Søgne Parish, Vest-Agder, Norway Genealogy

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

Church Records
Contains priest and sexton records from the parishes Søgne and Greipstad. Søgne belonged to Oddernes clericasl district until 1604 when it became its own clerical district. Finsland parish was separated from Bjellland clerical district in 1969 added to Søgne clerical district. Records missing between 1759-1770. The records on microfilm at the are from 1716 until 1931.

Digital images are online at Digitalarkivet.

Søgne/ Søgne: 1716-1759, 1848-1965

Søgne / Greipstad, Søgne: 1770-1853

Søgne / Søgne, Greipstad: Banns  1853-1870

Søgne, Ullensaker / Greipstad, Søgne, Ullensaker: Banns 1892-1910

Census Records
The 1664-1666 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. Original manuscripts on microfilm.


 * 1664-1666: Sogneprestenes manntall 1664-1666 Søgne clerical district


 * 1664-1666: Sogneprestens manntall 1664-1666 Søgne clerical district at Digitalarkivet

This census was taken by the local civil authorities. It lists the names of the farms, farm owners (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. Original manuscripts on microfilm.


 * 1664-1666: Fogdernes og sorenskrivernes manntall 1664-1666 Søgne clerical district


 * 1663-1666: Manntall 1663-66 for Lister Bailiff's Database at Digitalarkivet.

The 1801 census (b. 34) for Søgne clerical district includes Søgne and Greipstad parishes. It lists the farm name, person's name, position in the household, age, marital status, and occupation.


 * 1801: Folketelling 1 Feb 1801, Norge Søgne clerical district


 * 1801: 1801-telling for 1018 Søgne Database at Digitalarkivet.

The 1865 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. Original manuscripts on microfilm.


 * 1865: Folketælling 31 December 1865 Søgne clerical district


 * 1865: 1865-telling for 1018 Søgne Database at Digitalarkivet.

The 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. Original manuscripts on microfilm.


 * 1875: Folketælling for kongeriget Norge den 31te December 1875 Søgne clerical district


 * 1875: 1875-telling for 1018 Søgne Database at Digitalarkivet.


 * 1891 census (Vest-Agder) 1891-teljinga for 1002 Mandal Database at Digitalarkivet.

The 1900 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. Original manuscripts on microfilm.


 * 1900: Folketælling for Norge, 3 Dec 1900 Søgne clerical district


 * 1900: 1900-telling for 1018 Søgne Database at Digitalarkivet.


 * 1910: Folketellingen 1910

Database at Digitalarkivet.

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

38 Aalo 38 Aalones 20 Aaros 36 Aasene 63 Aastøl 24 Amfenes 30 Ausvigen 30 Baaraager 2 Berge 5 Berge-Ødegaarden 30 Bækkevigen 25 Børøen med Bastholmen 54 Dal 7 Dalebraadet 39 Dvalaas 42 Eid østre 28 Eig 56 Eigestøl 44 Folkjønmyren 48 Frøisland 19 Føre 18 Gjerbrøndene 71 Halien 32 Hallandvig 68 Heien 46 Hellesvig 14 Herøen 60 Hestaasen 51 Holmen 44 Hævaager 23 Hølledale 27 Høllen 17 Indre Hellersøen 1 Kabeløen 12 Kilen 61 Kimmestad 70 Kjelland 2 Kjuvigen 2 Kjøndalsbakken 18 Klampen 58 Kleivset 73 Klepland 52 Knibe nedre 69 Knollen 13 Langneset 38 Lastad 29 Leire 65 Lien 15 Lillesmaavigen og Fuglemyren 1 Listøl 69 Lone 71 Lunde 6 Lyngmyren 71 Masta 73 Moen 21 Monsøen 57 Myren 62 Myrene 31 Oftenes 26 Okse 34 Ormestad 49 Ospedalen 1 Præstegaarden 66 Ravneheien 67 Repstad 27 Risøen 11 Romsvigen 47 Røsstad 40 Saltaag 64 Sjustøl 35 Skarpeid 22 Skarpøen 23 Songvig 18 Stausland 17 Stokkeland 16 Stokkelands-Ødegaarden 4 Stranden 59 Svemmeland 8 Svensvigen nordre 15 Søvigen 43 Taanevig 69 Tag 72 Tangvall 74 Tjomsemoen 28 Torve 45 Traane 50 Try 37 Trysnes 55 Tufte 74 Tufteland 38 Vaglemyren 69 Vasbotheien 3 Vennemyren 33 Vige 41 Vigebu 10 Vognsnes 18 Volden

The farm names listed in Bråstad Søgneboka Bind 1 in 1987 og Søgneboka Bind 2 in 1989 are as follows:

Amfenes, Ausviga, Berge, Berge-Øygarden, Børøya, Dal, Dalbrodet, Dvalås Eid Østre, Eig, Eigestøl, Frøysland, Føre, Hallandvig, Heia, Helgøya, Hellesund-Ny, Hellesvig, Herøya, Heståsen, Holmen, Hævåger, Høllen, Kapelløya, Kilen, Kimmestad, Kjelland, Kleivset, Kleivsetmyra, Klepland, Knibe Nedre, Knibe Øvre, Langeneset, Leire, Lia, Lone, Lunde, Lyngmyra, Monsøya, Myran, Nedre Knibe, Ny-Hellesund, Oftenes, Okse, Ormestad, Ospedalen, Prestegård Søgne, Ravneheia, Repstad, Risøya, Romsviga, Røsstad, Saltåg, Sangvig, Sjustøl, Skarpeid, Skarpøya, Stausland, Stokkeland, Stokkelands-Øygarden, Stranda, Stypstad, Svalemyr, Svemmeland, Svensviga, Søgne Prestegård, Søviga, Tangvall, Try, Trysnes, Tråne, Tufte, Tufteland, Tånevig, Vennemyra, Vige, Vigebu, Vognsneset, Østre Eid, Øvre Knibe, Øygarden-Berge, Øygarden-Stokkelands, Ålo, Åros, Åsan, Åstøl

Probate Records
Mandal judicial district *1667-1887 Family History Library *1667-1834 Digitalarkivet

Kristianstad deanery *1771-1810 Family History Library *1771-1810 Digitalarkivet