Hadsel (Hassel) Parish, Nordland, Norway Genealogy

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

Church Records
Contains parish registers from the parishes Hadsel (Hassel) with Melbu chapel, Eidsfjord and Sand which was discontinued in 1810. It included Sortland parish until 1852.

The Family History Library has microfilm copies of the.

Digital images are online at Digitalarkivet:

Hadsel: 1754-1811, 1820-1836, 1849-1903

Hadsel / Hadsel: 1693-1938, 1812-1850, 1878-1908, 1913-1945

Hadsel / Sande: 1803-1811

Hadsel / Sortland: 174-1848

Census Records

 * Sogneprestenes manntall 1664-1666. The 1664-1666 clerical census for Hadsel (Hassel) clerical district include the parishes of Hadsel and Sortland and is available on microfilm at the Family History Library. Also available in a scanned format at Digitalarkivet as well as in a searchable database.


 * Manntall 1701: The 1701 census for Hadsel (Hassel) clerical districtincludes the parishes of Hadsel and Sortlandand is available on microiflm at the Family History Library. Also available in a scanned format at Digitalarkivet as well as in a searchable database.


 * Folketellingen den 1ste februar 1801, Norge. The 1801 census for Hadsel (Hassel) clerical district includes the parishes of Hadsel, Sand(e), Sortland and Eidsfjord and is available on microfilm at the Family History Library. Also available in a searchable database at Digitalarkivet.


 * Folketellingen den 31te desember 1865. The 1865 census for Hadsel (Hassel) clerical district includes the parishes of Hadsel and Eidsfjord and is available on microfilm at the Family History Library. Also available in a searchable database online at Digitalarkivet and at the Norwegian Historical Data Centre.


 * Folketellinga 1865 for [nr.] 1866 Hadsel. An index to the 1865 census is available on microfiche at the Family History Library.


 * Folketellingen for kongeriget Norge den 31te desember 1875. The 1875 census to Hadsel (Hassel) clerical district includes the parishes of Hadsel and Eidsfjord and is available on microfilm at the Family History Library. Also available in a searchable database online at Digitalarkivet and at the Norwegian Historical Data Centre.


 * Folketellingen for Norge den 3dje desember 1900. The 1900 census to Hadsel (Hassel) clerical district includes the parishes of Hadsel and Eidsfjord and is available on microfilm at the Family History Library. Also available in a searchable database at Digitalarkivet and at the Norwegian Historical Data Centre.


 * Folketellingen for Norge den 1te desember 1910. The 1910 census for Hadsel includes the parishes of Hadsel and Eidsfjord and is available online at Digitalarkivet and at the Norwegian Historical Data Centre.

Farm Names
50 Aangstad, 48 Aanstad, 30 Aarnøen, 4 Aaselven 36 Bakkan, 66 Bervik, 79 Bitterstad, 17 Brakset, 17 Brakøen, 68 Breivik, 29 Bretvik, 22 Brotøen, 14 Brubrekken, 28 Budalen, 64 Børøen  42 Dalen, 3 Davidjorden  55 Ekren, 4 Elverhøi  20 Faldet, 24 Falkefjord, 16 Finkirken, 44 Finsæter, 31 Fiskebøl, 67 Flatset  37 Grundfør, 38 Grundførfjord, 83 Grytting, 83 Gryttingsnes, 53 Gullstad, 10 Gunnarskjaaen  62 Hadsel, 78 Hagen, 21 Hanøen, 51 Haug, 82 Haukenes, 5 Havnneset, 6 Helgenes, 2 Hennes, 57 Herteigen, 27 Higrav, 47 Hokland, 25 Holdøen, 75 Holmsnes, 77 Hov, 54 Husby  57 Indbjør, 8 Ingelsfjord  43 Jerpvold, 84 Jerstad  4 Kaldjorden, 73 Kalsnes, 28 Kinnerviken, 82 Kjeldneset, 82 Kjønbogen, 81 Kjønvolden, 61 Klakk, 11 Kongselven, 40 Kongsteigan, 1 Kvitnes  14 Langnesvik, 36 Langteigen, 17 Lauksund, 47 Leitet, 59 Lekang, 5 Lonkan, 77 Lundan  80 Marken, 52 Melbu, 34 Morfjord, 23 Myrland  9 Neset, 20 Nilsvik  78 Raa, 13 Raften, 39 Røirvik  36 Sand, 76 Sandnes, 33 Sellaater, 81 Skagen, 26 Sløvren, 76 Sommerbakken, 35 Sommerhus, 7 Sommerset, 58 Steilo, 11 Steinbakken, 4 Steinhaugen, 65 Stokmarken, 10 Storaa, 44 Storaavik, 32 Strønstad, 19 Svartsund, 2 Sæteren, 36 Sævkjønmyren  45 Tae,n 41 Teigan, 79 Teigen, 12 Tengelfjord, 15 Tenstrand  18 Ulvøen, 46 Utbjør  71 Varvik, 25 Vasbakken, 56 Vasvik, 70 Vatndal, 74 Vik 74 Vikbotn, 4 Viken, 76 Volden

Probate Records
1673-1879: Probates are found in Lofoten og Versterålen judicial district.