Langesund Parish, Telemark, Norway Genealogy

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

Langesund

Jurisdictions
Kommune	Bamble
Kommune Code	814
Region	Østlandet
Prestegjeld	Langesund
Diocese	Agder og Telemark Bispedømme
Prosti	Bamble Prosti
Len (1599-1660)	Bratsberg
Amt (1689-1919)	1660-1919: Bratsberg
Fylke (1919-2020)	Telemark
Sorenskriveri	Bamble
Skifterett	Bamble
Fogderi	Bamble
Tinglag	Bamble
Skipreide	Langesund

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]

1664-1666 Sogneprestenes manntall 1664-1666(*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images; includes Bamble clerical district, and Sannidal parish, Kragerø parish, and Langesund parish; only lists males; Also at: [URL Ancestry] ($), Digitalarkivet, [URL MyHeritage] ($), [URL RHD]
1664-1666 Fogdernes og sorenskrivernes manntall 1664-1666(*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images; includes Bamble/Langesund; only lists males; Also at: Digitalarkivet
1801 Norway Census, 1801 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index & images; includes Bamble/Langesund; Also at: Ancestry ($), Digitalarkivet, FamilySearch Catalog(*), MyHeritage ($)
1865 Norway Census, 1865 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index & images; includes Langesund; Also at: Ancestry ($), Digitalarkivet, FamilySearch Catalog(*), MyHeritage ($), RHD
1870 Norway Census, 1870 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images
1870 1870 census for 0802 Langesund at Digitalarkivet - images; includes Langesund
1875 Norway Census, 1875 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index & images; includes Langesund; Also at: Ancestry ($), Digitalarkivet, FamilySearch Catalog(*), MyHeritage ($), RHD
1885 1885 census for 0802 Langesund at Digitalarkivet - images; includes Langesund
1891 Norway Census, 1891 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index & images; includes Langesund; Also at: Ancestry ($), Digitalarkivet, MyHeritage ($)
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 Langesund; Also at: Digitalarkivet, RHD
1910 1910 census for Langesund at Digitalarkivet - images; includes Langesund; Also at: RHD
1920 1920 census for Langesund at Digitalarkivet - images; includes Langesund

Church Records[edit | edit source]

Langesund clerical district contains parish registers from Langesund parish. It was separated from Bamble clerical district in 1915. See Bamble clerical district for earlier records.