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== Record Finder Table for Norway ==
This table can help you decide which records to search using the following steps:<br>
The following Record Finder table assists researchers in determining record types that may list the information they are looking for.
=== Order of Records ===
The typically most reliable sources are listed at the top of the list. However, depending on the time period of the record and location, multiple records in the list may need to be searched to achieve the objective. Alternative records are listed as well in case traditional records do not provide the desired information.


== List of Topics ==
Step 1. '''In column 1''', find your goal.<br>
This Record Finder table links to the Norway topic Wiki pages, containing databases and other information about accessing the records.
 
===Vital Events ===
Step 2. '''In column 2''', find the types of records most likely to have the information you need. <br>
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Step 3. '''In column 3''', find additional records that may be useful. <br>
 
{| width="75%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1" bgcolor="#F0F0F0"
|-
|-
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''  
| width="30%" bgcolor="#CFF3FF" align="left" | '''What you are looking for:'''  
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''  
| width="35%" bgcolor="#CFF3FF" align="left" | '''Try these records first:'''  
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
| width="35%" bgcolor="#CFF3FF" align="left" | '''Other useful records:'''
|-
|-
| align="left" | Birth date and place
| Age
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| [[Norway Census|Census]]  
*[[Norway Church Records|Church Records]]
| [[Norway Church Records|Church Records]]  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Norway Farm Books|Farm Books]] (Bygdebøker)
*[[Norway Census|Census]]  
|-
|-
| align="left" | Marriage place and date
| Birth date and birthplace
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| [[Norway Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Norway Church Records|Church Records]]
| [[Norway Farm Books|Farm Books]] (Bygdebøker), [[Norway Census|Census]] (1865 and later)  
 
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[Norway Farm Books|Farm Books]] (Bygdebøker)
|-
|-
| align="left" | Death date, place, and burial
| Boundaries (parish, district, or county)
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| [[Norway Maps|Maps]]  
*[[Norway Church Records|Church Records]]
| [[Norway Gazetteers|Gazetteers]]  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Norway Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[Norway Probate Records|Probate Records]]
*[[Norway Court Records|Court Records]]
|-
|}
 
===Maiden Names and Family Members===
{| width="65%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1"
|-
|-
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
| Death information
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
| [[Norway Church Records|Church Records]]  
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
| [[Norway Probate Records|Probate Records]], [[Norway Court Records|Court Records]]  
|-
| align="left" | Maiden name
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Norway Church Records|Church Records]]
 
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Norway Farm Books|Farm Books]] (Bygdebøker)
|-
| align="left" | Parents, children, spouses, and other family members
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Norway Church Records|Church Records]]
 
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Norway Census|Census]]
*[[Norway Farm Books|Farm Books]] (Bygdebøker)
*[[Norway Probate Records|Probate Records]]
*[[Norway Court Records|Court Records]],
|-
|-
| align="left" | Living relatives
| Emigration information
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| [[Norway Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]  
*[[Norway Compiled Genealogies|Genealogies]]
| [[Norway Societies|Societies]], [[Norway Farm Books|Farm Books]] (Bygdebøker)
*[[Norway Societies|Societies]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*Directories
|-
|}
 
=== Immigration and Country of Origin ===
{| width="65%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1"
|-
|-
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
| Historical background
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
| [[Norway History|History]]
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
| [[Norway Social Life and Customs|Social Life and Customs]], [[Norway Societies|Societies]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Immigration date
| Language helps
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| [[Norway Language and Languages|Language and Languages]]  
*[[Norway Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
| [[Norway Encyclopedias and Dictionaries|Encyclopedias and Dictionaries]]  
*See the FamilySearch Wiki article for the country to which the ancestor immigrated.
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[Norway Farm Books|Farm Books]] (Bygdebøker)
*[[Norway Societies|Societies]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Country and town of origin
| Living relatives
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| [[Norway Compiled Genealogies|Genealogies]]  
*[[Norway Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
| [[Norway Societies|Societies]], Directories (Bygdebøker)  
 
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Norway Farm Books|Farm Books]] (Bygdebøker)
*[[Norway Societies|Societies]]
|}
 
=== Residences and Locations ===
{| width="65%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1"
|-
|-
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
| Maiden name
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
| [[Norway Church Records|Church Records]]
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
| [[Norway Farm Books|Farm Books]] (Bygdebøker)
|-
|-
| align="left" | Residence
| Marriage information
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| [[Norway Church Records|Church Records]]  
*[[Norway Church Records|Church Records]]
| [[Norway Farm Books|Farm Books]] (Bygdebøker)
 
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Norway Census|Census]]
*Directories
*[[Norway Land and Property|Land and Property]]
*[[Norway Compiled Genealogies|Genealogies]]
|}
 
=== Personal Details and Affiliations ===
{| width="65%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1"
|-
|-
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
| Naming customs
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
| [[Norway Names Personal|Names, Personal]]
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
| [[Norway Social Life and Customs|Social Life and Customs]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Nobility
| Noble families
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| [[Norway Nobility|Nobility]]  
*[[Norway Nobility|Nobility]]  
| [[Norway Biography|Biography]], [[Norway Periodicals|Periodicals]]  
 
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[Norway Biography|Biography]]
*[[Norway Periodicals|Periodicals]]  
|-
|-
| align="left" | Occupation  
| Occupation  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| [[Norway Church Records|Church Records]]  
*[[Norway Church Records|Church Records]]
| [[Norway Census|Census]], [[Norway Farm Books|Farm Books]] (Bygdebøker)  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Norway Census|Census]]
*[[Norway Farm Books|Farm Books]] (Bygdebøker)
|-
|-
| align="left" | Religion
| Parents, children, and other family members
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| [[Norway Church Records|Church Records]]  
*[[Norway Church Records|Church Records]]
| [[Norway Census|Census]], [[Norway Probate Records|Probate Records]], [[Norway Court Records|Court Records]], [[Norway Farm Books|Farm Books]] (Bygdebøker)
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[Norway History|History]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Social activities
| Physical description
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| [[Norway Military Records|Military Records]]  
*[[Norway Social Life and Customs|Social Life & Customs]]  
| [[Norway Biography|Biography]], [[Norway Farm Books|Farm Books]] (Bygdebøker)
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[Norway History|History]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Physical description
| Place-finding aids
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| [[Norway Gazetteers|Gazetteers]]  
*[[Norway Military Records|Military records]]
| [[Norway Maps|Maps]], [[Norway Encyclopedias and Dictionaries|Encyclopedias and Dictionaries]]  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Norway Farm Books|Farm Books]] (Bygdebøker)
*[[Norway Biography|Biography]]
|}
 
===Reading the Records===
{| width="65%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1"
 
|-
|-
| align="left" |Vocabulary
| Places of residence
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| [[Norway Church Records|Church Records]]  
*[[Norwegian Genealogical Word List]]
| [[Norway Census|Census]], [[Norway Land and Property|Land and Property]], [[Norway Compiled Genealogies|Genealogies]]  
*[[Norway Language and Languages|Language and Languages]]  
*[[Norway Encyclopedias and Dictionaries|Encyclopedias and Dictionaries]]
*[[Norway Feast Day Calendars]]
|-
|-
| align="left" |Handwriting
| Previous research (compiled genealogy)
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| [[Norway Compiled Genealogies|Genealogies]], [[Norway Periodicals|Periodicals]], [[Norway Societies|Societies]]
*[[Norway Handwriting]]
| [[Norway History|History]], [[Norway Biography|Biography]], [[Norway Archives and Libraries|Archives and Libraries]]  
|-
|-
| align="left" | Naming patterns
| Record-finding aids
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| [[Norway Archives and Libraries|Archives & Libraries]]
*[[Norway Names Personal|Naming Customs]]
| —
*[[Norway Social Life and Customs|Social Life & Customs]]  
|-
|-
| align="left" |Online classes
| Religion
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| [[Norway Church Records|Church Records]]
 
| [[Norway Church Records|Religious Records]]
|-
|-
| align="left" |Writing for records
| Social activities
|
| [[Norway Social Life and Customs|Social Life and Customs]]
| [[Norway History|History]]
|}
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Revision as of 12:35, 7 November 2017

Norway Wiki Topics
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Beginning Research
Record Types
Norway Background
Local Research Resources

This table can help you decide which records to search using the following steps:

Step 1. In column 1, find your goal.

Step 2. In column 2, find the types of records most likely to have the information you need.

Step 3. In column 3, find additional records that may be useful.

What you are looking for: Try these records first: Other useful records:
Age Census Church Records
Birth date and birthplace Church Records Farm Books (Bygdebøker), Census (1865 and later)
Boundaries (parish, district, or county) Maps Gazetteers
Death information Church Records Probate Records, Court Records
Emigration information Emigration and Immigration Societies, Farm Books (Bygdebøker)
Historical background History Social Life and Customs, Societies
Language helps Language and Languages Encyclopedias and Dictionaries
Living relatives Genealogies Societies, Directories (Bygdebøker)
Maiden name Church Records Farm Books (Bygdebøker)
Marriage information Church Records Farm Books (Bygdebøker)
Naming customs Names, Personal Social Life and Customs
Noble families Nobility Biography, Periodicals
Occupation Church Records Census, Farm Books (Bygdebøker)
Parents, children, and other family members Church Records Census, Probate Records, Court Records, Farm Books (Bygdebøker)
Physical description Military Records Biography, Farm Books (Bygdebøker)
Place-finding aids Gazetteers Maps, Encyclopedias and Dictionaries
Places of residence Church Records Census, Land and Property, Genealogies
Previous research (compiled genealogy) Genealogies, Periodicals, Societies History, Biography, Archives and Libraries
Record-finding aids Archives & Libraries —
Religion Church Records Religious Records
Social activities Social Life and Customs History
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