Bjelland Parish, Vest-Agder, Norway Genealogy

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

Church Records
Bjelland Clerical District contains the priest and sexton records from the parishes Bjelland, Grindheim (Grindum) until 1900, Finsland and Åseral until 1858.

Microfilms are available at the.

Digital images are online at Digitalarkivet.

Bjelland: 1727-1978

Bjelland / Finsland: 1727-1988

Bjelland / Grindheim: 1793-1866

Bjelland / Åseral: 1793-1815

Census Records
This census was taken by the local parish priests. It lists the name of the farms, names of farm owners (including widows), the sons of the farm owners, male farm hands, cottagers and their sons, and the ages of each person. There was another census taken by the civil authorities at this same time. Both censuses should be searched as they supplement each other. This clerical census is more complete. Original manuscript on microfilm.


 * 1664-1666: Sogneprestenes manntall 1664-1666 Bjelland clerical district


 * 1663-1666: Manntall 1663-66 for Lister prosti II Database at Digitalarkivet.

This census was taken by the local civil authorities. It lists the names of the farms, farmowners (including widows), sons of farm owners, male farm hands, cottagers and sons of cottagers and the age of each person. The clerical authorities took a census during this same time period. Both censuses should be used as they supplement each other. The clerical census is more complete. Original manuscript on microfilm.


 * 1664-1666: Fogdernes og sorenskrivernes manntall 1664-1666 Bjelland clerical district


 * 1663-1666 Bailiff's Census 1664-1666, no. 1: Lista len Database at Digitalarkivet.

The 1801 census (b. 35) for Bjelland clerical district includes Bjelland, Grindheim, and Finsland parishes. It lists the farm name, person's name, position in the household, age, marital status, and occupation. Original manuscript on microfilm.


 * 1801: Folketelling 1 Feb 1801, Norge Bjelland clerical district


 * 1801: 1801-telling for 1024 Bielland Database at Digitalarkivet.

This census contains the persons name, residence, status in the family, occupation, sex, martial status, place of birth, religion if not a member of the state church, and other miscellaneous information. Each book usually contains one clerical district (prestegjeld). In some books there are two clerical districts recorded. The parishes and school districts in each clerical district are listed at the beginning of each book. Original manuscript on microfilm.


 * 1865: Folketælling 31 December 1865 Bjelland Clerical District


 * 1865: 1865-telling for 1024 Bjelland Database at Digitalarkivet.

This 1875 census contains the persons name, residence, 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. Original manuscript on microfilm.


 * 1875: Folketælling for kongeriget Norge den 31te December 1875 Bjelland Clerical District


 * 1875: 1875-telling for 1024 Bjelland Database at Digitalarkivet.


 * 1891: 1891-census for 1024 Bjelland Database at Digitalarkivet.

This 1900 census contains the persons name, sex, resident or temporary resident, temporarily absent and where person is, position in the family, marital status, occupation, year of birth, place of birth, citizenship, religion, and other miscellaneous information. Original manuscript on microfilm.


 * 1900: Folketælling for Norge, 3 Dec 1900 Bjelland Clerical District


 * 1900: 1900-census for 1024 Bjelland og Grinnem Database at Digitalarkivet.


 * 1910: census 1910 Database at Digitalarkivet.

Farm Names
The farm number and name of the farms listed in Oluf Rygh Farm Name Index in about 1900 were as follows: 35 Aagedal ytre, 36 Aagedalstranden, 64 Aasan, 49 Apaasæ nedre, 76 Ask46 Bjærland, 66 Breilien med Fidjaasen69 Eivenstad, 81 Eldhusdalen61 Foss51 Gjemlestad53 Haraldstad øvre, 71 Haugland, 54 Haukenes, 52 Hellaasen, 56 Hessaa, 55 Homme ytre, 62 Homme øvre74 Kaaland, 40 Kisland42 Langaasen, 78 Li, 37 Linland, 70 Lisletten<BR><BR>39 Midbø 47 Mindrebø, 50 Moland øvre<BR><BR>38 Naastad<BR><BR>58 Præstegaarden<BR><BR>76 Refsal, 68 Roland, 43 Rosseland, 44 Rudlend, 45 Røinesdal øvre<BR><BR>59 Skjeggestad, 41 Solbjør, 35 Støen, 77 Sundbø, 60 Sundet lille, 73 Sølvskaret<BR><BR>35 Teinevolden, 56 Tjelland, 80 Tjelland, 74 Toften, 57 Trygsland, 79 Tveresland, 72 Tønesland<BR><BR>65 Uredalen<BR><BR>67 Valebrokken, 76 Vestgaarden, 36 Vollan<BR><BR>75 Ødegaarden, 63 Øvrebø<BR><BR>

The farm names listed in Bjelland I Gards- og Ættesoge in 1965 were as follows:<BR><BR> Aasan, Apaasæ øvre, Apaasæ nedre, Ask, Askedalen, Aust Der, Austjordet<BR><BR>Bakkan, Bergan, Bitemonen, Bjelland, Bjelland sentrum, Bjelland skule, Bjenndalen, Bjærland, Bjønnejordet, Bjønnevollen, Bjørketun, Borte Der, Breilid, Brokka, Broneset<BR><BR>Daland, Der Aust, Der Brote, Der Heima, Der Heime, Der Nede, Der Nord, Der Nore, Der Oppe, Der Ute, Der Vest<BR><BR>Eivindstad, Eldhusdalen<BR><BR>Fjellheim, Flot, Foss, Fyllstean, Førekleiv<BR><BR>Gislebruket, Gjemlestad, Grovan, Gryteng, Gåsøystykket<BR><BR>Hagen, Heraldstad, Haugan, Haugen, Haugen under, Haugland, Hauglandsskaret, Haukeneset, Hefteli, Heia, Heima Der, Heime Der, Hellaasen, Heradshuset Nordmo, Hesså, Hola, Homme øvre, Homme ytre, Hommen, Homvollen, Huset, Hæstad, Høuan, Høuen<BR><BR>Kaddansmyra, Kavfossen, Kiddelsbruket, Kisland, Kjerringneset, Kleivan, Klokkargarden, Klyva, Koland, Kosåna<BR><BR>Langdølæ, Langhaugen, Langåsen, Laubakken, Leite, Li, Lia, Lian, Lille Sundet, Lindland, Lisletten, Lislevollen, Lunden, Lundevollen, Løbrotet<BR><BR>Madsbruket, Midbø, Midgarden, Midtgarden, Mindrebø, Moland, Monan, Monen<BR><BR>Nede Der, Nede Flot, Nedre Apaasæ, Nedre Vollen, Nedregarden, Nereheia, Nerigarden, Nord Der, Norgard, Nordgarden, Nordheim, Nordmo Heradshuset, Nore Der, Nyvold, Nyvoll, Nåstad<BR><BR>Olmyr, Oppe Der, Oppe Flot<BR><BR>Peder Hougland, Prestegarden, Pytten<BR><BR>Refsal, Roland, Rosseland, Rusehuset, Rydlende, Rødningen, Røyjordet, Røynesdal øvre<BR><BR>Sanden, Sentrum, Sigmundsbruket, Skaddan, Skeibrok, Skjeggestad, Skogly, Skogsmo, Sletebrokka, Sleten, Sletta, Slottet, Solbakken, Solberg, Solborg, Stavdalen, Stean, Stedalen, Stedjan, Stivlia, Storevollen, Støa, Støyltun, Sundbø, Sundet, Sundet Lille, Sølvskaret, Sørmo<BR><BR>Tjelland, Trygsland, Trygsland østre, Trygsland vestre, Tuften, Tungefossen, Tupten, Tversland, Tønesland<BR><BR>Under Haugen, Urdalen, Ute Der<BR><BR>Valebrokken, Vest Der, Veste Der, Vestheim, Vester Trygsland, Vestskogen, Vollan, Vollen, Vollen nedre<BR><BR>Ytre Homme, Ytre Ågedal<BR><BR>Ødegaarden, Østre Trygsland, Øvre Apaasæ, Øvre Homme, Øvre Røynesdal, Øvrebø, Øvregarden, Øvrevold<BR><BR>Ågedal, Ågedal ytre, Ågedalstrand, Åsdølsbakken, Åsen.<BR>

Probate Records
Lister og Lyngdal *1666-1889 Family History Library *1666-1810 Digitalarkivet

Lyngdal judical district *1810-1910 Digitalarkivet

Lista deanery *1804-1834 Family History Library *1804-1834 Digitalarkivet