Bø Parish, Nordland, Norway Genealogy

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

Church Records
Bø clerical district contains parish registers for the parishes Bø and Malnes. The Family History Library has microfilm copies of the.

Digital images are online at Digitalarkivet:

Bø: 1741-1895

Bø / Bø: 1870-1921

Bø / Malnes: 1865-1901, 1902-1918

Census Records

 * 1664-1666: Sogneprestenes manntall 1664-1666. The 1664-1666 clerical census for Bø clerical district includes the parishes of Bø and Malnes and is available on microfilm at the Family History Library. Also available online at Digitalarkivet
 * 1664-1666: Fogdenes og sorenskrivernes manntall 1664-1666 Also available online at Digitalarkivet


 * 1701: Manntall 1701: The 1701 census for Bø clerical district includes the parishes of Bø and Malnes and is available on microfilm at the Family History Library. Also available online at Digitalarkivet.


 * 1801: Folketelling 1 Feb 1801, Norge. The 1801 census for Bø clerical district includes the parishes ofBø and Malnes and is available on microfilm at the Family History Library. Also available in a searchable database online at the Digitalarkivet.


 * 1865: Folketellingen den 31te desember 1865. The 1865 census for Bø clerical district includes the parishes of Bø and Malnes and is available on microfilm at the Family History Library. Also available in a searchable databse online at Digitalarkivet as well as at the Norwegian Historical Data Centre.
 * 1865 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images


 * 1875: Folketellingen for kongeriket Norge den 31te desember 1875. The 1875 census for Bø clerical district includes the parishes of Bø and Malnes and is available on microfilm at the Family History Library. Also available in a searchable database online at Digitalarkivet as well as at the Norwegian Historical Data Centre.
 * 1891: Folketelling 1891. Available online at Digitalarkivet.


 * 1900: Folketellingen for Norge den 3dje desember 1900. The 1900 census to Bø clerical district includes the parishes of Bø and Malnes and is available on microfilm at the Family History Library. Also available in a searchable database online at Digitalarkivet as well as at the Norwegian Historical Data Centre.


 * 1910: Folketellingen for Norge den 1te desember 1910. The 1910 census for Bø and Malnes is available in a searchable database at Digitalarkivet as well as at the Norwegian Historical Data Centre.

Farm Names
Farm number and names listed in Rygh: Norwegian Farm Names in about 1900 are as follows:

14 Bø, 35 Børge 33 Fagerhaugen, 28 Fjærvold, 30 Forøen, 29 Føre  27 Gimstad, 1 Guvaag  3 Haugsnes, 31 Hole  5 Jørland  8 Klaksjorden, 26 Kleppelven  7 Langmoen, 20 Lilleøen, 13 Lokkøen, 32 Lynghaugen  15 Maarsund, 23 Nakling  24 Neset  10 Pollen  11 Ramberg, 9 Ringstad, 2 Røsnes  40 Skaarvaagen, 18 Skagen, 21 Skjæringstad, 4 Skorpen, 12 Snarset, 17 Steine, 16 Steinsvik, 37 Strømme, 39 Strømsjøen, 25 Svinøen, 39 Søberg  8 Uvaag  22 Vaagen, 34 Vea, 6 Verhalsen, 38 Vikan, 19 Vinje  36 Øijorden

Farm names listed in Straume Bø Bygedebok I in 1962 are as follows: Borgarleier og Kremmarar, Bø Guvåg  Haugsnes  Jektebruket, Jørland  Klaksjord, Kremmarar og Borgarleier  Langmoa, Lokkøy  Pollen  Ramberg, Ringstad, Røsnes  Skorpa, Snarset  Uvåg  Verhalsen, Vesterålen

Farm names listed in Straume Bø Bygedebok II in 1963 are as follows: Bø, Børge, Bøstrand Demma  Fagerhaugen, Farveisa, Fjærvoll, Forøy, Føre  Gimstad, Gimstadsjøen  Handkleppen, Hesthagen, Hole  Kleppelva, Kongsfjellet  Litløy, Lofotposten, Lundhaug, Lynghaug  Mårsund  Nakling, Neset  Skagen, Skjerringstad, Skårvågen, Steine, Steinsvik, Straume, Straumsjø, Straumsjøen, Svinøy, Søberg  Under Føre, Under Søberg  Vea, Vikan, Vinje, Været, Vågen  Øyjord

Farm names listed in Straume Bø Bygedebok III in 1964 are as follows: Asterset Botten, Bøen  Eidet  Godvik, Grimstad, Gustad, Gåsland  Haugen, Hovden, Husvåg  Jenn  Kvalvik  Malnes  Nyke, Nykvåg  Oksebøl  Reinshaugen, Rise, Rottesnes, Røshagen  Sandvik, Selvåg, Skålbrekka, Spjelvåg, Sund  Under Skålbrekka, Utskor  Veggemo  Åsan

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