Larvik Parish, Vestfold, Norway Genealogy
Guide to Larvik Parish, Norway ancestry, family history, and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, and military records.
| Larvik | |
| Jurisdictions | |
| Kommune | Larvik |
| Kommune Code | 707 |
| Region | Østlandet |
| Prestegjeld | N/A |
| Diocese | Oslo bispedømme 1070-1948, Tunsberg bispedømme 1949-today |
| Prosti | Larvik |
| Len (1599-1660) | Akershus |
| Amt (1689-1919) | 1660-1671: Tønsberg med Brunla amt, 1671-1821: Larvik grevskap, 1821-1919: Jarlsberg og Larvik amt |
| Fylke (1919-2020) | Vestfold |
| Sorenskriveri | N/A |
| Skifterett | Larvik by |
| Fogderi | N/A |
| Tinglag | N/A |
| Skipreide | Numedal |
History
Places
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Farm Names
Surrounding Parishes
Parishes are listed in clockwise order, beginning at the north.
Resources
Cemeteries
Census
- 1664-1666 Sogneprestenes manntall 1664-1666(*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images; includes Larvik; only lists males; Also at: Digitalarkivet
- 1701 Census (manntall) 1701, no. 2: Solør, Odal og Østerdal fogderi and Larvik grevskap at Digitalarkivet - images; includes Larvik
- 1801 Norway Census, 1801 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index & images; includes Larvik; Also at: Digitalarkivet, FamilySearch Catalog(*)
- 1825 1825 folketelling for Larvik prestegjeld (Vestfold)(*) at FamilySearch Catalog - images; includes Larvik; Also at: Digitalarkivet
- 1865 Norway Census, 1865 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index & images; includes Larvik; Also at: Digitalarkivet, FamilySearch Catalog(*), RHD
- 1870 Norway Census, 1870 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images
- 1870 1870 census for 0707 Larvik at Digitalarkivet - images; includes Larvik
- 1875 Norway Census, 1875 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index & images; includes Larvik; Also at: Digitalarkivet, FamilySearch Catalog(*), RHD
- 1885 1885 census for 0707 Larvik at Digitalarkivet - images; includes Larvik
- 1891 Norway Census, 1891 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index & images; includes Larvik; 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 Larvik; Also at: Digitalarkivet, RHD
- 1910 1910 census for Larvik at Digitalarkivet - images; includes Larvik; Also at: RHD
- 1920 1920 census for Larvik at Digitalarkivet - images; includes Larvik
Church Records
Larvik clerical district contains parish registers from the parishes Larvik and Langestrand . They were separated from Hedrum clerical district in 1741. The FamilySearch Library has microfilm copies of the church books, 1696-1933.
Digital images are online at Digitalarkivet:
Larvik / Langestrand: 1779-1919
Larvik / Larvik: 1696-1746, 1785-1926
- Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Larvik Branch (Vestfold) Early - 1927
- Den katolsk apostoliske menighet i Larvik (The Catholic Church of Larvik) 1892-1926
Civil Registration
Compiled Genealogies
Farm Books
Court Records
- 1677-1701Tingbøker, 1677-1701(*); Byfogderi (Larvik og Sandefjord, Vestfold) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
Emigration and Immigration
- 1887-1970 Emigrantprotokoller, 1887-1970(*); Politikammer (Larvik, Vestfold) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
Land and Property
Probate Records
Larvik judicial district
- 1661-1851 FamilySearch Library
Larvik and Sandefjord judicial district
- 1673-1849 FamilySearch Library
Larvik deanery
- 1688-1801 FamilySearch Library
Probate collections on Digitalarkivet.
Taxation
- 1664-1700 Byregnskaper, 1664-1700(*); Rentekammeret at FamilySearch Catalog - images
Repositories
For a list of FamilySearch Centers and Affiliate Libraries, see map.
Archives
Libraries
Societies
Research Helps
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