Målselv Parish, Troms, Norway Genealogy

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Church Records
contains parish registers for the parishes Målselv, Bardu and Øverbygd. Målselv parish was separated from Lenvik clerical district and Bardu parish from Ibestad clerical district in 1853. For earlier records see the above mentioned clerical districts.

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.


 * Målselv: Engagements, 1853-1942; dissenter marriages, 1919-1942
 * Målselv clerical district / Bardu parish: 1832-1941
 * Målselv clerical district / Målselv parish: 1834-1918
 * Målselv clerical district / Målselv and Øverbygd parishes: 1872-1884
 * Målselv clerical district / Øverbygd parish: 1871-1936

Census Records

 * 1801 see Lenvik clerical district.


 * Folketælling 31 December 1865. The 1865 census for Målselv clerical district includes the parishes of Målselv, Bardu and Øverbygd and is available on microfilm at the Family History Library. Also available in a searchable database online at Digitalarkivet (Digital Archives) as well as at the Norwegian Historical Data Centre


 * Folketælling 31 December 1865 - The 1865 index to Målselv is available on microfiche at the Family History Library.


 * Folketellingen for kongeriket Norge den 31te desember 1875. The 1875 census to Målselv clerical district includes the parishes of Målselv, Bardu and Øverbygd and 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.


 * Folketellinga 1875 for Målselv (Troms). The 1875 index to Målselv is available on microfiche at the Family History Library.


 * Folketælling for Norge, 3 Dec 1900 The 1900 census for Målselv clerical district includes the parishes of Målselv, Bardu and Øverbygd and 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.


 * Folketellinga 1900 for Målselv (Troms). The1900 census index to Målselv is available on microfiche at the Family History Library.


 * Folketelling 1910, Norge - The1910 Census for Målselv 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 Book

 * by Alf Kiil. A general history of Målselv in Troms county from the earliest times to 1920 with some genealogy. Text in Norwegian. A farm name index to volume 3 is found in the following link. [[Image:948.452-M2 H2k v3 - MALSELV 3.pdf]]

Farm Names
The farm number and name of the farms listed in Oluf Rygh Farm Name Index in about 1900 were as follows:

5 Akka 36 Alapmoen 7 Aspmoen 32 Baatkjosmoen 32 Bakkehaug 1 Bakkeringen 51 Bardofossmoen 40 Bjørkaasen 20 Bjørklien 29 Bjørndal 38 Bjørnstad 71 Blomli 25 Brandmodalen 27 Brandskognes 16 Broderstad 47 Elverum 37 Elvevold 50 Elvskiftnes 36 Evenmoen 42 Evenstad 54 Fagerli 54 Fagerlidalen 6 Finbakken 52 Finsund 3 Flatnes 56 Fleskmo nedre 55 Fleskmo øvre 5 Forberg 16 Fossbakken 28 Fosshaugen 29 Fossnes og Fosslien 24 Fredriksberg 73 Fugllien 70 Fuglmoen vestre 32 Gaustad 32 Gravraak 47 Grimsbo 3 Grundnes 31 Grønlien 5 Guldhav 28 Hauglien 64 Hillestad 2 Hollændernes 21 Holmesletten 3 Høili 43 Iselvmoen 32 Jensberg 41 Jensvold 22 Kaldbækken 66 Karlstad 39 Kirkesdalen 40 Kirkesjorden 45 Kirkesmoen 15 Kjeldmoen 49 Kjervelvnes eller Grøtte 67 Kjærredalen 76 Kjærresnes nedre 63 Kvanlien 59 Lamoen 7 Leirbækmoen 40 Lillejorden 4 Lunneborg 46 Løberg 33 Løvhaugen 1 Maalsnes 31 Maukdal 23 Moen 10 Moen mellem 11 Moen nedre 9 Moen øvre 30 Myre 1 Myreng 49 Myrvang 29 Myrvold 48 Møkleby 65 Møllerhaug 30 Neby 14 Nilasheim 33 Nordmoen 34 Nymoen 17 Olsborg 67 Pusholm 68 Pusserabben 35 Renmælmoen 5 Rognlien 25 Rognmoen nordre 36 Rolsjord 60 Rosvold nedre 59 Rosvold øvre 67 Rundmoen 53 Rusten 44 Rydningen 72 Rydningen 58 Sandbakken 39 Sandeggen 6 Sandmoen 7 Seljehaugen 13 Skardalen 8 Skavaasen 19 Solli eller Bjørklien 18 Sollien 74 Sommerbakken 16 Storbakken 12 Storjorden 62 Storlien 59 Sæteren 57 Takholmbugten 30 Utby 54 Utrapet 40 Vangen

Historical Society
Målselv Historielag