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== Record Finder Table for France ==
== 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.  
The following Record Finder table assists researchers in determining record types that may list the information they are looking for.  
=== Order of Records ===
=== Order of Records ===
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== List of Topics ==
== List of Topics ==
This Record Finder table links to the France topic Wiki pages, containing databases and other information about accessing the records.
This Record Finder table links to the Norway topic Wiki pages, containing databases and other information about accessing the records.
===Vital Events ===
===Vital Events ===
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| align="left" | Birth date and place
| align="left" | Birth date and place
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[France Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Norway Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[France Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
 
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[Norway Farm Books|Farm Books]] (Bygdebøker)
*[[Norway Census|Census]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Marriage place and date  
| align="left" | Marriage place and date  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[France Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Norway Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[France Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
 
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[Norway Farm Books|Farm Books]] (Bygdebøker)
|-
|-
| align="left" | Death date, place, and burial  
| align="left" | Death date, place, and burial  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[France Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Norway Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[France Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[France Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[Norway Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[Norway Probate Records|Probate Records]]
*[[Norway Court Records|Court Records]]  
|-  
|-  
|}
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| align="left" | Maiden name  
| align="left" | Maiden name  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[France Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Norway Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[France Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
 
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
 
*[[Norway Farm Books|Farm Books]] (Bygdebøker)
|-
|-
| align="left" | Parents, children, spouses, and other family members  
| align="left" | Parents, children, spouses, and other family members  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[France Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Norway Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[France Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
 
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[France Census|Census]]
*[[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
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[France Compiled Genealogies|Genealogies]]
*[[Norway Compiled Genealogies|Genealogies]]
*[[France Directories|Directories]]
*[[Norway Societies|Societies]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*Directories
|-  
|-  
|}
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| align="left" | Immigration date  
| align="left" | Immigration date  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[France Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
*[[Norway Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
*See the FamilySearch Wiki article for the country to which the ancestor immigrated.
*See the FamilySearch Wiki article for the country to which the ancestor immigrated.
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
 
*[[Norway Farm Books|Farm Books]] (Bygdebøker)
*[[Norway Societies|Societies]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Country and town of origin  
| align="left" | Country and town of origin  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[France Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
*[[Norway Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]


| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
 
*[[Norway Farm Books|Farm Books]] (Bygdebøker)
*[[Norway Societies|Societies]]
|}
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| align="left" | Residence
| align="left" | Residence
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[France Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Norway Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[France Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
 
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[France Census|Census]]
*[[Norway Census|Census]]
*Directories
*Directories
*[[Norway Land and Property|Land and Property]]
*[[Norway Compiled Genealogies|Genealogies]]
|}
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| align="left" | Nobility
| align="left" | Nobility
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*Nobility
*[[Norway Nobility|Nobility]]
*Heraldry
 
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
 
*[[Norway Biography|Biography]]
*[[Norway Periodicals|Periodicals]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Occupation  
| align="left" | Occupation  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[France Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Norway Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[France Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[France Census|Census]]
*[[Norway Census|Census]]
*[[Norway Farm Books|Farm Books]] (Bygdebøker)
|-
|-
| align="left" | Religion  
| align="left" | Religion  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[France Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Norway Church Records|Church Records]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[France History|History]]
*[[Norway History|History]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Social activities  
| align="left" | Social activities  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*Social Life and Customs
*[[Norway Social Life and Customs|Social Life & Customs]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[France History|History]]
*[[Norway History|History]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Physical description  
| align="left" | Physical description  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[France Military Records|Military records]]
*[[Norway Military Records|Military records]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
 
*[[Norway Farm Books|Farm Books]] (Bygdebøker)
|-
*[[Norway Biography|Biography]]
|}
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| align="left" |Vocabulary
| align="left" |Vocabulary
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| 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
| align="left" | Naming patterns
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*Names, personal
*[[Norway Names Personal|Naming Customs]]
*[[Norway Social Life and Customs|Social Life & Customs]]
|-
|-
| align="left" |Online classes
| align="left" |Online classes
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| align="left" |Writing for records
| align="left" |Writing for records
|
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|-
| Birth date and birthplace
| [[Norway Church Records|Church Records]]
| [[Norway Farm Books|Farm Books]] (Bygdebøker), [[Norway Census|Census]] (1865 and later)
|-
| Death information
| [[Norway Church Records|Church Records]]
| [[Norway Probate Records|Probate Records]], [[Norway Court Records|Court Records]]
|-
| Emigration information
| [[Norway Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
| [[Norway Societies|Societies]], [[Norway Farm Books|Farm Books]] (Bygdebøker)
|-
| Language helps
| [[Norway Language and Languages|Language and Languages]]
| [[Norway Encyclopedias and Dictionaries|Encyclopedias and Dictionaries]]
|-
| Living relatives
| [[Norway Compiled Genealogies|Genealogies]]
| [[Norway Societies|Societies]], Directories (Bygdebøker)
|-
| Maiden name
| [[Norway Church Records|Church Records]]
| [[Norway Farm Books|Farm Books]] (Bygdebøker)
|-
| Marriage information
| [[Norway Church Records|Church Records]]
| [[Norway Farm Books|Farm Books]] (Bygdebøker)
|-
| Naming customs
| [[Norway Names Personal|Names, Personal]]
| [[Norway Social Life and Customs|Social Life and Customs]]
|-
| Noble families
| [[Norway Nobility|Nobility]]
| [[Norway Biography|Biography]], [[Norway Periodicals|Periodicals]]
|-
| Occupation
| [[Norway Church Records|Church Records]]
| [[Norway Census|Census]], [[Norway Farm Books|Farm Books]] (Bygdebøker)
|-
| Parents, children, and other family members
| [[Norway Church Records|Church Records]]
| [[Norway Census|Census]], [[Norway Probate Records|Probate Records]], [[Norway Court Records|Court Records]], [[Norway Farm Books|Farm Books]] (Bygdebøker)
|-
| Physical description
| [[Norway Military Records|Military Records]]
| [[Norway Biography|Biography]], [[Norway Farm Books|Farm Books]] (Bygdebøker)
|-
| Places of residence
| [[Norway Church Records|Church Records]]
| [[Norway Census|Census]], [[Norway Land and Property|Land and Property]], [[Norway Compiled Genealogies|Genealogies]]
|-
| Religion
| [[Norway Church Records|Church Records]]
| [[Norway Church Records|Religious Records]]
|-
| Social activities
| [[Norway Social Life and Customs|Social Life and Customs]]
| [[Norway History|History]]
|}
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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