results.html?q=*&fq=place%3A%22Scandinavia%22 Reading&nbsp;Scandinavian Gothic Handwritten Records.]''''<br>'''''
 
<br>{{Norway County Boundaries}}  
 
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== Counties (Fylker)  ==
 
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*[[Akershus County, Norway|Akershus]]
*[[Aust-Agder County, Norway|Aust-Agder]]
*[[Bergen City, Norway|Bergen City (former county)]]
*[[Buskerud County, Norway|Buskerud]]
 
| width="28%" valign="top" |
*[[Finnmark County, Norway|Finnmark]]
*[[Hedmark County, Norway|Hedmark]]
*[[Hordaland County, Norway|Hordaland]]
*[[Møre og Romsdal County, Norway|Møre og Romsdal]]
*[[Nordland County, Norway|Nordland]]
 
| width="25%" valign="top" |
*[[Nord-Trøndelag County, Norway|Nord-Trøndelag]]
*[[Oppland County, Norway|Oppland]]
*[[Oslo County, Norway|Oslo]]
*[[Rogaland County, Norway|Rogaland]]
*[[Sogn og Fjordane County, Norway|Sogn og Fjordane]]
 
| width="22%" valign="top" |
*[[Sør-Trøndelag County, Norway|Sør-Trøndelag]]
*[[Telemark County, Norway|Telemark]]
*[[Troms County, Norway|Troms]]
*[[Vest-Agder County, Norway|Vest-Agder]]
*[[Vestfold County, Norway|Vestfold]]
*[[Østfold County, Norway|Østfold]]


== Counties (''Fykler'') ==
The following is a list of counties folloing the 1917 reform which renamed the administrative unit from ''amt'' to ''fylke'' and renamed several counties.
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<li>[[Akershus County, Norway Genealogy|Akershus]]</li>
<li>[[Aust-Agder County, Norway Genealogy|Aust-Agder]]</li>
<li>[[Bergen City, Norway Genealogy|Bergen City]] (former county until 1972)</li>
<li>[[Buskerud County, Norway Genealogy|Buskerud]]</li>
<li>[[Finnmark County, Norway Genealogy|Finnmark]]</li>
<li>[[Hedmark County, Norway Genealogy|Hedmark]]</li>
<li>[[Hordaland County, Norway Genealogy|Hordaland]]</li>
<li>[[Møre og Romsdal County, Norway Genealogy|Møre og Romsdal]]</li>
<li>[[Nordland County, Norway Genealogy|Nordland]]</li>
<li>[[Nord-Trøndelag County, Norway Genealogy|Nord-Trøndelag]]</li>
<li>[[Oppland County, Norway Genealogy|Oppland]]</li>
<li>[[Oslo County, Norway Genealogy|Oslo]]</li>
<li>[[Rogaland County, Norway Genealogy|Rogaland]]</li>
<li>[[Sogn og Fjordane County, Norway Genealogy|Sogn og Fjordane]]</li>
<li>[[Sør-Trøndelag County, Norway Genealogy|Sør-Trøndelag]]</li>
<li>[[Telemark County, Norway Genealogy|Telemark]]</li>
<li>[[Troms County, Norway Genealogy|Troms]]</li>
<li>[[Vest-Agder County, Norway Genealogy|Vest-Agder]]</li>
<li>[[Vestfold County, Norway Genealogy|Vestfold]]</li>
<li>[[Østfold County, Norway Genealogy|Østfold]]</li>
</ul>
|}
|}


===Parishes===
== Research Tools  ==
Counties in Norway are further subdivided into parishes. For a complete list, see [[Parish Listing Norway]].
 
=== Digitalarkivet (Norway's Digital Archives)  ===
 
The National Archival Services of Norway maintains a website in which you can search in transcribed source material for free.
 
Please note that this site is undergoing a [http://www.arkivverket.no/eng/Digitalarkivet/About-the-Digital-Archives/Restructure-project/Shutting-down-the-old-Digital-Archives restructuring]. On March 31, 2014 the old system of searching will be replaced by the new. A very substantial difference between the new Digital Archives (DA) and the old (ODA) is that users are now able to search across all sources at once.
 
To use this choose [http://digitalarkivet.arkivverket.no/en-gb/finn_kilde Select Source (Finn Kilde)] from the menu. Here you may choose the type of record(s) you want to search for the geographical location of your choice.
 
<br> Scanned images of the original church books are also found on the Digital Archives. The Parish Registers interface can be used in English, Norwegian (Bokmål), Norwegian (Nynorsk) or Samisk (Davvisámegiella). However, the records are written in Norwegian.
 
<br> '''A wiki article describing an online collecton is found at:'''
 
*[[Norway Baptisms (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Norway Baptisms (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]
*[[Norway Burials (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Norway Burials (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]
*[[Norway 1875 Census (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Norway 1875 Census (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]
*[[Norway Marriages (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Norway Marriages, (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]
 
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*[[Norwegian clerical districts|Clerical District List]]
*[[Parish Listing Norway|Parish List]]
*[[Regions in Norway|Regional List]]
*[[Norway: Typing Æ, Ø, and Å|Norway: Typing Æ, Ø, and Å]]
 
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*[[:file:Parish Register Headings for Norway.pdf|Parish heading list]]
*[[:file:Census Register Headings for Norway.pdf|Census Register Headings]]
*[[Moveable Feast Day Calendar for Norway|Feast Day Calendar (Moveable)]]
*[[Fixed and Moveable Feast Days for Norway|Feast Days (Fixed and Moveable)]]
 
<br>
 
| width="22%" valign="top" |
*[[Norway Handwriting|Handwriting Examples]]
*[[Norwegian Currency|Norwegian Currency]]
*[[Weight and Measurement in Old Norway|Weight and Measurement in Old Norway]]
 
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*[[Norway Dictionary|Dictionary]]
*[[Norway Gazetteers|Gazetteers]]
*[[Nordic Given Names|Given Names List]]
*[[Norway Glossary|Glossary]]
*[[Norway Maps|Maps]]
*[[Norway timeline|Timeline]]
*[[Norwegian Research Websites|Websites]]
*[[Norway Word List|Word List]]
*[[Latin Word List]]
 
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'''<big><big>Research Strategies</big></big>'''
 
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*[[Starting Research in Norway|Starting Research in Norway]]
*[[Norway: Research Strategies|Strategies]]
*[[Norway Record Selection Table|Record Selection Table]]
*[[Norway Birth Record Search Strategy 1500-1813|Birth Record Search Strategy 1500-1813]]
*[[Norway Birth Record Search Strategy1814-Present|Birth Record Search Strategy 1814-Present]]
*[[Norway Birth, Marriage, and Death Search Strategies 1500 - Present|Birth, Marriage, and Death Search Strategies 1500 - Present]]
*[[Norway Death Record Search Strategy 1500-1813|Death Record Search Strategy 1500-1813]]
*[[Norway Death Record Search Strategy 1814-Present|Death Record Search Strategy 1814-Present]]
 
|}
 
*(helpful tools and resources, gazetteers)
*(language dictionary, handwriting guide or tutorial, etc.)
 
== Help Wanted  ==
 
The Moderator for the Norway content is [[User:Rcsteuart|steuartrc]]. In order to make this wiki a better research tool, we need your help! Many tasks need to be done. You can help by:
 
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*[[Help:Editing a Page|Expand an article]] or [[Special:Shortpages|short page]]
*[[Help:How to create an article|Create a new article]]
*[[Help:Categorization|Categorize articles]]
 
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*[[Help:Create an external link|Add external links to articles]]
*[[Help:Create an internal link|Add internal links to articles]]
*[[FamilySearch Wiki:Translation|Translate pages]]
 
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== Featured Content  ==
 
Take a look at the [[Bergen, Norway|Bergen Norway Page]], it contains links to some of the Emigrants leaving Norway for the United States from the ports in Bergen. Another useful Website for Norway research is [http://fylkesarkiv.no/ Fylkesarkivet i Sogn], can be read in English or Norweigian.
 
== Related Pages  ==
 
{| cellspacing="3" cellpadding="3" border="0" align="center" rules="none" style="text-align: center; clear: both; font-size: 100%;" class="noprint FCK__ShowTableBorders"
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| <center>[[Finland|Finland]]
[[Image:Flag of Finland (bordered).jpg|40x24px|Flag of Finland (bordered).jpg]]
</center>
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| <center>[[Sweden]]
[[Image:Flag of Sweden2.png|40x25px|Flag of Sweden2.png]]
</center>
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| <center>[[Denmark|Denmark]]
[[Image:Flag of Denmark.png|35x25px|Flag of Denmark.png]]
</center>
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| <center>[[Iceland|Iceland]]
[[Image:Flag of Iceland.png|35x25px|Flag of Iceland.png]]
</center>
|
| <center>[[Scandinavia|Scandinavia]]
[[Image:Scandinavian Flags.jpg|28x25px|Scandinavian Flags.jpg]]
</center>
|
|
| <center>[[Norwegian American|Norwegian American]]
[[Image:United States flag.png|40x21px|United States flag.png]]
</center>
|
|
|}
 
== Did you know?  ==
 
*You can view [http://kirkefoto.blogspot.com/2009/06/fylkesvis-oversikt-over-kirker-som-er.html photos of churches] in Norway.
 
*You can also view a [http://digitalarkivet.uib.no/cgi-win/WebFront.exe?slag=vis&tekst=album-eng.htm&spraak=e Photo Album of Farms] as part of the [http://digitalarkivet.uib.no/cgi-win/WebFront.exe?slag=vis&tekst=introduk-eng.htm&spraak=e digital archives] of the Norwegian National Archives. It contains patron-submitted photos of 1900-era farms. There is a link in the album between a farm photo and the respective farm in the 1900 census list, so that one can find information on the farm and household.
 
*During the 1500-1800’s it was very common for the Norwegian people to use a patronymic naming system. They would take the father’s given name and add “sen/son” or “datter”. Others chose to use the name of the farm they were associated with as their last names. This really was an address, but some of these farm names were continued through many generations and have become last names.
 
*In 1923 a new naming law (Navneloven av 1923) came into effect, and people now had to choose a family name. The change from patronymics to family names had already started in the mid-1870; the cities had started a little earlier and the smaller parishes a little later. However, the law was approved 1923. <br>In 2003 another law was put into practice. It was now again legal to choose a patronymic or matronymic name.
 
*Farm names are very important in locating people in Norway. Through these names you can find parishes and then your ancestors in the parish registers.
 
*There is a [[Norway Farm Books|Norwegian Farm Book]] Extraction Project.&nbsp; Contact Roger Magneson only if you wish to&amp; participate in indexing. [mailto:MagnesonR@familysearch.org MagnesonR@familysearch.org]&nbsp;
 
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=== Links to articles, subcategories and images under the Category {{PAGENAME}}  ===


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

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Getting started with Norway research[edit | edit source]

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Welcome to the Norway Page!

 
FamilySearch Wiki is a community website dedicated to helping people throughout the world learn how to find their ancestors. Through the Norway Portal page you can learn how to find, use, and analyze Norwegian records of genealogical value. The content is variously targeted to beginners, intermediate, and expert researchers. Please visit the Contributor Help page to learn more about using the site. The Norway Portal Page is a work in progress, your contributions and feedback are essential!

See the tutorials at FamilySearch Learning Center on Scandinavian Research and on Reading Scandinavian Gothic Handwritten Records.'


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Counties (Fylker)[edit | edit source]

Research Tools[edit | edit source]

Digitalarkivet (Norway's Digital Archives)[edit | edit source]

The National Archival Services of Norway maintains a website in which you can search in transcribed source material for free.

Please note that this site is undergoing a restructuring. On March 31, 2014 the old system of searching will be replaced by the new. A very substantial difference between the new Digital Archives (DA) and the old (ODA) is that users are now able to search across all sources at once.

To use this choose Select Source (Finn Kilde) from the menu. Here you may choose the type of record(s) you want to search for the geographical location of your choice.


Scanned images of the original church books are also found on the Digital Archives. The Parish Registers interface can be used in English, Norwegian (Bokmål), Norwegian (Nynorsk) or Samisk (Davvisámegiella). However, the records are written in Norwegian.


A wiki article describing an online collecton is found at:



Research Strategies

  • (helpful tools and resources, gazetteers)
  • (language dictionary, handwriting guide or tutorial, etc.)

Help Wanted[edit | edit source]

The Moderator for the Norway content is steuartrc. In order to make this wiki a better research tool, we need your help! Many tasks need to be done. You can help by:

Featured Content[edit | edit source]

Take a look at the Bergen Norway Page, it contains links to some of the Emigrants leaving Norway for the United States from the ports in Bergen. Another useful Website for Norway research is Fylkesarkivet i Sogn, can be read in English or Norweigian.

Related Pages[edit | edit source]

Finland

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Sweden

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Denmark

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Iceland

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Scandinavia

Scandinavian Flags.jpg

Norwegian American

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Did you know?[edit | edit source]

  • You can also view a Photo Album of Farms as part of the digital archives of the Norwegian National Archives. It contains patron-submitted photos of 1900-era farms. There is a link in the album between a farm photo and the respective farm in the 1900 census list, so that one can find information on the farm and household.
  • During the 1500-1800’s it was very common for the Norwegian people to use a patronymic naming system. They would take the father’s given name and add “sen/son” or “datter”. Others chose to use the name of the farm they were associated with as their last names. This really was an address, but some of these farm names were continued through many generations and have become last names.
  • In 1923 a new naming law (Navneloven av 1923) came into effect, and people now had to choose a family name. The change from patronymics to family names had already started in the mid-1870; the cities had started a little earlier and the smaller parishes a little later. However, the law was approved 1923.
    In 2003 another law was put into practice. It was now again legal to choose a patronymic or matronymic name.
  • Farm names are very important in locating people in Norway. Through these names you can find parishes and then your ancestors in the parish registers.

Links to articles, subcategories and images under the Category Norway Genealogy[edit | edit source]

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