Nordreisa Parish, Troms, Norway Genealogy

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

Church Records
Nordreisa is a parish in Skjervøy clerical district. Records begin in 1748.

Parish heading list shows the Norwegian headings on the parish records with an English translations for each of the different forms used throughout the records beginning in 1814. Prior to that time the records were kept in a journal format which varies with each parish.

Digital images of the church books are online at Digitalarkivet.


 * Skjervøy clerical district: Kvanangen, 1860-1941, Nordreisa, 1863-1943, Skjervøy, 1748-1941, Engagements, 1907-1940


 * Skjervøy clerical district / Nordreisa parish: 1860-1943, Engagements, 1907-1940


 * Skjervøy clerical district / Skjervøy, 1748-1943, Nordreisa 1862-1943, Engagements, 1907-1940

Census Records

 * 1801, 1865, 1875 see Skjervøy clerical district.


 * The 1891 census for Nordreisa (Troms) is available online at Digitalarkivet


 * The 1900 census Nordreisa (Troms) is available in a searchable database at Digitalarkivet and at the Norwegian Historical Data Centre.


 * Folketellingen for Norge den 1te desember 1910. The 1910 census for Nordreisa herred (clerical district) is available in a searchable database online at Digitalarkivet (Digital Archives) as well as at the Norwegian Historical Data Centre.

Probate Records
1690-1866 Tromsø judicial district.

1776-1809 Troms County judicial district.

1697-1824 Troms and Senja deanery.

Farm Books

 * by Emil Hanssen. A history of Nordreisa in Skjervøy clerical district in Troms county with some genealogy. Text in Norwegian.

This book is now on the internet and can be downloaded into a PDF file. Nordreisa bygdebok.

Farm Names
19 Andsjøen, 35 Annabakelven, 44 Baatnes, 50 Bakkeby indre, 23 Baskabut,  45 Elvenes, 42 Elvevold,  10 Flatvolden, 17 Forsnes,  21 Hysingjorden,  38 Kildal, 39 Kildal øvre, 11 Kippernes, 25 Kjelderen, 36 Kraaknes, 4 Kvennes, 40 Kvænelven,  46 Leirbugten, 8 Loppevolden, 52 Lunde, 15 Lyngsmarken,  34 Martinusli, 24 Moskodalen, 9 Myren, 13 Mælen,  43 Navaren, 5 Nordkjosbotn, 6 Nordkjoseidet, 33 Nyelvholmen,  14 Olderskogen,  26 Pokta,  49 Ravelseidbotn, 22 Røielselv,  41 Sagelven, 37 Samuelelven, 30 Sappen, 20 Snemyren, 48 Sokkelvik, 1 Stornes, 3 Storvik indre, 47 Sørkjosen,  16 Tomasjorden, 7 Trætten, 18 Tømmernes, 32 Tørfornes,  12 Veibakken, 28 Vinnelys

Nordreisa Bygdebok: Annebakkelv, Ansjøen, Bakkeby, Bergbukt, Bergskog, Bjørkenes, Bukten, Båtnes, Elvevoll, Flatvoll, Fosnes, Hallen, Heggenes, Holmbo, Holmestilla, Hysingjord, Kildal, Kippernes, Kjelleren, Krakenes, Kvernelv, Kvænes, Lerbukt, Lien, Liland, Loppevoll, Lunde, Lyngsmark, Marjastilla, Martinusli, Melen, Mosesh., Moskodal, Myrvang, Naveren, Nordkjosbotten, Nordkjoseidet, Nyelvholm, Olderskogen, Paskabut, Pilttu, Potka, Puntta, Punttastilla, Ravelseidbakken, Røyelbukta, Røyelen, Sagelv, Samuelelv, Sappen, Saraelv, Snemyr, Sokkelvik, Stornes, Storslett, Storvik, Svartfoss, Sørkjosen, Thomasjord, Tretten, Tømmernes, Tørfos, Veibakken, Vinnelys, Vollstad