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'''DØDSMELDINGER (DEATH NOTICES)''' <br>Death notices are a source not often used in searching for ancestors in Norway, but this source may list information about both families and properties not found anywhere else. Probate records (skifteprotokoller) are often used, but not everyone who died had a probate done. However, there should be a death notice listed for every person who died. This includes the very young to the very old, and it does not matter if a person was rich or poor. Often a whole family is listed in a death notice. | '''DØDSMELDINGER (DEATH NOTICES)''' <br>Death notices are a source not often used in searching for ancestors in Norway, but this source may list information about both families and properties not found anywhere else. Probate records (skifteprotokoller) are often used, but not everyone who died had a probate done. However, there should be a death notice listed for every person who died. This includes the very young to the very old, and it does not matter if a person was rich or poor. Often a whole family is listed in a death notice. | ||
The Sorenskriver or Judge was usually the authority over probate cases, but as he could not do everything himself he relied heavily on the Sheriff (Lensmann) and therefore gave him power of Attorney to deal with such cases and this is also the case with death notices. As soon as a person died it was the law that the | The Sorenskriver or Judge was usually the authority over probate cases, but as he could not do everything himself he relied heavily on the Sheriff (Lensmann) and therefore gave him power of Attorney to deal with such cases and this is also the case with death notices. As soon as a person died it was the law that the Sheriff was to be notified and to keep the Dødsmeldings protokoll (Death Notice records). This dates back to a law of 1792, with a chancery poster in 1812 and a revision of the law December 12th 1930 paragraph 12. | ||
These records are available at the respective Archives in Norway. Many are searchable in an index online at the Digital Archives of Norway as well as in a scanned format online. These online scanned records are not complete for the whole country as of yet but they are well worth searching if your area has been scanned. | These records are available at the respective Archives in Norway. Many are searchable in an index online at the Digital Archives of Norway as well as in a scanned format online. These online scanned records are not complete for the whole country as of yet but they are well worth searching if your area has been scanned. | ||
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<br> '''Example 2 is from Flå lensmannskontor (Flå | <br> '''Example 2 is from Flå lensmannskontor (Flå Sheriff district) in 1908, and describes the columns used at top of the page. At this time the column headings are in print.''' | ||
<br>The top of the page in the middle: Fortegnelse over anmeldte Dødsfald (Records of the reported deaths) | <br>The top of the page in the middle: Fortegnelse over anmeldte Dødsfald (Records of the reported deaths) | ||