Åsnes Parish, Hedmark, Norway Genealogy

Norway &gt; Hedmark County &gt; Åsnes

Church Records
Microfilm of parish registers available at the for Åsnes prestegjeld (clerical district). Contains parish registers for the parishes Åsnes, Gjesås and Finnskog (Gretvik). Åsnes vas separated from Hof clerical district in 1848 when Åsnes became its own clerical district, and included Våler parish until 1854 when Våler became its own clerical district. For records earlier than 1848 see Hof clerical district. The oldest parish records For Åsnes clerical district were destroyed by fire in 1929. Records available from 1866-1929.

For earlier records see Hof

Digitized images of parishes available online at Digitalarkivet (Digital Archives). Åsnes: 1866-1889;

Åsnes/Finnskog: 1890-1929; Åsnes/Gjesåsen:  1890-1942; Åsnes/Åsnes:  1890-1942; Åsnes/Åsnes: 1903-1954

Census Records
For 1801 and earlier census records see Hof


 * 1865 Census Åsnes clerical district includes Åsnes, Gjesås and Finnskog parishes. Microfilm images are available at the Family History Library Film 123063 Item 3 and online as a database at Digitalarkivet 1865-telling for 0425 Aasnæs


 * 1875 Census Åsnes clerical district includes Åsnes, Gjesås and Finnskog parishes. Microfilm images are available at the Family History Library Films 273141-273143ø Farm index Film 273272.


 * 1900 Census Åsnes clerical district includes Åsnes, Gjesås and Finnskog parishes. Microfilm images are available at the Family History Library Films 273796-273799.


 * 1910 Census The 1910 census search at Digitalarkivet


 * The census of 1865, 1875 (partial), 1900 and 1910 are also available at the Norwegian Historical Data Center

Probate Records
1675-1774: Records are found in Solør og Østerdal judicial district.

1758-1852: Records are found in Solør og Odal judicial district.

1696-1779: Clerical probate records are found in Hedemarken og Østerdalen Deanery.