Norway Record Finder: Difference between revisions

Revision as of 13:36, 25 January 2021

Norway Wiki Topics

Beginning Research
Guided Research Research Strategies Record Finder Finding Town of Origin Online Learning
Record Types
Books Bygdelag Cemeteries Census Church Records Civil Registration Court Records Death Notices Emigration & Immigration Farm Books Genealogies Guardianship Land & Property Latter-day Saint Records	Matrikkel Military Newspapers Nobility Occupations Online Records Periodicals Probate Records Religious Records Schools and Education Records Taxation Vital Records Websites
Norway Background
Biographies Cultural Groups Currency Dates & Calendars Encyclopedias & Dictionaries Feast Days Gazetteers Geography Handwriting History Jurisdictions Languages	Maps Naming Customs Norwegian Word List Online Records Parish List Place Names Priest Histories Research Guide Social Life & Customs Weight and Measurement For Further Reading
Local Research Resources
Archives & Libraries Societies FamilySearch Centers
Moderator
The FamilySearch moderator for Norway is SteuartRC

Norway

Record Finder

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	Church Records Civil Registration
Marriage place and date	Church Records Civil Registration
Death date, place, and burial	Church Records Civil Registration	Cemeteries

Maiden Names and Family Members[edit | edit source]

Searching for:	Best Records to Search:	Alternative Records:
Maiden name	Church Records Civil Registration
Parents, children, spouses, and other family members	Church Records Civil Registration	Census
Living relatives	Genealogies Directories

Immigration and Country of Origin[edit | edit source]

Searching for:	Best Records to Search:	Alternative Records:
Immigration date	Emigration and Immigration See the FamilySearch Wiki article for the country to which the ancestor immigrated.
Country and town of origin	Emigration and Immigration

Residences and Locations[edit | edit source]

Searching for:	Best Records to Search:	Alternative Records:
Residence	Church Records Civil Registration	Census Directories

Personal Details and Affiliations[edit | edit source]

Searching for:	Best Records to Search:	Alternative Records:
Nobility	Nobility Heraldry
Occupation	Church Records Civil Registration	Census
Religion	Church Records	History
Social activities	Social Life and Customs	History
Physical description	Military records

Reading the Records[edit | edit source]

Vocabulary
Naming patterns	Names, personal
Online classes
Writing for records

Birth date and birthplace	Church Records	Farm Books (Bygdebøker), Census (1865 and later)
Death information	Church Records	Probate Records, Court Records
Emigration information	Emigration and Immigration	Societies, Farm Books (Bygdebøker)
Language helps	Language and Languages	Encyclopedias and Dictionaries
Living relatives	Genealogies	Societies, Directories (Bygdebøker)
Maiden name	Church Records	Farm Books (Bygdebøker)
Marriage information	Church Records	Farm Books (Bygdebøker)
Naming customs	Names, Personal	Social Life and Customs
Noble families	Nobility	Biography, Periodicals
Occupation	Church Records	Census, Farm Books (Bygdebøker)
Parents, children, and other family members	Church Records	Census, Probate Records, Court Records, Farm Books (Bygdebøker)
Physical description	Military Records	Biography, Farm Books (Bygdebøker)
Places of residence	Church Records	Census, Land and Property, Genealogies
Religion	Church Records	Religious Records
Social activities	Social Life and Customs	History

@@ Line 8: / Line 8: @@
 __TOC__
-== 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.
 === Order of Records ===
@@ Line 14: / Line 14: @@
 == 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 ===
 {| width="65%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1"
@@ Line 24: / Line 24: @@
 | align="left" | Birth date and place
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-*[[France Church Records|Church Records]]
+*[[Norway Church Records|Church Records]]
-*[[France Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
+*[[Norway Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
@@ Line 31: / Line 31: @@
 | align="left" | Marriage place and date
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-*[[France Church Records|Church Records]]
+*[[Norway Church Records|Church Records]]
-*[[France Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
+*[[Norway Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
 |-
 | align="left" | Death date, place, and burial
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-*[[France Church Records|Church Records]]
+*[[Norway Church Records|Church Records]]
-*[[France Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
+*[[Norway Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-*[[France Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
+*[[Norway Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
 |-
 |}
@@ Line 53: / Line 53: @@
 | align="left" | Maiden name
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-*[[France Church Records|Church Records]]
+*[[Norway Church Records|Church Records]]
-*[[France Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
+*[[Norway Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
@@ Line 60: / Line 60: @@
 | align="left" | Parents, children, spouses, and other family members
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-*[[France Church Records|Church Records]]
+*[[Norway Church Records|Church Records]]
-*[[France Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
+*[[Norway Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-*[[France Census|Census]]
+*[[Norway Census|Census]]
 |-
 | align="left" | Living relatives
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-*[[France Compiled Genealogies|Genealogies]]
+*[[Norway Compiled Genealogies|Genealogies]]
-*[[France Directories|Directories]]
+*[[Norway Directories|Directories]]
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
 |-
@@ Line 82: / Line 82: @@
 | align="left" | Immigration date
 | 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.
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
@@ Line 89: / Line 89: @@
 | align="left" | Country and town of origin
 | 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;"|
@@ Line 104: / Line 104: @@
 | align="left" | Residence
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-*[[France Church Records|Church Records]]
+*[[Norway Church Records|Church Records]]
-*[[France Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
+*[[Norway Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-*[[France Census|Census]]
+*[[Norway Census|Census]]
 *Directories
 |}
@@ Line 127: / Line 127: @@
 | align="left" | Occupation
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-*[[France Church Records|Church Records]]
+*[[Norway Church Records|Church Records]]
-*[[France Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
+*[[Norway Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-*[[France Census|Census]]
+*[[Norway Census|Census]]
 |-
 | align="left" | Religion
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-*[[France Church Records|Church Records]]
+*[[Norway Church Records|Church Records]]
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-*[[France History|History]]
+*[[Norway History|History]]
 |-
 | align="left" | Social activities
@@ Line 142: / Line 142: @@
 *Social Life and Customs
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-*[[France History|History]]
+*[[Norway History|History]]
 |-
 | align="left" | Physical description
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-*[[France Military Records|Military records]]
+*[[Norway Military Records|Military records]]
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|