Strømm (Strømmen) Parish, Vestfold, Norway Genealogy

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Guide to Strømm (Strømmen) Parish, Norway ancestry, family history, and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, and military records.

Strømm (Strømmen)
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Jurisdictions
Kommune Strømm (-1963), Svelvik (1964-2019), Drammen (2020-)
Kommune Code 602
Region Østlandet
Prestegjeld Strømmen
Diocese Oslo bispedømme 1070-1948, Tunsberg bispedømme 1949-today
Prosti Lier
Len (1599-1660) Tønsberg
Amt (1689-1919) 1660-1671: Tønsberg med Brunla amt, 1671-1673: Tønsberg amt, 1673-1676: Griffenfeldt grevskap, 1676-1684: Tønsberg grevskap, 1684-1821: Jarlsbeg grevskap grevskap, 1821-1919: Jarlsberg og Larvik
Fylke (1919-2020) Vestfold
Sorenskriveri Nordre Jarlsberg
Skifterett Nordre Jarlsberg sorenskriveri
Fogderi Jarlsberg
Tinglag Strømmen
Skipreide Sande

History

Places

See a Gazetteer for more information about a place.

Farm Names

7 Aadne 10 Auke

1 Berger 16 Bokerøen 2 Brekke 23 Brennepundet

35 Dalen

21 Ebbestad 20 Eik 27 Engeland

31 Furu

28 Girud 24 Gjuve

5 Haaøen mellem 34 Hannevik lille 33 Hannevik store 36 Helgerud 19 Hellum

33 Jordfaldet

9 Kinn 13 Knem mellem

26 Leirvik

11 Myre

29 Nes nedre 32 Nordby 37 Nøsterud

3 Sand 33 Sandtangen 37 Skjæret 8 Solberg 35 Stomperud 22 Sverstad 34 Syversvolden 26 Sønsteby

17 Tømmeraas nedre 38 Tørkop Fos

14 Ulbjørns-Knem

Strømms historie

Strømm (Strømmen):  Berger, Brekke, Sand, Håøen (Høyen), Ådne, Solberg, Kinn, Auke, Myre, Knem: Glena, Havmannsberget, Elvestad, Nepebråten, Bokerøya, Ødegården, Stykket, Bjørklund, Ambjørnrud, Tømmerås, Hellum, Eik, Ebbestad, Sverstad, Brennepundet, Gjuve, Hospitalstykket, Sønsteby: Ødegården, Leirvik, Engeland (Ødegården), Girud, Nes: Vestnes, Østnes, Furu, Nordby, Hannevik: Sandtangen, Almeløkka, Jordfallet,  Syversvolden, Bakken, Holen, Skjønvik, Elvestad, Sletten, Tangen, Vestby, Stomperud: Skjæret, Dalen, Odden, Jonsbråten, Grønlien, Helgerud, Nøsterud: Støa, Sagkleven, Klemetsbråten, Labråten, Dambråten, Bråten, Tørkop

Surrounding Parishes

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

Resources

Cemeteries

Census

Church Records

Strømm clerical district contains parish registers from the parishes Strømm (Strømmen) and Svelvik. They were separated from Hurum clerical district in Buskerud county in 1861. See Hurum clerical district for earlier records.

The FamilySearch Library has microfilm copies of the church books, 1816-1928.

Digital images are online at Digitalarkivet:

Strømm: 1861-1877, 1885-1892, 1897-1985

Strømm / Strømm: 1878-1919

Strømm / Svelik: 1878-1928

Hurum: 1715-1969

Civil Registration

Compiled Genealogies

Farm Books

Court Records

  • 1682-1701Tingbøker, 1682-1701(*); Sorenskriveri (Nord-Jarlsberg, Vestfold) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Emigration and Immigration

Land and Property

Probate Records

Nordre Jarlsberg judicial district

Jarlsberg deanery

Lier, Røyken og Hurum judicial district

Probate collections for Stromm available on Digitalarkivet.

Taxation

Repositories

For a list of FamilySearch Centers and Affiliate Libraries, see map.

Archives

Libraries

Societies

Research Helps

The following articles will help you research your family in Norway.


References

Oluf Rygh: Norwegian Farm Names

Eier, Sigfred L: Strømms Historie bond II. Utgitt av Strømm kommune.