Åsnes Parish, Hedmark, Norway Genealogy

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

Church Records
Microfilm of parish registers available at the for Åsnes 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).

Census Records
For 1801 and earlier census records see Hof


 * 1865 Census for Åsnes prestegjeld included 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 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images; also at Ancestry ($), MyHeritage ($)


 * 1875 Census for Åsnes prestegjeld included Åsnes, Gjesås and Finnskog parishes. Microfilm images are available at the Family History Library Films 273141-273143ø Farm index Film 273272 and online as a database at Digitalarkivet.
 * 1891 Census for Åsnes herred included Åsnes, Gjesås and Finnskog parishes. Available online as a database at Digitalarkivet.


 * 1900 Census for Åsnes herred included Åsnes, Gjesås and Finnskog parishes. Microfilm images are available at the Family History Library Films 273796-273799 and online as a database at Digitalarkivet.


 * 1910 Census for Åsnes herred included Åsnes, Gjesås and Finnskog parishes. Available online as a database (index only) at Digitalarkivet.


 * The census of 1865, 1875 (partial), 1900 and 1910 are also available at the Norwegian Historical Data Center.
 * The census of 1801, 1865, 1875 (index only), 1891, 1910 (index only) are also available at Ancestry($).

Farm Books
Åsnesboka, Åsnes 1853-1956. genealogy of the people and their farms in Åsnes in Hedmark county with some history FHL 948.23/A1 D2a. A farm name index to volume 1 is found in the following link.

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

118 Aasnes mellem, 131 Aasnesmoen, 85 Andset vestre, 82 Andsetmoen, Bakken, Bakåsen, 108 Baltebøl, 90 Bjørneby, Bjørnebykvern, Bjørneset, Blekalia,111 Branterud, 131 Brenna, 120 Brøtmoen, Bråtebekken, Busk, 133 Bækken,  123 Dammen, 126 Didriksrud østre,  Eliasrud, Engelsrud,  Fallåsen, 109 Flissundet, 109 Floberg, Flobergshagen, Flobergsundet, 107 Floksengen,  Galten, Gampesletta, Glorviken, Gretvika, 136 Gruen, Gruva, 121 Grønland, 127 Guldhaugen,  128 Haavelsaasberget, 134 Haavelsaasen, 93 Haslengen, 88 Haslerud, 97 Hebra Eng, Heiberg, 116 Helgestad, 115 Holmen, 81 Holtet, Hovelsåsberget, Hovelsåsen, Husubekken, Høgholtet,  135 Indgjerdslen, 102 Ingelsrud lille, 107 Isaksætre, 1  05 Jonsætre,  Kagnes, 83 Kalgaarden, Karlstad, 98 Keiserud, 87 Kirkebakken, Kjellmyra, 97 Kjølen nedre, Klingenberg, 110 Klypteppa, 133 Knappen, 103 Knappum, 111 Kneppa, Kokkin, 92 Kongelbæk, Kornstad, Korsgården,114 Kortgaarden, 110 Kosgaarden, Kynneggen,  113 Lauten, 118 Lautermoen, 110 Lautsanden, Linna, Linnerud, Losmyrsletta, 129 Lotteriet, Løfsgården, 112 Løsgaarden,  135 Magerholtet, Meiningen, 93 Melby, 130 Mellem og Karlstad, Midtskogberget, Midtvang, Mojordet,  103 Nesmoen, 98 Nordstuen, 84 Nygaarden, 117 Nymangen,  132 Obækbakken, 125 Oengen, 137 Oksvol, Oppsal,  Peistorpet, Posåsen, Puterud,  Ramsli, Roa, Rønnesætra, Røysa, 91 Saaset, Sagen, 89 Sagerud, Salterud, Sandmoen, 96 Saure, 127 Siggerud, 106 Sjursætre, Sjøli, Sjølirønningen, Skalbukilen, 109 Skjepaasen, skonhovd, Skreddermoen, 93 Skrikut, 97 Skrømtet, Skybakkmoen, Skymoen, 111 Sletdalen, 122 Snedkermoen, Storberget, Stormoen, Surholet, 127 Svarverhaugen, Svarverteppa, 110 Sveiva, 110 Sveivteppa, 104 Svesætre, 97 Svingen eller, Sæterberget, 104 Søbørkesengen, Søgården, Sønsterud, Sønsterudhaugen, Sønsterudholtet, Såset,  100 Talhaugen, Tallbakk, 87 Telle, Torgerud, Torskøia, 99 Toverud, 100 Trangsrud, 113 Trongaarden, Tverrhaugen, 24 Tveraabakken, Tyskeberget, Tyskedammen, Utneset, Valbyvelta, Vermunden,  Østby,  Åsnes

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.