Vinje Parish, Telemark, Norway Genealogy

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Church Records
Contain priest and sexton records for the parishes Vinje, Nesland and Grungedal in Vinje clerical district. Included Rauland parish and a part of Møsstrand parish until 1859. Møsstrand parish was separated from Vinje, Seljord and Tinn clerical districts in 1859.

The Family History Library has microfilm copies of the.

Digital images are online at Digitalarkivet:

Vinje: 1717-1814, 1843-1886, 1919-1969

Vinje / Grungedal: 1850-1893

Vinje / Nesland: 1814-1843, 1849-1943

Vinje / Vinje: 1814-1843, 1849-1893

Rauland / Rauland: 1814-1935

Census Records

 * 1664-1666 Census Fogdernes og sorenskrivernes manntall. This census was taken by the local civil authorities. Øvre og Nedre Telemarken fogderi b. 6 was forVinje clerical district and included Vinje parish, Nesland annex and Rauland annex. It is on microfilm at the Family History Library on Film 122978 Item 1

Scanned images are online at Digitalarkivet, Øvre Telemark fogderi, Nedre Telemark fogderi, Bamble fogderi, Manntall 6, 1664. Digitalarkivet also has an online database, Manntall 1663-66 for Bamle, Øvre og Nedre Telemark.


 * 1664-1666 Census Sogneprestenes manntall. This census was taken by the local parish priests. Øvre og Nedre Telemarken prosti b. 12 was forVinje clerical district and included Vinje parish, Nesland annex and Rauland annex. It is on microfilm at the Family History Library on Film 122968 Item 5

Scanned images are online at Digitalarkivet, Øvre Telemark prosti, Nedre Telemark prosti, Bamble prosti, Manntall 12, 1664 - 1666.


 * 1782 Census A searchable database is online at Digitalarkivet, Folketeljinga 1782 for Vinje.


 * 1801 Census The 1801 census for Vinje clerical district includes Vinje, Nesland, Grungedal, and Rauland parishes. It is on microfilm at the Family History Library Film 122998 Item 3. A searchable database is online at Digitalarkivet. 1801-telling for 0834 Winie


 * 1865 Census The 1865 census for Vinje clerical district includes Vinje, Nesland and Grungedal parishes. It is on microfilm at the Family History Library Film 123161 Item 4. A searchable database is online at Digitalarkivet. 1865-telling for 0834 Vinje


 * 1875 Census The 1875 census for Vinje clerical district includes Vinje, Nesland and Grungedal parishes. It is on microfilm at the Family History Library Film 255730 Item 1. A searchable database is online at Digitalarkivet. 1875-telling for 0834 Vinje


 * 1891 Census Folketellingen 1891 for Vinje is online as a database at Digitalarkivet.


 * 1900 Census The 1900 census for Vinje clerical district includes Vinje, Nesland and Grungedal parishes. It is on microfilm at the Family History Library Film 275275. A searchable database is online at Digitalarkivet. 1900-telling for 0834 Vinje


 * 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
1665-1866: Probates may be found in Øvre Telemark judicial district.

1753-1817: Clerical probates may be found in Øvre Telemark Deanery.