Bjelland Parish, Vest-Agder, Norway Genealogy
Guide to Bjelland, Norway ancestry, family history, and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, and military records.
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| Len 1599-1660 | Agdesiden |
| Amt 1689-1919 | 1660-1682: Agdesiden, 1682-1685: Christiansand, 1685-1919: Lister og Mandal |
| Fylke 1919-Present | Vest-Agder |
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| Prestegjeld | Bjelland |
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| Tinglag | Finsland til Heddeland t. Bjelland |
| Fogderi | Mandal |
| Sorenskriveri | Mandal |
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Church Records
Bjelland Clerical District contains the priest and sexton records from the parishes Bjelland, Grindheim (Grindum) until 1900, Finsland and Åseral until 1858.
Microfilms are available at the Family History Library.
Digital images are online at Digitalarkivet.
Bjelland / Finsland: 1727-1920
Bjelland / Grindheim: 1793-1866
Census Records
This census was taken by the local parish priests. It lists the name of the farms, names of farm owners (including widows), the sons of the farm owners, male farm hands, cottagers and their sons, and the ages of each person. There was another census taken by the civil authorities at this same time. Both censuses should be searched as they supplement each other. This clerical census is more complete. Original manuscript on microfilm.
This census was taken by the local civil authorities. It lists the names of the farms, farmowners (including widows), sons of farm owners, male farm hands, cottagers and sons of cottagers and the age of each person. The clerical authorities took a census during this same time period. Both censuses should be used as they supplement each other. The clerical census is more complete. Original manuscript on microfilm.
- 1663-1666: Manntall 1663-66 for Lister prosti II Database at Digitalarkivet.
The 1801 census (b. 35) for Bjelland clerical district includes Bjelland, Grindheim, and Finsland parishes. It lists the farm name, person's name, position in the household, age, marital status, and occupation. Original manuscript on microfilm.
- 1801: 1801-telling for 1024 Bielland Database at Digitalarkivet.
This census contains the persons name, residence, status in the family, occupation, sex, martial status, place of birth, religion if not a member of the state church, and other miscellaneous information. Each book usually contains one clerical district (prestegjeld). In some books there are two clerical districts recorded. The parishes and school districts in each clerical district are listed at the beginning of each book. Original manuscript on microfilm.
- 1865: 1865-telling for 1024 Bjelland Database at Digitalarkivet.
This 1875 census contains the persons name, residence, position in the family, occupation, sex, marital status, year of birth, place of birth, religion if not a member of the state church, and other miscellaneous information. Original manuscript on microfilm.
This census contains the persons name, sex, resident or temporary resident, temporarily absent and where person is, position in the family, marital status, occupation, year of birth, place of birth, citizenship, religion, and other miscellaneous information. Original manuscript on microfilm.
- 1900: 1900-telling for 1024 Bjelland og Grinnem Database at Digitalarkivet.
- 1910: Folketellingen 1910 Database at Digitalarkivet.
Court Records
Land Records
Farm Books
Farm Names
The farm number and name of the farms listed in Oluf Rygh Farm Name Index in about 1900 were as follows:
35 Aagedal ytre, 36 Aagedalstranden, 64 Aasan, 49 Apaasæ nedre, 76 Ask
46 Bjærland, 66 Breilien med Fidjaasen
69 Eivenstad, 81 Eldhusdalen
61 Foss
51 Gjemlestad
53 Haraldstad øvre, 71 Haugland, 54 Haukenes, 52 Hellaasen, 56 Hessaa, 55 Homme ytre, 62 Homme øvre
74 Kaaland, 40 Kisland
42 Langaasen, 78 Li, 37 Linland, 70 Lisletten
39 Midbø 47 Mindrebø, 50 Moland øvre
38 Naastad
58 Præstegaarden
76 Refsal, 68 Roland, 43 Rosseland, 44 Rudlend, 45 Røinesdal øvre
59 Skjeggestad, 41 Solbjør, 35 Støen, 77 Sundbø, 60 Sundet lille, 73 Sølvskaret
35 Teinevolden, 56 Tjelland, 80 Tjelland, 74 Toften, 57 Trygsland, 79 Tveresland, 72 Tønesland
65 Uredalen
67 Valebrokken, 76 Vestgaarden, 36 Vollan
75 Ødegaarden, 63 Øvrebø
The farm names listed in Bjelland I Gards- og Ættesoge in 1965 were as follows:
Aasan, Apaasæ øvre, Apaasæ nedre, Ask, Askedalen, Aust Der, Austjordet
Bakkan, Bergan, Bitemonen, Bjelland, Bjelland sentrum, Bjelland skule, Bjenndalen, Bjærland, Bjønnejordet, Bjønnevollen, Bjørketun, Borte Der, Breilid, Brokka, Broneset
Daland, Der Aust, Der Brote, Der Heima, Der Heime, Der Nede, Der Nord, Der Nore, Der Oppe, Der Ute, Der Vest
Eivindstad, Eldhusdalen
Fjellheim, Flot, Foss, Fyllstean, Førekleiv
Gislebruket, Gjemlestad, Grovan, Gryteng, Gåsøystykket
Hagen, Heraldstad, Haugan, Haugen, Haugen under, Haugland, Hauglandsskaret, Haukeneset, Hefteli, Heia, Heima Der, Heime Der, Hellaasen, Heradshuset Nordmo, Hesså, Hola, Homme øvre, Homme ytre, Hommen, Homvollen, Huset, Hæstad, Høuan, Høuen
Kaddansmyra, Kavfossen, Kiddelsbruket, Kisland, Kjerringneset, Kleivan, Klokkargarden, Klyva, Koland, Kosåna
Langdølæ, Langhaugen, Langåsen, Laubakken, Leite, Li, Lia, Lian, Lille Sundet, Lindland, Lisletten, Lislevollen, Lunden, Lundevollen, Løbrotet
Madsbruket, Midbø, Midgarden, Midtgarden, Mindrebø, Moland, Monan, Monen
Nede Der, Nede Flot, Nedre Apaasæ, Nedre Vollen, Nedregarden, Nereheia, Nerigarden, Nord Der, Norgard, Nordgarden, Nordheim, Nordmo Heradshuset, Nore Der, Nyvold, Nyvoll, Nåstad
Olmyr, Oppe Der, Oppe Flot
Peder Hougland, Prestegarden, Pytten
Refsal, Roland, Rosseland, Rusehuset, Rydlende, Rødningen, Røyjordet, Røynesdal øvre
Sanden, Sentrum, Sigmundsbruket, Skaddan, Skeibrok, Skjeggestad, Skogly, Skogsmo, Sletebrokka, Sleten, Sletta, Slottet, Solbakken, Solberg, Solborg, Stavdalen, Stean, Stedalen, Stedjan, Stivlia, Storevollen, Støa, Støyltun, Sundbø, Sundet, Sundet Lille, Sølvskaret, Sørmo
Tjelland, Trygsland, Trygsland østre, Trygsland vestre, Tuften, Tungefossen, Tupten, Tversland, Tønesland
Under Haugen, Urdalen, Ute Der
Valebrokken, Vest Der, Veste Der, Vestheim, Vester Trygsland, Vestskogen, Vollan, Vollen, Vollen nedre
Ytre Homme, Ytre Ågedal
Ødegaarden, Østre Trygsland, Øvre Apaasæ, Øvre Homme, Øvre Røynesdal, Øvrebø, Øvregarden, Øvrevold
Ågedal, Ågedal ytre, Ågedalstrand, Åsdølsbakken, Åsen.
Probate Records
Lister og Lyngdal
*1666-1889 Family History Library
*1666-1810 Digitalarkivet
Lyngdal judical district
*1810-1910 Digitalarkivet
Lista deanery
*1804-1834 Family History Library
*1804-1834 Digitalarkivet
References
Oluf Rygh: Norwegian Farm Names
Breilid, Magnus. Bjelland I Gards- og Ættesoge. Mandal: Fr. Salvesens Trykkeri, 1965