Norway Record Finder: Difference between revisions

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The table below can help you decide which records to search.

In column 1 find the goal you selected.
In column 2 find the types of records that are most likely to have the information you need.
Column 3 lists those types of records that may also be useful.

Records containing previous research (biography, genealogy, history, nobility, periodicals, and societies) could provide useful information for most goals. These are listed repeatedly when they are especially helpful for a goal.

The terms used in columns 2 and 3 are the same as the subject headings used in many Wiki articles and in the Locality section of the FamilySearch Catalog.

Find an article in this Wiki by searching for "Norway" and the type of record you found in columns 2 or 3.

What you are looking for:	Try these records first:	Other useful records:
Age	Census	Church Records
Birth date	Church Records	Genealogy (Bygdebøk)
Birthplace	Census (1865 and later)	Church Records
Death	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)
Marriage	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)
Parish, district, and county boundaries	Maps	Gazetteers
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

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 Records containing previous research (biography, genealogy, history, nobility, periodicals, and societies) could provide useful information for most goals. These are listed repeatedly when they '''are especially helpful''' for a goal.
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+| valign="middle" bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | The terms used in columns 2 and 3 are the same as the subject headings used in many Wiki articles and in the Locality section of the FamilySearch Catalog.<br>
 Find an article in this Wiki by searching for "Norway" and the type of record you found in columns 2 or 3.
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-| '''2. Look First In'''
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 | Age
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 [[Norway Census|Census]]
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 [[Norway Church Records|Church Records]]
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 | Birth date
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 [[Norway Church Records|Church Records]]
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 [[Norway Genealogy|Genealogy]] (Bygdebøk)
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 | Birthplace
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 [[Norway Census|Census]] (1865 and later)
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 [[Norway Church Records|Church Records]]
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 | Death
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 [[Norway Church Records|Church Records]]
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 [[Norway Probate Records|Probate Records]], [[Norway Court Records|Court Records]]
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 | Emigration information
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 [[Norway Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
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 [[Norway Societies|Societies]], [[Norway Genealogy|Genealogy]] (Bygdebøk)
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 | Historical background
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 [[Norway History|History]]
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 [[Norway Social Life and Customs|Social Life and Customs]], [[Norway Societies|Societies]]
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 | Language helps
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 [[Norway Language and Languages|Language and Languages]]
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 [[Norway Encyclopedias and Dictionaries|Encyclopedias and Dictionaries]]
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 | Living relatives
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 [[Norway Genealogy|Genealogy]]
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 [[Norway Societies|Societies]], Directories(Bygdebøk)
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 | Marriage
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 [[Norway Church Records|Church Records]]
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 [[Norway Genealogy|Genealogy]] (Bygdebøk)
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 | Naming customs
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 [[Norway Names Personal|Names, Personal]]
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 [[Norway Social Life and Customs|Social Life and Customs]]
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 | Noble families
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 [[Norway Nobility|Nobility]]
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 [[Norway Biography|Biography]], [[Norway Periodicals|Periodicals]]
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 | Occupation
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 [[Norway Church Records|Church Records]]
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 [[Norway Census|Census]], [[Norway Genealogy|Genealogy]] (Bygdebøk)
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 | Parents, children, and other family members
 |
 [[Norway Church Records|Church Records]]
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 [[Norway Census|Census]], [[Norway Probate Records|Probate Records]], [[Norway Court Records|Court Records]], [[Norway Genealogy|Genealogy]] (Bygdebøk)
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 | Parish, district, and county boundaries
 |
 [[Norway Maps|Maps]]
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 [[Norway Gazetteers|Gazetteers]]
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 | Physical description
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 [[Norway Military Records|Military Records]]
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 [[Norway Biography|Biography]], [[Norway Genealogy|Genealogy]] (Bygdebøk)
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 | Place-finding aids
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 [[Norway Gazetteers|Gazetteers]]
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 [[Norway Maps|Maps]], [[Norway Encyclopedias and Dictionaries|Encyclopedias and Dictionaries]]
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 | Places of residence
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 [[Norway Church Records|Church Records]]
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 [[Norway Census|Census]], [[Norway Land and Property|Land and Property]], [[Norway Genealogy|Genealogy]]
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 | Previous research (compiled genealogy)
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 [[Norway Genealogy|Genealogy]], [[Norway Periodicals|Periodicals]], [[Norway Societies|Societies]]
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 [[Norway History|History]], [[Norway Biography|Biography]], [[Norway Archives and Libraries|Archives and Libraries]]
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 [[Category:Norway]]