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-Emigration records from Norway start 1867. Therefore these U.S. Census (1850 &amp; 1860) records can be of great help in identifying ones Norwegian ancestors already here in America.
+Emigration records from Norway start 1867. Therefore these U.S. Census (1850 &amp; 1860) records can be of great help in identifying ones Norwegian ancestors already here in America.&nbsp;&nbsp; Although the Census records do not always give the place of birth in Norway, many give an additional "last name" or the farm name in Norway making it possible to trace a person back to Norway.
 [http://digitalarkivet.uib.no/cgi-win/WebCens.exe?slag=visbase&filnamn=US1850&metanr=1663 Norwegians in the 1850 U.S. Census]
 [http://digitalarkivet.uib.no/cgi-win/WebCens.exe?slag=visbase&filnamn=ft21001860&metanr=3066 Norwegians in the 1860 U.S. Census]