Astafjord Parish, Troms, Norway Genealogy

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Church Records
Astafjord is a parish in Ibestad clerical district. Records begin in 1751.

Census Records:
1664-1666 Census for Astafjordcan be found at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah

This census was taken by the local parish priests. It lists the names 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 males from the age of 12 years and older, but in some cases all males from birth are 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.

SENJEN PROSTI b. 36 Astafjord (Ibestad) prestegjeld Astafjord (Ibestad) sogn Dyrø (Dyrøy) sogn Tranø (Tranøy) sogn Lenvik sogn FHL INTL Film 122976 Item 4

1701 Census for Astafjordcan be found at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah

The census of 1701 was taken for military purposes. It lists only the males living in rural districts who were over the age of one year. It includes the farm name, name and age of the owner, names and ages of sons and servants. May include the residence of a servant if he was born in a differen clerical district.

Troms fylke b. 19 Senjen (Senja) fogderi Kvædfjord (Kvæfjord) tingsted Fuskevaag tingsted Astafjord tingsted Sand og Nedergaard sogn Sand tingsted Kvædfjord (Kvæfjord) sogn Astafjord sogn                FHL INTL Film 122985 Item 5

1801 Census for Astafjord

1805 Manntall for Astafjordmenighet can be found at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah

Guardian records for Senja deanery (prosti) which includes the following parishes: Tranøy, Stonglandet, Dyrøy, Sørreisa, Berg, Torsken, Lenvik med Rossfjord chapel, Hillesøy, Målselv, Bardu and Øverbygd. Senja deanery (prosti) includes the heirs of the clergy (priest, parish clerk, schoolteachers, and the widows). Contains the name of the guardian, name of the deceased, name and birth date of the heir, amount of money, and other miscellaneous information.

Overformynderiprotokol 1790-1817 Skiftedesign. og overformynderipr. 1788-1811 Manntall for Astafjord menighet 1805 FHL INTL Film 362626

1865 Census for Astafjord (see Ibestad)

1875 Census for Astafjord (see Ibestad)

1900 Census for Astafjord (see Ibestad)

1910 Census for Astafjord

Probate Records
1706-1877 Senja judicial district.

1776-1809 Troms County judicial district.

1697-1824 Troms and Senja deanery.

Farm Books

 * by Tore Meyer. Genealogy and history of Astafjord clerical district, Troms, Norway. Includes localities of Skånland, Ibestad, and Gratangen. Text in Norwegian.


 * by Oddbjørn Knutsen and Tore Meyer. A genealogy and a history of the people and their farms in Astafjord, Troms, Norway. Text in Norwegian.


 * by Hilmar Eriksen. A history of the old Astafjord and Ibestad parishes in Troms county with some genealogies of the the people and their farms beginning in the year 1115.