Greipstad Parish, Vest-Agder, Norway Genealogy

Norway &gt; Vest-Agder County &gt; Greipstad

Church Records
See Søgne Clerical District.

Census Records

 * 1664-1666: Sogneprestenes manntall 1664-1666 Søgne 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 Søgne clerical district

This census was taken by the local civil authorities. It lists the names of the farms, farm owners (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 Database at Digitalarkivet.


 * 1801: Folketelling 1 Feb 1801, Norge Søgne clerical district

The 1801 census (b. 34) for Søgne clerical district includes Søgne and Greipstad parishes. It lists the farm name, person's name, position in the household, age, marital status, and occupation.


 * 1801: 1801-telling for 1018 Sygne Database at Digitalarkivet.


 * 1865: Folketælling 31 December 1865 Søgne 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 1018 Søgne Database at Digitalarkivet.


 * 1875: Folketælling for kongeriget Norge den 31te December 1875 Søgne 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.


 * 1885: 1885-teljinga for 1002 Mandal Database at Digitalarkivet.


 * 1900: Folketælling for Norge, 3 Dec 1900 Søgne 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 1018 Søgne 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:

81 Aasene 100 Augland 107 Bergstøl 82 Birkeland 77 Birkenes 76 Brennaasen 113 Bukskinsdalen 95 Eidsaa 83 Eigaasen 85 Fidje vestre 101 Gjærelstad 92 Godheien 86 Gompen 78 Greipstad 102 Hagen 110 Hagrinna 112 Haslebulien 96 Haugeland 93 Hemmings-Augland 90 Horndalen 104 Hortemo 75 Kjellingnes 106 Kulien 94 Lien 108 Magnusdalen 105 Moradsen 104 Mørkvei 110 Naadeland 111 Naadelands-Ødegaarden 80 Nepstadmyren 79 Nordbu eller Skogen 104 Nygaard 97 Pantestøl 75 Rosseland 98 Røiraas 84 Skaar 103 Skinnarsmoen 95 Skoengen 91 Skogen 99 Solheien 110 Spjodsneset 78 Stavold 88 Stokkeland 101 Sædengen 80 Tronstad 109 Tunballen 100 Udkjærrene 91 Udsogn 87 Underaasen

The name of farms listed in Marit Ljøstad Mørck's Greipstad Gård og Slekt 1, 1992 are as follows:

Birkeland, Birkenes, Birkenesmoen, Birkelid, Bjerke, Bommen, Brennåsbrotet, Brennåsdøla, Brennåsen, Brennåsheia, Fiskebudalen, Furuknatten, Gamletuna, Hagrindsnesset, Heimly, Knud Olsens bruk, Nils Hujesens bruk, Nylund, Solheim, Solstad, Sommerheim, Storaker, Tinghelleren,

Probate Records
Mandal judicial district *1667-1887 Family History Library *1667-1834 Digitalarkivet

Kristianstad deanery *1771-1810 Family History Library *1771-1810 Digitalarkivet