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| == Land Records [''Fast Eiendomsprotokoller''] == | | == Land Records [''Fast Eiendomsprotokoller''] == |
| | | These records contain useful lineage linking information, can be used to establish relationships. Most are not indexed. They include records of land ownership and land taxation. Among these are revenue district accounts [''Fogedregnskaber''], rural district accounts [''Lensregnkaper''], urban district accounts [''Byregnskaper''], land books [''Jordebøker''], and land commissions [''Landkommisjoner'']. Most records date from about 1600. |
| Research use: Contain useful lineage linking information, can be used to establish relationships. Most are not indexed.
| | The following information may be found in these records: |
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| Record type: Records of land ownership and land taxation. These include revenue district accounts [''Fogedregnskaber''], rural district accounts [''Lensregnkaper''], urban district accounts [''Byregnskaper''], land books [''Jordebøker''], and land commissions [''Landkommisjoner''].
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| | | '''Land books''' |
| Time period: 1600 to present.
| | *Land rentals |
| | | *Names, dates, land quantities |
| Contents: Land books: Land rentals and records containing names, dates, land quantities, and so forth. Records of property taxation: Tax lists and real estate registers of owners and cultivators of farms; some list primarily quantities of land and monetary amounts, others list heads of taxed households; sometimes entire families are listed.
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| | | '''Property taxation''' |
| Location: Regional archives [''Statsarkiv''] and the National Archives of Norway [''Riksarkivet''].
| | *Tax lists |
| | | *Real estate registers of owners and cultivators of farms |
| Percentage in Family History Library: 99%.
| | *Quantities of land and monetary amounts |
| | | *Heads of taxed households |
| Population coverage: 10 to 25%.
| | *Possibly other family members |
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| Reliability: Good.<ref name="profile" />
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| == Mortgage Books [''Pantebøker''] == | | == Mortgage Books [''Pantebøker''] == |
| | These records contain useful lineage linking information, can be used to establish relationships. In many cases the mortgage books can be used as a substitute index to the probate records. The information from the mortgage records can extend pedigree lines as much as three generations. Most are not indexed and begin in the 1700s. |
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| Research use: Contain useful lineage linking information, can be used to establish relationships. In many cases the mortgage books can be used as a substitute index to the probate records. The information from the mortgage records can extend pedigree lines as much as three generations. Most are not indexed.
| | The following information may be found in these records: |
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| Record type: Records of land mortgages.
| | *Information regarding real estate conveyances, mortgages and other encumbrances |
| | | *Agreements, deeds, contracts |
| Time period: 1700 to present.
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| Contents: Information regarding real estate conveyances, mortgages and other encumbrances on property, agreements, contracts, and so forth which sometimes include genealogical information.
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| Location: Regional archives [''Statsarkiv''].
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| Population coverage: 20%.
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| Reliability: Excellent.<ref name="profile">The Family History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, “Family History Record Profile: Norway,” Word document, private files of the FamilySearch Content Strategy Team, 1987-1998.</ref>
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| [[Category:Norway_Land_and_Property_Records]] | | [[Category:Norway_Land_and_Property_Records]] |