Begndal Parish, Oppland, Norway Genealogy

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

Church Records
Microfilm at the Family History Library contain parish registers from the parishes Bagn (Sør-Aurdal), with Leirskogen chapel, Reinli, Begndal and Hedal in Sør-Aurdal clerical district. Included Bruflat parish until 1894 when it became part of the newly established Bruflat clerical district. Aurdal clerical district became Nord-Aurdal and Sør-Aurdal clerical districts in 1805. Records begin in 1807. For earlier records see Nord-Aurdal clerical district.

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

Sør-Aurdal: 1807-1849, 1866-1872, 1866-1885 Sør-Aurdal / Bagn: 1849-1924 Sør-Aurdal / Begnadalen: 1862-1893 Sør-Aurdal / Begnadal: 1894-1921 Sør-Aurdal /Bruflat: 1866-1893 Sør-Aurdal / Hedal: 1849-1923 Sør-Aurdal / Reinli: 1849-1929

Census Records
See Sør-Aurdal

Farm Names
74 Aagjerdsodden, 65 Augunstykket, 71 Blekkelien,   74 Djupedalen, 71 Dokken med Brenna,  68 Elgevassæteren, 72 Engen,  74 Finnevoldlien,  65 Garthus nordre, 69 Grimsrud,  65 Haugen, 73 Haugsrud, 68 Hesjabakken og Skaret,  74 Iversæteren,  74 Jobraaten, Jordet,  74 Laagøen, 68 Larsebølet, 71 Linheien, 65 Lybæk,  Midtmoen74, Moseengen, Myre,  71 Piltingsrud vestre, 67 Purkefoss,  67 Rustebakke, 74 Røvsholo,  74 Seigen, 74 Slimsa, 68 Steinsrud, 72 Storsæterlien, 71 Strandbraaten, 74 Strømmen nordre, 74 Strømmen nordre med Modalen, 74 Strømslien, 74 Sørum,  72 Tollevsrud, 74 Tronsehaugen, 74 Tørrispladsen,  73 Vadhammeren,  75 Øivandet

Probate Records
Hadeland, Land and Valdres judicial district *1659-1857 Family History Library *1659-1802 Digitalarkivet

Valdres judicial district *1659-1903 Family History Library *1786-1879 Digitalarkivet

Toten and Valdres deanery *1737-1810 Digitalarkivet