Kautokeino Parish, Finnmark, Norway Genealogy

Europe Norway Finnmark County Kautokeino

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). Kautokeino: 1723-1776, 1799, 1843-1861, 1862-1877, 1862-1877, 1862-1878, 1877-1896, 1913-1924. Kautokeino/Kautokeino: 1896-1916

See also Kistrand

Census Records

 * Folketelling 1 Feb 1801, Norge. 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).


 * 1845 og 1855 folketelling for Kjelvik, Kautokeino og Karasjok i Kistrand prestegjeld (Finnmark). The 1845 and 1855 census for Kautokeino, Karasjok, Kelvik, and Kistrand available on microfilm at the Family History Library.


 * Folketælling 31 December 1865. The 1865 census for Kautokeino is available on microfilm at the Family History Library.  Also available online at Digitalarkivet (Digital Archives); as well as at the Norwegian Historical Data Centre.


 * Folketelling for kongeriget Norge den 31te Desember 1875. The 1875 census forKautokeino is available on microfilm at the Family History Library.  Also available online at Digitalarkivet (Digital Archives)' as well as at the Norwegian Historical Data Centre.


 * Folketælling for Norge, 3 Dec 1900. The 1900 census for Kautokeino is avaialble on microfilm at theFamily History Library.  Also available online at Digitalarkivet(Digital Archives); as well as at the Norwegian Historical Data Centre.


 * Folketellingen for Norge den 1ste desember 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)

Call Number Location Availability High Density 948.453 D2sa FHL INTL Book Available

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, tornensis, Suri, 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

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

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