Levanger Parish, Nord-Trøndelag, Norway Genealogy

Norway &gt; Nord-Trøndelag County &gt; Levanger

Church Records
Levanger clerical district contains parish registers from Levanger with Okkenhaug chapel and Frol (Levanger rural parish). These were separated from Skogn clerical district in 1855, for earlier records see Skogn clerical district. The Family History Library has microfilm copies of the.

Digital images are online at Digitalarkivet:

Levanger / Byen: 1836-1941

Levanger / Landsoknet: 1855-1863, 1875-1917

Levanger / Landsoknet (Frol): 1864-1874, 1918-1940

Skogn / Levanger: 1805-1825, 1828-1836

Skogn: 1747-1803, 1828-1895

Census Records

 * 1664-1666 Census for Skogn can be found at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City.

Sogneprestenes manntall: 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. (Usually only included males from 12 years and older, but in some cases all males from birth were listed). 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 usually more complete.

INDHERRED PROSTI I. b. 32 Skogn prestegjeld Alstadhaug Vold tinglag Gjete tinglag Levanger Family History Library INTL Film 122975 Item 3

Fogd og sorenskrivers manntall: 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. (Usually only includes males from 12 years and older, but in some districts all males from birth were included). The clerical authorities took a census during same time period. Both censuses should be used as they supplement each other. The clerical census is usually more complete.

STJØRDALEN FOGDERI b. 19 Skogn prestegjeld Gjete tinglag Vold tinglag Family History Library INTL Film 122981 Item 2

1663-1666 Manntall for Innherred Deanery database.


 * 1801 Census for Skogn database.

1835 - 1845 - 1855 Census for Skogn can be found at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah The 1835, 1845, 1846, 1855 and 1856 census for Skogn clerical district which includes the parishes Skogn, Alstadhaug, Ekne and Levanger. Includes the farmnames, head of household (or his widow), his wife, children, other family members staying on farm, poor people, retired people, servants, farmhands, occupation, sex, and age etc. Also list statistics.


 * Alstadhaug 1835,1845, 1846,1855, 1856 Ekne 1835,1845, 1846,1856 Skogn 1845,1855 Levanger 1835 Family History Library INTL Film 1283463 Item 1 Skogn, Levanger, Alstadhaug, Ekne sogn og Levanger skoledistrikter 1835 Family History Library INTL Film 1694694 Item 2


 * 1865 Census contains the persons name, residence, status in the family, occupation, sex, marital status, place of birth, age, 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. Film 123092 Item 1 for Levanger City, 123092 Item 2 for Levanger Clerical District.

1865 Census database.


 * 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. Film 273642


 * 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. Levanger city Film 274699, Levanger land district Films 274721 and 274722


 * 1900 Census database.

1910 Census database.

Farm Books
Vestrum, Arne,Skogns historie, Levanger : i kommission hos B. Turn-Paulsen, 1926-1979. A history of Skogn, Levanger and Frol in Nord-Trøndelag county in v. 1- 4. The genealogies of the people and the farms they lived on are in v. 5-8. FHL 948.42/S5 H2v

Contents: v. 1. Omfattende Frol og Levanger til 1720 -- v. 2, 1. &amp; 2. halvbind. [Bosætningens og gårdenes historie og eiendomsforhold, og i det 18 århundrede tillike opsitterne og deres familjehold.] -- v. 3. Om Skognområdet i førhistorisk tid -- v. 4a-4b. Ålmenn bygdesoge for Skogn, Frol og Levanger -- v. 5. Levanger By's historie tidsrommet 1836-1989 -- v. 6 I-6 II. Frol I-II Folk og Heimar 1801-1950 -- v. 7. -- v. 8. Markabygda, Ekne -- v. 9. pt. 1. Midt-Skogn -- v. 10. pt.s. 1 &amp; 2. Midt Skogn -- v. 11. pts. 1 &amp; 2. Ytre Skogn -- v. 12. Ovre Skogn.

A farm name index to volume 6 part 1, (Frol) is found in the following link.

Farm Names
57	Aunet 53	Bjøraas 13	Borgsmoen 15	Borgøen 36	Brandan 51	Brekmoen 23	Brusveet 40	Buran 41	Buraunet 20	Bækkenget 27	Damgjerdet 48	Ersaas 51	Flataasen 26	Floan 15	Friborg 27	Frivolden 24	Gjeite 24	Gjeitesvolden 31	Gjeitsæte 28	Gran 7	Grevskot 38	Gustad 60	Halsan 60	Halsaunet 54	Halvardaasen 8	Hauskot 25	Hegle 27	Heir 27	Heirsaunet 31	Hojem 31	Hojemsaunet 44	Holmmoen 55	Hægeraasen 32	Høgaasen 51	Iverpladsen 58	Kjølaas 5	Kleven 37	Kløvjan 47	Kolberg 52	Langaas 23	Leiren 29	Leveraas 34	Lian 15	Linsveet 58	Løvaasen 37	Løvhaugen 57	Matberg 62	Mo 10	Mule 51	Munkberget 51	Munkby 30	Munkrøstad 39	Myrenget 60	Nesjan 61	Nordberg 59	Nordmarken 50	Nygaarden 36	Okkenhaug 46	Reistad 3	Reitan 1	Rindan 2	Rindaunet 13	Rokne 35	Rolien 20	Røstad 21	Røstadleiren 52	Sagbakken 47	Sagmarken 4	Salthammer 6	Sandsaunet 33	Segtnan 49	Sellelien 45	Skaagset 11	Skaanes 51	Slaatsveet 57	Steinlien 15	Storborg 4	Svedjan 14	Sæter 19	Søgstad 51	Sørlien 56	Tingstad 52	Tvaaraasen 17	Tynes 9	Tynesaunet 23	Ulve 23	Ulvesleiren 31	Vaattahaugen 43	Venaas 12	Østborg

Probate Records
1691-1823: Probates are found in Stjørdal og Verdal judicial district.

1691-1808: Clerical probates are found in Innherad Deanery