Skjervøy Parish, Troms, Norway Genealogy

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

Church Records
contains parish registers from the parishes Skjervøy, Nordreisa and Kvænangen (Skørpen). 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: 1748-1870, Engagements, 1907-1940
 * Skjervøy clerical district / Kvænangen parish: 1861-1941
 * Skjervøy clerical district / Nordreisa parish: 1863-1943
 * Skjervøy clerical district / Skjervøy parish: 1871-1941
 * Skjervøy clerical district / Skjervøy and Nordreisa parishes 1862-1870

Census Records

 * Sogneprestenes manntall 1664-1666 - The 1666 clerical census for Skjervøy (Tromsø) Clerical District can be found at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah. It Contains the Lutheran ministers census for 1666 in Troms county, Norway. This census only list the head of household, and all the male occupants. It was made specifically for military purpose. Also available in a scanned format online at Digitalarkivet (Digital Archives) as well as in a searchable index.


 * Manntall 1701 : optatt av fogderi, sorenskrivere og sogne prester ifølge kongebrev av 26 Juli 1701 - The 1701 census of Skjervøy Clerical District can be found at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City in Utah. This is a census made specifically for military enlistment and gives the name of the head of household and all males residing in the various households.Also available in a scanned format at Digitalarkivet (Digital Archives).


 * 1702-manntalet for Tromsø futedømme. The 1702 civil census for Skjervøy is available in a scanned format at Digitalarkivet.


 * Ekstraskattemanntallet 1763 Tromsø fogderi - The 1763 tax Census for Skjervøy, Lyngen, Tromsø, and Karlsøy parishes in Tromsø tax district can be found at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City.


 * Folketelling 1 Feb 1801, Norge - The 1801 Census for Skjervøy Clerical District (Includes Nordreisa, and Kvænangen parishes) - 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 31 December 1865 - The 1865 Census for Skjervøy Clerical District (Includes Nordreisa, and Kvænangen parishes) is available on microfilm at theFamily History Library. Also available online at Digitalarkivet (Digital Archives) as well as at the Norwegian Historical Data Centre.


 * Folketellingen for kongeriket Norge den 31te desember 1875 - The 1875 Census for Skjervøy Clerical District (Includes Nordreisa, and Kvænangen parishes) - is available on microfilm at the Family History Library. Also available online Digitalarkivet (Digital Archives) as well as at the Norwegian Historical Data Centre.


 * Folketælling for Norge, 3 Dec 1900 - The 1900 Census for Skjervøy Clerical District (Includes Nordreisa, and Kvænangen parishes) - is available on microfilm at the Family History Library. Also available online Digitalarkivet (Digital Archives) as well as at the Norwegian Historical Data Centre.


 * Folketelling 1910, Norge - The 1910 Census for Skjervøy Clerical District is available online at Digitalarkivet (Digital Archives) as well as 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 Maurits Fugelsøy. A history of Skjervøy in Troms county and a genealogy of the people and their farms.

[Two volumes are now available as a downloadable PDF file on the internet Skjervøy bygdebok I and II.

Farm Names
64 Aarvik, 60 Akkarfjord, 8 Akkarjorden, 7 Arildseng, 5 Arneng, 49 Bugten,  47 Djupdalen,  20 Eidet indre, 56 Elven, 15 Elvesletten,  41 Follesøen lille, 17 Forsnes,  57 Grundfjord,  71 Haksteinen, 58 Haugnes, 3 Haukøen, 6 Havn, 23 Havn, 37 Havnnes, 67 Havnnes, 32 Helgeli, 67 Helnes, 31 Hornset,  51 Jægtsæte,  49 Kaagen, 43 Kaspermarken, 42 Klauvnes, 17 Klubnes, 54 Kobpollen, 50 Kvalen,  59 Langfjord, 28 Langlien, 68 Langnes, 27 Langsletten, 16 Leirvaag, 66 Løksletten,  1 Mandskarvik, 51 Maursund, 2 Meiland, 11 Mettevolden, 24 Moldforviken, 4 Moldvik,  68 Nikkeby, 66 Nygaard,  13 Oksfjorddalen, 10 Oksfjordvandet nordre 14 Oksfjordvandet søndre,  63 Pankekjeilen, 44 Præstberget,  39 Rakkenes, 68 Ramberg, 26 Ravelseidet indre, 34 Rotsund nordre, 35 Rotsund søndre, 30 Rotsunddalen, 29 Rotsundelven, 24 Rottenvik, 65 Rækvik nordre,  9 Sandelven, 49 Sandnes, 22 Seglnesbugten, 55 Singlen, 48 Skagen, 69 Skjervø Præstegaard, 70 Skjervøberget, 61 Sotnes, 36 Spaakenes, 40 Storbugten, 38 Storsletten, 17 Strømfjord nordre, 46 Sæteren,  53 Taskeby lille, 47 Trondalen, 66 Tyvdalen,  45 Uløbugten,  12 Vasbotn, 19 Viken, 46 Vorterøen

Skjervøy Bygdebok

Akkarfjord, Akkarfjorden, Arildseng, Arneng, Arnøy, Arnøyhamn, Eidet, Elvesletta, Follesøy, Geitvik, Grunnfjord, Hammervik, Hamn, Hamnnes, Havnnes, Haukøy, Helgelid, Helnes, Hornset, Kaspermark, Klaunes, Klubnes, Kobbepollen, Kvalen, Kågen, Langlien, Langnes, Langsletta, Lauksletta, Lauksund, Laukøy, Leirvåg, Mannskarvik, Maursund, Meiland, Mettevollen, Mikkelvik, Moldvik, Moldforvik, Nikkeby, Nygård, Oksfjord, Olderfjord, Pankekeilen, Prestberg, Rakkenes, Ravelseid, Rekvik, Rotsund, Rotsunddal, Sandelv, Segelbukt, Simavåg, Skjervøy, Skjåvik, Sotnes, Spåkenes, Storbukt, Storelv, Storeng, Storslett, Straumfjord, Sæter, Taskeby, Uløy, Uløybukt,Valen, Viken, Vorterøy, Årvik

Genealogy
'''Georgesen: Family documents, 1877-1977. '''Joachim Sigfred Georgesen (b. 1877) immigrated from Norway to Portland, Oregon before 1908. in Norway he naried Anne Constatin carlsen, and they had at least one son (Clifford Fred Georgesen, 1908-1977). After Anne's death, Joachim married widow Cathrine M. Johnson (d.1959) in 1943. Clifford Fred Georgesen served in the United States Army during World War II, and married twice. Includes certification of naturalization for Joachim, as well as his birth certificate (in Norwegian), and other family papers. He was born in Skjervøy parish, Troms county, Norway.; his first wife was apparently born in Fredrikstad parish, Østfold county, Norway

FHL film 1697300 item 9

Historical Society
Nord-Troms Historielag