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


Step 1. '''In column 1''', find your goal.
== List of Topics ==
This Record Finder table links to the Norway topic Wiki pages, containing databases and other information about accessing the records.
===Vital Events ===
{| width="65%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1"
|-
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
|-
| align="left" | Birth date and place
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[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
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Norway Church Records|Church Records]]


Step 2. '''In column 2''', find the types of records most likely to have the information you need.
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
 
*[[Norway Farm Books|Farm Books]] (Bygdebøker)
Step 3. '''In column 3''', find additional records that may be useful.
|-
| align="left" | Death date, place, and burial
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Norway Church Records|Church Records]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Norway Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[Norway Probate Records|Probate Records]]
*[[Norway Court Records|Court Records]]
|-
|}
|}


{| width="75%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1" bgcolor="#F0F0F0"
===Maiden Names and Family Members===
{| width="65%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1"
|-
|-
| width="30%" bgcolor="#CFF3FF" align="left" | '''What you are looking for:'''  
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''  
| width="35%" bgcolor="#CFF3FF" align="left" | '''Try these records first:'''  
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''  
| width="35%" bgcolor="#CFF3FF" align="left" | '''Other useful records:'''
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
|-
|-
| Age
| align="left" | Maiden name
| [[Norway Census|Census]]  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| [[Norway Church Records|Church Records]]  
*[[Norway Church Records|Church Records]]
 
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[Norway Farm Books|Farm Books]] (Bygdebøker)
|-
|-
| Birth date and birthplace
| align="left" | Parents, children, spouses, and other family members
| [[Norway Church Records|Church Records]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| [[Norway Genealogy|Genealogy]] (Bygdebøk), [[Norway Census|Census]] (1865 and later)
*[[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]],
|-
|-
| Boundaries (parish, district, or county)
| align="left" | Living relatives
| [[Norway Maps|Maps]]  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| [[Norway Gazetteers|Gazetteers]]  
*[[Norway Compiled Genealogies|Genealogies]]
*[[Norway Societies|Societies]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*Directories
|-
|}
 
=== Immigration and Country of Origin ===
{| width="65%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1"
|-
|-
| Death information
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
| [[Norway Church Records|Church Records]]
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
| [[Norway Probate Records|Probate Records]], [[Norway Court Records|Court Records]]
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
|-
|-
| Emigration information
| align="left" | Immigration date
| [[Norway Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| [[Norway Societies|Societies]], [[Norway Genealogy|Genealogy]] (Bygdebøk)
*[[Norway Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
*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]]
|-
|-
| Historical background
| align="left" | Country and town of origin
| [[Norway History|History]]  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| [[Norway Social Life and Customs|Social Life and Customs]], [[Norway Societies|Societies]]  
*[[Norway Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
 
| 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"
|-
|-
| Language helps
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
| [[Norway Language and Languages|Language and Languages]]
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
| [[Norway Encyclopedias and Dictionaries|Encyclopedias and Dictionaries]]
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
|-
|-
| Living relatives
| align="left" | Residence
| [[Norway Genealogy|Genealogy]]  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| [[Norway Societies|Societies]], Directories (Bygdebøk)
*[[Norway Church Records|Church Records]]
 
| 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"
|-
|-
| Maiden name
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
| [[Norway Church Records|Church Records]]
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
| [[Norway Genealogy|Genealogy]] (Bygdebøk)
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
|-
|-
| Marriage information
| align="left" | Nobility
| [[Norway Church Records|Church Records]]  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| [[Norway Genealogy|Genealogy]] (Bygdebøk)
*[[Norway Nobility|Nobility]]  
 
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Norway Biography|Biography]]
*[[Norway Periodicals|Periodicals]]  
|-
|-
| Naming customs
| align="left" | Occupation
| [[Norway Names Personal|Names, Personal]]  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| [[Norway Social Life and Customs|Social Life and Customs]]  
*[[Norway Church Records|Church Records]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Norway Census|Census]]
*[[Norway Farm Books|Farm Books]] (Bygdebøker)
|-
|-
| Noble families
| align="left" | Religion
| [[Norway Nobility|Nobility]]  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| [[Norway Biography|Biography]], [[Norway Periodicals|Periodicals]]  
*[[Norway Church Records|Church Records]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[Norway History|History]]
|-
|-
| Occupation
| align="left" | Social activities
| [[Norway Church Records|Church Records]]  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| [[Norway Census|Census]], [[Norway Genealogy|Genealogy]] (Bygdebøk)
*[[Norway Social Life and Customs|Social Life & Customs]]  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[Norway History|History]]
|-
|-
| Parents, children, and other family members
| align="left" | Physical description
| [[Norway Church Records|Church Records]]  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| [[Norway Census|Census]], [[Norway Probate Records|Probate Records]], [[Norway Court Records|Court Records]], [[Norway Genealogy|Genealogy]] (Bygdebøk)
*[[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"
 
|-
|-
| Physical description
| align="left" |Vocabulary
| [[Norway Military Records|Military Records]]  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| [[Norway Biography|Biography]], [[Norway Genealogy|Genealogy]] (Bygdebøk)
*[[Norwegian Genealogical Word List]]
*[[Norway Language and Languages|Language and Languages]]  
*[[Norway Encyclopedias and Dictionaries|Encyclopedias and Dictionaries]]
*[[Norway Feast Day Calendars]]
|-
|-
| Place-finding aids
| align="left" |Handwriting
| [[Norway Gazetteers|Gazetteers]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| [[Norway Maps|Maps]], [[Norway Encyclopedias and Dictionaries|Encyclopedias and Dictionaries]]  
*[[Norway Handwriting]]
|-
|-
| Places of residence
| align="left" | Naming patterns
| [[Norway Church Records|Church Records]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| [[Norway Census|Census]], [[Norway Land and Property|Land and Property]], [[Norway Genealogy|Genealogy]]  
*[[Norway Names Personal|Naming Customs]]  
*[[Norway Social Life and Customs|Social Life & Customs]]  
|-
|-
| Previous research (compiled genealogy)
| align="left" |Online classes
| [[Norway Genealogy|Genealogy]], [[Norway Periodicals|Periodicals]], [[Norway Societies|Societies]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| [[Norway History|History]], [[Norway Biography|Biography]], [[Norway Archives and Libraries|Archives and Libraries]]
 
|-
| Record-finding aids
|
|
|-
| Religion
|
|
|-
|-
| Social activities
| align="left" |Writing for records
| [[Norway Social Life and Customs|Social Life and Customs]]
|
| [[Norway History|History]]
|}
|}






[[Category:Norway Research Strategies]]   [[Category:Record Selection Tables]]
[[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

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

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

Vital Events

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

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

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

Residences and Locations

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

Personal Details and Affiliations

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

Reading the Records

Vocabulary
Handwriting
Naming patterns
Online classes
Writing for records
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