Varteig Parish, Østfold, Norway Genealogy

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

Church Records

 * Varteig belonged to Tune clerical district from 1685 to 1860. It became its own district in 1861. For earlier records see Tune clerical district. The FamilySearch Library has microfilm copies of the


 * Digital images are online at Digitalarkivet (Digital Archives).

Census Records

 * Vicar's Census 1664-1666, no. 1: Nedre Borgesyssel deanery Digital Archives


 * Bailiff's Census 1664-1666, no. 1: Modern Østfold county Digital Archives


 * 1762: A 1762 tax census for Tune clerical district, including Varteig, exists and is available at the FamilySearch Library in Salt Lake City.


 * 1801 see Tune clerical district.


 * 1865: The 1865 census for Varteig clerical district is available in a searchable database online at Digitalarkivet (Digital Archives).
 * 1865 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images; also at Ancestry ($), MyHeritage ($)

Also available at the FamilySearch Library in Salt Lake City.
 * 1875: The 1875 census for Varteig clerical district is available in a searchable database online at Digitalarkivet (Digital Archives).
 * 1875 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images; also at Ancestry ($), MyHeritage ($)


 * 1891: The 1891 census for Varteig clerical district is available in a searchable database online at Digitalarkivet (Digital Archives).
 * 1891 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images; also at Ancestry ($), MyHeritage ($)


 * 1900: The 1900 census for Varteig clerical district is available in a searchable database online at Digitalarkivet (Digital Archives).


 * 1910: The 1910 census for Varteig clerical district is available in a searchable database online at Digitalarkivet (Digital Archives).


 * The 1865, 1875, 1900, 1910 census is also available online in a searchable database at the Norwegian Historical Data Centre.

Farm Books
Spydevold, Olav, Varteig en liten bygds historie fra gammel tid til våre dager (Varteig in Østfold county from earlier times until our day and a genealogy of the people and their farms). FS Library 948.21/V1 H2s A farm name index to this book is found in the following link. .

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

31 Aarbu 34 Asgrimsby 35 Belsby 51 Berby nordre 48 Bergsland 30 Brenne 32 Broen 7 Brunsby 37 Brusevold 29 Bø lille  19 Dalen 7 Dalene 27 Dyrendron  25 Fosselien 17 Furuholmen  38 Galteryggen 49 Gapestad 16 Gryte  1 Hasle 21 Haugen 10 Hauger 7 Haugerbraaten 18 Heden  47 Iseplads nedre 45 Isetorp søndre  3 Kindalen 53 Kingsrud 38 Klemsdal 32 Knatterud 15 Kokkum 13 Kongsrud 9 Korneliusløkken 14 Kulerud 3 Kultorp  6 Lilleng 39 Lindemark 12 Lunde nedre  23 Mortaua  52 Nipa  26 Rognerud  11 Sagbraaten 36 Sameia 20 Sandtangen 43 Sekkeland vestre 36 Skofteby 32 Skrellane 6 Smaaberg 24 Snoppestad 41 Spytevold vestre 22 Stenkleven 4 Strømnes 42 Stubberud 2 Sulesnes 9 Sæle  6 Tangen 33 Toreby  8 Varteig Præstegaard 5 Vestgaard

Varteig: En liten bygds historie fra gammel tid til våre dager: Asgrimsby, Askersby, Basken, Belsby, Belsbymoen, Bergby, Berger, Bergerud, Berget, Bergli, Bergsland, Berglandshaugen, Bingen, Bjerkelund, Bjørnelena, Bjørneskremme, Bjørnlena, Brenne, Brennås, Broen, Brunsby, Brusevold, Brusevolddalen, Bråten, Bø, Bøbråten, Bøhaugen, Båtstø, Carlsbråten, Corneliusløkken, Dalen, Dueholen, Dypedal, Dørnås, Elvebråten, Engen, Finnebuene, Fjellet, Fossbekk, Fosselien, Fosseløkken, Fossengen, Furuholmen, Furuholmtangen, Gabestad, Gabrielhytta, Galteryggen, Gressløs, Gryte, Gryteland, Harehytta, Hasle, Hasledalen, Haslehaugen, Hasleødegård, Haugen, Hauger, Haugerneset, Havneløkken, Heden, Hestehagen,Hesthagen, Hesthaugen, Hjørnerød, Holmen, Holtet, Hullet, Hurka, Hytten, Høkelien, Håkafoss, Iseplass, Isetorp, Jeriko, Julehytta, Kallebråten, Kingsrød, Kinndalen, Kirkestalltomten, Klemsdal, Klemsdalshytta, Knatterød, Kokkim, Kokkimbløkken, Kokkimbråten, Kokkimmoen, Kongsrød, Krogsmyr, Kuhagen, Kullerud, kulltorp, Kvernhusbakkken, Kvbernhusdalen, Kvernplassen, Køya, Langbråte, Langeneset, Langengen, Larmelia, Lena, Lien, Lille Bø, Lilleng, Lindemark, Lundbråten, Lunde, Lundeberget, Lundelena, Lyngmoen, Løkka, Løkken, Mastekollen, Mathishytten, Merderhytten, Moen, Moene, Morthaugen, Mosen, Myrås, Nipa, Nipeholmen, Nordengen, Nordli, Olaughytta, Prestegården, Radikkbråten, Raffenberg, Randihytta, Rogerrøddalen, Rogndalen, Sagbråten, Sagdalen, Sagen, Sameia, Sandbekk, Sandtangen, Selid, Selidhaugen, Sikkeland, Sinkerud, Sirihytten, Skiljerbakken, Skofteby, Skoftebyengen, Skoglund, Skolegård, Skotteli, Skrellane, Småberg, Snoppestad, Sponeåsen, Spydevold, Stenkleven, Store Bø, Strømnes, Stubberud, Sulusnes, Sundhaugen, Svenskebråten, Tangen, Tippa, Tomta, Tomte, Tomtebråten, Toreby, Torpeland, Tronsebråten, Tyriås, Ulvedalen, Ulvetangen, Utengen, Velta, Vestengen, Vestgård, Ødegården, Ørka, Østmarken, Østtorp, Årbu, Åsen

Genealogy
'''Bergerud, Inger Louise, 1940: Slekt i øst og vest, Varteig - Stryn: Olaf Martinius Bergerud og Elise Kristine Brusevold. Deras forfedre og slektninger.''' Genealogies of Olaf Martinius Bergerud's and his wife Elise Kristine Brusevold's ancestors and descendants. Olaf Martinius Bergerud was born 24 July 1891, and died 28 Aug 1965, married Elise Kristine Brusevold 24 Jul 1920, she was born 20 Oct 1899, and died 12 Mar 1973, both were born and died in Varteig parish. The descendants lived in Varteig and Stryn parishes. Some of the related families are: Brusevold, Hammerstad, Kingsrød, Lunde, Rognerud, and Svartedal.

FS Library 929.2481 B453

Probate Records
1667-1869: Probates may be found in Rakkestad judicial district.

1750-1809: Clerical probates may be found in Mellom Borgesyssel Deanery.