Rakkestad Parish, Østfold, Norway Genealogy

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

Church Records

 * Rakkestad clerical district contains parish registers for the parishes Rakkestad, Degernes, and Os.


 * The Family History Library has microfilm copies of the.


 * Digital images are online at Digitalarkivet (Digital Archives).

Census Records

 * Vicar's Census 1664-1666, no. 2: Øvre Borgesyssel deanery Digital Archives


 * Bailiff's Census 1664-1666, no. 1: Modern Østfold county Digital Archives


 * 1801: The 1801 census for Rakkestad clerical district is available in a searchable database online at Digitalarkivet (Digital Archives).
 * 1801 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images; also at Ancestry ($), MyHeritage ($)


 * 1865: The 1865 census for Rakkestad clerical district is available in a searchable database online at Digitalarkivet (Digital Archives)
 * 1865 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images; also at Ancestry ($), MyHeritage ($)


 * 1875: The 1875 census for Rakkestad clerical district is available in a searchable database online at Digitalarkivet (Digital Archives). Also available at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City.
 * 1875 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images; also at Ancestry ($), MyHeritage ($)


 * 1891: The 1891 census for Rakkestad clerical district is available in a searchable database online at Digitalarkivet (Digital Archives).
 * 1891 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images; also at Ancestry ($), MyHeritage ($)


 * 1900: The 1900 census for Rakkestad clerical district is available in a searchable database online at Digitalarkivet (Digital Archives).


 * 1910: The 1910 census for Rakkestad clerical district is available in a searchable database online at Digitalarkivet (Digital Archives).


 * The 1865, 1875, 1900, 1910 census is also available online in a searchable database at the Norwegian Historical Data Centre.

Farm Names
84 Aadalen 91 Aarbu 38 Aaserud 107 Aastorp 73 Akerhytten 46 Allergot 109 Baadal mellem 74 Bakke 26 Basehytten 27 Berby 6 Bergenhus 37 Bjørkebraaten 66 Bjørnestad nordre 80 Brattvet 80 Breiholt 5 Broen 39 Budalen 31 Bøen  71 Danstorp 33 Djupedal 61 Dottetorp 52 Dæli  39 Eng østre 67 Engedal  14 Femmen 56 Filtvet 46 Findpaa 42 Finnestad nordre 105 Fjellingen 73 Fjøshytten 17 Flatberg 75 Flateby 7 Flatstad 50 Fosser lille 55 Fossnes 76 Førsdal søndre 72 Førsdal østre og vestre  44 Galborgen 101 Gautestad 21 Gjulum 1 Gjølstad 18 Glørud 14 Grasbraaten 100 Grimstad 3 Grinestad nordre 23 Grunderud 98 Gryteland 28 Grøttvet vestre 9 Gudum 18 Guldhaugen 95 Gunnelsby  104 Haraldstad nedre 4 Haslum 53 Haug nordre 63 Haugby 48 Haugen 112 Hauggaard 58 Heier øvre 57 Helgerud 84 Hen 40 Holone 18 Holtet 36 Hosten nordre 80 Hullet 46 Høgholtet 45 Høitomt  34 Iglerud 86 Ilebæk  102 Jaren 35 Jerberg  14 Kaan nordre 26 Kaaterud 106 Kaldaaker 93 Kartnes 35 Kastehaugen 90 Kjenner 18 Klemma 15 Klepper 84 Kleven 80 Klypa 34 Kløfsrud 15 Kollehytten 12 Koppen østre 99 Kopperud 9 Kroken 81 Krosby øvre  48 Laavedalen 86 Laggeren 62 Langeløkke 20 Lenda 41 Levernes 10 Lien 49 Lilleng 103 Linnestad 78 Lund vestre 11 Lund øvre 79 Lundsbakken 107 Lybæk 48 Lærkerud  82 Melleby søndre 46 Mellemdalen 72 Mjølnerhaugen 8 Mjørud 85 Moen 49 Monsrud 43 Muraas 80 Myraas 18 Mærrakjernaas  80 Nerby 68 Nordby mellem 45 Norddalen 69 Nærstorp  5 Rakkestad Præstegaard 96 Revelsby 77 Rolfseide 45 Roligheden 92 Rud vestre 91 Rudskogen 25 Rustad 24 Rustad-Ødegaarden  108 Sadelmageren 72 Saghaugen 19 Sandaaker med Vagelsrud 20 Sandlien 70 Ski 16 Skjølerud 67 Skjøltorp 105 Skogen 14 Skrabben 18 Skrukka 26 Slommerud 38 Slora 105 Solberg 32 Solbrekke 94 Spjøslag 80 Stordal 30 Strekerud 84 Svarvermoen 55 Sverstad nordre 88 Sørby nedre 26 Sørenhaugen  47 Tjærbu 48 Tjærnes 62 Tolsby 97 Torp nedre 89 Torp  64 Torp øvre 20 Tue 47 Tørholen 43 Tørkop  44 Vedal 59 Vestby nordre 111 Vestby vestre med Torgrimsby 80 Ødegaarden 22 Østby 83 Øverby

Genealogy
Christiansen, Aage, 1925: Solbrække-slekta (etterkommere etter Lars Andersen Solbrække A genealogy of the people who are from the Solbrække farm in Rakkestad, Østfold, Norway who are the descendants of Lars Madsen (1733-1795) and Lars Andesen Solbrække born 8 Jan 1779 and his wife Gjertrud Marie Brynhildsen born 2 May 1799

Toftdahl, Torleiv H.; Krosby, Carl M.: Rakkestad Herred 1814-1914: A history of Rakkestad in Østfold county in Norway from 1814 to 1914, and some genealogy of the people who lived there.

Harlem, Haakon (Haraldssøn): Ole Kristian Harlem og hans slekt: en gren av Harlem Bjørnebyslektene.A genealogy and a history of the ancestors and descendants of Ole Kristian Harlem born 14 Mar 1845 in Rakkestad, Østfold, Norway. He was buried 17 Dec 1898 in Oslo, Oslo, Norway'''. FHL 929.2481 H226  Available through the FamilySearch Catalog                                                               '''

'''Heier, Petter (Petter Andreas), 1935-: Slekten fra Heier, Rakkestad i Østfold. A genealogy and a history of the farm Heier, '''Rakkestad, Østfold, Norway who are desendants of Halvor Aslaksen Nordby FHL 929.2481 H362  Available through the FamilySearch Catalog

'''Lindbo, Oscar R. P.: Genealogical chart over Iver Eriksen Torp (1683-1768) of [Tanum, Sweden?] ca. 1618-1880. '''Pedigree chart of Iver Eriksen Torp (1683-1768) and his wife Anne Andersdotter Hagelund (1675-1731) of Tanum, Göteborg och Bohus co., Sweden. Descendants and members live in Enningdal, Idd, Rakkestad and Berg parishes of Østfold co., Norway.

FHL Pedigree

Probate Records
1667-1869: Probates may be found in Rakkestad judicial district.

1750-1809: Clerical probates may be found in Mellom Borgesyssel Deanery.