Modum Parish, Buskerud, Norway Genealogy

Norway

Buskerud County

Modum

Guide to Modum Parish, Norway ancestry, family history, and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, and military records.

Modum
Jurisdictions
Kommune	Modum
Kommune Code	623
Region	Østlandet
Prestegjeld	Modum
Diocese	Tunsberg bispedømme (1948-today), Oslo bispedømme (1070-1948)
Prosti	Kongsberg prosti (1739-and later), Drammen prosti (early-1739)
Len (1599-1660)	Akershus
Amt (1689-1919)	1660-1680: Akershus, 1680-1919: Buskerud
Fylke (1919-2020)	Buskerud
Sorenskriveri	Eker, Modum og Sigdal
Skifterett	Eiker, Modum, Sigdal
Fogderi	Buskerud
Tinglag	Modum
Skipreide	Modum

Places

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Farm Names

Askerud, Askheim, Austad

Berg, Bjertnes, Bjørndalen, Bllum, Borkebo, Bottolvsbråten, Brekke

Dignes, Disen

Engelstad, Enger, Evjen

Fure

Glitregårdene, Gulsrud, Gusstad, Gåserud

Heggen, Holo, Holsrud, Hovland, Hval

Ilen

Jøslien

Kaldåker, Kampen, Kimmerud

Melåen, Midtskogen, Mælum

Natvet

Orholt

Pilterud

Rød

Skalstad, Skredsvik, Skreppen, Snoterud, Spone, Sporpin, Sønsteby

Tangerud, Tanberg

vike

Øren

Farm Names: Kopland, Tingelstad, Tandberg,Honerud, Hulebak, Aasterud, Grefstad, Bakke, Bendiksby, Lobben, Gunnerud, Sterkeby, Kollerud, Linderud, Fossum med Sand, Sætersberg, Bråten, Bakke, Lerskallen, Refsal, Hassel, Kvisle, Skibrek, Steinsrud, Hovengen, Klegstad, Bergan, Tolerud, Buskerud, Ulen, Lien, Morud, Korsbøen, Svensby, Langerud, Glømme, Nes, Hovde, Såstad, Skjelbred, Gunnhus, Asbjørnhus, Hilsen, Lofthus, Prestegården, Bråten, Olavsby, Gubberud, Strand og Haug, Komperud, Formo, Jar, Overen, Amundrud, Sandaaker, Fossnes, Dagsrud, Bergan, Skuterud, Aalaksby, Ødenes, Bøen, Sketteverg, Skibrek, Hole, Hære, Skinstad, Kaggestad, Haugerud, Flannum, Torsby, Helgedalen, Østensengen, Tveføtrød, Aasmundrud, Grøtterud, Haraldsrud, Brones, Kjølstad, Ilaug, Bjølgerud, Hovde, Raaen, Kongsrud, Kaggestad Øde, Vike, Vestre, Borgen, Hervik, Tveten, Jaren, Drolsum, Aas, Koppåsen, Fjeld med Henaaen, Hellum, Aamot, Øderud, Ton, Svenby, Rud, Flottum, Flatthm, Øverby

Surrounding Parishes

Parishes are listed in clockwise order, beginning at the north.

Resources

Census

• 1664-1666 Sogneprestenes manntall 1664-1666(*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images; includes Modum; only lists males; Also at: Digitalarkivet
• 1801 Norway Census, 1801 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index & images; includes Modum; Also at: Digitalarkivet, FamilySearch Catalog(*)
• 1865 Norway Census, 1865 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index & images; includes Modum; Also at: Digitalarkivet, FamilySearch Catalog(*), RHD
• 1870 Norway Census, 1870 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images
• 1875 Norway Census, 1875 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index & images; includes Modum; Also at: Digitalarkivet, FamilySearch Catalog(*), RHD
• 1891 Norway Census, 1891 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index & images; includes Modum; Also at: Digitalarkivet]
• 1900 Norway, Census, 1900 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images
• 1900 Folketelling for Norge, 3 Dec 1900(*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images; includes Modum; Also at: Digitalarkivet, RHD
• 1910 1910 census for Modum at Digitalarkivet - images; includes Modum; Also at: RHD
• 1920 1920 census for Modum at Digitalarkivet - images; includes Modum

Church Records

Microfilm of parish registers available at the FamilySearch Library for Modum clerical district. Contains parish registers for the parishes Heggen, Nykirke and Snarum in Modum clerical district. Records from 1712-1919.

Digitized images of parish registers available online at Digitalarkivet (Digital Archives).

Modum: 1712-1969

Modum/Heggen: 1712-1969

Modum/Nykirke: 1712-1969

Modum/Snarum: 1712-1969

Modum/Vestre Spone kapellsokn: 1901-1942

Compiled Genealogies

Farm Books

Farms listed in Ruud's Modums Historie: Gårdshistorien IV. in 1965 are as follows:

Askerud, Askheim, Austad, Berg, Bjertnes, Bjørndalen, Borkebu, Bottolvsbråten, Brekke, Dignes, Disen, Engelstad, Enger, Evjen, Fure, Gjellum, Glitregårdene, Gulsrud, Gusstad, Gåserud, Heggen, Holo, Holsrud, Hovland, Hval, Ilen, Jøslien, Kaldåker, Kampen, Kimmerud, Melåen, Midtskogen, Mælum, Natvet, Orholt, Pilterud, Rød, Skalstad, Skredsvik, Skreppen, Snoterud, Spone, Sporpin, Sønsteby, Tanberg, Tangerud, Vike, Øren

Farms listed in Ruud's Modums Historie: Gårdshistorien Vin 1969 are as follows:

Aamot, Aas, Aasmundrud, Amundrud, Aslaksby, Bergan, Bjølgerud, Borgen, Brones, Bøen, Dagsrud, Drolsum, Fjeld, Flannum, Flattum, Formo, Fossnes, Grøtterud, Haraldsrud, Haug, Haugerud, Helgedalen, Hellum, Henaaen, Hervik, Hole, Hovde, Hære, Ilaug, Jar, Jaren, Kaggestad, Kaggestad Øde, Kjølstad, Komperud, Kongsrud, Koppåsen, Overen, Raaen, Rud, Sandaaker, Skibrek, Skinstad, Skretteberg, Skuterud, Strand, Svenby, Ton, Torsby, Tveføtrød, Tveten, Vike, Ødenes, Øderud, Østensengen, Øverby

Farms listed in Ruud's Modums Historie: Gårdshistorien VI in 1973 are as follows:

Aasterud, Asbjørnhus, Bakke, Bendiksby, Bergan, Bråten, Bråten, Buskerud, Fossum, Glømme, Grefstad, Gubberud, Gunnerud, Gunnhus, Hassel, Hilsen, Honerud, Hovde, Hovengen, Hulebak, Klegstad, Kollerud, Kopland, Korsbøen, Kvisle, Langerud, Lerskallen, Lien, Linderud, Lobben, Lofthus, Morud, Nes, Olavsby, Prestegården, Refsal, Sand, Skibrek, Skjelbred, Steinsrud, Sterkeby, Svensby, Sætersberg, Såstad, Tandberg, Tingelstad, Tolerud, Ulen

Court Records

• 1650-1700Tingbøker, 1650-1700(*); Sorenskriveri (Eiker, Modum, og Sigdal, Buskerud) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Probate Records

Eiker, Modum and Sigdal judicial district

• 1676-1855 FamilySearch Library
• 1676-1855 Digitalarkivet

Repositories

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Research Helps

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References

Ruud, Arnt: Modums Historie- Gårdshistorien IV. Utgitt av Modum Sparebank,1965

Ruud, Arnt: Modums Historie- Gårdshistorien V. Utgitt av Modum Sparebank,1969,

Ruud, Arnt: Modums Historie- Gårdshistorien VI. Utgitt av Modum Sparebank,1973