Valle Parish, Vest-Agder, Norway Genealogy

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

Church Records
See Sør-Audnedal clerical district.

Census Records

 * 1664-1666: Sogneprestenes manntall 1664-1666 Nord-Audnedal clerical district

This census was taken by the local parish priests. It lists the name of the farms, names of farm owners (including widows), the sons of the farm owners, male farm hands, cottagers and their sons, and the ages of each person. There was another census taken by the civil authorities at this same time. Both censuses should be searched as they supplement each other. This clerical census is more complete. Original manuscripts on microfilm.


 * 1664-1666: Fogdernes og sorenskrivernes manntall 1664-1666 Sør-Audnedal clerical district

This census was taken by the local civil authorities. It lists the names of the farms, farmowners (including widows), sons of farm owners, male farm hands, cottagers and sons of cottagers and the age of each person. The clerical authorities took a census during this same time period. Both censuses should be used as they supplement each other. The clerical census is more complete. Original manuscripts on microfilm.


 * 1663-1666: Manntall 1663-66 for Lister prosti II Database at Digitalarkivet.


 * 1801: Folketelling 1 Feb 1801, Norge Nord-Audnedal clerical district

The 1801 census (b. 34) for Nord- og Sør-Audnedal clerical district includes Nord-Audnedal, Vigmostad, Konsmo, Sør-Audnedal, Valle, and Spangereid parishes. It lists the farm name, person's name, position in the household, age, marital status, and occupation. Original manuscripts on microfilm.


 * 1801: 1801-telling for 1029 Walle Database at Digitalarkivet.


 * 1865: Folketælling 31 December 1865 Sør-Audnedal clerical district

This census contains the persons name, residence, status in the family, occupation, sex, martial status, place of birth, religion if not a member of the state church, and other miscellaneous information. Each book usually contains one clerical district (prestegjeld). In some books there are two clerical districts recorded. The parishes and school districts in each clerical district are listed at the beginning of each book. Original manuscripts on microfilm.


 * 1865: 1865-telling for 1029 Søndre Undal Database at Digitalarkivet.


 * 1875: Folketælling for kongeriget Norge den 31te December 1875 Sør-Audnedal clerical district

This 1875 census contains the persons name, residence, position in the family, occupation, sex, marital status, year of birth, place of birth, religion if not a member of the state church, and other miscellaneous information. Original manuscripts on microfilm.


 * 1900: Folketælling for Norge, 3 Dec 1900 Sør-Audnedal clerical district

This census contains the persons name, sex, resident or temporary resident, temporarily absent and where person is, position in the family, marital status, occupation, year of birth, place of birth, citizenship, religion, and other miscellaneous information. Original manuscripts on microfilm.


 * 1900: 1900-telling for 1029 S. Undal %Valle% Database at Digitalarkivet.


 * 1910: Folketellingen 1910

Database at Digitalarkivet.

Farm Names
The farm number and name of the farms listed in Oluf Rygh Farm Name Index in about 1900 were as follows:

45 Aas ytre 96 Aas øvre 99 Bakken 92 Banken 20 Birkeland 78 Birkestøl 88 Bjelland 27 Blørstad 14 Bogstadli 33 Buen 64 Bustad 63 Bustadmoen  66 Christiansminde  83 Døble  84 Eigedal 50 Eigeland ytre 26 Eigeland øvre 3 Eivenstad 44 Engehaven 16 Engeland 17 Erland 69 Erseid  103 Fardal 36 Fasseland 37 Fasselandsneset 121 Fidje 65 Foss 82 Fureheien  86 Gaaseland 120 Gaasestein 70 Gaubedal 13 Gauksum 125 Gjeideland 101 Gjeiskedal 116 Grennan 80 Grisledal lille 75 Grisledal ved Vandet 81 Grisledal vestre 76 Grisledal ytre 24 Grundeland  74 Haala 7 Haaland 11 Haalumsland 68 Haga 77 Hage-Ødegaarden 71 Hageheien 2 Hagen 72 Hageskog 87 Haugdal 102 Haugenes 95 Heddan 79 Helleraas 52 Homme 55 Hovan 100 Hovsdalen 99 Hovstøl 89 Høiland  15 Kaarstøl 46 Kvaafjord 48 Kvaafjordneset 61 Kvaavan   98 Landaas 85 Li 39 Lian indre 40 Lian ytre 128 Ljosestøl 127 Lone 126 Lonestranden 51 Løkk  e 25 Midtstøle 67 Mjølhus 64 Moen 113 Moland 112 Molandslien 115 Molandstveiden 6 Mydland 9 Mæresland 54 Mørkesdal   18 Norum 60 Nylund   130 Opshus lille 129 Opshus store 109 Osestad 111 Osestadstranden  42 Ponsen  34 Ramsdalen indre 47 Ramsdalen ytre 35 Ramsen 55 Rauberg 59 Roland 28 Romedal 117 Rymteland 123 Røidland 12 Røiseland 8 Røksland 73 Røstad  110 Sandnes 122 Saudland 19 Skarstad 41 Skjeggestad 29 Skjøllungstad 61 Skofteland ytre 21 Skogen 22 Slettan 96 Slottet 1 Smedsland 55 Snig 100 Snippen 97 Solhelleren 91 Stedjedal 104 Steinsland 94 Stiland 108 Stubakken 90 Støle vestre 43 Støle ytre 4 Støle øvre 132 Svinø 131 Syrdal  49 Tjaum 114 Tjorteland 93 Tjortenes 38 Toreland 32 Torp 31 Trædal 105 Tveiden  107 Udland vestre 58 Undal Præstegaard 53 Underø  5 Vaagestad 30 Valleheien 23 Valleraas 10 Vasland 124 Vaslien 119 Vettesdal 118 Vettesdalsheien 57 Vigeland nedre

The Farm names listed in Gulbrandsen and Klev Svinør Ryggen til Norge - Blikket mot havet are as follows: Bidvinden, Bugge-huset, Fjellet, Gamle Husan, Hammerøy, Holmen, Holmen Vest, Holmen Øst, Hus 6-Vestre Del, Hus 6-Østre Del, Hus 10-Vestre Del, Hus 10-Østre Del, Hus 13-Vestre Del, Hus 13-Østre del, Hus 19-Vestre Del, Hus 19-Østre del, Husan Gamle, Odden, Pynten, Sjøbris, Skolehuset, Sundet, Tollboden, Ura, Vest Holmen, Vestre Del- Hus 6,Vestre Del- Hus 10, Vestre Del- Hus 13, Vestre Del- Hus 19, Øst Holmen, Østre Del- Hus 6, Østre Del- Hus 10, Østre del- Hus 13, Østre del- Hus 19

Probate Records
1666-1889: Probates may be found in Lister og Lyngdal judicial district.