Vestby Parish, Akershus, Norway Genealogy

Norway &gt; Akershus County &gt; Vestby

Church Records
Microfilm at the for Vestby prestegjeld (clerical district). Contains parish registers from the parishes Vestby (Westbye) with the town Hvitsten, Såner with the towns Son and Hølen and Garder. The parish registers exist from 1688 until 1944.

See also Enebakk

Digitized parish registers available online at Digitalarkivet [Digital Archives]

Vestby: 1686-1690, 1714-1877, 1918-1969

Vestby/Garder: 1878-1927

Vestby/Hvitsten: 1878-1945

Vestby/Hølen: 1878-1946

Vestby/Son: 1878-1946

Vestby/Såner: 1878-1946

Vestby/Vestby: 1878-1947

Census Records

 * 1660's: Sogneprestenes manntall 1664-1666. The 1664-1666 census for Vestby prestegjeld, (clerical district) is available on microfilm at the Family History Library. 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.


 * 1660's: Fogdernes og sorenskrivernes manntall 1664-1666. The 1664-1666 census for Vestby is available on microfilm at the Family History Library. 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.


 * 1801: Folketelling 1 Feb 1801, Norge. The 1801 census for Vestby prestegjeld (clerical district) is available on microfilm at the Family History Library. The 1801 census (b. 6) for Vestby clerical district includes Vestby, Såner, and Garder parishes. It lists the farm name, person's name, position in the household, age, marital status, and occupation. Available online at Digital Archves (Digitalarkivet) in Norway.


 * 1865: Folketælling 31 December 1865. The 1865 census for Vestby prestegjeld (clerical district) is available on microfilm at the Family History Library. 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. Available online at Digital Archives (Digitalarkivet) as well asat the Norwegian Historical Data Centre at the University of Tromsø in Norway.


 * 1875: Folketælling for kongeriget Norge den 31te December 1875. The 1875 census for Vestby prestegjeld (clerical district) is available on microfilm at the Family History Library. 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.


 * 1900: Folketælling for Norge, 3 Dec 1900. The 1900 census for Vestby prestegjeld (clerical district) is available on microfilm at the Family History Library. 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. Searchable database online at Digital Archives (Digitalarkivet).


 * 1910: Søk i folketellingen fra 1910. Searchable databases available online at Digital Archives and the Norwegian Historical Data Centre.

Farm Books
Volumes one and two are now available as a downloadable PDF file on the internet Vestby bygdebok. A farm name index to volume 1 is found in the following link.

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

15 Aalerød 65 Arnestad 20 Auten 58 Bjørnestad 16 Borgen 4 Braaten 71 Dal 3 Dæli 48 Ekerholt 70 Erikstad søndre 12 Fallentin 57 Filtvet 36 Fuglegaarden 40 Galby vestre 17 Gjeksrud 46 Gjekstad 75 Glemme 43 Grønberg 84 Grønlund 9 Grøstad 23 Gørra 77 Gørra 37 Haugen 60 Hauger 31 Hjol vestre 22 Hol 64 Holvik 32 Hvitstein 66 Jonstad 18 Kalføss 67 Karterød 73 Kjenn nordre 14 Kjensli 64 Kjære 65 Kjøvangen 7 Kleiver 72 Klokkerød 52 Knalstad nordre 63 Kroken 12 Krom 53 Kullebunden 82 Langeli 19 Lesteberg 47 Li 35 Linnestad 54 Lysedal 50 Løktaas 14 Moen 26 Nes 11 Nordby 68 Nubsrød 69 Nygaard 49 Pepperstad 39 Pyt 18 Raali 41 Ramme 8 Randum 5 Revaug 27 Revling 83 Rokker 33 Rustad nordre 78 Rustad søndre 28 Rød nordre 4 Rød søndre 80 Røddal 59 Rønjul 55 Sekkebæk 74 Skaaka 44 Skog 42 Skurva 44 Slutningen 45 Smedsrød 56 Strand 69 Stubberød 24 Støttum 1 Sundby nordre 2 Sønsteby 21 Tannum nordre 81 To 61 Torp 42 Toverød 23 Tveiter 76 Tømt 62 Tørfest med Snallum 51 Ugjestrød 34 Vastad 30 Verpet 6 Vestby Præstegaard 79 Vestby-Ødegaarden 39 Værnhus 25 Øde-Nes 38 Ødegaarden 41 Ørebæk 10 Østby 13 Østerengen