Vadsø Parish, Finnmark, Norway Genealogy

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

Church Records

 * Microfilm of parish registers are available at the . Contains parish registers for Vadsø (Nord-Varanger) parish. Included parishes Nesseby until 1846 and Sør-Varanger until 1863. Records available for the years 1764-1901.


 * Digitized images of parish registers are available online at Digitalarkivet (Digital Archives).

Census Records

 * 1801: The 1801 census for Vadsø clerical district include Vadsø, Nesseby, and Sør-Varanger and is available on microfilm at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City. Also available online at Digitalarkivet (Digital Archives).
 * 1801 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images; also at Ancestry ($), MyHeritage ($)


 * 1865: The 1865 census for Vadsø is available on microfilm at the Family History Library. Also available in a searchable database online at Digitalarkivet (Digital Archives) as well as at the Norwegian Historical Data Centre. Also an extraction of the 1865 census for Vadsø (Finnmark) exists and includes alphabetical lists of the given names, surnames, farm names and birth places listed in the census. It also includes an extract of entries in the order they appear in the original census. Available on microfiche at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City.
 * 1865 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images; also at Ancestry ($), MyHeritage ($)


 * 1875: The 1875 census for Vadsø city is available on microfilm at the Family History Library. Also available in a searchable database online at Digitalarkivet (Digital Archives); as well as at the Norwegian Historical Data Centre.


 * 1885: A special 1885 census for Vadsø exists and is available in a searchable database online at Digitalarkivet (Digital Archives).


 * 1891: The 1891 census for Vadsø city is available in a searchable database online at Digitalarkivet (Digital Archives).


 * 1900: The 1900 census for Vadsø clerical district is available on microfilm at the Family History Library. Also available in a searchable database online at Digitalarkivet (Digital Archives) as well as at the Norwegian Historical Data Centre.


 * 1910: The 1910 census for Vadsø is available online at Digitalarkivet (Digital Archives) as well as at the Norwegian Historical Data Centre.

Probate Records
1686-1844: Records are found in Finnmark judicial district.

1855-1882: Records are found in Tana and Varanger judicial district.