Tveit Parish, Vest-Agder, Norway Genealogy

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

Church Records
Tveit clerical district contains priest and sexton records from Tveit parish. Included Birkenes parish in Aust-Agder county until 1905. Microfilmed copies are available at the for the years 1794-1914.

Digitized images are online at Digitalarkivet. (See also Birkenes, Aust-Agder)

Tveit: 1794-1941

Tveit / Birkenes: 1821-1849, 1867-1930

Census Records

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

This census was taken by the local civil authorities. It lists the names of the farms, farm owners (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 Database at Digitalarkivet.


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

The 1801 census (b. 34) for Tveit clerical district includes Tveit parish. 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 1013 Tved Database at Digitalarkivet.


 * 1865: Folketælling 31 December 1865 Tveit 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 1013 Thvet sogn (i Thvet prgj) Database at Digitalarkivet.


 * 1875: Folketælling for kongeriget Norge den 31te December 1875 Tveit 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 Tveit 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 1013 Tveid Database at Digitalarkivet.


 * 1910 census Tveit Folketellingen 1910 Digitalarkivet

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:

23 Aalefjær 19 Auglandsdalen  14 Bakken 22 Bakkene 21 Bellevigen 26 Bjelle 17 Bolværket 16 Borgen 16 Borgevold 29 Brennevand 7 Buen 12 Buestad 17 Bøen  8 Drangsholt 3 Dynjane 3 Dønnestad  28 Erklev 17 Espelunden  2 Fladene 7 Flekkevigen 9 Foss 21 Føreid  20 Gjernes 19 Gjusvig 1 Grovigen 16 Grøndal 16 Grønklev   18 Hakkebuen 1 Hamre 1 Hamremoen 15 Hektorsmoen 17 Heslebrekken  8 Kaalegren 6 Karlsmoen 16 Karten 8 Kilaasen 7 Kildalen 18 Kjevig 24 Klep 7 Knarestad 22 Kostøl 11 Kraagebuen 2 Krogemyren 22 Kvivigen  7 Lillemoen 25 Loneholtene 7 Lundshaugen 25 Lømsland  3 Moen 7 Moen 8 Myren 8 Myrkrogen 7 Møllestuen  2 Neset  2 Ormelien  13 Præstegaarden  27 Ravnevand 2 Refshalen 15 Ryen 15 Røllend  7 Sagestuen 10 Sandnes 26 Skaadene 28 Skaaren 4 Studeid 16 Stukjærrene  2 Ve 2 Vesholta 5 Vraals-Ødegaarden

The farm names listed in Tveite's Tveits Historie 1 Garder I Tveit. and Tveits Historie 2 Slekter I Tveit in 1973 are as follows:

Aabel, Aakhus, Aalefjær, Aalefjær, Aalefjærvig, Aamdal, Aanesland, Aanon-bruket, Aanon-plassen, Aasen, Aasland, Andre Utskilte, Anstein-bruket, Arvetun, Askeberg, Aslaksdal, Augland, Auglandsdalen, Auglandsdalen, Bakkatellen, Bakkebø, Bakken, Baleheimyra, Bastuvollen, Beint-bruket, Bekkeli, Bekkellund, Bekkelund, Belleviga, Belleviga, Berg, Bergli, Berglund, Bergtun, Berulv-bruket, Birkeland, Birkeland, Birkenes, Birketveit, Bjarnerud, Bjelle,Bjerkely, Bjerketun, Bjorklund, Bjærum, Bjørkeli, Bjørkestøl, Bjørklund, Bjørkægra, Bjørn-bruket, Bjørndalen, Bjørneborg, Bjørnefall, Blaaga, Blombakke, Boen, Boen, Bolverket, Borg, Borgemyr, Borgen, Borgevoll, Borgevollen, Borgtun, Borhaug, Bortfesta, Brattestø, Brekkeli, Brennevann, Brubakken, Bruksbo, Brunlanes, Brynildbruket, Brøndalsmonen, Bråten, Buene, Buestad, Buestad Verksted, Buli, Bumoen Skole, Bøen, Bøen Ytre, Bøen Øvre, Børresmoen, Christen-bruket, Dagali, Dahlefærden, Dalane, Dalborg, Dale, Dalen, Drangsholt, Dusholtkjær, Dynyane, Døla, Dønnestad, Dønnestad Frøyssa, Dønnestad Nedre, Dønnestad Øvre, Eftevaag, Egeland, Egerhei, Egerhei Nedre, Eidet, Eigeli, Eikeland, Eiken, Eikerabben, Eikerapen, Eiktun, Eilev-bruket, Einerhauge, Eirk-bruket, Ekelunden, Ekely, Elilnerhaven, Elim, Elvegløtt, Elverhøi, Elvero, Enermoen, Engebu, Enrum, Erkleiv, Erkleiv Vestre, Espelund, Espelunden, Fagerheim, Fergekleiv, Fidje, Fiskaa, Fjeldal, Fjellbakken, Fjellheim, Fjellknatten, Fjellro, Fjelltun, Fjelly, Fjordgløtt, Fladen, Flanestad, Flatbrot, Flaten, Flatmo, Flekkefjord, Flekkeviga, Forengen, Forholt, Formo, Fosbak, Foss, Foss Østre, Fosselia, Fossheim, Frasalg, Fredensborg, Fredheim, Fredholt, Fredly, Fritun, Frivold, Frøysaa-Dønnestad, Furuland, Furuli, Furulund, Furulunden, Furuly, Furutoppen, Føreid, Føreid, Gangtjønn, Garveriplassen, Gjernes, Gjersdalen, Gjusnes, Gjusnes-Våje, Gjusvik, Glia, Glitre, Govert-bruket, Gramly, Granheim, Granli, Granly, Granmo, Grantjønn, Grantun, Gravhaug, Greppestøl, Grostøl, Groviga, Groviga, Gruebakken, Grødum, Grøndal, Grønkleiv, Gudmundsbekk, Gudmundsbekk sag, Gunnarshaug, Gunvaldsfjellet, Haabesland, Hagen, Hakkebua, Halfar, Hallingen, Halvor-bruket, Hamre, Hamremoen, Hamresand, Hamresanden, Hamrestrand, Hangeland, Hannaas, Haraldsro, Haug, Haugeknatten, Haugen, Haugevik, Haugli, Haugmoen, Haugtun, Haus, Heddeland, Heftet, Hegermann, Heialund, Heimen, Heimstad, Heimtun, Hektorsmoen, Hektorsmoenen, Hektorsmonen, Heslebrekka, Hjort, Holmbekk, Holte, Holte Nedre, Holte Øvre, Holum, Hornnes, Hovde, Hovet, Hunsfos Taugbane, Hunsvig, Høgmo, Høgstad, Høgtun, Høimonen, Høivold, Høvag, Høvleri, Høyelt, Høyhaala, Høyvang, Ingletjønnåsane, Ingridsnes, Jens-bruket, Jordet, Jordfall, Justvik skole, Justvik terrasse, Jørgen-bruket, Kaalegra, Kalkfjell, Kalvehagen, Karlmonen, Karlsmoene, Karlsmonen, Karten, Kilaasen, Kilaasen Østre, Kildalen, Kiledalen, Kiløya, Kjevik, Kjeviksanden, Kjønna, Kleivane, Kleiveråsane, Kleivshaven, Klepp, Klevshaven, Knarestad, Knarestad Øvre, Knausen, Knud-bruket, Kolegra, Kosebø, Kostøl, Kostøll, Kraagebua, Kraakebua, Kristiansand, Kristofferrud, Krogemyra, Krogen, Krogestøl, Krokemyra, Krossmyr, Kvaale, Kvales Minne, Kviviga, Kvåsten, Kylland, Kålebekk, Lahelle, Landaas, Landsverk, Langemyr, Langetjønnåsen, Lars-bruket, Lasteværfltet, Lauvland, Leesland, Liene, Lihaven, Lilleborg, Lillebua, Lillemo, Lillemoen, Lillesand, Lillevik, Lithus, Lund, Lundebakken, Lundevoll, Lundshaugen, Lundtveit, Lunnemoen, Lyngbakk, Lynghei, Lyngmo, Lyngrabben, Lyngås, Lømsland, Løvli, Løvlid, Løvold, Madshaven, Mannflaa, Meadowbrook, Mellemhaugen, Midgaard, Midgard, Midgarden, Mo, Moe, Moen, Moen Nedre, Monane, Monehaven, Monen, Myra, Myrane, Myrene, Myrkrogen, Myrvoll, Mæbø, Møllestua, Nedre Dønnestad, Nedre Egerhei, Nedre Holte, Nedre Moen, Nesset, Nils-bruket, Norden, Nordgård, Nordheim, Nordhill, Nordkjerr, Nordli, Nordsida, Nordsiden, Nordskog, Nyborg, Nygaard, Nygaard Østre, Nygård, Nyland Søndre, Nylund, Nymoen, Nytun, Nyvold, Nærheim, Odelsfisket, Ola-bruket, Ommund-bruket, Opsaas, Ormelia Østre, Orvang, Oseberg, Osen, Ospelia, Paal-bruket, Parkeringsplass, Peder-bruket, Plommehagen, Pålsli, Raen, Randesund, Randmo, Ravenvann, Ravnevandsåsene, Ravnevann, Refshalen, Rennefjeld, Rennekleivknatten, Repstad, Ringkleiv, Risdal, Rislaa, River Farm, Roligheden, Rosenborg, Rosenvold, Rosenvoldbruket, Rosseland, Ryen, Ryen Sagbruk, Ryen Sommerhjem, Ryensbakken, Rynningen, Røllend, Røllend Østre, Røllendsmyr, Rønnemoen, Røsebrekka, Røsseland, S. Audnedal, Sagavoll, Sagbruk Ryen, Sagstua, Sandehagen, Sanden, Sandhauen, Sandmark, Sandmo, Sandnes, Sandtoppen, Sandtveit, Sandvin, Sannesfamilien, Seland Søndre, Sjøgard, Skaadane, Skaara, Skallen, Skaukanten, Skeie, Skjerpet, Skodevold, Skogtun, Skoland, Skovly, Skovlyst, Skådane, Skåremyr, Sletta, Slettebu, Smietomta, Smith, Småmyrene, Småslettene, Solbakken, Solberg, Solborg, Soldatheimen, Sole, Solfeng, Solfjell, Solgløtt, Solgård, Solhaug, Solheim, Solhoi, Solhøgda, Solhøy, Solkrogen, Solli, Sollid, Sollund, Solmoen, Solsletta, Solstad, Solstua, Soltangen, Soltoppen, Soltun, Solval, Solvang, Solvold, Sommerro, Spelmannsplassen, Spælen, Stallemo, Stausland, Steane, Stein, Steindal, Stensland, Stig-bruket, Storheiåsane, Stormyr, Strahdengen, Strai, Strømme, Studeid, Stukjærrene, Stølen, Svend-bruket, Svåfjell, Sødal, Søgne, Søm, Søndre Nyland, Søndre Seland, Sønninga, Sørskog, Takstedalen, Tarald-bruket, Taugbane Hunsfos, Teigen, Tellef-bruket, Thorheim, Tilgard, Timenes, Tollemoen, Tomta, Tomteområde, Topdalsvegen, Torgje-bruket, Trekanten, Triangelen, Trollhaugen, Trollheimen, Tronaasen, Tronderøya, Tronstad, Tveide, Tveit, Tveite, Tveitvand, Tybei, Tønnes-bruket, Underberg, Ura, Urdal, Urdalsåsen, Utengen, Utheim, Utkikken, Utsikten, Utskilte Andre, Utsyn, Va, Valdalsmonen, Valebjørg, Valmo, Valseth, Ve, Ve Øvre, Veggelia, Velstand, Vennesla, Verksted Buestad, Vesholta, Vestgård, Vestre Erkleiv, Vigvoll, Vinterkleiv, Vollan, Volland, Vollane, Vollen, Vraal-plassen, Våje-Gjusnes, Vårli, Ytre Bøen, Østergaard, Østerskogen, Østle, Østli, Østre Erkleiv, Østre Foss, Østre Kilaasen, Østre Nygaard, Østre Ormelia, Østre Røllend, Østrevollan, Øvre Bøen, Øvre Dønnestad, Øvre Holte, Øvre Knarestad, Øvre Ve, Øvstemonen, Øygarden, Ålefjær

Probate Records
Mandal judicial district *1667-1887 Family History Library *1667-1834 Digitalarkivet

Kristianstad deanery *1771-1810 Family History Library *1771-1810 Digitalarkivet