Nissedal Parish, Telemark, Norway Genealogy

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

Church Records

 * Nissedal clerical district contains priest and sexton records from the parishes Nissedal and Treungen. They were separated from Kviteseid clerical district in 1810. See Kviteseid for earlier records.


 * The FamilySearch Library has microfilm copies of the


 * Digital images are online at Digitalarkivet (Digital Archives).

Census Records

 * 1664-1666 Clerical Census: This census was taken by the local parish priests. Kviteseid clerical district and included Kviteseid parish, Nissedal annex, Treungen annex, Vraadal (Vrådal) annex and Flaabygd (Ytre Flåbygd) annex. It is on microfilm at the FamilySearch Library in Salt Lake City. Scanned images are online at Digitalarkivet (Digital Archives).


 * 1664-1666 Civil Census: This census was taken by the local civil authorities. It covered Kviteseid clerical district and included Kviteseid parish, Nissedal annex, Treungen annex, Vraadal (Vrådal) annex, and Flaabygd (Ytre Flåbygd) annex. It is on microfilm at the FamilySearch Library in Salt Lake City. Scanned images are online at Digitalarkivet (Digital Archives).


 * 1782: The 1782 census for Kviteseid clerical district which includes the parishes Treungen, Nissedal, Ytre Flåbygd, Vrådal and Kviteseid is on microfilm at the FamilySearch Library in Salt Lake City.


 * 1801: The 1801 census for Kviteseid clerical district includes Kviteseid, Brunkeberg, Vrådal, Nissedal, and Treungen parishes. It is on microfilm at the FamilySearch Library in Salt Lake City. Also available in a searchable database online at Digitalarkivet (Digital Archives).
 * 1801 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images; also at Ancestry ($), MyHeritage ($)


 * 1865: The 1865 census for Nissedal clerical district which at this time period included Treungen parish. It is on microfilm at the FamilySearch Library in Salt Lake City. A searchable database is online at Digitalarkivet (Digital Archives).
 * 1865 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images; also at Ancestry ($), MyHeritage ($)


 * 1875: The 1875 census for Nissedal clerical district, which at this time period included Treungen parish, is on microfilm at the FamilySearch Library in Salt Lake City. Also available in a searchable database online at Digitalarkivet (Digital Archives).
 * 1875 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images; also at Ancestry ($), MyHeritage ($)


 * 1891: The 1891 census for Nissedal clerical district, which at this time period included Treungen parish, is available in a searchable database online at Digitlarkivet (Digital Archives).
 * 1891 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images; also at Ancestry ($), MyHeritage ($)


 * 1900: The 1900 census for Nissedal clerical district, which at this time period included Treungen parish, is on microfilm at the FamilySearch Library FamilySearch Library in Salt Lake City. A searchable database is online at Digitalarkivet (Digital Archives).


 * 1910: The 1910 census for Nissedal is available in a searchable database online at Digitalarkivet (Digital Archives).


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

Farm Names
20 Aakre 17 Aarhus 10 Bakka 26 Borstad 16 Brekke 14 Brekkestøl 22 Dale 22 Dalen 22 Dalene 17 Dyraas 20 Evjen 23 Fjalestad nedre 28 Fjone mellem 24 Frosteli 11 Grimstveit nordre 4 Grovum nordre 21 Haatveit 17 Haugene 24 Holskar 13 Ibrekke 15 Kaasen 15 Litveit 12 Lyselien 2 Midbø 12 Moen 17 Mule 19 Nes 1 Nordbø 15 Opdalen 8 Præstegaarden 25 Reine 23 Slaattefiten 18 Syftestad 20 Trontveit 9 Tveit nordre 6 Tveitene nordre 15 Tveitene søndre 7 Vik 3 Voldene 20 Øen

Nordbø: Dolhus, Rinden, Flom, Sandnes, Funnemark, Evja, Kilen, Øverland, Neirbø, Risland, Nordberg, Fossberg

Midtbø: Søstog

Grovum: Volline, Grovum, Nigard, Uppistog, Åbø, Rønningen (Undeberg), Nykos, Noraberg, Skogen, Sandland, Sandvil, Sandvin, Solvang, Bjørkhaug, Lindane, Kleiva (Åsneskleiv), Kleiva, Rosenlund

Tveitane

Vik: Lindestad (Hegna), Nordteigen (Hegna), Liarheim (Bakkane), Uppsund, Utsund, Sundet, Bukta, Lia, Bakkane, Mosuræ, Nesland, Breidalen, Landvik, Kleiva, Fjonesundet, Hesmyr, Løvås

Prestegarden: Kyrkjeneset, Framnes, Rønningen (Udbøen), Nirisrud, Fredly

Tveit: Nordal, Skeimo, Sanden, Skeimohuset, Strånd, Teigen, Sæflot, Rønningen, Bratterud, Dalane, Bråten, Lauvdal, Hagane

Bakka: Vadder, Braskerud, Ulvsbrekk, Tingsto, Dalane, Tempelen

Grimstveit: Haugen, Uppigard, Nylende, Høgetveit, Moen, Nigard, Flaten, Lyslia, Nordigard, Støylslia, Fitjestøyl, Dampedalen

Ibrekk: Maurbrekk

Tveitane: Søgard, Austigard, Nigard, Uppistog, Kåsa, Litveit, Rafoss, Breiækre, Uvdalen, Tveitane, Uppigard, Lunden, Uppistog, Jorslia, Linækre

Brekke: Kåsa, Steinsland, Berge, Bergli, Lauvstad

Mule: Store-Mule, Midbø, Døla, Haugane, Øverbø (Tysklemma), Nordbø, Baksås, Bergland, Liland, Århus, Århusodden (Meinstad), Berge (Løyne), Søtveit, Lisle-Mule, Dyrås, Kåsa, Berli, Århus

Syftestad: Syftestad, Holt, Lia, Utbøen, Grova, Lofthus

Nes: Lovikja, Strond, Stavskos (Matufs)

Trontveit: Garden, Åkre, Fjellåker, Øya, Holmane, Flostad, Trontveit, Fjelli, Jore, Gjevland, Evja, Raudnes

Håtveit: Dukane, Dalen, Sandvik, Vik, Neset, Breivik, Bukta, Nygård, Moen, Nordsto

Dale: Bakkane, Åbø, Nordal

Fjalestad: Nigard, Søgard, Neirbø, Kosa, Fitæ, Solli, Øverland, Stor-Uppigard, Lisle-Uppigard, Sesjordet, Frostli, Holskar, Rørtveit, Åheim

Reine: Øygarden

Borstad: Lindefjell, Horgevika, Heggland, Kleivane

Fjone: Nigard, Krokane, Rui, Berge, Rønningen, Hesmyr, Rydland, Krokane (Rønningen), Skettemo, Solvang, Lærarbustad, Kvernhushaugen, Uppigard, Mesel, Nordskog, Kosa, Sundsåsen, Solbu, Nordheim, Skogheim, Nordjordet, Solheim, Lindestad, Lauvland, Lauvstad, Fjellheim, Sundet, Fjonesundet, Nordheim (Vallgardsneset), Søgard, Årtun, Haugen, Gamlehaugen, Søgard, Kosæ, Brekke, Bukta, Modøl

Norddbø:

Probate Records
Øvre Telemark judicial district *1665-1866 FamilySearch Library

Øvre Telemark østfjelske judicial district *1668-1845 Digitalarkivet

Øvre Telemark vestfjelske judicial district *1665-1850 Digitalarkivet

Øvre Telemark deanery *1753-1817 FamilySearch Library *1707-1817 Digitalarkivet