Hægebostad (Øvre Kvinesdal) Parish, Vest-Agder, Norway Genealogy

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

Church Records
Hægebostad (Øvre Kvinesdal) clerical district ontains priest and sexton records from the parishes Hægebostad (Øvre Kvinesdal), Eiken (Egen) and Fjotland until 1841. They were separated from the combined Kvinesdal clerical district in 1753. The name was changed from Kvinesdal to Hægebostad in 1841. in 1966, Hægebostad was closed and transfered to Lyngdal clerical district.

Microfilms of the church books, 1710-1907, are available at the.

Digital images are online at Digitalarkivet.

Øvre Kvinesdal / Hægebostad: 1710-1988, Birth index 1916-1982, Marriage register 1942-1945

Census Records
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. 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 more complete. Original manuscript on microfilm.


 * 1664-1666: Sogneprestenes manntall 1664-1666


 * 1664-1666: Manntall 1663-66 for sogneprestenes manntall Database at Digitalarkivet.

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. Original manuscript on microfilm.


 * 1664-1666: Fogdernes og sorenskrivernes manntall 1664-1666


 * 1663-1666: Manntall 1663-66 for Bailiff's census Database at Digitalarkivet.

The 1801 census (b. 35) for Hægebostad clerical district includes Hægebostad, Eiken, and Fjotland parishes. It lists the farm name, person's name, position in the household, age, marital status, and occupation. Original manuscript on microfilm.


 * 1801: Folketelling 1 Feb 1801, Norge Hægebostad clerical district


 * 1801: 1801-telling for 1034 Heggebostad Database at Digitalarkivet.


 * 1801 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images; also at Ancestry ($), MyHeritage ($)

The 1865 census contains the persons name, residence, status in the family, occupation, sex, martial status, place of birth, religion if not a member of the state church, and other miscellaneous information. Each book usually contains one clerical district (prestegjeld). In some books there are two clerical districts recorded. The parishes and school districts in each clerical district are listed at the beginning of each book. Original manuscript on microfilm.


 * 1865: Folketælling 31 December 1865 Hegebostad Clerical District


 * 1865: 1865-telling for 1034 Helgebostad Database at Digitalarkivet.
 * 1865 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images; also at Ancestry ($), MyHeritage ($)

The 1875 census contains the persons name, residence, position in the family, occupation, sex, marital status, year of birth, place of birth, religion if not a member of the state church, and other miscellaneous information. Original manuscript on microfilm.


 * 1875: Folketælling for kongeriget Norge den 31te December 1875 Hægebostad Clerical District


 * 1875: 1875-telling for 1034 Hægebostad Database at Digitalarkivet.
 * 1875 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images; also at Ancestry ($), MyHeritage ($)


 *  1891 Census for Hægebostad (Vest-Agder) 1891-telling for 1034 Hægebostad Database at Digitalarkivet.
 * 1891 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images; also at Ancestry ($), MyHeritage ($)

The 1900 census contains the persons name, sex, resident or temporary resident, temporarily absent and where person is, position in the family, marital status, occupation, year of birth, place of birth, citizenship, religion, and other miscellaneous information. Original manuscript on microfilm.


 * 1900: Folketælling for Norge, 3 Dec 1900 Hægebostad Clerical District


 * 1900: 1900-telling for 1034 Hægebostad Database at Digitalarkivet.


 * 1910: Folketellingen 1910 Database at Digitalarkivet.

Farm Names
The farm number and name of the farms listed in Oluf Rygh Farm Name Index in about 1900 were as follows: 46 Aamdal19 Berstøl, 25 Birkeland nedre med Loga, 26 Birkeland øvre, 45 Bjærum nedre, 20 Bjørnstøl29 Eigeland lille, 23 Eilevstad, 17 Eirikstøl, 18 Espeland37 Faaland nedre13 Gyberg, 1 Gysland nedre47 Haaland, 52 Haamokland, 13 Hamran, 51 Heddaasen, 41 Heddan, 24 Helle, 34 Hommen, 33 Hundeland, 11 Husdalen, 11 Hægebostad, 15 Høiland3 Jaaddan, 28 Kaalemo31 Kjellingland, 32 Klungland, 44 Krogen, 49 Krossen, 7 Kvestad<BR>35 Lauen nedre, 30 Lien, 44 Lien<BR><BR>12 Moen, 9 Mydland<BR><BR>8 Naglestad, 12 Neset<BR><BR>37 Ormehommen<BR><BR>39 Ro, 27 Ros-Eigeland, 40 Røidland, 48 Røiseland<BR><BR>21 Skaadheien, 22 Skaret, 14 Skjeggestad, 4 Snartemo nedre, 10 Snartemo øvre, 53 Steinsland nedre, 55 Stranden, 56 Støldal lille, 6 Sunde vestre<BR><BR>43 Tingvatn, 25 Tverlien og Bjorlien<BR><BR>16 Urestad<BR><BR>42 Valefjeld<BR><BR>50 Yksnedal<BR><BR> The farm names listed in 'Lauen's Hægebostad in 1975 are as follows: Aga-Byre, Agedaalscætta Brattereina, Agnestøl-Skaret, Andersslekta, Andersætta, Andersætta Håmochland, Ansteinsgreina, Ansteinsætta, Apalvodden, Askeland, Askoudsætta, Aspågren, Auste Der, Austre Sunde<BR><BR>Bakar-plassen, Bakarplassen, Bakken-Eikeland Lille, Bentens, Bergmo, Bergstøl, Bergsætta, Bergtun, Birkeland, Birkeland Nedre, Bjærum, Bjærum Ytre, Bjørkehaugen, Bjørnstøl, Borgestad, Brattereina, Breunæ, Brotet, Bru-Neset, Brumoenen, Brygging<BR><BR>Carlsætta, Christensætta, Christensætta Haugå<BR><BR>Der Auste, Der Heime, Der Ute, Drukning, Dukan, Dukan-ætta, Dukå, Dyplebrot<BR><BR>Eiels-ætta, Eikeland, Eikeland Lille Bakken, Eilevstad, Eilevstad-ætta, Eirichsætta, Eiriksøl, Ellingsætta, Elveland, Elven, Erichstøl, Espeland<BR><BR>Fagervoll, Feten, Fjeddåna, Fjelltun, Flottorp-Jådden, Folejordet, Fredheim, Fredlund, Fruebakken, Frydenlund, Fåland, Fålandsmonen<BR><BR>Gabrielsætta, Gastgjævarætta, Gauts-ætta, Gautsætta, Gletne, Gletnesætt, Granmo, Gråten, Gumpebruket, Gumpen, Gunnarsætta, Gunsteinsætta, Gunsteinsætta Vodden, Gyberg, Gybergmonen, Gybergshamran, Gysland Øvre, Gysland, Gysland-Skors-ætta, Gyslandsætta<BR><BR>Halevodd, Hamran Ytre, Haubrotet, Haugå Christensætta, Heddan, Hedåsen, Heime Der, Helle, Hellesmo, Heslevodd, Heslevodden, Hjuringssoger, Hommekland, Hommen, Hudeland, Hundsvoll, Husdalen, Husdalen Vestheia, Husebakk-Plassen, Hægebostad Prestegard, Hægebostad Samvirkelag, Hægebostad-myra, Høyland, Høylands-ætta, Høylandsfolka, Høylandsætta, Høylhamaren, Håland, Håland-Sunde ætt, Håmochland Andersætta<BR><BR>Ivars-ætta Skothei<BR><BR>Jerstad-ætta, Johnsætta, Johnsætta Snartemo, Jåddan, Jådden-Flottorp<BR><BR>Kiedingland, Kilen, Kjellingland, Kjellinglandsætta, Kjempå, Klappan, Klungladsætta, Klungland, Knutsætt, Kolemo-Osen, Kollemo, Kollemoen, Kostensætta, Kromonen, Kronæe, Krossen, Krøterpriser, Kråkesæt, Kvenesvodden, Kvern, Kvestad, Kvestadætt, Kvindølen, Kyrkjebyggjaren<BR><BR>Lars-ætta, Larsætta, Laubakken, Lauen, Lauen Nedre, Laueslekt, Lauhamran, Lauvli, Leite, Lien, Lille-Støldal, Lillemo, Lislafjedde, Livdalen, Liå Torjus, Loka, Loka-slekt, Lortebering, Lunden, Lunden Simonsætta, Lundhaugen<BR><BR>Mandal, Mathisætta, Mjåland, Moberg, Monen, Monevodden, Mydland, Mydlandsslekt, Myra Hægebostad, Mæ, Målstevne<BR><BR>Naglestad, Nedre Birkeland, Nedre Lauen, Nedre Snartemo, Nedre Steinsland, Neset, Neset-Bru, Nils-Slekta, Nilsen-ætta, Nordheim, Nylende, Nyvold<BR><BR>Olasætta, Olderheim, Ollesmo, Omdal, Ommundsætta, Omundsætta, Osen-Kolemo, Otår Der<BR><BR>Pinneskoa, Post, Prestevegen, Provstevisitasen<BR><BR>Rasmus Ånensons-ætt, Rasmus-ætta, Rasmusætta, Raunebråten Rise, Reilvdet, Remmonen, Resten, Rise Raunebråten, Roe, Rollos-ætta Nå, Rosenlund, Rudkallen, Rudlende, Røydland, Røyseland<BR><BR>Sagatun, Salves-ætta, Salvesætta, Samuelsætta, Samvirkelag Hægebostad, Sigbjørnsætta, Sigmundsætta, Simonsætta Lunden, Sjursætta, Skjeggestad, Skjoting, Skofteland-Yksendal, Skomarkaren, Skothei, Skotheia, Skultran Særensætta, Skørs-ætta-Gysland, Sletta, Sletten, Slettevoll, Smedane, Småplassar, Snarholt, Snartemo, Snartemo Øvre, Snartemo Johnsætta, Soger, Sohnes-ætta, Solheim, Soltun, Solvang, Sparogdal, Spigarplassen, Steinarsætta, Steinsland, Steinsland Nedre, Steinsland Øvre, Steinslandstranden, Sterkuldsætta, Stettemo, Stiansætta, Storåker, Støldal-Skotheia, Ståles-ætta, Stålesætta, Sunde Austre, Sunde-ætt, Sunde-ætta, Sundætta, Sundeåtta, Svendsætta, Særensætta Skultran, Sørensgreina Fåland<BR><BR>Taglebruket, Tangen, Tannkur, Tarald-ætta, Taralds-ætta, Tarldsætta, Tingvatn, Tingvatnsmoen, Tollachs-ætta, Torbjørnsætta, Torchildsætta, Torgius-ætta, Torgrimsætta, Torguisætta, Torjes ætta, Torjus Liå, Torjusætta, Torkels-ætta, Torkelsætta, Tormundsætta, Tostens-ætta, Tostensætta, Trehjula, Tri Plassar, Tribekken, Tronsætta, Tuften<BR><BR>Ukjent bruk, Ulakka, Urestad, Ute Der<BR><BR>Valefjell, Vgasskraftkjøp, Vestheia Husdalen, Vielsen, Voddan, Vodden, Vodden Gunsteinsætta, Vollsæd<BR><BR>Ydestad, Yksendal-Skofteland, Ysendalsætt, Yksnedal, Ytre Bjærum, Ytre Hamran<BR><BR>Ærebrotet, Ærevasskjerret<BR><BR>Øsmundsætta, Øvre Gysland, Øvre Lauren, Øvre Snartemo, Øvre Steinsland, Øydne, Øygarden<BR><BR>Ådnes-ætta, Åmodt-ætta, Ånensons-ætta Rasmus, Åreholtet.<BR>

Probate Records
Lister og Lyngdal *1666-1889 Family History Library *1666-1810 Digitalarkivet

Lyngdal judical district *1810-1910 Digitalarkivet

Lista deanery *1804-1834 Family History Library *1804-1834 Digitalarkivet