Ancestors from Norway - Buskerud clerical districts
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Buskerud prestegjeld (clerical districts)
About this list:
I have compiled the information on this list from the
LDS Family History Catalog as well as from information from the web site
of the Norwegian National Archives.
It contains a list of the parish records - kirkebøker - from
Buskerud that have been microfilmed. Parish records that have not been
microfilmed are not included in this list, and these parish records can
only be viewed at the Norwegian State Archive if they are more than 60
years old.
I have translated the word prestegjeld
as "clerical district" and the word sokn as "parish". This is the
convention used in the LDS Family History Catalog.
Bragernes
Bragernes parish records are available on microfilm for the time period
1634-1930. Bragernes clerical district was separated out from Lier
clerical district in 1723. Five farms under Jarlsberg Verk in Bragernes
were transferred to Sande in 1754. Åssida in Lier was transferred
to Bragernes in 1774. Bragernes clerical district used to consist
of Bragernes parish and Strømsø parish, but in 1843 Strømsø
parish was separated out and with Tangen parish became Strømsø
clerical district. Bragernes clerical district is located in the
city of Drammen.
Eiker
Eiker parish records are available on microfilm for the time period 1683-1934.
Eiker clerical district consists of the parishes of Eiker (also called
Haug) and Bakke. It included the parishes Nedre
Eiker until 1879 and Fiskum until 1882.
These two parishes were separated out to become their own clerical districts.
Fiskum
Fiskum parish records are available on microfilm for the time period 1751-1928.
Fiskum clerical district was separated out from Eiker clerical district
in 1883. For earlier records see Eiker clerical district.
Flesberg
Flesberg parish records are available on microfilm for the time period
1688-1907. Flesberg clerical district consists of the the parishes
Flesberg, Svene and Lyngdal.
Gol
Gol parish records are available on microfilm for the time period 1821-1914.
Gol clerical district consists of the parishes Gol and Hemsedal. These
two parishes were separated from Nes clerical district
in 1836 to establish Gol clerical district. For earlier records see Nes
clerical district.
Haug
Haug clerical district was established in 1984, separated out from Norderhov
clerical district. For parish records from Haug, see Norderhov
clerical district.
Note: Eiker parish in Eiker clerical district
is also called Haug, which can cause some confusion. Make sure you
are looking at the right Haug.
Hol
Hol parish records are available on microfilm for the time period 1854-1919.
Hol clerical district was separated out from Ål clerical district
in 1870. For earlier records see Ål clerical
district.
Note: In 1948 Dagali and Søndre Skurdalen
school districts were transferred from Dagali parish in Nore
clerical district to Hol clerical district, and became Dagali parish.
Tunhovd school district was also transferred to Hol clerical district.
Hole
Hole parish records are available on microfilm for the time period 1716-1932.
Hole clerical district consists of the parishes Hole and Tyristrand.
Hurum
Hurum parish records are available on microfilm for the time period 1715-1928.
Hurum clerical district consists of the parishes Hurum and Holmsbu.
Hurum clerical district included Strømm and Svelvik parishes until
1861. These two parishes are now in Vestfold county.
Hønefoss
Hønefoss parish records are available on microfilm for the time
period 1875 - 1925. Hønefoss clerical district was separated
out from Norderhov clerical district in 1913. For earlier records see Norderhov
clerical district.
Kongsberg
Kongsberg parish records are available on microfilm for the time period
1696-1915. Kongsberg clerical district consists of the parishes Kongsberg
and Jondalen.
Krødsherad (Krydsherred)
Krødsherad parish records are available on microfilm for the time
period 1815-1914. Krødsherad (Krydsherred) clerical district
consists of only one parish - Krødsherad (Krydsherred). This clerical
district was separated out from Sigdal clerical district in 1900. For earlier
records see Sigdal
clerical district.
Lier
Lier parish records are available on microfilm for the time period 1672-1932.
Lier clerical district consists of the parishes Frogner, Sylling and Tranby.
It also included Bragernes
og
Strømsø
as parishes until 1723 when these were separated out and became their own
clerical districts. Åssida in Lier clerical district was transferred
to Bragernes clerical district in 1774.
Lunder
Lunder parish records are available on microfilm for the time period 1704-1921.
Lunder used to be a parish in Norderhov clerical district, and the LDS
Family History Center therefore has the parish records for Lunder filmed
as part of the parish records for Norderhov
clerical district.
Modum
Modum parish records are available on microfilm for the time period 1712-1919.
Modum clerical district consists of the parishes Heggen, Nykirke and Snarum.
Nedre Eiker
Nedre Eiker parish records are available on microfilm for the time period
1853-1933. Nedre Eiker clerical district was separated out from Eiker
clerical district in 1879. For earlier records see Eiker
clerical district.
Nes
Nes parish records are available on microfilm for the time period 1693-1925.
Nes clerical district consists of the parishes Nes and Flå. It used
to include the parishes Gol and Hemsedal until 1836, when these two parishes
were separated out and became Gol
clerical district.
Note: There is also a Nes parish in Ådal
clerical district. Do not confuse Nes clerical district in Hallingdal
with Nes parish in Ådal.
Norderhov
Norderhov parish records are available on microfilm for the time period
1704-1921. Norderhov clerical district consists of the parishes Norderhov,
Haug
and Lunder. (Haug
and Lunder parishes were separated out in the 1980's to become their own
clerical districts). Norderhov clerical district also included
Ådal
until 1857 and Hønefoss
until 1913, when these parishes were separated out to become their own
clerical districts. The farms Øvre and Nedre Tunga, Tungeskoven
and Roverud (farm numbers 177 - 178) were transferred to Flå parish
in Nes clerical district in 1853.
Nore
Nore parish records are available on microfilm for the time period 1697-1923.
Nore clerical district was separated out from Rollag clerical district
in 1856. For earlier records see Rollag
clerical district. Nore clerical district consisted of the parishes
Nore, Uvdal (Opdal) and, until 1944, Dagali. In 1944 Dagali and Søndre
Skurdalen schooldistricts in Dagali parish were transferred from Nore clerical
district to Hol clerical
district and became Dagali parish. Tunhovd school district was also transferred
to Hole clerical district.
Rollag
Rollag parish records are available on microfilm for the time period 1708-1932.
Rollag clerical district consists of the parishes Rollag and Veggli.
Until 1856 it also included the parishes of Nore, Uvdal (Opdal), and Dagali.
These three parishes were separated out in 1856 to become Nore
clerical district .
Røyken
Røyken parish records are available on microfilm for the time period
1701-1897. Røyken clerical district consists of only one parish,
Røyken.
Sandsvær
Sandsvær parish records are available on microfilm for the time period
1665-1932. Sandsvær clerical district consists of the
parishes Efteløt, Tuft, Komnes and Hedenstad.
Sigdal
Sigdal parish records are available on microfilm for the time period 1722-1931.
Sigdal clerical district consists of the parishes Sigdal (Holmen) and Eggedal.
It also included Krødsherad (Krydsherred)
parish until 1900, when this parish was separated out and became its own
clerical district.
Skoger
Skoger parish records are available on microfilm for the time period 1725-1927.
Skoger clerical district used to consist of the three parishes Skoger,
Strømsgodset, and Konnerud. Skoger was originally a parish
in Sande clerical district in Vestfold county, but was separated out to
become its own clerical district in 1752. In 1843 Strømsgodset
parish was separated out from Bragernes clerical
district and transferred to Skoger clerical district. Strømsgodset
was later separated out from Skoger clerical district in 1938 to become
its own clerical district. Skoger clerical district also included
Tangen parish until 1843 when this parish was annexed to Strømsø
clerical district in Drammen. For earlier records for Strømsgodset
see Bragernes clerical district.
Note: The LDS Family History Center catalog has Skoger clerical
district listed under Vestfold county.
Strømsgodset
Strømsgodset parish records are available on microfilm for the time
period 1725-1927. Strømsgodset was originally a parish in
Bragernes
clerical district, but in 1843 it was transferred to Skoger
clerical district. In 1938 Strømsgodset was separated out
from Skoger clerical district to become its own clerical district.
For earlier records for Strømsgodset see Bragernes
clerical district and Skoger clerical district.
Note: The LDS Family History Center catalog has Strømsgodset
clerical district listed under Vestfold county.
Strømsø
Strømsø parish records are available on microfilm for the
time period 1677-1933. Strømsø clerical district consists
of the parishes Strømsø and Tangen in Drammen city.
Strømsø clerical district was originally a parish in Lier
clerical district but was separated out from Lier clerical
district in 1723. Tangen parish originally belonged to Sande clerical district
in Vestfold county until 1752, when it became annexed to Skoger
clerical district until 1843. For earlier records for Strømsø
see Lier and for Tangen see Skoger
clerical district.
Ådal
Ådal parish records are available on microfilm for the time period
1832-1925. Ådal clerical district consists of the parishes
Viker, Nes and Ytre Ådal (Hval). This clerical district was
separated out from Norderhov clerical district in 1857. For earlier records
see Norderhov
clerical district.
Note: There is also a Nes clerical district in Hallingdal.
Do not confuse Nes clerical district in Hallingdal with Nes parish in Ådal.
Ål
Ål parish records are available on microfilm for the time period
1744-1933. Ål clerical district consists of the parishes Ål
and Torpo. It also included Hol parish until 1870, when
this parish was separated out and became its own clerical district .
Note: Ål vicarage (parsonage) burned in 1759.
Dissentersamfunn i
Buskerud
Den katolsk apostoliske menighet i Drammen (The Catholic congregation
in Drammen):
The parish records for this Catholic congregation
is listed in the LDS Family History Library catalog under "Norway, Buskerud,
Drammen - Church records":
- Kirkebøker, 1872-1932 Den Katolske Apostoliske
Menighet (Oslo og Drammen), and
- Kirkebøker, 1877-1935 Den Katolske Apostoliske Menighet
(Drammen)
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