Høvåg Parish, Aust-Agder, Norway Genealogy

Norway &gt; Aust-Agder County &gt; Høvåg

Church Records
Microfilm at the for Høvåg prestegjeld (clerical district). Contains priest and sexton records for Høvåg parish. Was separated from Vestre Moland clerical district in 1860. Parish registers from 1688-1930. See also Vestre Moland

Digitized parish registers available online at Digitalarkivet [Digital Archives]

Høvåg: 1843-1923

[http://www.arkivverket.no/URN:kb_read?idx_fylke=9&idx_kommune=H%F8v%E5g+prgj%2C+H%F8v%E5g+sokn&idx_kilde=Alle&idx_periode=&idx_textsearch=&js=j Høvåg/Høvåg: 1878-1893. 1898-1929.]

Census Records
1664-1666, 1701, 1801 see Vestre Moland


 * 1865: Folketælling 31 December 1865. Høvåg prestegjeld (clerical district) is available on microfilm at the Family History Library. This census contains the residence, person's name, status in the family, occupation, sex, marital status, place of birth, age, religion. Also available in a searchable database online at Digitalarkivet (Digital Archives) of Norway, as well as at the Norwegian Historical Data Centreat the Univesity of Tromsø in Norway.


 * 1875: Folketælling for kongeriget Norge den 31te December 1875.    The 1875 census for  Høvåg prestegjeld (clerical district) is available on microfilm at the Family History Library.  This 1875 census contains the residence, persons name, position in the family, occupation, sex, marital status, year of birth, place of birth, religion if not a member of the state church, and other miscellaneous information.


 * 1900: Folketælling for Norge, 3 Dec 1900.  The 1900 census for Høvåg prestegjeld is available on microfilm at the Family History Library. This census contains the resident or temporary resident, temporarily absent and where person is, persons name, sex, position in the family, marital status, occupation, date of birth, place of birth, citizenship, religion, and other miscellaneous information. Also available in a searchable database online atDigitalarkivet(Digital Archives) of Norway; as well as at the Norwegian Historical Data Centrein Tromsø, Norway.


 * 1910: Folketellingen for Norge den 1te desember 1910.  1910 census for Høvåg is available in a searchable database online at Digitalarkivet (Digital Archives) of Norway, as well as at the Norwegian Historical Data Centre at the University of Tromsø in Norway.

Farm Names
The farm number and name of the farms listed in Oluf Rygh Farm Name Index in about 1900 were as follows:

56 Aagerøen, 42 Aamland søndre, 12 Aardalen, 44 Aarsnes indre, 29 Aarsnes ytre, 35 Bagervigen, 48 Bliksund, 36 Dalene, 28 Djubedal, 18 Eidjord, 16 Ervigen, 55 Flesi, 40 Frillestad, 2 Gladstad, 34 Gløtningsvaag, 39 Grimsøen, 21 Grundebuen, 54 Haugevig, 38 Hellenes med Lindenes, 10 Hellevig, 11 Holte, 28 Hæstad, 49 Høvaag nedre, 44 Indgjerdsmyren, 15 Isefjær, 14 Kalland, 13 Kjøstveid, 1 Kornbrekke, 28 Krosnes, 19 Kvaase, 45 Kvannes, 4 Kvarsnes, 33 Kvivigen, 24 Melaaen, 37 Natvig, 31 Neset, 52 Nyglesten, 17 Opseng, 27 Randvig, 26 Randvigdalen, 30 Ribe, 51 Rossekjær, 23 Rosselien, 49 Rørvig, 22 Sagaasen, 6 Steindal nordre, 42 Steinsøen, 20 Sydingen, 41 Sævig, 47 Tronderøen indre, 7 Trøe 9 Uldalen, 32 Ulvøen, 8 Vallesvær vestre, 4 Vallesvær østre, 3 Vallesværdalen, 25 Vesterhus, 52 Øresland vestre og østre

Probate Records
Nedenes judicial district *1640-1824 Family History Library *1698-1826 Digitalarkivet

Sand (Vestre Nedenes) judicial district to 1824 *1826-1879 Family History Library *1826-1907 Digitalarkivet

Nedenes deanery *1693-1811 Family History Library *1693-1811 Digitalarkivet