Tana Parish, Finnmark, Norway Genealogy

Norway &gt; Finnmark County &gt; Tana

Church Records
Microfilm of parish registers available at the for Tana prestegjeld (clerical district). Contains parish registers for the parishes Tana with Berlevåg chapel and Gamvik. Tana parish was separated from Lebesby clerical district and added to Nesseby clerical district in 1846. Became its own clerical district in 1861. For earlier records see Lebesby clerical district. Records available for 1812-1917.

See also Lebesby and Nesseby

Digitized images of parish registers available online at Digitalarkivet (Digital Archives). Tana: 1891-1903 (Lysningsprotokoll), Tana:  1914-1917 (Lysningsprotokoll)

Tana/Gamvik: 1862-1877 (Ministerialbok),  Tana/Gamvik:  1862-1867 (Klokkerbok),

Tana/Gamvik:1867-1877 (Klokkerbok), Tana/Gamvik: 1878-1892 (Ministerialbok),

Tana/Gamvik: 1878-1891 (Klokkerbok), Tana/Gamvik:  1892-1908 (Ministerialbok)

Tana/Gamvik: 1892-1909 (Klokkerbok), Tana/Tana:  1853-1867 (Klokkerbok)

Tana/Tana: 1861-1877 (Ministerialbok), Tana/Tana:  1866-1877 (Klokkerbok)

Tana/Tana: 1878-1891 (Ministerialbok)  Tana/Tana:  1878-1890 (Klokkerbok)

Tana/Tana: 1890-1903 (Klokkerbok), Tana,Berlevåg og Gamvik/Gamvik: 1908-1920 (Ministerialbok)

Tana, Berlevåg og Gamvik/Tana: 1846-1861 (Minesterialbok), Tana, Berlevåg og Gamvik/Tana:  1891-1903 (Ministerialbok)

Tana, Berlevåg og Gamvik/Tana: 1904-1918 (Minesterialbok)

Census Records

 * 1801 census see Lebesby


 * Folketælling 31 December 1865. The 1865 census for Tana clerical district include the parishes of Tana and Gamvik, ans are avaialble on microfilm at the Family History Library.  Also available online at Digitalarkivet (Digital Archives); as well as at the Norwegian Historical Data Centre.


 * Folketellinga 1875 for Tana (Finnmark). This is an extraction of the 1875 census for Tana (Finnmark). It includes alphabetical lists of the given names, surnames, farm names, and birth places listed in this census. It also includes an extract of entries in the order they appear in the original census.  Available on microfiche at the Family History Library.


 * Folketælling for kongeriget Norge den 31te December 1875. The 1875 census for Tana clerical district include the parishes of Tana and Gamvik and is available on microfilm at the Family History Library.  Also available online at Digitalarkivet(Digital Archives); as well as at the Norwegian Historical Data Centre 


 * Folketælling for Norge, 3 Dec 1900. The 1900 census for Tana clerical district include Tana and Gamvik, and is available on microfilm at the Family History Library  Also available online at Digitalarkivet (Digital Archives); as well as at the Norwegian Historical Data Centre.


 * Folketellingen for Norge den 1ste desember 1910. The 1910 census for Tana is available online at Digitalarkivet(Digital Archives); as well as at the Norwegian Historical Data Centre.

Probate Records
1686-1844: Records are found in Finnmark judicial district.

1855-1882: Records are found in Tana and Varanger judicial district.