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Burials were recorded in the parish where the person was buried. The burial usually took place in the parish where the person died, one to two weeks after the death occurred. In the wintertime the actual time between death and burial could have been weeks or even months. | Burials were recorded in the parish where the person was buried. The burial usually took place in the parish where the person died, one to two weeks after the death occurred. In the wintertime the actual time between death and burial could have been weeks or even months. | ||
Information found in the burial records: | |||
Burial records may exist for individuals who were born before birth records and marriage records were kept. | *name of the deceased | ||
*date of death/burial. If only one date was given it was the burial date. | |||
*place of residence | |||
*age | |||
*occupation | |||
*cause of death | |||
*For young children, the name of the child's father is usually given. | |||
*Stillbirths were usually recorded in church burial registers. | |||
*As you go back in time you might find the name of wives husbands. | |||
Burial records may exist for individuals who were born before birth records and marriage records were kept. | |||
Some or all of the information can be found in the death and burial records. There are usually less information the farther back in time you search. | |||
Some of the birth, marriage, and death records (mainly Bergen and a few other parishes) are also available on the Internet at: | Some of the birth, marriage, and death records (mainly Bergen and a few other parishes) are also available on the Internet at: | ||
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When you find the address, click on "Kirkebøker" (church books). Hard copies of these records in both Norwegian and English are also available for purchase. They can be ordered through the following address: | When you find the address, click on "Kirkebøker" (church books). Hard copies of these records in both Norwegian and English are also available for purchase. They can be ordered through the following address: | ||
Registreingssentral for historiske data<br>Ekspedisjon Universitetet i Tromsø<br>N-9037 Tromsø<br>Norway<br>Telephone: 47 77 64 41 81<br>Internet: [http://www.rhd.uit.no http://www.rhd.uit.no] | Registreingssentral for historiske data<br>Ekspedisjon Universitetet i Tromsø<br>N-9037 Tromsø<br>Norway<br>Telephone: 47 77 64 41 81<br>Internet: [http://www.rhd.uit.no http://www.rhd.uit.no] | ||
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See [[Norway: Burials (Begravelse)|Burials (Begravelse)]] for information on burial customs. | See [[Norway: Burials (Begravelse)|Burials (Begravelse)]] for information on burial customs. | ||