Gjerpen Parish, Telemark, Norway Genealogy

Norway &gt; Telemark County &gt; Gjerpen

Church Records
Gjerpen clerical district contains parish registers from Gjerpen parish and Borgestad chapel. Included Solum from 1738 to 1856 and Siljan (Slemdal) from 1847 to 1856. The Family History Library has microfilm copies of the.

Digital images are online at Digitalarkivet:

Gjerpen: 1681-1969

Gjerpen / Borgestad: 1920-1969

Gjerpen / Bratsbergkleven: 1784

Gjerpen / Gjerpen: 1916-1940

Solum: 1701-1966

Siljan: 1827-1975

Census Records

 * 1664-1666 Census This census was taken by the local civil authorities.Bamle (Bamble) fogderi b. 6 was for Gjerpen clerical district. It is on microfilm at the Family History Library on Film 122978 Item 1

Scanned images are online at Digitalarkivet, Øvre Telemark fogderi, Nedre Telemark fogderi, Bamble fogderi, Manntall 6, 1664. Digitalarkivet also has an online database, Manntall 1663-66 for Bamle, Øvre og Nedre Telemark.


 * 1664-1666 Census Sogneprestenes manntall. Bamle (Bamble) prosti census was taken by the local parish priests. Gjerpen clerical district included Gjerpen parish and Skien. It is on microfilm at the Family History Library on Film 122968 Item 5

Scanned images are online at Digitalarkivet, Øvre Telemark prosti, Nedre Telemark prosti, Bamble prosti, Manntall 12, 1664 - 1666.


 * 1782 Census A searchable database is online at Digitalarkivet, Folketeljinga 1782 frå Gjerpen.


 * 1784 Census The 1784 census for Bratsbergkleven in Gjerpen clerical district. Includes the head of household or his widow, children, servants, soldiers, retired persons, age, sex, occupation and some miscellaneous information. These are the people that probably worked in some kind of industrial firm located at the place called Bratsberg kleven (Bradsberg Kleven), and their families. Several of these people were born in other parishes, and seemed to have come to seek employment. It is on microfilm at the Family History Library Film 1694685 Item 5


 * 1801 Census The 1801 census (b. 30) for Gjerpen clerical district included Gjerpen parish and Solum parish. It is on microfilm at the Family History Library Film 122998 Item 1. A searchable database is online at Digitalarkivet. 1801-telling for 0812 Gjerpen


 * 1825 Census for Strømdal and Løberg school districts in Gjerpen clerical district. Includes the farm names, head of household, his wife, children, servants, occupations, sex, age and some miscellaneous information. It is on microfilm at the Family History Library Film 1694665 Item 7.


 * 1835 Census The 1835 census for Gjerpen clerical district which at this time period included the parishes Gjerpen and Solum. Includes the farm names, head of household, his wife, children, servants, foster children, occupations, sex, age and some miscellaneous information. It is on microfilm at the Family History Library Film 1694665 Item 8. An online database is found at Digitalarkivet Folketeljinga for Gjerpen 1835


 * 1845 Census The 1845 census for Gjerpen clerical district which at this time period included the parishes Gjerpen and Solum. Includes the farm names, head of household, his wife, children, servants, foster children, occupations, sex, age and some miscellaneous information. It is on microfilm at the Family History Library Film 1694665 Item 9.


 * 1865 Census The 1865 census for Gjerpen clerical district. It is on microfilm at the Family History Library Film 123158 Item 2. It is available also in print 948.1 A1 no. 113. A searchable database is online at Digitalarkivet. 1865-telling for 0812 Gjerpen


 * 1875 Census The 1875 census for Gjerpen clerical district. It is on microfilm at the Family History Library Films 255705-255706.


 * 1900 Census The 1900 census for Drangedal clerical district included Drangedal parish and Tørdal parish. It is on microfilm at the Family History Library Films 275237-275242. A searchable database is online at Digitalarkivet. 1900-telling for 0812 Gjerpen


 * 1910 Census The 1910 census search at Digitalarkivet


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

Farm Books
Gjerpen Bygdebok The author has worked for years to collect this information. He has decided to put it on the internet for free.

Emigration from Gjerpen to America

Probate Records
1665-1869: Probates may be found in Bamble

1696-1806: Probates may be found in Nedre Telemark Deanery.