Dovre Parish, Oppland, Norway Genealogy

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Church Records
Dovre clerical district contains parish registers from Dovre parish. It was separated from Lesja (Læssø) clerical district in 1860. Included Øvre Folldal parish in Alvdal clerical district in Hedmark county until 1863. For records before 1842 see Lesja (Læssø) clerical district.

Also available as digital images from The National Archives of Norway.

Dovre: 1854-1949

Lesja: 1724-1854

Lesja: Dovre: 1842-1862

Census Records
For 1801 and earlier census records see Lesja.


 * 1865 Census Dovre clerical district Microfilmed images are available at the Family History Library Film 123098 Item 2 and online as a database at Digitalarkivet 1865-telling for 0511 Dovre.

An extraction of the 1865 census for Dovre. It includes alphabetical lists of the given names, surnames, farm names, and birth places listed in this census. It also includes an extract of entries in the order they appear in the original census.


 * 1875 Census Dovre clerical district Microfilmed images are available at the Family History Library Films 273221-273222.

A farm name index Film 273273


 * 1900 Census Dovre clerical district Microfilmed images are available at the Family History Library Films 273829-273830 and online as a database at Digitalarkivet 1900-telling for 0511 Dovre.

An extraction of the 1865 census for Dovre. Includes alphabetical indexes by: 1) given name ; 2) father's name ; 3) surname ; 4) birth place ; and 5) farm name.


 * 1910 Census The 1910 census search at Digitalarkivet


 * The census of 1865, 1875 (partial), 1900 and 1910 are also available at the Norwegian Historical Data Center

Probate Records
1658-1887: Probates are found in Nordre Gudbrandsdal judicial district.

1720-1735: Probates may be found in Gudbrandsdal judicial district

1696-1712: Clerical probates are found in Gudbrandsdalen Deanery