Norway Record Finder: Difference between revisions

From FamilySearch Wiki
No edit summary
No edit summary
Line 23: Line 23:
|-
|-
| Age  
| Age  
|  
| [[Norway Census|Census]]  
[[Norway Census|Census]]  
| [[Norway Church Records|Church Records]]  
 
|  
[[Norway Church Records|Church Records]]  
 
|-
|-
| Birth date  
| Birth date and birthplace
|  
| [[Norway Church Records|Church Records]]
[[Norway Church Records|Church Records]]  
| [[Norway Genealogy|Genealogy]] (Bygdebøk), [[Norway Census|Census]] (1865 and later)
 
|  
[[Norway Genealogy|Genealogy]] (Bygdebøk)  
 
|-
|-
| Birthplace
| Boundaries (parish, district, or county)
|  
| [[Norway Maps|Maps]]  
[[Norway Census|Census]] (1865 and later)
| [[Norway Gazetteers|Gazetteers]]  
 
|  
[[Norway Church Records|Church Records]]  
 
|-
|-
| Death  
| Death information
|  
| [[Norway Church Records|Church Records]]  
[[Norway Church Records|Church Records]]  
| [[Norway Probate Records|Probate Records]], [[Norway Court Records|Court Records]]  
 
|  
[[Norway Probate Records|Probate Records]], [[Norway Court Records|Court Records]]  
 
|-
|-
| Emigration information  
| Emigration information  
|  
| [[Norway Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]  
[[Norway Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]  
| [[Norway Societies|Societies]], [[Norway Genealogy|Genealogy]] (Bygdebøk)  
 
|  
[[Norway Societies|Societies]], [[Norway Genealogy|Genealogy]] (Bygdebøk)  
 
|-
|-
| Historical background  
| Historical background  
|  
| [[Norway History|History]]  
[[Norway History|History]]  
| [[Norway Social Life and Customs|Social Life and Customs]], [[Norway Societies|Societies]]  
 
|  
[[Norway Social Life and Customs|Social Life and Customs]], [[Norway Societies|Societies]]  
 
|-
|-
| Language helps  
| Language helps  
|  
| [[Norway Language and Languages|Language and Languages]]  
[[Norway Language and Languages|Language and Languages]]  
| [[Norway Encyclopedias and Dictionaries|Encyclopedias and Dictionaries]]  
 
|  
[[Norway Encyclopedias and Dictionaries|Encyclopedias and Dictionaries]]  
 
|-
|-
| Living relatives  
| Living relatives  
|  
| [[Norway Genealogy|Genealogy]]  
[[Norway Genealogy|Genealogy]]  
| [[Norway Societies|Societies]], Directories (Bygdebøk)  
 
|-
|  
| Maiden name
[[Norway Societies|Societies]], Directories(Bygdebøk)  
| [[Norway Church Records|Church Records]]
 
| [[Norway Genealogy|Genealogy]] (Bygdebøk)
|-
|-
| Marriage  
| Marriage information
|  
| [[Norway Church Records|Church Records]]  
[[Norway Church Records|Church Records]]  
| [[Norway Genealogy|Genealogy]] (Bygdebøk)  
 
|  
[[Norway Genealogy|Genealogy]] (Bygdebøk)  
 
|-
|-
| Naming customs  
| Naming customs  
|  
| [[Norway Names Personal|Names, Personal]]  
[[Norway Names Personal|Names, Personal]]  
| [[Norway Social Life and Customs|Social Life and Customs]]  
 
|  
[[Norway Social Life and Customs|Social Life and Customs]]  
 
|-
|-
| Noble families  
| Noble families  
|  
| [[Norway Nobility|Nobility]]  
[[Norway Nobility|Nobility]]  
| [[Norway Biography|Biography]], [[Norway Periodicals|Periodicals]]  
 
|  
[[Norway Biography|Biography]], [[Norway Periodicals|Periodicals]]  
 
|-
|-
| Occupation  
| Occupation  
|  
| [[Norway Church Records|Church Records]]  
[[Norway Church Records|Church Records]]  
| [[Norway Census|Census]], [[Norway Genealogy|Genealogy]] (Bygdebøk)  
 
|  
[[Norway Census|Census]], [[Norway Genealogy|Genealogy]] (Bygdebøk)  
 
|-
|-
| Parents, children, and other family members  
| Parents, children, and other family members  
|  
| [[Norway Church Records|Church Records]]  
[[Norway Church Records|Church Records]]  
| [[Norway Census|Census]], [[Norway Probate Records|Probate Records]], [[Norway Court Records|Court Records]], [[Norway Genealogy|Genealogy]] (Bygdebøk)  
 
|  
[[Norway Census|Census]], [[Norway Probate Records|Probate Records]], [[Norway Court Records|Court Records]], [[Norway Genealogy|Genealogy]] (Bygdebøk)  
 
|-
| Parish, district, and county boundaries
|
[[Norway Maps|Maps]]
 
|
[[Norway Gazetteers|Gazetteers]]
 
|-
|-
| Physical description  
| Physical description  
|  
| [[Norway Military Records|Military Records]]  
[[Norway Military Records|Military Records]]  
| [[Norway Biography|Biography]], [[Norway Genealogy|Genealogy]] (Bygdebøk)  
 
|  
[[Norway Biography|Biography]], [[Norway Genealogy|Genealogy]] (Bygdebøk)  
 
|-
|-
| Place-finding aids  
| Place-finding aids  
|  
| [[Norway Gazetteers|Gazetteers]]  
[[Norway Gazetteers|Gazetteers]]  
| [[Norway Maps|Maps]], [[Norway Encyclopedias and Dictionaries|Encyclopedias and Dictionaries]]  
 
|  
[[Norway Maps|Maps]], [[Norway Encyclopedias and Dictionaries|Encyclopedias and Dictionaries]]  
 
|-
|-
| Places of residence  
| Places of residence  
| [[Norway Church Records|Church Records]]
| [[Norway Census|Census]], [[Norway Land and Property|Land and Property]], [[Norway Genealogy|Genealogy]]
|-
| Previous research (compiled genealogy)
| [[Norway Genealogy|Genealogy]], [[Norway Periodicals|Periodicals]], [[Norway Societies|Societies]]
| [[Norway History|History]], [[Norway Biography|Biography]], [[Norway Archives and Libraries|Archives and Libraries]]
|-
| Record-finding aids
|  
|  
[[Norway Church Records|Church Records]]
|  
|  
[[Norway Census|Census]], [[Norway Land and Property|Land and Property]], [[Norway Genealogy|Genealogy]]
|-
|-
| Previous research (compiled genealogy)
| Religion
|  
|  
[[Norway Genealogy|Genealogy]], [[Norway Periodicals|Periodicals]], [[Norway Societies|Societies]]
|  
|  
[[Norway History|History]], [[Norway Biography|Biography]], [[Norway Archives and Libraries|Archives and Libraries]]  
|-
 
| Social activities
| [[Norway Social Life and Customs|Social Life and Customs]]  
| [[Norway History|History]]
|}
|}



Revision as of 15:58, 11 May 2017

Norway Wiki Topics
Flag of Norway.png
Beginning Research
Record Types
Norway Background
Local Research Resources
Moderator
The FamilySearch moderator for Norway is SteuartRC

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 Genealogy (Bygdebøk), 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, Genealogy (Bygdebøk)
Historical background History Social Life and Customs, Societies
Language helps Language and Languages Encyclopedias and Dictionaries
Living relatives Genealogy Societies, Directories (Bygdebøk)
Maiden name Church Records Genealogy (Bygdebøk)
Marriage information Church Records Genealogy (Bygdebøk)
Naming customs Names, Personal Social Life and Customs
Noble families Nobility Biography, Periodicals
Occupation Church Records Census, Genealogy (Bygdebøk)
Parents, children, and other family members Church Records Census, Probate Records, Court Records, Genealogy (Bygdebøk)
Physical description Military Records Biography, Genealogy (Bygdebøk)
Place-finding aids Gazetteers Maps, Encyclopedias and Dictionaries
Places of residence Church Records Census, Land and Property, Genealogy
Previous research (compiled genealogy) Genealogy, Periodicals, Societies History, Biography, Archives and Libraries
Record-finding aids
Religion
Social activities Social Life and Customs History