Berg Parish, Østfold, Norway Genealogy

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

Church Records
Berg clerical district contains parish registers from Berg, Rokke and Asak. Berg was the main parish in a district with Rokke and Nordre Fredrikshald until 1721. Nordre Fredrikshald (Halden) then became the main parish in the district with Berg and Rokke. By a royal proclamation, on 13 Oct. 1769, Berg became the head of its own district with Rokke and Asak as annexes. Due to an outbreak of fire, all earlier books have been lost.

The Family History Library has microfilm copies of the.

Digital images are online at Digitalarkivet: Berg / Berg: 1770-1965

Census Records
Berg clerical district includes Berg, Rokke, and Asak parishes for all census years.

1664-66 Census for Berg

1801 Census for Berg

1865 Census for Berg

1875 Census for Norway

1900 Census for Berg

1910 Census for Berg

1835 Censusfor Sponvika in Berg can be found at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City film # 1694662 item 1

1855 Censusfor Berg can be found at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City film # 1694662 item 2

Census Microfilm collection at FamilySearch

1865, 1875, 1900, 1910 is also available online in a searchable database at the Norwegian Historical Data Centre.

Farm Names
This is a list of the farms with farm number taken from "Norvegian Farm Names".

39 Aasekjær 41 Aasmundsengen 26 Alkerød 22 Alsrød 1 Berg Præstegaard 56 Berger 9 Berger nordre 12 Bjørndalen 11 Blaasop 2 Boberg 59 Brattøen 57 Brekkerød 43 Brøden vestre 58 Bærengen 7 Børsaasen 28 Ekaas vestre 50 Englekor 5 Fange 38 Flingtorp 13 Fossby 49 Fruminde 117 Gjellestad vestre og østre 61 Glenne 53 Grønnerød 54 Haandtaget 49 Haugene 7 Helle 21 Hestehagen 24 Hjelmungen mellem, søndre 39 Holmen 34 Huseby lille 9 Isebakke 52 Jakobsrød 49 Jørnegaard 64 Karrestad 23 Kil 18 Kjeøen 22 Kjølerbakken 3 Klokkerød 42 Koksrød 19 Korterød 4 Kulhullet 66 Laaby 4 Leiren 63 Li 60 Lille-Edet 4 Lundestad 30 Mosen 23 Mørviken 47 Nordby 8 Nordgaard 12 Nordskogen 66 Osgodset 60 Remmen nordre 62 Rød 16 Rørbæk 23 Røsnes 30 Sjøretten 36 Snørop 51 Sorgenfri 20 Sponviken 10 Stensrød 21 Stensvik 65 Strupe 21 Svalerød 55 Svalsgaard 17 Svinesund 11 Sæterhaugen 48 Sønstegaard 4 Sørle 14 Søtorp 40 Tobru 45 Torp nordre 15 Torpum 46 Totorp 23 Tverbæk 6 Unneberg 23 Varpet 12 Vestgaard 37 Vik vestre 8 Ødegaarden 49 Østgaard

Gårder i Berg, Rokke, og Asak: Aasekjær, Aasmundsengen, Alkerød, Alsrød, Arneberg, Augustaborg, Berg, Berger, Berget, Billebakken, Bjerke (Smedkasa), Blåsop, Boberg, Brekkerød (Myrene), Bærengen, Ekås, Englekor, Fagernes, Fange, Flingtorp, Fosby, Freddal, Fridheim, Fruminde, Glenne, Grønlia, Grønnerød, Haug, Haugen, Haugene, Heimli (Haandtaget), Helle, Hjelmungen, Hjørnegård, Holmen (Myra), Huseby, Husebykas, Huser, Isebakke, Jacobsrød, Jellestad, Jellestadhaug (Havrehaug), Karrestad, Kilengen (Talerød), Kjølerbakken, Klokkerød, Koksrød, Kollegård, Korterød, Langkas, Leiren, Lie, Lille-Edet, Lundestad, Lund, Løverdalen, Låby, Mosen, Mørvika, Nordby, Nordskogen, Nygård, Nordskogkasa, Remmen, Rød herregård, Røsnæs, Skaug, Skotta, Solberg, Sorgenfri (Reiersrød), Stangeløkka, Stenklop, Stensrød, Strupe, Stubbene, Svalerød, Svalsgård, Svinesund, Svinesundhagen (Rørbekk, Nordhagen), Svingen, Sydskogen, Sæterhaugen, Søby (Sjøbodbakken), Sønstegård, Sørbrøden, Sørbrødenkasa, Sørli, Søtorp, Søtorphaugen (Haugsæter), Tobro, Torp, Torpum, Tothorp, Tverrbekk, Unneberg, Vik, Vikene, Vikshaugen (Haugenmyren), Voldene, Westgaard, Ødegården, Østgaard (Krossgaard, Kaaregaard)

Genealogy
'''Lindbo, Oscar R. P.: Genealogical chart of Iver Eriksen Torp (1683-1768) of [Tanum, Sweden?] ca. 1618-1880. ''' Pedigree chart of Iver Eriksen Torp (1683-1768) and his wife, Anne Andersdotter Hagelund (1675-1731) of Tanum, Göteborg och Bohus co., Sweden. Descendants and family members live in Enningdal, Idd, Rakkestad and Berg parishes of Østfold co., Norway. Mostly patronymic surnames used throughout the record.

Frydenlund, Vidar, 1957-: Huseby, mellom eller nordre i Berg i Østfold: Ole Olsen og Berthe Mathisdatter, deres aner og etterkommere. A genealogy of the ancestors and descendants of Ole Olsen born in 1767 in Huseby, Berg, Østfold Couty, Norway, the son of Ole Halvorsen and Inger Eriksdatter, and his wife Berthe Mathisdatter born 1765 in Bislingen in Berg, the daughter of Mathis Hansen and Mari Hansdatter. Ole and Berthe were married 30 Nov 1789. He was buried 9 Feb 1812 and she was buried 25 Dec 1808. Includes Eriksen, Hansen, Mathisen, Strand, Vik, and related families.

FHL 929.2481 OL8l

Probate Records
1802-1852: Probates may be found in Idd og Marker judicial district.

1750-1809: Clerical probate records may be found in Mellom Borgesyssel Deanery.