Ås Parish, Akershus, Norway Genealogy

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

Church Records


Microfilm at the for Ås prestegjeld (clerical district). Contains parish registers from the parishes Ås, Nordby and Kroer. Included parishes Drøbak and Frogn until 1823.&amp; The parish registers exist from 1747 until 1925.

Digitized parish registers available online at Digitalarkivet [Digital Archives]

Census Records

 * 1660's: Sogneprestenes manntall 1664-1666. The 1664-1666 census for Ås prestegjeld (clerical district) is available on microfilm at the Family History Library. 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. Browsable database available online at Digital Archives (Digitalarkivet).


 * 1660's: Fogdernes og sorenskrivernes manntall 1664-1666. The 1664-1666 census for Ås prestegjeld (clerical district) is available on microfilm 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. Browsable database available online at Digital Archives (Digitalarkivet).


 * 1801: Folketelling 1 Feb 1801, Norge. Tthe 1801 census for Ås prestegjeld (clerical district) is available on microfilm at the Family History Library. The 1801 census (b. 6) for Ås clerical district includes Ås, Nordby, Kroer, Drøbak, and Frogn parishes. It lists the farm name, person's name, position in the household, age, marital status, and occupation. See online database Digital Archives (Digitalarkivet).
 * 1801 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images; also at Ancestry ($), MyHeritage ($)


 * 1865: Folketælling 31 December 1865. The 1865 census for Ås prestegjeld (clerical district) is available on microfilm at the Family History Library. This 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. Searchable databases available online at Digital Archives (Digitalarkivet) and at the Norwegian Historical Data Centre at the University of Tromsø.
 * 1865 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images; also at Ancestry ($), MyHeritage ($)


 * 1875:Folketælling for kongeriget Norge den 31te December 1875. The 1875 census for Ås prestegjeld (clerical district) is available on microfilm at the Family History Library. This 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. Searchable databases available online at Digital Archives (Digitalarkivet) and at the Norwegian Historical Data Centre at the University of Tromsø.
 * 1875 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images; also at Ancestry ($), MyHeritage ($)


 * 1891 census for Ås Digital Archives (Digitalarkivet)
 * 1891 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images; also at Ancestry ($), MyHeritage ($)


 * 1900 Folketælling for Norge, 3 Dec 1900. The 1900 census for Ås prestegjeld (clerical district) is available on microfilm at the Family History Library. This 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. Searchable databases available online at Digital Archives (Digitalarkivet) and at the Norwegian Historical Data Centre.


 * 1910: Søk i folketellingen fra 1910. Searchable databases available online at Digital Archives (Digitalarkivet) and at the Norwegian Historical Data Centre.


 * The census of 1801, 1865, 1875 (index only), 1891, 1910 (index only) are also available at Ancestry($).

Farm Books
The Family History Library has. It contains farm histories. Volume 1 is for Ås parish, volume 2 for Nordby, Kroer and Hostad.

Farm Names
42 Aas, 47 Abberud, 61 Askjum 38 Berg, 74 Bjørnebæk, 1 Braaten, 53 Brekken nordre, 44 Burum, 58 Bølstad søndre, 35 Børsum nordre, 6 Børsumsrud 29 Dalen, 55 Dyster 7 Eikeberg nordre, 50 Eldor, 46 Enderød 35 Fjeldet, 35 Fjeldsengen, 22 Fjerdingen, 34 Fjerdingstykket, 23 Fosterud, 5 Furu søndre 11 Gultvet 66 Haga, 66 Hagelund, 16 Hagen, 37 Hale, 16 Haug vestre, 67 Hauger, 60 Haugerud, 68 Haugteigen, 45 Herum, 20 Hogsmørk, 48 Hogstvet vestre, 70 Hol, 15 Holstad vestre, 62 Holstad østre, 26 Holtet, 48 Høiaas, 21 Hønserud 13 Iversrud 8 Kantebakke, 10 Kinn vestre, 40 Kinn øvre, 44 Kjelberg, 39 Kjærsrud, 65 Kjølstad nordre, 3 Klommestein nordre, 27 Kongstein, 27 Korsegaarden, 24 Kvestad <BR><BR>30 Linnestad, 2 Løkkedal, 54 Moer, 12 Myrer <BR><BR>41 Norderaas, 73 Nyborg, 34 Nylenda <BR><BR>7 Odalen <BR><BR>59 Pukstad <BR><BR>73 Rustad, 18 Rustad vestre, 46 Rød <BR><BR>39 Sjulerud, med Dylterud, 63 Skjønhaug, 8 Skoftestad vestre, 71 Skuterud, 57 Slørstad, 21 Smedbøl, 50 Sollien, 16 Sporenes, 25 Stensrud, 33 Støkken nordre, 43 Søraas søndre <BR><BR>15 Teigen, 19 Tokerud, 72 Torderud, 4 Torp, 26 Treider vestre, 22 Trosterud <BR><BR>24 Vassengen, 14 Venneskaal, 34 Vildskog, 36 Vold, 43 Vollebæk <BR><BR>50 Ødegaarden, 56 Østby, 69 Østensjø.

Ås Bygdebok - Gårdshistorie I  <BR><BR>Abberud, Abrahamstua, Attut <BR><BR> Bakken, Baltserstua, Berg, Bilitt, Bjørnstua, Bjerkeskaug, Bjerkelund, Blåfjellet, Boksopp, Brekke, Brønnerud, Bråten, Burum, Burumhytta, Bølstad, Børreneset, Børsum, Børsumsrud <BR><BR>Dalen, Dammen, Dylterud, Dylterud-bråten, Dyster, Dyster-båten <BR><BR>Einarstua, Ekeberg, Ekebergteigen, Eldor, Eldorhagen, Eldor-ødegården, Enderød <BR><BR>Fagerli, Fjellbakken, Fjellet, Fjellsenga, Fjerdinghagen, Fjerdingstykket, Fjøser, Fleskebakke, Flyinn, Fosterud, Fosterud-Ødegården, Frydenhaug, Furu <BR><BR>Galgehytta, Glåmos, Granerud, Granheim, Grinda, Gropa, Grønnli, Gultvet <BR><BR>Hale, Haug, Haughagen, Haugsten, Heggelund, Hellerud, Herum, Herumhagen, Hogsmark, Hogstvet, Holstad, Holstadlunden, Holtet, Huset, Hønserud, Høybråten, Høyskolen, Høyås <BR><BR>Ingerstua, Iversrud <BR><BR>Kaia, Kantebakke, Kinn, Kjellberg, Kjærsrud, Klommestein, Klommesteinbråten, Knappmyra, Kongstein, Korsegården, Korsegårdsbråten, Kroerenga, Kroken, Kroknes, Kvestad, Kølabonn <BR><BR>Lier, Lillerød, Lillerødsletta, Linnestad, Lopphullet, Lunden, Lurbakk, Lurenga <BR><BR>Martestua, Moer, Moerbråten, Muggestad, Myrbekk, Myrer, Myrvoll, Målet <BR><BR>Nagelstua, Nissenberg, Norderås, Norderåshøgda, Nordli, Nygård, Nylenda, Mylenda, Nylenda <BR><BR>Odalen <BR><BR>Pukstad <BR><BR>Rikkastua, Rishaug, Rud, Rustad V, Rød <BR><BR>Sagstua, Sanderstua, Sandmoen, Sandvollen, Sandås, Skabberud, Skaug, Skoftestad, Skoftestadteigen, Skogli, Skredderstua, Skuggen, Slemmestad, Slørstad, Slørstadbråten, Slørstadhøgda, Smedbøl, Smedhytta, Solbergstua. Solli, Sporenes, Stein, Steinbråten, Stensrud, Støkken, Støkkenbråten, Støkkenholtet, Syverud, Sørli, Sørås <BR><BR>Tangen, Tittut, Tokerud, Tokerudbakken, Tokerudbråten, Tomter, Toppen,Torp, Torsnes, Treider, Trolldalen, Trosterud, Tuten Tyskland, Tømmerkastet <BR><BR>Utenga, Utsikt <BR><BR>Valders, Vassenga, Vennersgård, Villskaug, Voll, Vollbekk <BR><BR>Østby, Østli <BR><BR>Åkebakke, Åmot, Åros, Ås (prestegård), Åsbråten, Åsheim.

Ås Bygdebok - Gårdshistorie II  <BR><BR>Askehaug, Akehaugbråten, Askjum, Askjumhytta <BR><BR>Bakk, Bakkene, Bakkenga, Bekk, Bekkevollen, Berget, Bilitt, Bjerkeskaug, Bjørnebekk, Bjørnestad, Bogen, Brantløkka, Brattli, Breivoll, Brenningsmyra, Brådauden, Bråte, Bråtehaugen, Bråten, Bølestad <BR><BR>Dammen, Danmark, Danskerud, Danskerudbråten, Dogga, Dreierstua <BR><BR>Egget, Einarstua, Einarhaugen, Erikshytta <BR><BR>Fjeldstad, Flauenberg, Fossen, Fuglenebbet, Furumoen, Fåle, Fålehaugen <BR><BR>Gatebakke, Granerud, Gravenga, Grimsroa, Grimsrudenga, Grimstua, Grinda, Grønlund, Grønnlia, Grønnslett, Grøstad, Grøterud, Gulbrandsstua, Gulli, Gårmansbråten, Gåvim <BR><BR>Haga, Hagelund, Hagen, Haugen, Hauger, Haugerbråten, Haugerud, Haug Kjølstad, Haugteigen, Helgestad, Hellete, Hesthagen, Hol, Holen, Holmestua, Holstad, Høybråten, Høyungen <BR><BR>Isakstua <BR><BR> Jorddammen <BR><BR>Kaffibråten, Kaksrud, Kampenhaug, Keiser plassen, Kirkerud, Kjelleren, Kjetterud, Kjærnes, Kjærneshøgda, Kjærnesstrand, Kjølestad, Kontoret, Kontra, Kroer, Kroken, Kroknes, Krokås, Krosser, Kullebund, Kveldro, Kølabonn, Køya <BR><BR>Labråten, Langli, Lefsrud, Lia, Libråten, Lilleby, Lillbybakken, Lillbyhagen, Lindeflauet, Lofsrud, Lunden <BR><BR>Madshytta, Malerstua, Markusløkka, Melby, Mjønebakke, Moer, Moerneset, Monsrud, Moseby, Myra, Myrvoll, Myrås <BR><BR>Nebba, Nesa, Nesseberget, Nesset, Nordby, Nordenga, Nordli, Nordskaug, Nyborg, Nybråten, Nygård, Nylenda, Nystua, Nøstved <BR><BR>Olasbråten, Ommen, Orskaug, Ospeli <BR><BR>Pershytta, Piskernhus, Pollen, Porten, Posetrong, Prestehytta <BR><BR>Renna, Rennimellom, Revaug, Ris, Risstua, Rombakk, Romeros, Rustad, Rustadporten, Rød, Rødhytta <BR><BR>Sagbakken, Salstein, Sand, Sennebråte, Siristua, Sjøskogen, Skisjordet, Sjønhaug, Skogli, Skrabben, Skredderstua, Skrekka, Skremma, Skremmerbråten, Skuterud, Skysjordet, Sletta, Smedby, Smebølstua, Smedhytta, Sneis, Sneisbråten, Solberg, Solberghagen, Solli, Sollia, Sporret, Steinbråten, Stensrud, Stigen, Stokholm, Strandenga, Stuene, Sundby, Sundbyhagen, Sundbysand, Sutterhol, Svaheim, Sveige, Syversnesa, Sørli <BR><BR>Tamburbakken, Teigen, Tirud, To, Torderud, Torget, Toverud, To Ødegården, Trondhjem, Tørkopp <BR><BR>Vassflauet, Verket, Verpet, Vinterdalen, Vollen Vollholen <BR><BR>Ødemark, Østby, Østenga, Østensjø, Østensjøhaugen, Østli, Østreng <BR><BR>Ålerud, Ålerudneset.

Genealogy
'''Major, Alf: Anetavle for disponent Michael Wold med søsken. '''A genealogy of the snacestors of Michael J. Wold who was born in 1872 on the farm Øvre Wold in Ås, Akershus, Norway. includes some biographies.

FHL 929.2481 A1

Probate Records
1680-1900: Records are found in Follo judicial district.