Norway Record Finder

Record Finder Table for Norway
The following Record Finder table assists researchers in determining record types that may list the information they are looking for.

Order of Records
The typically most reliable sources are listed at the top of the list. However, depending on the time period of the record and location, multiple records in the list may need to be searched to achieve the objective. Alternative records are listed as well in case traditional records do not provide the desired information.

List of Topics
This Record Finder table links to the Norway topic Wiki pages, containing databases and other information about accessing the records.

Reading the Records
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 * Death information
 * Church Records
 * Probate Records, Court Records
 * Emigration information
 * Emigration and Immigration
 * Societies, Farm Books (Bygdebøker)
 * Language helps
 * Language and Languages
 * Encyclopedias and Dictionaries
 * Living relatives
 * Genealogies
 * Societies, Directories (Bygdebøker)
 * Living relatives
 * Genealogies
 * Societies, Directories (Bygdebøker)
 * Societies, Directories (Bygdebøker)


 * Naming customs
 * Names, Personal
 * Social Life and Customs
 * Noble families
 * Nobility
 * Biography, Periodicals
 * Parents, children, and other family members
 * Church Records
 * Census, Probate Records, Court Records, Farm Books (Bygdebøker)
 * Physical description
 * Military Records
 * Biography, Farm Books (Bygdebøker)
 * Places of residence
 * Church Records
 * Census, Land and Property, Genealogies
 * Biography, Farm Books (Bygdebøker)
 * Places of residence
 * Church Records
 * Census, Land and Property, Genealogies
 * Census, Land and Property, Genealogies