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The table below can help you decide which records to search. In column 1 find the goal you selected. In column 2 find the types of records that are most likely to have the information you need. Then turn to that section of this outline. (The terms used in columns 2 and 3 are the same as the subject headings used in this outline and in the Locality section of the Family History Library Catalog.) Column 3 lists those sections of this outline that may also be useful.Record containing previous research (biography, genealogy, history, nobility, periodicals, and societies) could provide useful information. These have been listed repeatedly if they are especially helpful. Records containing previous research (biography, genealogy, history, nobility, periodicals, and societies) could provide information for most of the goals. These have not been repeatedly listed unless they are especially helpful for the goal.
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== Record Finder Table for Norway ==
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.


{| class="vertical listing"
== List of Topics ==
| align="left" | '''1. If You Need'''
This Record Finder table links to the Norway topic Wiki pages, containing databases and other information about accessing the records.
| align="left" | '''2. Look First In'''
===Vital Events ===
| align="left" | '''3. Then Search '''
{| width="65%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1"
|-
|-
| align="left" | Age
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
| align="left" |
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
[[Norway Census|Census]]
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
| align="left" |
[[Norway Church Records|Church Records]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Birth date
| align="left" | Birth date and place
| align="left" |
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
[[Norway Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Norway Church Records|Church Records]]
| align="left" |
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
[[Norway Genealogy|Genealogy]] (Bygdebøk)
*[[Norway Farm Books|Farm Books]] (Bygdebøker)
*[[Norway Census|Census]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Birthplace
| align="left" | Marriage place and date
| align="left" |
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
[[Norway Census|Census]] (1865 and later)
*[[Norway Church Records|Church Records]]
| align="left" |
 
[[Norway Church Records|Church Records]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[Norway Farm Books|Farm Books]] (Bygdebøker)
|-
|-
| align="left" | Death
| align="left" | Death date, place, and burial
| align="left" |
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
[[Norway Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Norway Church Records|Church Records]]
| align="left" |
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
[[Norway Probate Records|Probate Records]], [[Norway Court Records|Court Records]]
*[[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"
|-
|-
| align="left" | Emigration information
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
| align="left" |
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
[[Norway Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
| align="left" |
[[Norway Societies|Societies]], [[Norway Genealogy|Genealogy]] (Bygdebøk)
|-
|-
| align="left" | Historical background
| align="left" | Maiden name
| align="left" |
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
[[Norway History|History]]
*[[Norway Church Records|Church Records]]
| align="left" |
 
[[Norway Social Life and Customs|Social Life and Customs]], [[Norway Societies|Societies]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[Norway Farm Books|Farm Books]] (Bygdebøker)
|-
|-
| align="left" | Language helps
| align="left" | Parents, children, spouses, and other family members
| align="left" |
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
[[Norway Language and Languages|Language and Languages]]
*[[Norway Church Records|Church Records]]
| align="left" |
 
[[Norway Encyclopedias and Dictionaries|Encyclopedias and Dictionaries]]
| 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
| align="left" | Living relatives
| align="left" |
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
[[Norway Genealogy|Genealogy]]
*[[Norway Compiled Genealogies|Genealogies]]
| align="left" |
*[[Norway Societies|Societies]]
[[Norway Societies|Societies]], Directories(Bygdebøk)
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*Directories
|-
|}
 
=== Immigration and Country of Origin ===
{| width="65%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1"
|-
|-
| align="left" | Marriage
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
| align="left" |
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
[[Norway Church Records|Church Records]]
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
| align="left" |
[[Norway Genealogy|Genealogy]] (Bygdebøk)
|-
|-
| align="left" | Naming customs
| align="left" | Immigration date
| align="left" |
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
[[Norway Names Personal|Names, Personal]]
*[[Norway Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
| align="left" |
*See the FamilySearch Wiki article for the country to which the ancestor immigrated.
[[Norway Social Life and Customs|Social Life and Customs]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[Norway Farm Books|Farm Books]] (Bygdebøker)
*[[Norway Societies|Societies]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Noble families
| align="left" | Country and town of origin
| align="left" |
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
[[Norway Nobility|Nobility]]
*[[Norway Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
| align="left" |
 
[[Norway Biography|Biography]], [[Norway Periodicals|Periodicals]]
| 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"
|-
|-
| align="left" | Occupation
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
| align="left" |
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
[[Norway Church Records|Church Records]]
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
| align="left" |
[[Norway Census|Census]], [[Norway Genealogy|Genealogy]] (Bygdebøk)
|-
|-
| align="left" | Parents, children, and other family members
| align="left" | Residence
| align="left" |
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
[[Norway Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Norway Church Records|Church Records]]
| align="left" |
 
[[Norway Census|Census]], [[Norway Probate Records|Probate Records]], [[Norway Court Records|Court Records]], [[Norway Genealogy|Genealogy]] (Bygdebøk)
| 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"
|-
|-
| align="left" | Parish, district, and county boundaries
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
| align="left" |
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
[[Norway Maps|Maps]]
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
| align="left" |
[[Norway Gazetteers|Gazetteers]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Physical description
| align="left" | Nobility
| align="left" |
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
[[Norway Military Records|Military Records]]
*[[Norway Nobility|Nobility]]  
| align="left" |
 
[[Norway Biography|Biography]], [[Norway Genealogy|Genealogy]] (Bygdebøk)
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[Norway Biography|Biography]]
*[[Norway Periodicals|Periodicals]]  
|-
|-
| align="left" | Place-finding aids
| align="left" | Occupation
| align="left" |
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
[[Norway Gazetteers|Gazetteers]]
*[[Norway Church Records|Church Records]]
| align="left" |
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
[[Norway Maps|Maps]], [[Norway Encyclopedias and Dictionaries|Encyclopedias and Dictionaries]]
*[[Norway Census|Census]]
*[[Norway Farm Books|Farm Books]] (Bygdebøker)
|-
|-
| align="left" | Places of residence
| align="left" | Religion
| align="left" |
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
[[Norway Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Norway Church Records|Church Records]]
| align="left" |
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
[[Norway Census|Census]], [[Norway Land and Property|Land and Property]], [[Norway Genealogy|Genealogy]]
*[[Norway History|History]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Previous research (compiled genealogy)
| align="left" | Social activities
| align="left" |
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
[[Norway Genealogy|Genealogy]], [[Norway Periodicals|Periodicals]], [[Norway Societies|Societies]]
*[[Norway Social Life and Customs|Social Life & Customs]]  
| align="left" |
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
[[Norway History|History]], [[Norway Biography|Biography]], [[Norway Archives and Libraries|Archives and Libraries]]
*[[Norway History|History]]
|-
| align="left" | Physical description
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Norway Military Records|Military records]]
| 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
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Norwegian Genealogical Word List]]
*[[Norway Language and Languages|Language and Languages]]
*[[Norway Encyclopedias and Dictionaries|Encyclopedias and Dictionaries]]
*[[Norway Feast Day Calendars]]
|-
| align="left" |Handwriting
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Norway Handwriting]]
|-
| align="left" | Naming patterns
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Norway Names Personal|Naming Customs]]
*[[Norway Social Life and Customs|Social Life & Customs]]
|-
| align="left" |Online classes
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
|-
| align="left" |Writing for records
|
|}
[[Category:Norway Research Strategies]]  [[Category:Record Finder]]

Latest revision as of 17:04, 29 February 2024


Norway Wiki Topics
Flag of Norway
Norway Beginning Research
Record Types
Norway Background
Norway Genealogical Word Lists
Cultural Groups
Local Research Resources

Record Finder Table for Norway[edit | edit source]

The following Record Finder table assists researchers in determining record types that may list the information they are looking for.

Order of Records[edit | edit source]

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[edit | edit source]

This Record Finder table links to the Norway topic Wiki pages, containing databases and other information about accessing the records.

Vital Events[edit | edit source]

Searching for: Best Records to Search: Alternative Records:
Birth date and place
Marriage place and date
Death date, place, and burial

Maiden Names and Family Members[edit | edit source]

Searching for: Best Records to Search: Alternative Records:
Maiden name
Parents, children, spouses, and other family members
Living relatives
  • Directories

Immigration and Country of Origin[edit | edit source]

Searching for: Best Records to Search: Alternative Records:
Immigration date
Country and town of origin

Residences and Locations[edit | edit source]

Searching for: Best Records to Search: Alternative Records:
Residence

Personal Details and Affiliations[edit | edit source]

Searching for: Best Records to Search: Alternative Records:
Nobility
Occupation
Religion
Social activities
Physical description

Reading the Records[edit | edit source]

Vocabulary
Handwriting
Naming patterns
Online classes
Writing for records
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