Leiranger (Ledingen) Parish, Nordland, Norway Genealogy

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

Church Records
Contains the church records for Leiranger (Ledingen) parish. Was separated from Steigen clerical district in 1900. For earlier records see Steigen clerical district.

The Family History Library has microfilm copies of the.

Digital images are online at Digitalarkivet:

Steigen / Leiranger: 1821-1916

Steigen: 1686-1727, 17148-1874, 1879-1894, 1917-1934

Census Records

 * 1664-1666, 1701, 1801, 1815, 1865, 1875, 1891, 1900 see Steigen clerical district.


 * 1900: telling for 1847 Ledingen. Available in a searchable database at Digitalarkivet as well as at he Norwegian Historical Data Centre.


 * 1910: Folketellingen for Norge. Available online at Digitalarkivet and at the Norwegian Historical Data Centre.

Farm Names
13 Aasjorden, 25 Alpøen, 14 Aspenes 16 Botn, 1 Brennvik  11 Fløstrand  7 Grubstad, 31 Grøtøen, 12 Gylset  5 Helnes, 10 Hustoft, 29 Husøen  6 Leines, 2 Levik, 20 Lilleosen, 26 Lund  30 Maaløen, 18 Marhaugmo, 21 Myklebostad  28 Nordskot  23 Saure, 22 Saursfjord, 15 Simonstranden, 9 Skaalvold, 3 Skaar, 8 Skjelstad, 20 Sommernes, 24 Sund, 27 Sørskot  4 Tro, 19 Tverhaugelv

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

1701-1832: Clerical probates are found in Salten Deanery