Flekkefjord Parish, Vest-Agder, Norway Genealogy

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

Church Records
Flekkefjord Clerical District contains priest and sexton records from the parishes Nes with Flekkefjord city and Hidra (Hitterø) in Flekkefjord clerical district. Nes and Flekkefjord were separated from Lund clerical district in Rogaland county and Hidra from Sokndal clerical district in Rogaland county in 1820.

Microfilms at the contain records from 1724-1931.

Digital images are online at Digitalarkivet.

Nes: 1773-1965

Flekkefjord/Hidra (Hitterøy: 1815-1982

Flekkefjord / Flekkefjord: 1773-1969

Birth Register Flekkefjord / Flekkefjord, Nes, Hidra: 1916-1960

Banns Register Flekkefjord / Flekkefjord, Nes, Hidra: 1942-1945

Census Records

 * 1664-1666: Sogneprestenes manntall 1664-1666 Original This census was taken by the local parish priests. It lists the name of the farms, names of farm owners (including widows), the sons of the farm owners, male farm hands, cottagers and their sons, and the ages of each person. There was another census taken by the civil authorities at this same time. Both censuses should be searched as they supplement each other. This clerical census is more complete.


 * 1664-1666 census kept by the minister Digitalarkivet (Digital Aechives).


 * 1664-1666: Fogdernes og sorenskrivernes manntall 1664-1666 original This census was taken by the local civil authorities. It lists the names of the farms, farmowners (including widows), sons of farm owners, male farm hands, cottagers and sons of cottagers and the age of each person. The clerical authorities took a census during this same time period. Both censuses should be used as they supplement each other. The clerical census is more complete.


 * 1664-1666 Bailiff's Census 1664-1666, no. 10: Lista len Digitalarkivet (Digital Aechives).


 * 1801: Folketelling 1 Feb 1801, Norge Flekkefjord Clerical District Original The 1801 census (b. 36) for Flekkefjord clerical district includes Nes, Hidra, Gyland, and Flekkefjord parishes. It lists the farm name, person's name, position in the household, age, marital status, and occupation.


 * 1865: Folketælling 31 December 1865 Flekkefjord Clerical District original This census contains the persons name, residence, status in the family, occupation, sex, martial status, place of birth, religion if not a member of the state church, and other miscellaneous information. Each book usually contains one clerical district (prestegjeld). In some books there are two clerical districts recorded. The parishes and school districts in each clerical district are listed at the beginning of each book.


 * 1865: Folketellinga 1865 for [nr. 1004 Flekkefjord] An extraction of the 1865 census for Flekkefjord, Vest-Agder, Norway. It includes an extract of the entries as they appear in the original census and alphabetical indexes by: 1&gt; given names; 2&gt; surnames; 3&gt; birthplaces; and 4&gt; farm names.


 * 1865: 1865-telling for 1004 Flekkefjord Database

This 1875 census contains the persons name, residence, position in the family, occupation, sex, marital status, year of birth, place of birth, religion if not a member of the state church, and other miscellaneous information.


 * 1875: Folketælling for kongeriget Norge den 31te December 1875 Flekkefjord original


 * 1875: 1875-telling for 1004 Flekkefjord Database at Digitalarkivet.


 * 1885 census for Flekkefjord (Vest-Agder) 185-telling for 1043 Nes, Flekkefjord Database at Digitarkivet.


 * 1891 census for Flekkefjord (Vest-Agder) 1091-telling for 1043 Nes, Flekkefjord Database at Digitarkivet.

This census contains the persons name, sex, resident or temporary resident, temporarily absent and where person is, position in the family, marital status, occupation, year of birth, place of birth, citizenship, religion, and other miscellaneous information.


 * 1900: Folketælling for Norge, 3 Dec 1900 Flekkefjord Clerical District original


 * 1900: 1900-telling for 1043 Nes, Flekkefjord Database at Digitarkivet.


 * 1910: Database at Digitalarkivet.

Probate Records
Lister og Lyngdal *1666-1889 Family History Library

Lister judicial district *1666-1829 Digitalarkivet

Flekkefjord judical district *1810-1887 Family History Library *1810-1907 Digitalarkivet

Flekkefjord City judical district *1844-1885 Family History Library *1844-1900 Digitalarkivet

Lista deanery *1804-1834 Family History Library *1804-1834 Digitalarkivet

Note: Probates may also be found in Jæren og Dalane judicial district in Rogaland County. Flekkefjord was in Rogaland county until 1820.

Flekkefjord police station *1864-1907 death protocol Digitalarkivet