Vefsn Parish, Nordland, Norway Genealogy

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

Church Records
Vefsn clerical district contains parish registers from the parishes Vefsn with Mosjøen, Drevja and Grane. Included Hattfjelldal until 1860 when it became its own clerical district.

The Family History Library has microfilm copies of the.

Digital images are online at Digitalarkivet:

Vefsn: 1690-1693, 1712-1778, 1780-1858

Vefsn / Mosjøen Ladested: 1880-1903

Vefsn / Vefsn: 1880-1896, 1934-1944

Vefsn /Mosjøen: 1846-1879

Census Records

 * 1664-1666: Sogneprestenes manntall. Includes the parishes of Vefsn, Alstahaug, Herøy, Tjøtta, Nesna and Nord-Rana and is available on microfilm at the Family History Library. Also available online at Digitalarkivet


 * 1664-1666: Fogd og sorenskrivers manntall. Includes the parishes of Drevja, Grane and Vefsn and is available on microfilm at the Family History Library. Also available online at Digitalarkivet.


 * 1701: Manntall. Includes the parishes of Alstahaug, Hemnes, Mo, Nesna, Vefsn, Tjøtta and Herøy and is available on microfilm at the Family History Library. Also available online at Digitalarkivet as well in a PDF file
 * 1769: Folketellingen. Available online at Digitalarkivet.


 * 1801: Folketellingen. Includes the parishes of Vefsn, Drevja, Gran and Hattfjelldal and is available on microfilm at the Family History Library. Also available in a searchable database at Digitalarkivet.


 * 1865: Folketellingen. Includes the parishes of Vefsn, Drevja and Grane and is available on microfilm at the Family History Library. Also available online at Digitlarkivet. and at the Norwegian Historical Data Centre.
 * 1865 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images; also at Ancestry ($), MyHeritage ($)


 * 1875: Folketellingen. Includes the parishes of Vefsn, Drevja and Grane and is available on microfilm at the Family History Library. Also available in a searchable database online at Digitalarkivet and at the Norwegian Historical Data Centre.
 * 1891: Folketellingen. Includes the parishes of Vefsn, Grane and Drevja and is available online at Digitalarkivet


 * 1900: Folketellingen. Includes the parishes of Vefsn, Drevja and Grane and is available on microfilm at the Family History Library. Also available online at Digitalarkivet and at theNorwegian Historical Data Centre.


 * 1910: Folketellingen. Includes the parishes of Vefsn, Grane and Drevja and is available online at Digitalarkivet and at the Norwegian Historical Data Centre.

Farm Books
Jacobsen, Kjell, Vefsn bygdebok, Mosjøen : Utgitt av Vefsn kommune, 1970-. Local history for Vefsn, Norway, with some genealogical information of the farm owners. Text in Norwegian. FHL 948.451/V3 H2s

Supplements 3a,3b, and 3c. are for the parish of Grane. Farm name indexes to these supplemental volumes 3a-3c are found in the following links. , ,

Farm Names
145 Aakviken, 116 Aalbosjorden, 129 Aanes, 119 Aaremmen, 93 Aasen, 117 Aasen, 187 Almaasen, 49 Almdalen, 134 Almdalen, 171 Almlien, 95 Alsgaarden, 106 Andaas, 167 Angermoen, 144 Aspnes, 20 Aufles 53 Baafjelddalen, 51 Baafjeldmoen, 82 Baafjeldmoen østre, 117 Baathølen, 186 Baatstrand, 193 Bergsnev, 77 Bjorbækmoen, 64 Bjorkjønlien, 59 Bjørkaasen, 126 Bjørknes, 169 Bjørkremmen, 99 Bjørnaaen nedre, 96 Bjørnaaen øvre, 97 Bjørnaalien, 12 Bjørnvolden, 175 Blaafjelddalen, 174 Blaafjeldet, 192 Bratbakken, 182 Bratlien, 185 Breimoen, 143 Breivik, 67 Bustadmoen, 118 Bøen  117 Dalenget, 10 Demmeldalen, 9 Digermulen, 104 Dolstad, 196 Drevland  96 Einremmen, 27 Eiteraaen nedre, 28 Eiteraaen vestre, 26 Eiteraaen øvre, 32 Eiteraafjeldet, 29 Eiteraaholmen, 148 Engaasen  75 Fagerlien, 35 Faldmoen, 117 Finbrauten, 42 Finsaasen, 70 Fiplingdalen, 69 Fiplingkroken, 83 Fjeldbækmoen, 116 Fjeldstad, 94 Fokstad, 199 Fornesviken, 72 Forshaugen, 23 Forsjorden, 122 Forsmoen indre, 191 Forsmoen ytre, 9 Fustskotremmen  111 Gamarken, 43 Glugvaselven, 47 Glugvatnet, 124 Gløsen, 159 Gofahaugen, 150 Granaasen, 48 Grane, 189 Granmoen, 156 Groftremmen, 2 Grønviken, 21 Grøva, 154 Guldmoen  108 Hagfors, 74 Hallingen, 105 Hals, 105 Halsøen, 166 Hatten, 124 Haukland, 44 Haustreisdalen, 152 Hellefjeld mellem, 151 Hellefjeld ytre, 153 Hellefjeld øvre, 132 Herring mellem, 84 Herringbotnet, 55 Hjortskarmoen, 198 Holand, 58 Holmvasdalen, 6 Hundaala, 11 Hundaalvatnet, 103 Husbrekken, 151 Husremmen, 155 Høglien, 8 Høinesdalen  114 Jakobgaardshaugen, 73 Jerpaasen, 123 Jomfruremmen, 142 Jordbæksletten, 1 Juviken  85 Kalvmoen, 61 Kapfjeldlien, 56 Kapskarmoen, 120 Katuglehaugen, 89 Killeraasen, 88 Kjemsaasen, 60 Kjerringvatnet, 18 Kjærstad, 87 Kjønnaasen, 5 Kleven, 76 Klovimoen, 91 Klubben, 101 Kringleøren, 117 Kulstad, 117 Kulstadsjøen, 184 Kummermoen, 183 Kummerneset, 22 Kvalfors, 16 Kvandalen, 65 Kvanlien  37 Laksfors, 39 Laksforshoved, 188 Lamoen, 146 Langmoen, 92 Langvatnet, 90 Lian, 84 Lien, 139 Lillesmedseng nedre, 138 Lillesmedseng øvre, 199 Lindset, 140 Lynghaugen  115 Marken nedre, 110 Marken øvre,,113 Midtmarken indre, 114 Midtmarken ytre, 159 Mjaavatnet, 103 Mo, 190 Moen, 109 Moldremmen, 100 Mosaasen, 103 Myrbakken, 117 Myren, 190 Myren, 181 Myrmoen, 198 Myrmoen, 128 Myrnes  84 Nergaarden, 133 Nilsmoen, 91 Nordaasen, 94 Nordstad, 46 Nygaarden, 194 Nyland indre, 103 Nyrud, 190 Nystad, 165 Næverveien med Kaldaahaugen  173 Perjorden  94 Ravasbakken, 94 Ravatnet, 33 Ravnaaen, 90 Reinfjeldet, 107 Remmen, 127 Risnes, 178 Rognryggen, 149 Rokaasen, 19 Rosvold, 15 Rotneset, 118 Rynes, 112 Røsdalen  170 Sandbugten, 68 Simskaret, 201 Skaland, 86 Skjaamoen, 157 Skjetviken, 31 Skjørlægden, 101 Skog, 98 Skogsaasen, 177 Smalboremmen, 158 Sovarneset, 40 Spelen, 36 Spelremmen, 80 Stabforsmoen, 201 Staulan, 117 Staurremmen, 52 Stavasdalen, 131 Steffenremmen, 176 Steinhaugen, 25 Steinlien 137 Stien, 78 Stillelvaasen, 168 Stordalen, 62 Storkjønlien, 81 Stormoen, 151 Storremmen, 140 Storsmedseng, 141 Strøm, 190 Strøm, 161 Strømsnes, 195 Stuvland, 130 Svartaasen, 79 Svartvatnet, 50 Svenningdalen nedre, 54 Svenningdalen øvre, 200 Søfting, 6 Sørgaarden, 13 Sørvasdale, 3 Søttaren  63 Tomasvatnet, 117 Trangdalen, 163 Troldaasuren, 186 Trøen, 186 Trømoen, 34 Turmoen, 162 Tuvneset, 17 Tveraaen, 30 Tverelvmoen, 66 Tøimskarlien, 180 Tømmermyrmoen  151 Utgaarden, 197 Utnes  41 Valryggen, 179 Vashoved, 121 Veset, 14 Vikdalen, 125 Volden  15 Øien, 186 Øigaarden, 24 Øksendalen, 172 Ømmervasbugten, 164 Ømmervashoved ,4 Øren, 136 Østerherring nedre, 135 Østerherring øvre ,101 Øvstenget

Probate Records
1686-1878: Probates are found in Helgeland judicial district.

1728-1807: Clerical probates are found in Helgeland Deanery