Rødøy Parish, Nordland, Norway Genealogy

Norway &gt; Nordland County &gt; Rødøy

Church Records
Rødøy clerical district contains parish registers from Rødøy parish with Ullsfjord chapel. Included Lurøy and Træna parishes until 1767 and Meløy until 1903.

The Family History Library has microfilm copies of the.

Digital images are online at Digitalarkivet:

Rødøy: 1739-1750, 1824-1863, 1902-1910, 1924-1742

Rødøy / Lurøy: 1760-1757, 1820-1825

Rødøy / Meløy: 1760-1844, 1863-1907

Rødøy / Rødøy: 1758-1923

Rødøy / Rødøy, Meløy: 1860-1877

Rødøy / Træna: 1760-1766, 1820-1824

Lurøy: 1825-1879, 1863-1879, 1892-1917

Lurøy / Lurøy: 1767-1873, 1880-1922

Lurøy / Træna: 1768-1909

Meløy: 1833-1941

Træna: 1874-1933

Census Records:
1664-1666 Census for Rødøy can be found at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah

This census was taken by the  local civil authorities . It lists the names of the farms, farmowners (including widows), sons of farm owners, male farm hands, cottagers and sons of cottagers and the age of each person. (Usually only males from the age of 12 years old, but in some cases all males from birth were listed). 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 usually more complete.

HELGELAND FOGDERI b. 20 Rødø (Rødøy) prestegjeld Rødø (Rødøy) sogn Melø (Meløy) sogn Lurø (Lurøy) sogn Trenen (Træna) sogn Gildeskaal (Gildeskål) sogn FHL INTL Film 122981 Item 3

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. (Usually only males from the age of 12 years and older, but in some cases all males from birth are listed). 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 usually more complete.

HELGELAND PROSTI b. 35 Rødø (Rødøy) prestegjeld Rødø (Rødøy) fjering Melø (Meløy) fjering Lurø (Lurøy) fjering Trænen (Træna) fjering FHL INTL Film 122976 Item 3

1701 Census for Rødøy can be found at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah

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. May also include the place of birth for a servant if he came from a different clerical district.

NORDLAND FYLKE b. 16 Helgeland fogderi Rødø (Rødøy) prestegjeld Melø (Meløy) fjering Rødø (Rødøy) fjering Lurø (Lurøy) og Trænen (Træna) fjering FHL INTL Film 122985 Item 2

1801 Census for Rødøy

1865 Census for Rødøy

1875 Census for Rødøy



1900 Census for Rødøy

1910 Census for Rødøy

Probate Records
1713-1877: Probates are found in Salten judicial district.

1701-1832: Clerical probates are found in Salten Deanery