Kautokeino Parish, Finnmark, Norway Genealogy

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

Church Records

 * Microfilm of parish registers available at the for Kautokeino prestegjeld (clerical district). Contains parish registers for Kautokeino clerical district. Separated from the combined Kistrand-Kautokeino clerical district in 1851. Was united with the parishes Kistrand, Kjelvik Kautokeino and Karasjok 1813-1851. Film 124232 book 6 contains migrating Lapp- landers of Karasjok, Kautokeino and Tana in Finnmark county, Norway; Muonionniska in Pajala, Norrbotten county, Sweden; and Inari, Enontekiö, Kittilä, Utsjoki, Outakoski in Utsjoki, Peltovuoma with Palojoki in Enontekiö all in Lappi county, Finland. Records available from 1723-1916. See also Kistrand.


 * Digitized parish registers available online at Digitalarkivet (Digital Archives).


 * See also Kistrand

Census Records

 * 1801: The 1801 census for Kautokeino, Kistrand, Kjelvik, and Karasjok is available on microfilm at the Family History Library. Also available online at Digitalarkivet (Digital Archives).
 * 1801 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images; also at Ancestry ($), MyHeritage ($)


 * 1845: A special 1845 census for Kistrand clerical district, including Kautokeino, exists and is available online at Digitalarkivet (Digital Archives). Also available at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City.


 * 1855: A special 1855 census for Kistrand clerical district, including Kautokeino, exists and is available online at Digitalarkivet (Digital Archives). Also available at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City.


 * 1865: The 1865 census for Kautokeino is available on microfilm at the Family History Library. Also available in a searchable database online at Digitalarkivet (Digital Archives); as well as at the Norwegian Historical Data Centre.
 * 1865 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images; also at Ancestry ($), MyHeritage ($)


 * 1875 The 1875 census for Kautokeino is available on microfilm at the Family History Library. Also available in a searchable database online at Digitalarkivet (Digital Archives) as well as at the Norwegian Historical Data Centre.


 * 1891: The 1891 census for Kautokeino is available in a searchable database online at Digitalarkivet (Digital Archives)


 * 1900: The 1900 census for Kautokeino is avaialble on microfilm at theFamily History Library. Also available in a searchable databse online at Digitalarkivet (Digital Archives); as well as at the Norwegian Historical Data Centre.


 * 1910: The 1910 census for Kautokeino is available online at Digitalarkivet (Digital Archives); as well as at the Norwegian Historical Data Centre.

Farm Books
Kautokeinoslekter Stmnt.Resp. Adolf Steen ; revidert og utvidet av Ola Aarseth Authors: Steen, Adolf, 1906-1970 (Main Author) Aarseth, Ola (Added Author) Aarseth, Bjørn (Added Author) Norsk folkemuseum (Added Author)

948.453/K2 D2s FHL INTL Book Available

Kautokeinoslekter is now available as a downloadable PDF file on the internet Kautokeinoslekter.

Befolkningen i Indre Finnmark på 1700-tallet : navn og tall Stmnt.Resp. [Alf Strømstad og Kristian Fors] Authors: Strømstad, Alf (Main Author) Fors, Kristian (Added Author)

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Farm and Name Register
The following names were extracted from: Steen, Adolf, Kautokeinoslekter, vol XIV, (Norsk Folkemuseum, Oslo: 1992):

Bals, Bongo, Buljo, Bær, Eira,  Gaino, Gaup,  Hætta,  Kemi, Klokkerslekten (Luhkkàr-sohka), Korvatus,  Lango, Logje,  Mienna,  Nango,  Pentha, Pulk,  Rist,  Sara, Sikko, Siri, Sjudda, Skind, Skum, sokki, Somby, Spein, Suri,  Tornensis,  Utsi,  Vars

Additon: Beldovuobme, Boine, Bueng, Baal, Garro,  Hans, Hermansen,  Jatko, Juuso,  Keskitalo, Kaafjord, Kurrak, Kuva,  Leppäjärvi, Likke, Lindi, Luuso,  Magga, Mokta, Muotkajärvi,  Nicodemus, Nilimaa, Nakkala,  Palojavre, Palopää, Punski,  Qvænangen,  Reis,  Trimf,  Vik,  Øvergaard

New after 1986- Karsebm, Iksebm Øverli,  Aarseth

Genealogy
Strømstad, Alf; Fors, Kristian: Befolkningen i Indre Finnmark på 1700-tallet: navn og tall. Genealogical information on families living in the inner Finnmark county, Norway. Information has been gathered from Swedish census records of 1741, clerical survey of 1750-1754 and tax lists of 1762.

FHL 948.453 D2

'''Steen, Adolf, 1906-1970; Aarseth, Ola; Aarseth, Bjørn; Norsk folkemuseum. Kautokeinoslekter. '''A genealogy and a history of the Lapplanders and their farms in Kautokeino, Finnmark, Norway

FHL 948.453 D2 (Samiske samlinger)

Probate Records
1686-1844: Records are found in Finnmark judicial district.

1839-1891: Records are found in Alta judicial district.