Birkenes Parish, Aust-Agder, Norway Genealogy

Guide to Birkenes, Aust-Agder, Norway ancestry, family history, and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, and military records.

Church Records
Microfilm at the for Birkenes prestegjeld (clerical district). Contains priest and sexton records for Birkenes parish. Was separated from Tveit clerical district in Vest-Agder county in 1905. Parish registers from 1794-1930.

Digitized images of parish registers available online at Digitalarkivet [Digital Archives] (See also Tveit)

Birkenes: 1891-1985

Census Records
1660's and 1865 census see Tveit in Vest-Agder County.


 * 1701: Manntall 1701 optatt av fogderi, sorenskrivere og sogne prester ifølge kongebrev av 26 Juli 1701.1701 census for Birkenes is available on microfilm at the Family History Library. The census of 1701 was taken for military purposes. It lists only the males living in rural districts who were over the age of one year. It includes the farm name, name and age of the owner, names and ages of sons and servants. Also includes the residence of all unmarried males living away from home when the census was taken.


 * 1801: Folketelling for Norge, 1 February 1801. This census is available on microfilm at the Family History Library. The 1801 census (b. 32) for Birkenes clerical district includes Birkenes parish. It lists the farm name, person's name, position in the household, age, marital status, and occupation.

A typewritten edition with indexes is available on microfiche. It is called "Mikrokortutgåva av 1801-teljina". Also available online at Digital Archives (Digitalarkivet). Birkenes belonged to Tveit clerical district in Vest Agder County in 1801.


 * 1891: This census is available online in a searchable database at Digitalarkivet (Digital Archives).


 * 1875: Folketælling for Norge, 31 December 1875. This census is available on microfilm at the Family History Library. 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.


 * 1900: Folketælling for Norge, 3 December 1900. This census is available on microfilm at the Family History Library. 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. Also available online at Digital Archives (Digitalarkivet).


 * 1910: Søk i folketellingen fra 1910. Available online at Digital Archives (Digitalarkivet), as well as at the Norwegian Historical Data Centre at the University of Tromsø in Norway.

Farm Names
The farm number and name of the farms listed in Oluf Rygh Farm Names Index in about 1900, and the farm names found in Birkenes I Gard og Grend are combined in the list below:

4 Aabaall, Aadne-bruket, Aage, Aanon-bruket, 66 Aardalen, Aardalsmoen, 21 Aas, 82 Aas, Aasen, Aasheim, Andel, Andersbruket, Andre, Andre Utskilde Mindre, Arnebruket, Askeraaheia, Axelbruket, Bakke, Bakkeli, Bakken, Bakketun, Beint, Beintbruket, Bekkedalsmonen, Bent-Bruket, Bergly, Bersehall, Berulv-bruket, Birkeland, 86 Birkeland lille, 87 Birkeland nedre, Birkeland vestre, 89 Birkelandsbakken, Birkelandsmoen, Birkelandsmonen, Birkelund, 35 Birkenes, Bjelkedalen, 44 Bjorbæk, 16 Bjorhus, 18 Bjorvand, Bjørkehaug, 46 Bjørkelien, Bjørnbruket, Bjørnmyr,B jørnsfi, Blauddalsvollen, Bordhaugen, Boskjerr, Braaten, Brattli, Bråten, Bua, Bøen,  Christen-bruket,  31 Dalane, Dale, Dalen, Der Aust, Digerhaug, Djupedal, 44 Djubedalen,  Eggevad, Eigelia, Eighola, Eikely, Eikhul, Eilevbruket, Ekelund, Eketun, Eklund, Ekra, Elvegaard, Espegra, 3 Espegren, Evjehaug,  Faamyr, Fagerbø, Fagerheim, Fagernoll, Fagertun, Fiane, Fidje, Fiebakken, Fieldet, 9 Fjeldskaar, Fjellheim, Fjellom, 59 Flaa vestre, 65 Flaa østre, 13 Fladen, 38 Flakk, Flaten, Foss, Fredheim, Fridlund, Frivold, Froholtskjerr, Fråsalg, Furaasen Ytre, Furholt, Furubakken, Furuheim, Furuli, Furuly, Furumo, 19 Følsvand,  Granaasen, Graneli, Granelund, Granhaug, Granhei, Granli, Granly, Grantun, Grasham, Grinlund, Groven, Grua, Grundetjønn, 1 Grødum, Grødummyra, Grøehola, Grønli, Gullvoll, Gunder-bruket,  76 Haabbesland nedre, Haabesland Øvre, Haabeslandsmonen, Haavor-bruket, Hagen, Hagensborg, 58 Hagestad, Halvbekkheia, Halvorstjønn, 88 Hamrene, Hauane, Haugartun, Haugebo, 84 Haugelien, Haugen, Havane, 13 Have, Havekjær, Haven, Heggeli, Heglefjellstykket, Heimtun, 47 Hellerslien, Henrik-bruket, Hestemonen, Hoielt-bruket, Holmen, Holta, 67 Holte nedre, Holte øvre, Hommeraasen, Hommeren, 39 Homslien, Hovet, 23 Husebakken, 36 Huset, Hytteheia, Hængefoss, 14 Høielt, Høikleiv, Høivold, Høyelt, Høyvoll, Håverkjærmoen,  71 Jamsland, Jensbruket, Jonshus, Jordfallet,  38 Kamperhaug, Kiddel-bruket, 60 Kjærestrøm, Kjærestrømliane, 48 Kjøntveid, Kleiva, Kleivane, \ 8 Klep, 25 Klep ytre, Klædehaugen, Knabestykket, 43 Knapholt, Knud-bruket, Kringlevoll, Krogly, Kveldsro, Kvenna, Kvennehaugen, Kvernhuslia, Kvernmoen, Kvernvoll, Kyrkjegodset,  Langaasen, Lars-bruket, Larsbakke, 40 Laudal, 5 Lauvaasen, Lauvaasvollen, Leire, Lerkleiv, Li, Lia, Lian, Liane, 56 Lien, Lille Birkeland, Lilleborg, Lillesvaland, Lindalsstykket, Linjetrace, Linngård, Lofthusman, Lomdalshaugen, Lommekleiv, Lonaasen, 12 Lone, Loneviga, Lovkrok, Lund, Lunde, Lunden, Lykketun, Llyngheim, Løfaaspladserne, Løkken, Løvaas, Låvemonen,  Mads-bruket, Mannfalldalen, Mannfallmyra, Midtbø, Midtgård, 2 Mjøllemoen, Mjøllemonen, Mo, Modalen, 33 Moen, Mojiane, 32 Mollestad vestre, 36 Mollestad østre, 51 Mosfjeld vestre, Mosfjell østre, Mosfjellstien, Myra, Myrane, Myrbakken, Myrkrogen, Myrstad, Møllebakken, Møretrø, Mørkeli, 6 Møretraa,  41 Natveid, 42 Natveiddalen, Nedre Birkeland, Nedre Holte, Nedre Laudalen, Nedre Rugsland, Nedre Tjønntveit, Nedre Tverde, Nedrehus, Negard, nerigard, Neset, Nessane, Nesset, Nild-bruket, Nordbø, Bordgård, Nordhagen, Nordhaugegro, Nordre Østerhus, Nordstykket, Norheim, Norli, Nygaard, Nygård, Nyhaven, Nyhus, Nytun, Nyvold, Næbehaven,  Odden, 29 Odderdalen, Odelssak, Oksemyrstykket, Ola-bruket, Oldegård, 88 Osekleven, Osen, Ospelia, Ospelunden,  Paal-bruket, Peder-bruket, Piggvoll, Plankemra, 67 Promsnes, Præstegarden,  Raanen, 17 Raen, 30 Ramselien, 45 Refstad, 69 Refstein, Rennemoen, Rinde, Ringreismyr, Risdalshei, 64 Rislaa, Rislavollen, Rismyr, 83 Risvand, 81 Risvigen, Roflød, 5 Rogsland, Roligheden, 20 Rosseland, Rosseland Søndre, Rugsland, Rugsland Nedre, 10 Røinaas ytre, Rønninga, Rønningen, Røynaas øvre, Røynaasheia,  Sagbakken, Sagbruk, 7 Sage, Salem, Salve-bruket, Sandmoen, Savestuen, 61 Sennumstad, 27 Sirekilen, Sjur-bruket, Skauen, Skogen, Skoglund, Skogly, Skoglyst, Skogmyr, Skogstad, Skogtun, Skogvang, Skrubbodden, Slettane, 57 Slogedal, 74 Slottet, Smievollen, 26 Smørhul, Solaas, Solbakken, 73 Solberg, Solglimt, Solglytt, Solgård, Solhaug, Solheim, Solhøgd, Solhøgda, Solli, Sollid, Solsletta, Solstad, Soltun, Solvang, Solvold, Solvoll, Solvollen, Speiderhuset, 54 Spjode, Springvannstykket, Spæren, 31 Stafjeld, Spæren, Steane, Steffensholmen, 34 Steffensvold, 22 Steinsland, 70 Steinsvand, Stianbruket, Stien, Stistykket, Stolen, Storerydningen, Strandevoll, Stripa, Strømnes, Styre, 24 Stølen, 24 Svaland,Svemåsen, Svend-bruket, Svindalen, Synsforretning, Syvert-bruket, 63 Sønningen, Søndre Rosseland, Sørheim, Sørlandets, Sørlid,  Tangen, Taugane, Teinefoss, Tellef-bruket, Tellei-bruket, Terje-bruket, Tjernet, Tjønntveit, Tollef-bruket, Tollemoen, Tommes-bruket, Tonesal, Torgrim-plassen, Torjebruket, Torjus bruket, Torkel-bruket, Trollhetta, Tryggheim, Tvedmoen, 91 Tveide, 55 Tveiden,  Ugland, 37 Uglandskogen, Unnerhaug, Ura, 62 Uren, Utsyn,  49 Vadraas, Vallhaug, Valstrand, Valtun, Valtun, Varhaug, Varpelia, 28 Vasbotn, 90 Vasbotn, 53 Vatnebu, Vellane, Veslemo, Vestheim, Vestre Aas, Vestre Birkeland, Vestre Flaa, Vestre Mollestad, Vestre Mosfjell, Vestre Østrehus, Viemyr, Vik, 72 Vinsland, Vinslandshei, Vinjetun, Vinterstøa, 91 Voldene,  Ydreskogen, Ytre Furaassen, Ytre Røynaas,  50 Øievand, 80 Østerhus nordre, 79 Østerhus vestre, 78 Østerhus østre med Tellehaugen, Østheim, Østre Flaa, Østre Mollestad, Østre Mosfjell, 75 Øveland, Øvre Birkeland, Øvre Habbesland, Øvre Holte, Øvre Røynaas, Øyevand, Øgard,  Åmtun

Genealogy
Tveite, Johan, -1975: Birkenes. This community tree is the result of merging data from the descendant book for the Birkenes clerical district. Birkenesis in the Setesdal region and consists of 1 parish: Birkenes. No additions or corrections are accepted for this community tree. If you see information that you believe is incorrect or incomplete, the information can be corrected or updated in Family Tree.

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Probate Records
Nedenes judicial district *1640-1824 Family History Library *1698-1826 Digitalarkivet

Sand (Vestre Nedenes) judicial district to 1824 *1826-1879 Family History Library *1826-1907 Digitalarkivet

Nedenes deanery *1693-1811 Family History Library *1693-1811 Digitalarkivet