Akershus County, Norway Genealogy

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Akershus is a county in Norway, bordering Hedmark, Oppland, Buskerud, Oslo and Østfold. It has a short border with Sweden. Akershus is the second largest county in population after Oslo, with more than half a million inhabitants. The county is named after Akershus Fortress. The county administration is in Oslo, which is not part of the county per se.

History and Tidbits
Akershus became a fief in the 16th century, and then also included the current counties of Hedmark, Oppland, Buskerud and Oslo, as well as the municipalities of Askim, Eidsberg and Trøgstad in the county of Østfold. In 1662 Akershus became an Amt, and in 1685 Buskerud was separated from Akershus and became an Amt of its own. In 1768 Hedmark and Oppland were also separated from Akershus to become Oplandenes Amt (and Askim, Eidsberg and Trøgstad were transferred to Østfold). In 1842 the city of Christiania (Oslo) was made a separate Amt as well. In 1919 the name Amt was changed to Fylke. In 1948 was Aker, the greatest and the most populous municipality of Akershus, transferred to the county of Oslo.

Censuses
1664- manntalet for Enebakk

Futemanntalet frå Eidsvoll 1664

Manntalet 1664-66 for Bragernæs

1701-manntalet for Høland prestegjeld

1701-manntalet for Aurskog

1701-manntalet for Enebakk

1801-census for 0211 Westbye

Farm Books (Bygdebøker)
A special type of local history book is called a bygdebok (community book, such as rural or farm history) is available for many rural Norwegian communities. These bygdebøker often include several volumes for a single community. Part of the material is devoted to the general history of the area, but most of it is usually devoted to the individual farm and the genealogies of the people living on the farms. Information found in a bygdebok should be considered secondary and need to be verified using primary sources such as births, marriage, and death records. The Family History Library has one of the largests collection of Norwegian local histories in the United States. Genealogical collections and these rural chronicles are listed in the Family History Library Catalog under the name of the parish and then name of the County. For example:

Probate Records
Geistlige skifter i Akershus Stift 1683-1688


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