Gjerdrum Parish, Akershus, Norway Genealogy

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Church Records
Microfilm at the for Gjerdrum prestegjeld (clerical district). Contains parish registers from the parishes Gjerdrum and Heni. Parish registers from 1689 until 1901.

Digitazed parish registers online at Digitalarkivet [Digital Archives]

Gjerdrum: 1689-1969

Gjerdrum/Gjerdrum: 1881-1945

Gjerdrum/Heni: 1881-1944

Census Records
1660's: Fogdernes og sorenskrivernes manntall 1664-1666. Microfilm of the civil records for the parishes of Gjerdrum and Heni in Gjerdrum prestegjeld (clerical district) available at the Family History Library. 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. 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 more complete.

Farm Books
The Family History Library has. It has histories of the farms with some genealogies of the farmers.

Probate Records
1683-1865: Records are found in Øvre Romerike judicial district.

1845-1877: Records are found in Nes judicial district.

1709-1778: Clerical probate records are found in Øvre Romerike deanery.