Hønefoss Parish, Buskerud, Norway Genealogy
Guide to Hønefoss Parish, Norway ancestry, family history, and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, and military records.
| Hønefoss | |
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| Jurisdictions | |
| Kommune | Ringerike |
| Kommune Code | NUMBER |
| Region | Østlandet |
| Prestegjeld | Hønefoss |
| Diocese | Tunsberg bispedømme (1948-today), Oslo bispedømme (1070-1948) |
| Prosti | Ringerike prosti |
| Len (1599-1660) | Akershus |
| Amt (1689-1919) | 1660-1680: Akershus, 1680-1919: Buskerud |
| Fylke (1919-2020) | Buskerud |
| Sorenskriveri | Ringerike og Hallingdal |
| Skifterett | Ringerike og Hallingdal |
| Fogderi | Ringerike og Hallingdal |
| Tinglag | Nordrehoug |
| Skipreide | Ringerike |
History[edit | edit source]
Places[edit | edit source]
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Farm Names[edit | edit source]
Surrounding Parishes[edit | edit source]
Parishes are listed in clockwise order, beginning at the north.
Resources[edit | edit source]
Cemeteries[edit | edit source]
Census[edit | edit source]
See Norderhov for censuses pre- 1865.
- 1865 Norway Census, 1865 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index & images; includes Hønefoss City; Also at: Digitalarkivet, FamilySearch Catalog(*), RHD
- 1870 Norway Census, 1870 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images
- 1870 1870 census for 0601 Hønefoss at Digitalarkivet - images; includes Hønefoss City
- 1875 Norway Census, 1875 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index & images; includes Hønefoss City; Also at: Digitalarkivet, FamilySearch Catalog(*), RHD
- 1885 1885 census for 0601 Hønefoss at Digitalarkivet - images; includes Hønefoss City
- 1891 Norway Census, 1891 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index & images; includes Hønefoss City; Also at: Digitalarkivet
- 1900 Norway, Census, 1900 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images
- 1900 Folketælling for Norge, 3 Dec 1900(*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images; includes Hønefoss City; Also at: Digitalarkivet, RHD
- 1910 1910 census for Hønefoss at Digitalarkivet - images; includes Hønefoss; Also at: RHD
- 1920 1920 census for Hønefoss at Digitalarkivet - images; includes Hønefoss
Church Records[edit | edit source]
Microfilm of the original parish registers available at the FamilySearch Library. Contains parish registers for Hønefoss parish. Was separated from Norderhov clerical district in 1913. For earlier records see Norderhov clerical district. Records available from 1875-1925.
Digitized images of parish registers available at Digitalarkivet (Digital Archives).
Hønefoss: 1905-1925
Hønefoss/Hønefoss: 1905-1925
Hønefoss/Norderhov: 1913-1920
Hønefoss: 1875--1925
See also Norderhov
Civil Registration[edit | edit source]
Compiled Genealogies[edit | edit source]
Farm Books[edit | edit source]
Court Records[edit | edit source]
- 1652-1705Tingbøker, 1652-1705(*); Sorenskriveri (Ringerike og Hallingdal, Buskerud) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
Emigration and Immigration[edit | edit source]
Land and Property[edit | edit source]
Probate Records[edit | edit source]
Ringerike og Hallingdal judicial district
- 1671-1815 FamilySearch Library
- 1671-1822 Digitalarkivet
Ringerike judicial district
- 1815-1876 FamilySearch Library
- 1822-1870 Digitalarkivet
Hadeland, Ringerike and Hallingdal deanery
- 1775-1805 Digitalarkivet
Taxation[edit | edit source]
Repositories[edit | edit source]
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Archives[edit | edit source]
Libraries[edit | edit source]
Societies[edit | edit source]
Research Helps[edit | edit source]
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