Hamar Parish, Hedmark, Norway Genealogy

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

Church Records
Microfilm of parish registers available at the for Hamar clerical district. Contains parish registers for Hamar parish. Was separated from Vang clerical district in 1908. For earlier records see Vang clerical district. Records from 1852-1930.

Images of digitized parish registers available online at Digitalarkivet (Digital Archives). Hamar: 1899-2013 For earlier Records see Vang.

Census Records
For census records before 1865 see Vang.


 * 1865 Census for Hamar city. Microfilm images are available at the Family History Library Film 123066 Item 2 and online as a database at Digitalarkivet.
 * 1865 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images; also at Ancestry ($), MyHeritage ($)


 * 1875 Census for Hamar city. Microfilm images are available at the Family History Library Film 273260 and online as a database at Digitalarkivet.


 * 1885 Census for Hamar city. Available online as database at Digitalarkivet.
 * 1891 Census for Hamar city. Available online as a database at Digitalarkivet.


 * 1900 Census for Hamar city. Microfilm images are available at the Family History Library Films 273921-273926 and online as a database at Digitalarkivet.


 * 1910 Census for Hamar city. Available online as a database at Digitalarkivet.


 * The census of 1865, 1875 (partial), 1900 and 1910 are also available at the Norwegian Historical Data Center.
 * The census of 1801, 1865, 1875 (index only), 1891, 1910 (index only) are also available at Ancestry($).

Farm Books
Østby, Arvid (Arvid Fredrik), 1897-; Sandberg, Per-Øivind, 1943-; Hagen, Asbjørn: Hamar borgerbok; litt om de første handels- og håndverksborgere i Hamar. Biographies and genealogical information on the first trade- and craftsmen in Hamar, Hedmark co., Norway. FHL 948.23?H1 D3

Holmes, Emma Johnson, b. 1892. History and genealogy of the families of Hansen & Jeremiason of America and principally Wisconsin. Eilert Soomarken Hanson (1815-1879) immigrated from Norway to land near Blanchardville in Lafayette County, Wisconsin, and married Olia Jaremiason. Descendants and relatives lived in Wisconsin, Minnesota, Illinois and elsewhere. Includes some ancestors in the parish of Hamar, Hedmark County, Norway. Includes Grandahl, Holmes, Ingwell, Johnson, Milestone and related families. FHL film 1405312

Probate Records
1662-1743: Records are found in Hedemarken judicial district.

1779-1849: Records are found in Sør-Hedemarken judicial district.

1696-1779: Clerical probate records are found in Hedemarken og Østerdalen Deanery.

1749-1809: Clerical probate records are found in Hedemarken Deanery.