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census records is an article that I have written. It includes translations of the column
headings of various Norwegian census records.| Index | Norwegian genealogy resources | Folketelling & Manntall - Census records |
Norwegian
census records is an article that I have written. It includes translations of the column
headings of various Norwegian census records.
Norwegian
census records 1815 - 1855 is a short overview I have put together that shows which of the
statistical census records from 1815 - 1855 contain information that is useful for genealogy
purposes.
Census abbreviations used in the on-line 1865-1900 census records is a
short article that I have written.
Getting into the Norwegian census is a very nice article by
Michael Drake. (Unfortunately it does not explain that the word "nominative census" refers
to a census where each person who was counted is actually named in the census report, but
now you know!). Another excellent article is
Documenting the Norwegian Censuses. Both of
these articles are from the The Norwegian
Historical Data Centre (NHDC) web site
Digitalarkivet - "The Digital Archive" from the University of Bergen is
a truly fantastic collection of online genealogy information. On this web site you will find
numerous census records, including the Titus B�lches census records from 1636-1666, portions
of the 1701 census record, the census records from 1801, 1865, and 1900. You will also find
links to emigration logs, a few online church records, a few online probate indexes, and much,
much more. To get to the various census records, etc., click on "Categories" at the top of the page.
This is a web site that you will visit again and again, so
take some time to explore the various links on the web site to become familiar with all of the
various resources that are available, including the
Municipalities at time of source index which is a very handy tool, and the
Maps showing boundaries for parishes, counties (amt) and towns in the 1801
census, as well as the boundaries for municipalities in 1979.
The 1865, 1875, and 1900 census records are also available on a
searchable database from The Norwegian Historical Data Centre (Registreringssentral for
Historiske Data - "RHD") at the University of Troms�. Note: The 1875 census record is incomplete!
Before using these databases I would urge you to
read the instructions,
which include translations of several key terms. Unfortunately this list does not include a
translation of the abbreviations used in this database, so I have taken the liberty to
translate the
list
of abbreviations from the Norwegian version of their web site.
There is also an Advanced search form
available in English, but the instructions for using this form is not yet available - only the
link to the instructions are available, but when you go there, you are told that the instructions
are "comming soon" :-(
Genealogiske ressurser
from DIS-Norge has links to numerous online genealogy databases. The web site itself is in Norwegian with some English, and
includes links to: