Vågan Parish, Nordland, Norway Genealogy

Norway &gt; Nordland County &gt; Vågan

Church Records
Vågan clerical district contains parish registers from the parishes Vågan with Henningsvær chapel and Svolvær. It included Gimsøy until 1899. Vågan and Gimsøy were separated from Lødingen clerical district in 1735. Parish registers (ministerialbøker) earlier than 1866 were lost in a fire in 1873.

The Family History Library has microfilm copies of the.

Digital images are online at Digitalarkivet:

Vågan: 1749, 1843-1883, 1899-1926

Vågan / Gimsøy: 1852-1915

Vågan / Svolvær: 1923-1942

Vågan / Vågan: 1884-1941

Lødingen: 1691-1697, 1714-1863, 1897-1913, 1920-1942

Census Records:
1664-1666 Census for Vågancan be found at the family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah           Fogd og sorenskriver 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. (Usually only males 12 years old and older, but in some cases all males from birth are listed). 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 usually more complete. LOFOTEN FOGDERI b. 20 Lødingen prestegjeld Gimsø (Gimsøy) anneks Vaagen (Vågan) anneks FHL INTL Film 122981 Item 3

Sogneprestenes manntallThis 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. (Usually only males from 12 years of age, but in some cases all males from birth are listed). 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 usually more complete. SALTEN PROSTI b. 35 Hegestad (Lødingen) prestegjeld Hegestad (Lødingen) fjering Tjelsund (Tjeldsund) fjering Tysfjorden (Tysfjord) fjering Ofoten fjering Vaagan (Vågan) fjering Gimsø (Gimsøy) fjering FHL INTL Film 122976 Item 3

1701 Census for Vågan

1801 Census for Vågan

1865 Census for Vågan

1875 Census for Vågan

1900 Census for Vågan

1910 Census for Vågan

Probate Records
1673-1879: Probates are found in Lofoten og Versterålen judicial district.

Historical Society
Vågan Historielag