Spangereid Parish, Vest-Agder, Norway Genealogy

Guide to Spangereid, 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 1030 Spangereid Database at Digitalarkivet.


 * 1910: Folketellingen 1910

Database at Digitalarkivet.

Farm Names
186 Aamland 133 Aavigen 143 Bjerge  181 Dalland 171 Dammen  182 Eigen  142 Feland 135 Finnøen 162 Fjeldskaar indre 160 Fladebø 187 Fladstad 184 Fleseland  155 Gare 161 Gauksum 179 Gitlestein 177 Gitlevaag 175 Grønsfjord  144 Haavestøl 172 Haraldstad 177 Haugen 183 Heien 188 Heien 145 Hesteland 176 Hovde 146 Hægeland 173 Hægeland paa Neset 159 Høiland 152 Høllen  139 Imsa vestre  188 Jaasund 171 Jørenstad indre  189 Kiddelsnes 165 Kilen  170 Launes med Sandvigen 185 Leksbø 190 Lindalen 148 Lindland  153 Midbø 180 Mydland 149 Møgedal 174 Mønestad  151 Njerve  154 Præsthus  157 Ramsland indre 137 Reme vestre 141 Remesvig  152 Stokke 168 Stusvig 147 Støle 135 Svenevig nedre 167 Syrdal  178 Trolleskei 156 Trones  138 Udvaare  166 Vaage nedre 150 Vaaland

Farm names listed in Njerve's Spangereid Folk 1 and Klev's Spangereid-vest for Lenesfjorden are as follows:

Austre Gahre,   Bjerge, Bulega med Jåsund,    Daland, Dammen,    Egen, Eiga,    Feland, Fjellskår, Fjorden-Hægeland, Fladstad, Flastad, Flatebø, Fleseland med Vollen, Fleselandsheia,    Gahre, Gahre Austre, Gahre Vestre, Gauksheim, Gitlestein, Gitlevåg, Grønsfjord,    Haraldstad, Heia, Hesteland, Hobda, Hovda, Hovden, Hægeland på Neset, Hægeland-Fjorden, Høllen, Høyland, Håvestøl,    Imsa, Imsa Ø,    Jørgenstad, Jåsund med Bulega,    Kilen, Kilen, Kilsnes, Kittelsnes,    Leksbo, Lillehavn, Lindalen, Lindland, Lunden, Løvsnes,    Midbø, Myddan, Mydland, Møgedal, Mønestad,    Njerve,    Presthus, Presthusmoen,    Ramsland, Reme, Remesvik, Rettingar,    Slekter, Slekter på Njerve, Stokke, Stubakken, Stusvik, Støle, Svennevik, Svennevik-Årvik, Syrdal,    Troddeskei, Trolleshei, Trones,    Vestre Gahre, Vollen med Fleseland, Våge, Våland, Våroy,    Ø Imsa,    Åmland, Åvik, Åvik-Svennevik

Probate Records
Lister og Lyngdal *1666-1889 Family History Library *1666-1810 Digitalarkivet

Lyngdal judical district *1810-1910 Digitalarkivet

Lista deanery *1804-1834 Family History Library *1804-1834 Digitalarkivet