Nesna Parish, Nordland, Norway Genealogy

Norway &gt; Nordland County &gt; Nesna

History
Nesna is a small coastal town located approximately 24 miles south of the Arctic Circle. The name comes from the old farm Nesna (Norse Nesnar), and is derived from the word nes 'headland'. The parish of Nesna has been in existance since the 1600’s. The municipality of Nesna was created on January 1, 1838.

Church Records
Nesna clerical district contains parish registers from the parishes of Nesna with Bardal chapel and Dønnes (Dønna) with Husby chapel. Includes Hjelpe cemetery at Sjona. Nesna or (Yttre Ranen) was an annex under Alstahaug clerical district until 1730, but was divided and made its own district on 12 Dec., 1738.

The Family History Library has microfilm copies of the.

Digital images are online at Digitalarkivet:

Newna: 1704-1820, 1829-1910

Nesna / Dønna: 1820-1828, 1842-1910

Nesna / Nesna: 1820-1828, 1842-1861, 1864-1880, 1893-1928

Nesna / Sjona: 1864-1902

Dønna: 1855-1877, 1880-1939

Census Records

 * Sogneprestenes manntall 1664-1666. The 1664-1666 clerical census for Alstahaug clerical district includes the parishes of Alstahaug, Herøy, Tjøtta, Vefsn, Nord-Rana and Nesna and is available on microfilm at the Family History Library. Also available in a scanned format at Digitalarkivet as well as in a searchable database.


 * Fogd og sorenskrivers manntall 1664-1666. The 1664-1666 civil census for Nesna clerical district includes the parishes of Nesna and Dønnes and is available on microfilm at the Family History Library. Also available in a scanned format at Digitalarkivet.


 * Manntall 1701: The 1701 census for Alstahaug clerical district includes the parishes of Alstahaug, Hemnes, Mo, Nesna, Vefsn, Tjøtta and Herøy and is available on microfilm at the Family History Library. Also available in a scanned formatat Digitalarkivet as well as in a searchable database.


 * Sjeleregister, 1795-1797. The 1795-1797 census for Nidaros prosti include the parishes of Tjøtta, Nesna, Elsfjord and Korgen all in Nordland county and Grong, Høylandet, Harran, Klinga, Otterøy, Flatanger, Kvam, Følling and Verdal in Nord-Trøndelag county. These records are available on microfilm at the Family History Library.


 * Folketellingen den 1ste februar 1801, Norge. The 1801 census for Nesna clerical district includes the parishes of Nesna, Dønnes and Sjona and is available on microfilm at the Family History Library. Also available in a searchable database at Digitalarkivet.


 * Folketellingen i 1855, Nesna prestegjeld (Nordland). The 1855 census for Nesna clerical district includes the parishes of Nesna and Dønnes and is available on microfilm at the Family History Library.


 * Folketellingen den 31te desember 1865. The 1865 census for Nesna clerical district includes the parishes of Nesna and Dønnes and is available on microfilm at the Family History Library. Also available in a searchable database at Digitialarkivet and at the Norwegian Historical Data Centre.


 * Folketellingen for kongeriket Norge den 31te desember 1875.' The 1875 census for Nesna clerical district includes the parishes of Nesna and Dønnes and is available on microfilm at the Family History Library. Also available in a searchable database at Digitalarkivet and at the Norwegian Historical Data Centre.


 * Folketellingen for Norge den 3dje desember 1900. The 1900 census for Nesna clerical district includes the parishes of Nesna and Dønnes and is available on microfilm at the Family History Library. Also avaialble in a searchable database at Digitalarkivet for Nesna and Dønnesand at the Norwegain Historical Data Centre.


 * Folketellingen for Norge den 1te desember 1910. The 1910 census for Nesna is available in a searchable database at Digitalarkivet and at the [http://www.rhd.uit.no/folketellinger/folketellinger_e.aspx Norwegian Historical Data Centre.

Farm Books
There are two Bygdeboks for Nesna (both available only in Norwegian):


 * Nesna Sogn - fram til år 1800 (Until the year 1800) by Øyvind Jenssen ISBN: 82-994038-0-4 and 82-994038-1-2
 * Nesna 1800 - 1920 - Fra Prestegjeld til kommune (From the Parishes of the munincipality) by Øyvind Jenssen ISBN: 82-994038-0-4 and 82-994038-1-2

Farm Names
90	Akkarviken 5	Alsøen 42	Auren 73	Bakken 69	Bardal indre 75	Bardal ytre 76	Bergsnev 70	Blyset 39	Botnet 71	Breimo 32	Buviken 19	Dilleren 46	Einmoen 68	Ekren 20	Enga 78	Enga 48	Engen 79	Engen 93	Fagerviken lille 91	Fagerviken store 24	Feøen 95	Finkonna 1	Finviken 28	Flostrand 3	Forsland 35	Fuglstad 37	Fuglstadlien 9	Hagen 23	Halland 63	Hammerøen 55	Handaa 6	Handnes 8	Handstein 34	Hauknes 31	Helgaaen 30	Helgaavatnet 54	Herset 64	Hinderaa 16	Hines 22	Horn 21	Huglen 53	Huske 80	Høijorden 41	Jægtstranden 38	Kvalnes 85	Laavong indre 87	Laavong ytre 74	Lagli 29	Langstrand 94	Lien 77	Lindset 47	Longset 74	Mastermoen 62	Mehus 41	Myklebostad 89	Naalkyta 83	Neppelberg 57	Nesne 25	Nordbostad 33	Nordfjorden 67	Nordvikneset 28	Nylandet 52	Oldersletten 65	Peperøen med Neppeløen 84	Randalen 10	Ravnfløi 51	Remmaa 49	Remmen 92	Remmen 17	Riksen 59	Sandnes ytre 18	Saura 2	Sellaat 40	Sjoneidet 44	Sjonfjeldet 43	Sjonstien 11	Skaga 86	Skaret 4	Skjeivstad 50	Skog 63	Sleremmen 56	Sletstrand 13	Steiro 41	Stokhaugen 15	Stokka 60	Strand nedre 61	Strand øvre 27	Tortenviken 66	Underøen 7	Valla 81	Vasdal 88	Velsvaag 45	Venes med Laagland 26	Vik 26	Vikholmen 12	Øbø 18	Ørneset 82	Østviken

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

1728-1807: Clerical probates are found in Helgeland Deanery

Related Web Sites

 * Frode Holthe lives in Husby at the island Tomma in Nesna, Helgeland. He maintains a publicly accessable database with a large collection of genealogical information about the Nesna area. The site supports English and Norwegian. This is the English link: http://www.slekt.net/home.php