Vanse Parish, Vest-Agder, Norway Genealogy

Europe Norway Vest-Agder County Vanse

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

Church Records
Lista clerical district ontains priest and sexton records from the parishes Lista (Vanse), Farsund, Herad (Herred) until 1828 and Spind until 1828.

Microfilm at the cover 1691-1923.

Digital images are online at Digitalarkivet.

Vanse / Vanse: 1691-1715, 1726-1825, 1879-1903

Vanse: 1800-1823, 1835-1923

Vanse / Farsund: 1784-1946

Vanse / Herad: 1693-1714, 1726-1815

Vanse / Spind: 1693-1714, 1726-1797

Census Records

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

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 manuscripts on microfilm.


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

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 manuscripts on microfilm.


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


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

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


 * 1801: 1801-telling for 1041 Vandsøe Database at Digitalarkivet.


 * 1865: Folketælling 31 December 1865 Lista clerical district

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 manuscripts on microfilm.


 * 1865: 1865-telling for 1041 Farsund og Vanse Database at Digitalarkivet.


 * 1875: Folketælling for kongeriget Norge den 31te December 1875 Lista clerical district

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 manuscripts on microfilm.


 * 1900: Folketælling for Norge, 3 Dec 1900 Lista clerical district

This 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 manuscripts on microfilm.


 * 1900: 1900-telling for 1041 Vanse Database at Digitalarkivet.


 * 1910: Folketellingen 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:

77 Aamdal 105 Aamland med Vasbotn 60 Aasalvigen 8 Aasen 70 Andraasen 122 Beiske 14 Biland 113 Bjørnestad 36 Borhaug 100 Brastad 107 Brastad 34 Brekne 21 Bryne 12 Buland 64 Duvold 27 Dyngvold 74 Eigeland 71 Eitland 55 Elle 51 Ellenes 3 Engø 3 Farø 5 Fjellestad 70 Frestad 68 Frestadheien 98 Frøiland 58 Frøisti 54 Gjeldal 15 Grimsby 73 Grostøl 36 Gunnarshaug 46 Haale 76 Halland 118 Halland paa Heien 16 Hananger 91 Hauge vestre 9 Hauge østre 106 Helvig 85 Hervold 52 Heskestad 116 Hoskuldsnes 115 Hoskuldsnesstranden 20 Høiland 78 Jaatog 45 Jølle 84 Jørstad 97 Kalleberg 13 Kjørrefjord 63 Kjørvigen 103 Klokhammer 104 Knivsland 7 Knollen 59 Knudstad 101 Kotland 23 Kviljo 43 Kylleberg 39 Langaager 96 Langeland 18 Langvold 79 Launes 55 Lega 125 Lien 110 Lindland 65 Listeid 65 Listeidlien 6 Lunde 99 Maberg 88 Meberg 30 Midhassel 4 Mosvold 24 Neseim 87 Nordberg 32 Nordhassel nedre 117 Nøringskaar 95 Ore 44 Penne 103 Præstegaarden 93 Raastad nedre 75 Reisvold 48 Rudjord 109 Rødland paa Heien 81 Rødland vestre 19 Rødland østre 57 Salen 123 Sandvigen 120 Sellegrod 47 Sennegre 56 Sigersvold 61 Skagelien 62 Skagen 86 Skeibrok 25 Skeime nedre 66 Skistad 7 Skjolnes 38 Skollevold 121 Slettestranden 90 Slævdal 119 Snabbe 124 Solbjør 3 Spindsodden 40 Stave 17 Steinsvold 11 Stokke 107 Straumsland 80 Sudland 114 Suggenes 108 Suttevigen 33 Tjørve 83 Tomstad 10 Torp 103 Tosaas [ ] 72 Trøiborg 82 Tveid 49 Udal 67 Ulgjell 37 Vaagsvold 35 Vatne vestre 22 Vatne østre 92 Velle 89 Venneim 42 Vere midtre med Veraager og Vere ytre 41 Vere østre 28 Vesthassel 102 Vetteland 69 Vigen 50 Vigene 53 Vigmostad 112 Øihovden 111 Øivold 29 Østhassel

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