Orkdal Parish, Sør-Trøndelag, Norway Genealogy

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

Church Records
Contains parish registers from the parishes Orkdal, Orkanger and Orkland (Svorkmo). Included Skaun (Børseskog) until 1816. The Family History Library has microfilm copies of the.

Digital images are online at Digitalarkivet:

Orkdal: 1695-1716, 1776-1936

Orkdal / Orkanger (Øra): 1909-1924

Orkdal / Orkdal: 1715-1815

Orkdal / Skaun: 1742-1816

Orkdal / Svorkmo: 17301794, 1816-1867, 1873-1915

Census Records

 * Sogneprestenes manntall 1664-1666. The 1664-1666 clerical census for Orkdal (Orkedal) clerical district includes the parishes of Orkdal and Skaun and and is available on microfilm at the Family History Library. Also available in a scanned format online at Digitalarkivet (Digital Archives) and in a searchable index.


 * Fogdernes og sorenskrivernes manntall 1664-1666. The 1664-1666 civil census for Orkdal (Orkedal) clerical district includes the parishes of Orkdal, Orkanger, Orkland (Svorkmo, Mo) and Skaun and is available on microfilm at the Family History Library. Also available in a scanned format online at Digitalarkivet (Digital Archives).


 * Manntall 1701: The 1701 census for Orkdal (Orkedal) clerical district is available on microfilm at the Family History Library. Also available online in a scanned format at Digitalarkivet (Digital Archives). Also available in a searchable database online at Digitalarkivet (Digital Archives).


 * Folketelling 1 Feb 1801, Norge. The 1801 census for Orkdal (Orkedal) clerical district includes the parishes of Orkdal, Orkanger, Orkland (Svorkmo, Mo) and Skaun and is available on microfilm at the Family History Library. Also available in a searchable database online at Digitalarkivet (Digital Archives).


 * Folketælling for Norge, 31 December 1865. The 1865 census for Orkdal (Orkedal) clerical district includes the parishes of Orkdal, Orkanger and Orkland (Svokmo, Mo) and is available on microfilm at the Family History Library. Also available in a searchable database online at Digitalarkivet (Digital Archives) as well as at the Norwegian Histrical Data Centre.


 * Folketælling for Norge, 31 December 1875. The 1875 census for Orkdal (Orkedal) clerical district includes the parishes of Orkdal, Orkanger and Orkland and is available on microfilm at the Family History Library. Also available in a searchable database online at Digitalarkivet (Digital Archives) as well as at the Norwegian Historical Data Centre.


 * Folketælling for Norge, 1 January 1891. The 1891 census for Orkdal clerical district includes the parishes of Orkdal, Orkanger and Orkland and is available in a searchable database online at [ https://www.digitalarkivet.no/census/search/1891/53087Digitalarkivet] (Digital Archives).


 * Folketælling for Norge, 3 December 1900. The 1900 census for Orkdal (Orkedalen) clerical district includes the parishes of Orkdal, Orkanger and Orkland and is available on microfilm at the Family History Library. Also available online in a searchable databse at Digitalarkivet (Digital Archives) as well as at the Norwegian Historical Data Centre.


 * Folketælling for Norge, 1 December 1910. The1910 census for Orkdal (Orkdalen) clerical district includes the parishes of Orkdal, Orkanger and Orkland and is available in a searchable database online at Digitalarkivet (Digital Archives) as well as at the Norwegian Historical Data Centre.

Farm Books
Liøkelsøy, Knut,Gardtales i Orkdal, [S.l.] : Utgjeve av ei nemnd, [1980]. A genealogy of the people and their farms in Orkdal in Sør-Trøndelag county. FHL 948.41/O1 D2g A farm name index to volume 1 is found in the following link.

Farm Names
For a longer list of farm names than the one below, click on the link under Farm Books.

The farm number and name of the farms listed in Oluf Rygh Farm Name Index in about 1900 were as follows:

103 Aarli 101 Aarlivold 254 Annøl 238 Asbjørnslettet 60 Aspjeld 106 Aspøl 239 Atvendingen 126 Aunan 17 Aunemo 73 Aunet 195 Bak 183 Baksæteren 99 Berbu 122 Berge 97 Bergem 162 Bjørkli 161 Bjørklihaugen 241 Blaasberg 41 Blaasmo 231 Blomli 47 Boksbu 184 Brandaas 67 Bratli 136 Bratset 21 Brekken 87 Brekken 151 Buan 137 By 80 Bøverdal 79 Bøverli  64 Damli 29 Digeraas 255 Dyndal 232 Dørdal  190 Eggan 40 Eggen 164 Eggen 179 Eidet 42 Ekli 36 Engan 76 Engan 38 Engbrumoen 39 Engløkken 70 Espaas 12 Espen 10 Evjen  226 Fagerholtet 18 Fandrem 258 Flaaskogen 14 Follo 203 Forve 207 Forvedalen 187 Fosbakken 188 Fossan 185 Fossan og Myren 253 Fossen 155 Fuglaas 204 Færgestedet  244 Gagnaas 249 Gagnaas 200 Gildalen 112 Gimsan 26 Gjeitbu 31 Gjesvaal 247 Gjesvaalslettet 156 Gjøaas 15 Gjølen 257 Gjølme 228 Gjønes 236 Graven 65 Grø 74 Gumdal  116 Hagen 213 Haldogaarden 243 Halsteinli 140 Hanbergmoen 250 Harangen 221 Haugem 50 Haugen 84 Haugen 216 Haugen 108 Holtan 61 Hongslo 177 Hoset 114 Hostoen 4 Hov med Drugli og Aarhaug 45 Høstoen  28 Jamtaas 242 Jamtgaarden  135 Kaarmo 217 Kirkaunet 125 Kjelgaarden 153 Kjelstad 230 Kjønli 57 Klefsaas 16 Kleivan 16 Kleivøien 13 Klemmetsmo 44 Kleven 86 Klingen 148 Kloen 35 Klokkerenget 124 Kloløkken 173 Knubben 2 Knutsslettet 181 Koksæteren 69 Korsli 206 Kraakdal 34 Kroen 176 Kroken 113 Kusæteren 146 Kvaale 252 Kvakland 21 Kvam 91 Kviknan lille  81 Langkjøs 144 Lefstad 145 Lefstadaunet 117 Lian 71 Lien 131 Lien 9 Lillegaarden 154 Lillery 20 Ljaamo 132 Ljøkel 170 Lomundal 110 Lysingmo 52 Løften 166 Løkken 222 Løkken 24 Løvaasen  163 Meaas 19 Megaarden 55 Melby 209 Metli 109 Moe 58 Monset 27 Munkli 157 Myren 186 Myren  218 Neraunet 208 Nyhus 1 Nærvik 3 Nærviksmyren  10 Oksbaasen 93 Opøien 32 Orkedalens Præstegaard  205 Polset  142 Raukleiv 46 Renskleven 168 Risan 198 Rislien 72 Ry 123 Ry 98 Rydningen 11 Rødaas 6 Rømme nedre 246 Rømmeslettet 7 Rømmesmo 8 Rømmesøien  178 Selmo 77 Sjølberg 152 Skaalholt 37 Skagen 256 Skjenald 58 Skjerstad 33 Skolen 159 Sletvold 251 Snausen 68 Snetoen 63 Solaas 48 Solbu 54 Solem 223 Solem 202 Solhus 200 Sommervaal 248 Songli 25 Spjøtli 82 Spranget 160 Steinli 43 Steinshaugen 227 Stordal 53 Stubban 171 Stuedal 172 Stueholmen 23 Sundli 30 Sveeggen 193 Sveli 219 Svelstad 88 Svinsøien 182 Svorkaas 180 Svorkdal 85 Svorkmo 237 Sæterbak 83 Sæteren 225 Sølberg 175 Søvasli 174 Søvatn  75 Talleraas 124 Tokstad 199 Torshus 104 Tronvold 22 Tuflaat 220 Tverdal  211 Ustan 215 Ustmo  245 Vaavasli 89 Valstad 158 Vasli 167 Viken 240 Vinterdal 210 Volden 127 Vormdal  235 Ødegaarden 194 Ødyn 96 Øiakroen 51 Øian 111 Øiasæteren 15 Øien 248 Øislettet 149 Øverkvaal

Probate Records
1689-1880: Probates may be found in Orkdal judicial district.

1766-1810: Clerical probates may be found in Dalane Deanery.