Sortland Parish, Nordland, Norway Genealogy

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Church Records
Sortland clerical district contains parish registers from Sortland parish with Sigerfjord chapel. It sas separated from Hadsel clerical district in 1852. For earlier records and the years 1819-1851, see Hadsel (Hassel) clerical district.

The Family History Library has microfilm copies of the.

Digital images are online at Digitalarkivet:

Sortland: 1842-1894, 1922-1941

Sortland / Sortland: 1885-1922

Hadsel: 1754-1811, 1820-1836, 1849-1903

Hadsel / Sortland: 1704-1848

Census Records

 * 1664-1666, 1701, 1801 see Hadsel (Hassel) clerical district.


 * Folketellingen den 31te desember 1865.  The 1865 census for Sortland clerical district 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 kongeriket Norge den 31te desember 1875. The 1875 census for Sortland clerical district is available on microfilm at the Family History Libary.  Also availabel in a searchable database at Digitalarkivet and at the Norwegian Historical Data Centre.


 * Folketellingen for Norge den 3dje desember 1900. The 1900 census for Sortland clerical district 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 1te desember 1910. The 1910 census for Sortland is available in a searchable database at Digitalarkivetand at the Norwegian Historical Data centre.

Probate Records
1673-1879: Probates are found in Lofoten og Vesterålen judicial district.