Halden Parish, Østfold, Norway Genealogy

Europe Norway Østfold County Halden

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

Church Records
Halden clerical district contains parish registers for Halden (Fredrikshald) city. Halden became its own clerical district 13 December 1769; which was at the time Nordre Fredrikshald was separated form Berg, and Søndre Fredrikshald separated from Idd.

The Family History Library has microfilm copies of the.

Digital images are online at Digitalarkivet:

Halden: 1758-1969

Halden / Tistedalen: 1919-1960

Idd / Idd: 1720-1769, 1901-1968

Census Records
1664-66 Census for Halden

1801 Census for Halden

1865 Census for Halden

1885 Census for Halden

1900 Census for Halden

1910 Census for Halden

1772 Census(sjeleregister) for Halden can be found at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City film # 1694685 item 1

1835 Censusfor Halden can be found at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City film # 1694662 item 5

1855 Censusfor Halden can be found at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City film # 1694662 item 6-7

Census Microfilm collection at FamilySearch

The 1865, 1875, 1900, 1910 census is also available online in a searchable database at the Norwegian Historical Data Centre.

Probate Records
1716-1846: Probates may be found in Halden City judicial district.

1750-1809: Clerical probate records may be found in Mellom Borgesyssel Deanery.